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34 U.S.C. § 20501 — National coordination of AMBER Alert communications network
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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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**(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 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.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 5791 was editorially reclassified as [section 20501 of Title 34](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section20501&num=0&edition=prelim), Crime Control and Law Enforcement.
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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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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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