(iv) representatives of any other indi-
viduals or organizations that the Coordi-
nator determines are necessary to the suc-
cess of the network; 
(6) act as the nationwide point of contact for— 
(A) the development of the network; and 
(B) regional coordination of Blue Alerts 
through the network; and 
(7) determine— 
(A) what procedures and practices are in 
use for notifying law enforcement and the pub-
lic when a law enforcement officer is killed or 
seriously injured in the line of duty; and 
(B) which of the procedures and practices 
are effective and that do not require the ex-
penditure of additional resources to implement. 
(c) LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) VOLUNTARY
PARTICIPATION.—The guide-
lines established under subsection (b)(2), protocols 
developed under subsection (b)(3), and other pro-
grams established under subsection (b), shall not be 
mandatory. 
(2) DISSEMINATION
OF
INFORMATION.—The 
guidelines established under subsection (b)(2) shall, 
to the maximum extent practicable (as determined 
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by the Coordinator in consultation with law enforce-
ment agencies of States and units of local govern-
ment), provide that appropriate information relating 
to a Blue Alert is disseminated to the appropriate 
officials of law enforcement agencies, public health 
agencies, and other agencies. 
(3) PRIVACY
AND
CIVIL
LIBERTIES
PROTEC-
TIONS.—The guidelines established under subsection 
(b) shall— 
(A) provide mechanisms that ensure that 
Blue Alerts comply with all applicable Federal, 
State, and local privacy laws and regulations; 
and 
(B) include standards that specifically pro-
vide for the protection of the civil liberties, in-
cluding the privacy, of law enforcement officers 
who are seriously injured or killed in the line of 
duty and the families of the officers. 
(d) COOPERATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES.—The 
Coordinator shall cooperate with the Secretary of Home-
land Security, the Secretary of Transportation, the Chair-
man of the Federal Communications Commission, and ap-
propriate offices of the Department of Justice in carrying 
out activities under this Act. 
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(e) RESTRICTIONS ON COORDINATOR.—The Coordi-
nator may not— 
(1) perform any official travel for the sole pur-
pose of carrying out the duties of the Coordinator; 
(2) lobby any officer of a State regarding the 
funding or implementation of a Blue Alert plan; or 
(3) host a conference focused solely on the Blue 
Alert program that requires the expenditure of Fed-
eral funds. 
(f) REPORTS.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Co-
ordinator shall submit to Congress a report on the activi-
ties of the Coordinator and the effectiveness and status 
of the Blue Alert plans that are in effect or being devel-
oped. 
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