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HB 2338 Veterans; alerts for those missing who have a service-related health condition.

Introduced by: Bill D. Wiley | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Alerts for missing veterans who have a service-related health condition. Directs the U.S. Department of Justice (the Department) to allow law-enforcement agencies to use the integrated crime alert network to disseminate reports of a missing veterans or member of the armed forces who is at risk due to a physical or mental health condition that is related to his service. The bill further directs the Department to work with government agencies, broadcasters, and public and private organizations with missions focused on adults or veterans at risk to develop criteria for law-enforcement officers to use to identify reports of missing adults or veterans at risk that are appropriate to disseminate. The bill also provides that "veteran at risk" means a veteran or active-duty member of the armed forces, the National Guard, or the military reserve forces of the United States who is known to have a physical or mental health condition related to his service. The bill directs law-enforcement agencies that receive a report of a missing veteran at risk within 72 hours of that individual's disappearance to use the form under the integrated crime alert network to disseminate the report as soon as possible if it is likely that the individual is missing due to his physical or mental health condition related to his service.


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