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Union Calendar No. 334 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 365 
[Report No. 112–478] 
To encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout the United 
States in order to disseminate information when a law enforcement 
officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 20, 2011 
Mr. GRIMM (for himself and Mr. PIERLUISI) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
MAY 11, 2012 
Additional sponsors: Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. ROGERS of Michigan, Mr. PLATTS, 
Mr. DENT, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mrs. 
MALONEY, Mr. SOUTHERLAND, Ms. CHU, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. COOPER, 
Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. SABLAN, Mr. 
NUNES, Mrs. CAPITO, Ms. SUTTON, Mr. BARLETTA, Mr. COBLE, Mr. 
GIBSON, Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. LONG, Mr. 
TONKO, Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. MEEHAN, 
Mr. REED, Mr. HEINRICH, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. REICHERT, 
Mr. GOSAR, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. SCHOCK, Mr. WEST, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. 
DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California, Mr. BERMAN, Ms. RICHARDSON, Mr. 
RUNYAN, Mr. HANNA, Mr. POE of Texas, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. 
CICILLINE, Mr. NUGENT, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. AL GREEN of 
Texas, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. COSTA, Mr. AUSTRIA, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. CON-
YERS, and Mr. GALLEGLY 
MAY 11, 2012 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 20, 2011] 
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A BILL 
To encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans 
throughout the United States in order to disseminate 
information when a law enforcement officer is seriously 
injured or killed in the line of duty. 
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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 ‘‘National Blue Alert Act 
of 2012’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) COORDINATOR.—The term ‘‘Coordinator’’ 
means the Blue Alert Coordinator of the Department 
of Justice designated under section 4(a). 
(2) BLUE ALERT.—The term ‘‘Blue Alert’’ means 
information relating to the serious injury or death of 
a law enforcement officer in the line of duty sent 
through the network. 
(3) BLUE ALERT PLAN.—The term ‘‘Blue Alert 
plan’’ means the plan of a State, unit of local govern-
ment, or Federal agency participating in the network 
for the dissemination of information received as a 
Blue Alert. 
(4) LAW
ENFORCEMENT
OFFICER.—The term 
‘‘law enforcement officer’’ shall have the same mean-
ing as in section 1204 of the Omnibus Crime Control 
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796b(6)). 
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(5) NETWORK.—The term ‘‘network’’ means the 
Blue Alert communications network established by the 
Attorney General under section 3. 
(6) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of the 
50 States, the District of Columbia, the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Is-
lands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. 
SEC. 3. BLUE ALERT COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK. 
The Attorney General shall establish a national Blue 
Alert communications network within the Department of 
Justice to issue Blue Alerts through the initiation, facilita-
tion, and promotion of Blue Alert plans, in coordination 
with States, units of local government, law enforcement 
agencies, and other appropriate entities. 
SEC. 4. BLUE ALERT COORDINATOR; GUIDELINES. 
(a) COORDINATION WITHIN DEPARTMENT
OF JUS-
TICE.—The Attorney General shall assign an existing offi-
cer of the Department of Justice to act as the national coor-
dinator of the Blue Alert communications network. 
(b) DUTIES OF THE COORDINATOR.—The Coordinator 
shall— 
(1) provide assistance to States and units of 
local government that are using Blue Alert plans; 
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