Phil Gingrey: “I rise in support of H.R. 1104, the Child Abduction Prevention Act, which provides for the national coordination of the…”

“I rise in support of H.R. 1104, the Child Abduction Prevention Act, which provides for the national coordination of the AMBER Alert communications network and strengthens criminal penalties for kidnappers, child molesters, and the sexual exploitation of children. This legislation also provides double, double the current authorization funding for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, which serves as the Nation's resource center to aid in finding and rescuing missing and exploited children and helping their families in their time of need. In section 305 of H.R. 1104, the Committee on Education and the Workforce, of which I am a member, authorizes $20 million for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children for fiscal years 2004 and 2005. Again, this is double the current level of funding. As the Nation's resource center for missing and exploited children, the center carries out many important responsibilities that provide assistance to families and law enforcement agencies in locating and recovering missing and exploited children.”