[Congressional Bills 110th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 271 Introduced in House (IH)] 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 271 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to extend the applicability of such Act to individuals determined to have a mental capacity of less than 18 years of age. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 5, 2007 Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to extend the applicability of such Act to individuals determined to have a mental capacity of less than 18 years of age. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the United States Code ``Audrey Nerenberg Act'' . SEC. 2. AMENDMENT. Section 403(1) of the Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5772(1)) is amended by inserting ``(or whose mental capacity is less than 18 years of age as determined by an appropriate medical authority)'' after ``age''. SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act and the amendment made by this Act shall take effect on the 1st day of the 1st fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. <all>