legislation: 105-hr-1716
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| 105-hr-1716 | 105 | hr | 1716 | Missing and Exploited Children Act of 1997 | Families | 1997-05-22 | 1997-06-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families. | House | Rep. Castle, Michael N. [R-DE-At Large] | DE | R | C000243 | 44 | Missing and Exploited Children Act of 1997 - Authorizes appropriations to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children for FY 1998 through 2002 to operate a national resource center and clearinghouse designed to: (1) provide information regarding free or low-cost legal, restaurant, lodging, and transportation services for the benefit of missing children and their families and information on Federal programs to assist such persons; (2) coordinate public and private programs which locate or reunite missing children with their legal guardians; (3) disseminate information about innovative and model missing children's programs, services, and legislation; and (4) provide technical assistance and training in the prevention, investigation, prosecution, and treatment of missing and exploited child cases and in locating and recovering missing children. | 2025-08-21T16:13:30Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/1716 |