Strengthening Investigations of Missing Children Act of 2014

Bill: 113-s-2528
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]
Introduced: 2014-06-25
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Child safety and welfare

Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

Law enforcement administration and funding
Latest action: action_date: 2014-06-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-06-25
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Strengthening Investigations of Missing Children Act of 2014 - Amends the federal judicial code to authorize the United States Marshals Service to assist state, local, and other federal law enforcement agencies, upon request, in locating and recovering missing children.</p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2528 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 25, 2014 Mr. Whitehouse (for himself and Mr. Sessions ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To clarify the authority of the United States Marshals Service to assist other Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies in the investigation of cases involving missing children.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Strengthening Investigations of Missing Children Act of 2014 . 2. Clarification of authority of the United States Marshals Service Section 566(e)(1) of title 28, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking and at the end; (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by inserting after subparagraph (C), the following: (D) assist State, local, and other Federal law enforcement agencies, upon the request of such an agency, in locating and recovering missing children. .