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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3775 
To encourage, enhance, and integrate Green Alert plans throughout the 
United States, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 31, 2023 
Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin (for herself and Mr. MFUME) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To encourage, enhance, and integrate Green Alert plans 
throughout the United States, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Corey Adams Search-
light Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) MISSING
VETERAN.—The term ‘‘missing 
veteran’’ means an individual who— 
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(A) is reported to, or identified by, a law 
enforcement agency as a missing person; 
(B) is a veteran; and 
(C) meets the requirements to be des-
ignated as a missing veteran, as determined by 
the State in which the individual is reported or 
identified as a missing person. 
(2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 
the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Com-
monwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin 
Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. 
(3) GREEN ALERT.—The term ‘‘Green Alert’’ 
means an alert issued through the Green Alert com-
munications network, related to a missing veteran. 
(4) VETERAN.—The term ‘‘veteran’’ means an 
individual who is currently serving or a former mem-
ber who served in the United States Armed Forces, 
including National Guard, or a Reserve or auxiliary 
unit from any branch of the Armed Forces. 
SEC. 3. GREEN ALERT COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall, sub-
ject to the availability of appropriations, establish a na-
tional communications network, to be known as the Green 
Alert communications network, within the Department of 
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Justice to provide assistance to regional and local search 
efforts for missing veterans through the initiation, facilita-
tion, and promotion of local elements of the network (re-
ferred to in this Act as ‘‘Green Alert plans’’), in coordina-
tion with States, federally or State recognized Tribes, 
units of local government, law enforcement agencies, the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, and other concerned enti-
ties with expertise in providing services to veterans. 
(b) COORDINATION WITH AMBER ALERT NETWORK 
AND OTHER ALERT NETWORKS.—In establishing the 
Green Alert communications network under subsection 
(a), the Attorney General shall work with States to ensure, 
when feasible, the Green Alert communications network 
is able to operate in coordination with a State’s existing 
AMBER Alert communications network, established under 
subtitle A of title III of the PROTECT Act (34 U.S.C. 
20501 et seq.), and any other State alert networks, to 
maximize the efficiency of all such alert systems, and to 
prevent overuse or improper activations of such networks. 
SEC. 4. GREEN ALERT COORDINATOR. 
(a) NATIONAL COORDINATOR WITHIN DEPARTMENT 
OF JUSTICE.—The Attorney General shall designate an 
individual of the Department of Justice to act as the na-
tional coordinator of the Green Alert communications net-
work. The individual so designated shall be known as the 
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Green Alert Coordinator of the Department of Justice (re-
ferred to in this Act as the ‘‘Coordinator’’). 
(b) DUTIES OF THE COORDINATOR.—In acting as the 
national coordinator of the Green Alert communications 
network, the Coordinator shall— 
(1) work with States and Tribal governments to 
encourage the development of additional Green Alert 
plans in the network; 
(2) assess the ability of each State to imple-
ment Green Alerts, including the ability and re-
sources available to each State to broadcast such 
alerts; 
(3) establish voluntary guidelines for States to 
use in developing Green Alert plans that will pro-
mote compatible and integrated Green Alert plans 
throughout the United States, including— 
(A) a list of the resources necessary to es-
tablish a Green Alert plan; 
(B) criteria for evaluating whether a situa-
tion warrants issuing a Green Alert, taking into 
consideration the need to prevent overuse or de-
sensitization to such alerts, including criteria to 
determine— 
(i) whether the mental or physical ca-
pacity of a veteran who is missing, and the 
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circumstances of his or her disappearance, 
warrant the issuance of a Green Alert, in-
cluding whether the veteran has a condi-
tion related to the veteran’s service in the 
Armed Forces that increases the risk that 
the veteran will harm himself or herself, or 
another person; and 
(ii) whether the individual who reports 
that a veteran is missing is an appropriate 
and credible source on which to base the 
issuance of a Green Alert; 
(C) a description of the appropriate uses of 
the Green Alert name to readily identify the na-
ture of search efforts for missing veterans; and 
(D) recommendations on how to protect 
the privacy, dignity, independence, and auton-
omy of any missing veteran who may be the 
subject of a Green Alert; 
(4) develop proposed protocols for efforts to re-
cover missing veterans and to reduce the number of 
veterans who are reported missing, including proto-
cols for procedures that are needed from the time of 
initial notification of a law enforcement agency that 
the veteran is missing through the time of the re-
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turn of the veteran to family, guardian, or domicile, 
as appropriate, including— 
(A) public safety communications protocol; 
(B) case management protocol; 
(C) command center operations; 
(D) reunification protocol; and 
(E) incident review, evaluation, debriefing, 
and public information procedures; 
(5) work with States and Tribal governments to 
ensure appropriate regional coordination of various 
elements of the network; 
(6) establish an advisory board to assist States, 
Tribal governments, units of local government, law 
enforcement agencies, and other entities involved in 
the Green Alert communications network with initi-
ating, facilitating, and promoting Green Alert plans, 
which shall include— 
(A) to the maximum extent practicable, 
representation from the various geographic re-
gions of the United States; and 
(B) members who are— 
(i) representatives of veteran advocacy 
groups, law enforcement agencies, and 
public safety communications; 
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(ii) broadcasters, first responders, dis-
patchers, and radio station personnel; 
(iii) representatives from the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs and representa-
tives of State veterans agencies or offices; 
(iv) federally recognized tribes or 
tribes recognized by the State; and 
(v) representatives of any other indi-
viduals or organizations that the Coordi-
nator determines are necessary to the suc-
cess of the Green Alert communications 
network; and 
(7) act as the nationwide point of contact for— 
(A) the development of the network; and 
(B) regional coordination of alerts for 
missing veterans through the network. 
