109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 96
To amend section 302 of the PROTECT Act to modify the standards for
the issuance of alerts through the AMBER Alert communications network.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 4, 2005
Mr. GRAVES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend section 302 of the PROTECT Act to modify the standards for
the issuance of alerts through the AMBER Alert communications network.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Tory Jo's Loophole AMBER Response Act'.
SEC. 2. MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR ISSUANCE AND DISSEMINATION OF ALERTS THROUGH
AMBER ALERT COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK.
Section 302(b) of the PROTECT Act (42 U.S.C. 5791a(b)) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
`(5) The minimum standards shall, to the maximum extent practicable (as
determined by the Coordinator in consultation with State and local law enforcement
agencies), allow local law enforcement officials to issue, and to provide
for the dissemination of, an alert through the AMBER Alert communications
network to facilitate the recovery of an abducted newborn.'.
SEC. 3. DEFINITION.
Title III of the PROTECT Act (42 U.S.C. 5791 et seq.) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
`SEC. 306. DEFINITION.
`For purposes of this title, the term `child' means--
`(1) an individual under 18 years of age; or
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