Enhanced Alerts for Missing Loved Ones with Disabilities Act of 2026

This Act may be cited as the “Enhanced Alerts for Missing Loved Ones with Disabilities Act of 2026”.

Section 204(b) of Kristen’s Act (34 U.S.C. 21904(b)) is amended—

(1) 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

(2) 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”.

(a) Missing adults.— Section 206 of Kristen's Act (34 U.S.C. 21906) is amended—

(1) in paragraph (1), by striking “and” at the end;

(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and

(3) 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)).”.

(b) Missing children.— Section 301(b) of the PROTECT Act (34 U.S.C. 20501(b)) is amended—

(1) in paragraph (3), by striking “and” at the end;

(2) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and

(3) 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)).”.