Amendment authorizes the Secret Service, at the request of any State or local law enforcement agency, or at the request of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, to provide forensic and investigative assistance in support of any investigation involving missing or exploited children.

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Amendment Number
23
Description
Amendment authorizes the Secret Service, at the request of any State or local law enforcement agency, or at the request of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, to provide forensic and investigative assistance in support of any investigation involving missing or exploited children.
Purpose
An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 108-48 to provide explicit statutory jurisdiction to the U.S. Secret Service to continue to provide forensic and investigative support upon request from local law enforcement or from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC).
Congress
108
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Mar 27, 2003
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Lampson amendment (A006) Agreed to by voice vote.
Latest Action Time
12:10:24
Submitted Date
Mar 27, 2003
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Sep 29, 2021
Amendment 23 — Informed