United States law
National Blue Alert Act of 2013 |
Long title | To encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout the United States in order to disseminate information when a law enforcement officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty. |
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Announced in | the 113th United States Congress |
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Sponsored by | Rep. Michael G. Grimm (R, NY-11) |
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Number of co-sponsors | 3 |
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Acts affected | Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 |
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U.S.C. sections created | 42 U.S.C. 3796b(6), section 534 of title 28, United States Code, |
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Agencies affected | United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Homeland Security, United States Department of Transportation, Federal Communications Commission. |
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The National Blue Alert Act of 2013 (H.R. 180) is a bill that was introduced in the United States House of Representatives of the 113th United States Congress on January 4, 2013. The bill instructs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to create a national Blue Alert communication system under the direction of a national coordinator. The system would spread important information about law enforcement officers hurt or killed in the line of duty in an attempt to make catching the perpetrators easier.