Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to require the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention in the Department of Justice (Administrator) to make grants to States for the purpose of establishing, operating, or expanding Missing Children Information Clearinghouses. Limits the grants to 50 percent of the costs of establishing and operating the Clearinghouse. Provides that no State shall be entitled to a grant in excess of $75,000.
Requires any State Clearinghouse to: (1) work in conjunction with the National Crime Information Center by requiring local law enforcement agencies to enter information on a missing child into the information systems of such center promptly and expunging such information when the child is found or reaches the age of majority; (2) educate parents, children, and community agencies; (3) provide public information to assist in locating missing children; (4) publish a directory of organizations that provide assistance in locating missing children; (5) establish an in-State toll-free line for reporting missing children; (6) work with other public and private organizations; and (7) work with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
Allows the Administrator to prescribe rules necessary to carry out this Act. Grants the Comptroller General of the United States access to any books, documents, or records of any State receiving assistance for the purpose of audit.
Authorizes allocations.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Referred to Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice.
Committee on Judiciary requested executive comment from Justice Department.
Committee on Judiciary received executive comment from Justice Department.
Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice. Hearings held at Lexington, Kentucky. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 99-476.
Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice. Approved for full committee consideration without amendment favorably.
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Thurmond under the authority of the order of Nov 23, 85 with amendments. With written report No. 99-203.
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Thurmond under the authority of the order of Nov 23, 85 with amendments. With written report No. 99-203.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 441.
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Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.
Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.
Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources.