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34 U.S.C. § 21901 — Definitions
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In this chapter:
(1) **AMBER Alert communications network** — The term “AMBER Alert communications network” means the AMBER Alert communications network established under subtitle A of title III of the PROTECT Act ([34 U.S.C. 20501](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section20501&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.).
(2) **Ashanti Alert** — The term “Ashanti Alert” means an alert issued through the Ashanti Alert communications network, related to a missing adult.
(3) **Ashanti Alert communications network** — The term “Ashanti Alert communications network” means the national communications network established by the Attorney General under [section 21902(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section21902/a&num=0&edition=prelim).
(4) **Ashanti Alert Coordinator of the Department of Justice; Coordinator** — The term “Ashanti Alert Coordinator of the Department of Justice” or “Coordinator” means the employee designated by the Attorney General to act as the national coordinator of the Ashanti Alert communications network under [section 21903(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section21903/a&num=0&edition=prelim).
(5) **Ashanti Alert plan** — The term “Ashanti Alert plan” means a local element of the Ashanti Alert communications network.
(6) **Indian Tribe** — The term “Indian Tribe” means a federally recognized Indian Tribe or a Native village, Regional Corporation, or Village Corporation (as those terms are defined in [section 1602 of title 43](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1602&num=0&edition=prelim)).
(7) **Missing adult** — The term “missing adult” means an individual who—
(A) is older than
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In this chapter:
(1) **AMBER Alert communications network** — The term “AMBER Alert communications network” means the AMBER Alert communications network established under subtitle A of title III of the PROTECT Act ([34 U.S.C. 20501](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section20501&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.).
(2) **Ashanti Alert** — The term “Ashanti Alert” means an alert issued through the Ashanti Alert communications network, related to a missing adult.
(3) **Ashanti Alert communications network** — The term “Ashanti Alert communications network” means the national communications network established by the Attorney General under [section 21902(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section21902/a&num=0&edition=prelim).
(4) **Ashanti Alert Coordinator of the Department of Justice; Coordinator** — The term “Ashanti Alert Coordinator of the Department of Justice” or “Coordinator” means the employee designated by the Attorney General to act as the national coordinator of the Ashanti Alert communications network under [section 21903(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section21903/a&num=0&edition=prelim).
(5) **Ashanti Alert plan** — The term “Ashanti Alert plan” means a local element of the Ashanti Alert communications network.
(6) **Indian Tribe** — The term “Indian Tribe” means a federally recognized Indian Tribe or a Native village, Regional Corporation, or Village Corporation (as those terms are defined in [section 1602 of title 43](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1602&num=0&edition=prelim)).
(7) **Missing adult** — The term “missing adult” means an individual who—
(A) is older than the age for which an alert may be issued through the AMBER Alert communications network in the State or territory of an Indian Tribe in which the individual is identified as a missing individual;
(B) is identified by a law enforcement agency as a missing individual; and
(C) meets the requirements to be designated as a missing adult, as determined by the State in which, or the Indian Tribe in the territory of which, the individual is identified as a missing individual.
(8) **State** — The term “State” means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
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### Statutory Notes
Section, acts June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 684; Oct. 30, 1984, Pub. L. 98–596, § 8, 98 Stat. 3138, classified offenses as a felony, misdemeanor, or petty offense.
#### Effective Date of Repeal
Repeal of section effective Nov. 1, 1987, and applicable only to offenses committed after the taking effect of such repeal, see section 235(a)(1) of Pub. L. 98–473, set out as an Effective Date note under [section 3551 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section3551&num=0&edition=prelim).
#### Short Title of 2026 Amendment
Pub. L. 119–73, § 1, Jan. 23, 2026, 139 Stat. 2003, provided that: “This Act [enacting sections 28 and 3771A of this title, amending [section 7102 of Title 22](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section7102&num=0&edition=prelim), Foreign Relations and Intercourse, and enacting provisions set out as notes under [section 28 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section28&num=0&edition=prelim) and [section 10110 of Title 34](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section10110&num=0&edition=prelim), Crime Control and Law Enforcement] may be cited as the ‘Trafficking Survivors Relief Act’.”
#### Short Title of 2024 Amendment
Pub. L. 118–78, § 1, July 30, 2024, 138 Stat. 1512, provided that: “This Act [enacting [section 1352 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section1352&num=0&edition=prelim) and amending [section 201 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section201&num=0&edition=prelim)] may be cited as the ‘Foreign Extortion Prevention Technical Corrections Act’.”
Pub. L. 118–77, § 1, July
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**(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 (including airports, maritime ports, border crossing areas and checkpoints, and ports of exit from the United States);
(2) work with States, territories of the United States, and tribal governments to encourage the development of additional elements (known as local AMBER plans) in the network;
(3) work with States, territories of the United States, and tribal governments 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, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Federal Communications Commission in carrying out activities under this section.
**(e) Report** Not later than March 1, 2005, the Coordinator shall submit to Congress a report on
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For the purposes of this chapter, the term—
**(a)** “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior;
**(b)** “Native” means a citizen of the United States who is a person of one-fourth degree or more Alaska Indian (including Tsimshian Indians not enrolled in the Metlaktla 11 So in original. Probably should be “Metlakatla”. Indian Community) Eskimo, or Aleut blood, or combination thereof. The term includes any Native as so defined either or both of whose adoptive parents are not Natives. It also includes, in the absence of proof of a minimum blood quantum, any citizen of the United States who is regarded as an Alaska Native by the Native village or Native group of which he claims to be a member and whose father or mother is (or, if deceased, was) regarded as Native by any village or group. Any decision of the Secretary regarding eligibility for enrollment shall be final;
**(c)** “Native village” means any tribe, band, clan, group, village, community, or association in Alaska listed in sections 1610 and 1615 of this title, or which meets the requirements of this chapter, and which the Secretary determines was, on the 1970 census enumeration date (as shown by the census or other evidence satisfactory to the Secretary, who shall make findings of fact in each instance), composed of twenty-five or more Natives;
**(d)** “Native group” means any tribe, band, clan, village, community, or village association of Natives in Alaska composed of less than twenty-five Natives, who comprise a majority of the residents of the locality;
**(e)** “Public lands” means all Federal lands and interests therein located in Alaska except: (1) the smallest practicable tract, as determined by the Secretary, enclosing land actually used in connection with the administration of any Federal instal
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TITLE 34—CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
§ 20502
Sec.
20502.
Minimum standards for issuance and dissemi-
nation of alerts through AMBER Alert com-
munications network.
20503.
Grant program for notification and commu-
nications systems along highways and
major transportation routes for recovery of
abducted children.
20504.
Grant program for support of AMBER Alert
communications plans.
20505.
Limitation on liability.
§ 20501. 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 na-
tional coordinator of the AMBER Alert commu-
nications 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 Co-
ordinator shall—
(1) seek to eliminate gaps in the network, in-
cluding gaps in areas of interstate travel (in-
cluding airports, maritime ports, border cross-
ing areas and checkpoints, and ports of exit
from the United States);
(2) work with States, territories of the
United States, and tribal governments to en-
courage the development of additional ele-
ments (known as local AMBER plans) in the
network;
(3) work with States, territories of the
United States, and tribal governments to en-
sure appropriate regional coordination of var-
ious 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 ab-
ducted children through the network.
(c) Consultation with Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation
In carrying out duties under subsec
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TITLE 34—CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
§ 21901
(A) physical, sexual, and psychological
abuse of elders;
(B) exploitation of elders, including finan-
cial abuse and scams targeting elders; and
(C) neglect of elders; and
(2) assessing, addressing, and mitigating the
physical and psychological trauma to victims
of elder abuse.
(Pub. L. 115–70, title IV, § 403, Oct. 18, 2017, 131
Stat. 1214.)
§ 21742. Interstate initiatives
(a) Interstate agreements and compacts
The consent of Congress is given to any two or
more States (acting through State agencies with
jurisdiction over adult protective services) to
enter into agreements or compacts for coopera-
tive effort and mutual assistance—
(1) in promoting the safety and well-being of
elders; and
(2) in enforcing their respective laws and
policies to promote such safety and well-being.
(b) Recommendations on interstate communica-
tion
The Executive Director of the State Justice
Institute, in consultation with State or local
adult protective services, aging, social, and
human services and law enforcement agencies,
nationally recognized nonprofit associations
with expertise in data sharing among criminal
justice agencies and familiarity with the issues
raised in elder abuse cases, and the Secretary of
Health and Human Services, shall submit to
Congress legislative proposals relating to the fa-
cilitation of interstate agreements and com-
pacts.
(Pub. L. 115–70, title IV, § 404, Oct. 18, 2017, 131
Stat. 1215.)
SUBCHAPTER V—MISCELLANEOUS
§ 21751. Model power of attorney legislation
The Attorney General shall publish model
power of attorney legislation for the purpose of
preventing elder abuse.
(Pub. L. 115–70, title V, § 504, Oct. 18, 2017, 131
Stat. 1217.)
§ 21752. Best practices and m
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