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 PUBLIC LAW 105-314—OCT. 30, 1998 112 STAT. 2989 (d) APPOINTMENT OF PERSONNEL TO THE CASMIRC. — (1) SELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE CASMIRC AND PARTICI- PATING STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL.—The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall appoint the members of the CASMIRC. The CASMIRC shall be staffed with Federal Bureau of Investigation personnel and other necessary personnel selected for their expertise that would enable them to assist in the research, data collection, and analysis, and provision of investigative support in child abduction, mysterious disappearances of children, child homicide and serial murder investigations. The Director may, with concurrence of the appropriate State or local agency, also appoint State and local law enforcement personnel to work with the CASMIRC. (2) STATUS.— Each member of the CASMIRC (and each individual from any State or local law enforcement agency appointed to work with the CASMIRC) shall remain as an employee of that member's or individual's respective agency for all purposes (including the purpose of performance review), and service with the CASMIRC shall be without interruption or loss of civil service privilege or status and shall be on a nonreimbursable basis, except if appropriate to reimburse State and local law enforcement for overtime costs for an individual appointed to work with the resource team. Additionally, reimbursement of travel and per diem expenses will occur for State and local law enforcement participation in resident fellowship programs at the NCAVC when offiered. (3) TRAINING.— CASMIRC personnel, under the guidance of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime and in consultation with the National Center For Missing and Exploited Children, shall develop a specialized course of instruction devoted to training members of the CASMIRC consistent with the purpose of this section. The CASMIRC shall also work with the National Center For Missing and Exploited Children and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention of the Department of Justice to develop a course of instruction for State and local law enforcement personnel to facilitate the dissemination of the most current multidisciplinary expertise in the investigation of child abductions, mysterious disappearances of children, child homicides, and serial murder of children. (e) REPORT TO CONGRESS. — One year after the establishment of the CASMIRC, the Attorney General shall submit to Congress a report, which shall include— (1) a description of the goals and activities of the CASMIRC; and (2) information regarding— (A) the number and qualifications of the members appointed to the CASMIRC; (B) the provision of equipment, administrative support, and office space for the CASMIRC; and (C) the projected resource needs for the CASMIRC. (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. — There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001. (g) CONFORMING AMENDMENT. —Subtitle C of title XVII of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 42 USC 5601 5776a et seq.) is repealed. note, 5776a and ^ ^ note, 5777.

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