§ 20501. National coordination of AMBER Alert communications network

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 2003

   Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003

   Pub. L. 108–21 title III § 301 · 117 Stat. 650

   Enacted · 34 U.S.C. § 20501

   Pub. L. 108–21, title III, § 301, Apr. 30, 2003, 117 Stat. 660

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 108–21, title III, § 301, Apr. 30, 2003, 117 Stat. 660

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 301. NATIONAL COORDINATION OF AMBER ALERT COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK. (a) Coordination Within Department of Justice.— The Attorney General shall assign an officer of the Department of Justice to act as the national coordinator of the AMBER Alert communications network regarding abducted children. The officer so designated shall be known as the AMBER Alert Coordinator of the Department of Justice. (b) Duties.— In acting as the national coordinator of the AMBER Alert communications network, the Coordinator shall— (1) seek to eliminate gaps in the network, including gaps in areas of interstate travel; (2) work with States to encourage the development of additional elements (known as local AMBER plans) in the network; (3) work with States to ensure appropriate regional coordination of various elements of the network; and (4) act as the nationwide point of contact for— (A) the development of the network; and (B) regional coordination of alerts on abducted children through the network. (c) Consultation With Federal Bureau of Investigation.— In carrying out duties under subsection (b), the Coordinator shall notify and consult with the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation concerning each child abduction for which an alert is issued through the AMBER Alert communications network. (d) Cooperation.— The Coordinator shall cooperate with the Secretary of Transportation and the Federal Communications Commission in carrying out activities under this section. (e) Report.— Not Deadline. later than March 1, 2005, the Coordinator shall submit to Congress a report on the activities of the Coordinator and the effectiveness and status of the AMBER plans of each State that has implemented such a plan. The Coordinator shall prepare the report in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation.

2. 2021

   William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021

   Pub. L. 116–283 § 10001(a)(1)(A)(i) · 134 Stat. 3388

   Inserted · 34 U.S.C. § 20501(b)(1)

   Pub. L. 116–283, § 10001(a)(1)(A)(i), inserted “(including airports, maritime ports, border crossing areas and checkpoints, and ports of exit from the United States)” after “gaps in areas of interstate travel”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 116–283, § 10001(a)(1)(A)(i), inserted “(including airports, maritime ports, border crossing areas and checkpoints, and ports of exit from the United States)” after “gaps in areas of interstate travel”.

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   (i) in paragraph (1), by inserting “(including airports, maritime ports, border crossing areas and checkpoints, and ports of exit from the United States)” after “gaps in areas of interstate travel”; and

3. 2021

   William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021

   Pub. L. 116–283 § 10001(a)(1)(A)(ii) · 134 Stat. 3388

   Inserted · 34 U.S.C. § 20501(b)(2); 34 U.S.C. § 20501(b)(3)

   Pub. L. 116–283, § 10001(a)(1)(A)(ii), inserted “, territories of the United States, and tribal governments” after “States”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b)(2), (3). Pub. L. 116–283, § 10001(a)(1)(A)(ii), inserted “, territories of the United States, and tribal governments” after “States”.

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   (ii) in paragraphs (2) and (3), by inserting “, territories of the United States, and tribal governments” after “States”; and

4. 2021

   William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021

   Pub. L. 116–283 § 10001(a)(1)(B) · 134 Stat. 3388

   Inserted · 34 U.S.C. § 20501(d)

   Pub. L. 116–283, § 10001(a)(1)(B), inserted “, the Secretary of Homeland Security,” after “Secretary of Transportation”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 116–283, § 10001(a)(1)(B), inserted “, the Secretary of Homeland Security,” after “Secretary of Transportation”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (B) in subsection (d), by inserting “, the Secretary of Homeland Security,” after “Secretary of Transportation”; and

4 of 4 references resolved to an enrolled provision