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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3238
To amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974
to establish a national resource center and clearinghouse to carry out,
through the Jimmy Ryce Law Enforcement Training Center for the
Recovery of Missing Children, training of State and local law enforcement
personnel to more effectively respond to cases involving missing or ex-
ploited children, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 15, 1996
Mr. DEUTSCH (for himself, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr.
JOHNSTON of Florida, Mrs. MEEK of Florida, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida,
Mr. GIBBONS, Mr. FOLEY, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. BRYANT of Texas, Mr.
WARD, Mr. GORDON, and Mr. MANTON) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Economic and Educational Op-
portunities, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker,
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Act of 1974 to establish a national resource center and
clearinghouse to carry out, through the Jimmy Ryce
Law Enforcement Training Center for the Recovery of
Missing Children, training of State and local law enforce-
ment personnel to more effectively respond to cases in-
volving missing or exploited children, and for other pur-
poses.
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 ‘‘Jimmy Ryce Law En-
forcement Training Act’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that—
(1) an investigation to find a missing child pre-
sents unique circumstances for law enforcement
agencies, including the need for specialized training
and the capability of swift response to maximize the
chances for the safe recovery of the child;
(2) local law enforcement officials often lack ex-
perience and are unaware of the Federal resources
available to assist in the investigation of cases in-
volving a missing child; and
(3) a national training facility should be estab-
lished to assist State and local law enforcement
agencies in—
(A) providing comprehensive training in in-
vestigations of cases involving missing or ex-
ploited children;
(B) ensuring uniform, consistent, and
meaningful use of reporting systems and proc-
esses; and
(C) promoting the use of vital national re-
sources.
SEC. 3. AMENDMENT.
Section 404(b)(2)(D) of the Juvenile Justice and De-
linquency Prevention Act of 1974 is amended by striking
‘‘children; and’’ and inserting ‘‘children, including—
‘‘(i) the establishment of an onsite
training center at the national clearing-
house to be known as the Jimmy Ryce
Law Enforcement Training Center for the
Recovery of Missing Children, designed
to—
‘‘(I) assist high-level law enforce-
ment leaders from across the country,
selected by State officials, to develop
effective protocols and policies for the
investigation and prosecution of cases
involving a missing or exploited child;
and
‘‘(II) introduce those officials to
resources available from the clearing-
house and Federal agencies to assist
in cases involving a missing or ex-
ploited child;
‘‘(ii) nationwide training in report-
taking and data entry in cases involving
missing or exploited children for informa-
tion specialists, conducted at State and
local law enforcement facilities by employ-
ees of the national clearinghouse and the
National Crime Information Center of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, designed
to ensure that necessary information re-
garding cases involving missing or ex-
ploited children is gathered and entered at
the local level in a timely and effective
manner; and
‘‘(iii) State-based basic investigation
training in cases involving missing or ex-
ploited children for State and local police
investigators selected by State officials,
conducted by employees of the national
clearinghouse and the Office of Juvenile
Justice and Delinquency Prevention of the
Department of Justice, designed to provide
practical instruction in the investigation of
cases involving missing or exploited chil-
dren; and’’.
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