S. 4670

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4670 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4670

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.

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

June 3, 2026

Mr. Schmitt introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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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.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Enhanced Alerts for Missing Loved 
Ones with Disabilities Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. ALERTS FOR MISSING ADULTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, 
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, AND DEMENTIA.

Section 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''.

SEC. 3. TRAINING RELATED TO DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED MISSING PERSONS.

(a) Missing Adults.--Section 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 Children.--Section 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)).''.
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