Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Enhanced Alerts for Missing Loved Ones with Disabilities Act of 2026”.
Enhanced Alerts for Missing Loved Ones with Disabilities Act of 2026
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.
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—
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
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
in paragraph (1), by striking “and” at the end;
in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
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)).”
in paragraph (3), by striking “and” at the end;
in paragraph (4)(B), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
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)).”