(c) COORDINATION.— 
(1) COORDINATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES.— 
The Coordinator shall coordinate and consult with 
the Secretary of Transportation, the Federal Com-
munications Commission, the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs, Secretary of the Interior, and other appro-
priate offices of the Department of Justice in car-
rying out activities under this Act. 
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(2) STATE
AND
LOCAL
COORDINATION.—The 
Coordinator shall consult with local broadcasters and 
State, Tribal, and local law enforcement agencies in 
establishing minimum standards under section 5 and 
in carrying out other activities under this Act, as ap-
propriate. 
(d) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than one year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter, the Coordinator shall submit to Congress a re-
port on the activities of the Coordinator and the effective-
ness and status of the Green Alert plans of each State 
that has established or is in the process of establishing 
such a plan. Each such report shall include— 
(1) a list of States that have established Green 
Alert plans; 
(2) a list of States that are in the process of 
establishing Green Alert plans; 
(3) for each State that has established such a 
plan, to the extent the data is available— 
(A) the number of Green Alerts issued; 
(B) a summary of the efforts by the State 
to coordinate with and engage tribal govern-
ments and ensure that tribal communities are 
included in their Green Alert plans, including in 
the issuance of Green Alerts; 
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(C) the number of individuals located suc-
cessfully; 
(D) the average period of time between the 
issuance of a Green Alert and the location of 
the individual for whom such Alert was issued; 
(E) the State, local, or Tribal agencies or 
authorities issuing Green Alerts, and the proc-
ess by which Green Alerts are disseminated; 
(F) the cost of establishing and operating 
such a plan; 
(G) the criteria used by the State to deter-
mine whether to issue a Green Alert; and 
(H) the extent to which missing individuals 
for whom Green Alerts were issued crossed 
State lines; 
(4) actions States have taken to protect the pri-
vacy and dignity of the individuals for whom Green 
Alerts are issued; 
(5) ways that States have facilitated and im-
proved communication about missing individuals be-
tween families, caregivers, law enforcement officials, 
and other authorities; and 
(6) any other information the Coordinator de-
termines to be appropriate. 
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SEC. 5. MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR ISSUANCE AND DIS-
SEMINATION OF ALERTS THROUGH GREEN 
ALERT COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF MINIMUM STANDARDS.— 
Subject to subsection (b), the Coordinator, in consultation 
with the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Advisory 
Committee, shall establish minimum standards for— 
(1) the issuance of alerts through the Green 
Alert communications network; and 
(2) the extent of the dissemination of alerts 
issued through the network. 
(b) LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) VOLUNTARY
PARTICIPATION.—The min-
imum standards established under subsection (a) of 
this section, and any other guidelines and programs 
established under section 4, shall be adoptable on a 
voluntary basis only. 
(2) DISSEMINATION
OF
INFORMATION.—The 
minimum standards shall, to the maximum extent 
practicable (as determined by the Coordinator in 
consultation with State, Tribal government, and 
local law enforcement agencies), provide that appro-
priate information relating to the special needs of a 
missing veteran (including health care needs) are 
disseminated to the appropriate law enforcement, 
public health, and other public officials. 
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(3) GEOGRAPHIC AREAS.—The minimum stand-
ards shall, to the maximum extent practicable (as 
determined by the Coordinator in consultation with 
State and local law enforcement agencies), provide 
that the dissemination of an alert through the Green 
Alert communications network be limited to the geo-
graphic areas which the missing veteran could rea-
sonably reach, considering the missing veteran’s cir-
cumstances and physical ability, the modes of trans-
portation available to the missing veteran, and the 
circumstances of the disappearance. 
(4) PRIVACY
AND
CIVIL
LIBERTIES
PROTEC-
TIONS.—The minimum standards shall— 
(A) ensure that alerts issued through the 
Green Alert communications network comply 
with all applicable Federal, State, and local pri-
vacy laws and regulations; and 
(B) include standards that specifically pro-
vide for the protection of the privacy and sen-
sitive medical information of missing veterans. 
(5) STATE AND LOCAL VOLUNTARY COORDINA-
TION.—In carrying out the activities under sub-
section (a), the Coordinator may not interfere with 
the current system of voluntary coordination be-
tween local broadcasters and State and local law en-
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