1. (a) In general The Attorney General may make grants to public agencies or nonprofit private organizations, or combinations thereof, for programs—

   1. (1) to assist law enforcement and families in locating missing adults;
   2. (2) to maintain a national, interconnected database for the purpose of tracking missing adults who are determined by law enforcement to be endangered due to age, diminished mental capacity, or the circumstances of disappearance, when foul play is suspected or circumstances are unknown;
   3. (3) to maintain statistical information of adults reported as missing;
   4. (4) to provide informational resources and referrals to families of missing adults;
   5. (5) to assist in public notification and victim advocacy related to missing adults; and
   6. (6) to establish and maintain a national clearinghouse for missing adults.
2. (b) Regulations The Attorney General may make such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out this Act.

(Pub. L. 106–468, § 2, Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2027.)

References in Text

This Act, referred to in subsec. (b), is Pub. L. 106–468, Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2027, known as Kristen’s Act, which enacted this section and provisions set out as notes under this section and section 10101 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

Codification

Section was enacted as part of Kristen’s Act, and not as part of Jennifer’s Law which comprises this chapter.

Section was formerly classified to section 14665 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Authorization of Appropriations

Pub. L. 106–468, § 3, Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2028, provided that:

“There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act [enacting this section and provisions set out as a note under

section 10101 of this title] $1,000,000 each year for fiscal years 2001 through 2004.”