Saturday, October 04, 2008

Kristen's Act Reauthorization of 2008

National Silver Alert Act -
Directs the Attorney General to: (1) establish a national Silver Alert communications network to assist regional and local search efforts for missing seniors; (2) assign a Department of Justice officer to serve as the Silver Alert Coordinator to coordinate the network with states; and (3) award grants to states for support of Silver Alert plans and the network. Defines "missing senior" as any individual who is reported as missing to or by a law enforcement agency and who meets state requirements for designation as a missing senior.

GovTrack.us. H.R. 6064--110th Congress (2008): Kristen's Act Reauthorization of 2008, GovTrack.us (database of federal legislation) (accessed Sep 22, 2008)