US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

34 U.S.C. § 11295a

Reporting

(a)

Required reporting

section 11293(b) of this titleAs a condition of receiving funds under , the grant recipient shall, based solely on reports received by the grantee and not involving any data collection by the grantee other than those reports, annually provide to the Administrator and make available to the general public, as appropriate—
(1)
the number of children nationwide who are reported to the grantee as missing;
(2)
the number of children nationwide who are reported to the grantee as victims of non-family abductions;
(3)
the number of children nationwide who are reported to the grantee as victims of family abductions;
(4)
the number of missing children recovered nationwide whose recovery was reported to the grantee;
(5)
the number of children nationwide who are reported to the grantee as missing from State-sponsored care;
(6)
the number of children nationwide who are reported to the grantee as missing from State-sponsored care whose recovery was reported to the grantee; and
(7)
the number of children nationwide who are reported to the grantee as missing from State-sponsored care and are likely victims of child sex trafficking.
(b)

Incidence of attempted child abductions

section 11293(b) of this titleAs a condition of receiving funds under , the grant recipient shall—
(1)
track the incidence of attempted child abductions in order to identify links and patterns;
(2)
provide such information to law enforcement agencies; and
(3)
make such information available to the general public, as appropriate.
(c)

Criteria for forensic partnerships

section 11293(b) of this titleAs a condition of receiving funds under , the grant recipient shall annually provide to the Administrator and make available to the general public, as appropriate, the criteria and processes the grantee uses to establish forensic partnerships and recommend forensic resources to law enforcement and shall annually review these forensic partnerships and forensic referrals against the criteria and review new advancements in technology.

Pub. L. 93–415, title IV, § 407Pub. L. 115–267, § 2(e)(2)132 Stat. 3760Pub. L. 115–393, title II, § 202(e)(2)132 Stat. 5271Pub. L. 118–65, § 2(c)138 Stat. 1442(, as added , , , and , , ; amended , , .)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Pub. L. 115–267Pub. L. 115–393 and enacted identical sections.

Prior Provisions

section 407 of Pub. L. 93–415section 11296 of this titleA prior was renumbered section 408 and is classified to .

section 407 of title IV of Pub. L. 93–415Pub. L. 103–322, title XVII, § 170303(2)108 Stat. 2043Pub. L. 110–240, § 5(1)122 Stat. 1564Another prior , as added , , , established the Missing and Exploited Children’s Task Force, prior to repeal by , , .

Amendments

Pub. L. 118–65, § 2(c)(1)2024—Subsec. (a)(5) to (7). , added pars. (5) to (7).

Pub. L. 118–65, § 2(c)(2)Subsec. (c). , added subsec. (c).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

section 4 of Pub. L. 115–267section 11291 of this titleSection effective , and applicable to fiscal years beginning after , see , set out as an Effective Date of 2018 Amendment note under .