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National AMBER Alert Network Act of 2002

1/16/2023, 4:48 AM

Congressional Summary of S 2896

National AMBER Alert Network Act of 2002 - Requires the Attorney General to assign an AMBER Alert Coordinator of the Department of Justice to act as the national coordinator of the AMBER Alert communications network regarding abducted children. Requires the coordinator to: (1) seek to eliminate gaps in the network; (2) work with States to encourage the development of additional network elements and to ensure regional coordination; and (3) act as the nationwide point of contact for network development and for regional coordination of alerts on abducted children through the network.

Directs the Coordinator to: (1) notify and consult with the Federal Bureau of Investigation concerning each child abduction for which an AMBER Alert is issued; and (2) establish minimum standards for the issuance of alerts and for the extent of their dissemination (limited to the geographic areas most likely to facilitate the recovery of the abducted child).

Requires the Secretary of Transportation to provide grants to States for the development or enhancement of notification or communications systems along highways for alerts and other information for the recovery of abducted children. Includes among permissible activities the development or enhancement of electronic message boards, and the placement of additional signage, along highways.

Directs the Attorney General to provide grants to States for the development or enhancement of programs and activities for the support of AMBER Alert communications plans.

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Current Status of Bill S 2896

Bill S 2896 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since September 3, 2002. Bill S 2896 was introduced during Congress 107 and was introduced to the Senate on September 3, 2002.  Bill S 2896's most recent activity was Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. as of September 20, 2002

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 2896

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
0
Republican Sponsors
1
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
41
Democrat Cosponsors
20
Republican Cosponsors
21
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 2896

Primary Policy Focus

Crime and Law Enforcement

Potential Impact Areas

- Child safety
- Criminal investigation
- Criminal justice information systems
- Department of Justice
- Economics and Public Finance
- Executive reorganization
- Families
- Federal aid to law enforcement
- Federal aid to transportation
- Federal-local relations
- Federal-state relations
- Government Operations and Politics
- Information networks
- Informers
- Kidnapping
- Missing children
- Nonprofit organizations
- Police communication systems
- Police training
- Radio broadcasting
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Signs and signboards
- Social Welfare
- Standards
- Traffic signs and signals
- Transportation and Public Works

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 2896

National AMBER Alert Network Act of 2002
A bill to enhance the operation of the AMBER Alert communications network in order to facilitate the recovery of abducted children, to provide for enhanced notification on highways of alerts and information on such children, and for other purposes.
National AMBER Alert Network Act of 2002
National AMBER Alert Network Act of 2002
National AMBER Alert Network Act of 2002
Enhance AMBER Alert bill

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