A bill to amend Kristen's Act to provide for the inclusion of information related to developmental disabilities, Alzheimer's disease, and dementia in alerts issued through the Ashanti Alert communications network, and for other purposes.

119 S4670 IS: Enhanced Alerts for Missing Loved Ones with Disabilities Act of 2026
U.S. Senate
2026-06-03
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II119th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 4670IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJune 3, 2026Mr. Schmitt introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo amend Kristen’s Act to provide for the inclusion of information related to developmental disabilities, Alzheimer’s disease, and dementia in alerts issued through the Ashanti Alert communications network, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Enhanced Alerts for Missing Loved Ones with Disabilities Act of 2026.2.Alerts for missing adults with developmental disabilities, Alzheimer’s disease, and dementiaSection 204(b) of Kristen’s Act (34 U.S.C. 21904(b)) is amended—(1)in paragraph (1), by inserting after (including health care needs the following: and whether the individual has a developmental disability (as defined in section 102 of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15002)), Alzheimer’s disease, or dementia; and(2)in paragraph (3)(A), by striking suffers from a proven mental or physical disability and inserting the following: has been diagnosed with a mental disability, a physical disability, a developmental disability (as defined in section 102 of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15002)), Alzheimer’s disease, or dementia.3.Training related to developmentally disabled missing persons(a)Missing adultsSection 206 of Kristen's Act (34 U.S.C. 21906) is amended—(1)in paragraph (1), by striking and at the end;(2)in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and(3)by adding at the end the following:(3)training and educational programs related to responding effectively to a reported missing adult with a developmental disability (as defined in section 102 of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15002))..(b)Missing childrenSection 301(b) of the PROTECT Act (34 U.S.C. 20501(b)) is amended—(1)in paragraph (3), by striking and at the end;(2)in paragraph (4)(B), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and(3)by adding at the end the following:(5)provide training and educational programs for use by States, territories of the United States, and Tribal governments, related to responding effectively to a reported missing child with a developmental disability (as defined in section 102 of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15002))..