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PUBLIC LAW 109–295—OCT. 4, 2006

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in coordination with the Attorney General of the United States, shall establish within the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children the National Emergency Child Locator Center. In establishing the National Emergency Child Locator Center, the Administrator shall establish procedures to make all relevant information available to the National Emergency Child Locator Center in a timely manner to facilitate the expeditious identification and reunification of children with their families. (2) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Child Locator Center are to— (A) enable individuals to provide to the Child Locator Center the name of and other identifying information about a displaced child or a displaced adult who may have information about the location of a displaced child; (B) enable individuals to receive information about other sources of information about displaced children and displaced adults; and (C) assist law enforcement in locating displaced children. (3) RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES.—The responsibilities and duties of the Child Locator Center are to— (A) establish a toll-free telephone number to receive reports of displaced children and information about displaced adults that may assist in locating displaced children; (B) create a website to provide information about displaced children; (C) deploy its staff to the location of a declared event to gather information about displaced children; (D) assist in the reunification of displaced children with their families; (E) provide information to the public about additional resources for disaster assistance; (F) work in partnership with Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies; (G) provide technical assistance in locating displaced children; (H) share information on displaced children and displaced adults with governmental agencies and nongovernmental organizations providing disaster assistance; (I) use its resources to gather information about displaced children; (J) refer reports of displaced adults to— (i) an entity designated by the Attorney General to provide technical assistance in locating displaced adults; and (ii) the National Emergency Family Registry and Locator System as defined under section 689c(a); (K) enter into cooperative agreements with Federal and State agencies and other organizations such as the American Red Cross as necessary to implement the mission of the Child Locator Center; and (L) develop an emergency response plan to prepare for the activation of the Child Locator Center. (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 403(1) of the Missing Children’s Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5772(1)) is amended—

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