text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Avonte's Law Act of 2014''.
  
  SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM TO REDUCE INJURY AND DEATH RELATING TO THE 
                WANDERING AND SAFETY OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.
  
      Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
  (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
  
    ``PART LL--GRANT PROGRAM TO REDUCE INJURY AND DEATH RELATING TO THE 
           WANDERING AND SAFETY OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES
  
  ``SEC. 3021. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.
  
      ``(a) In General.--The Attorney General may make grants to law 
  enforcement agencies to--
              ``(1) reduce the risk of injury and death relating to the 
          wandering characteristics of some individuals with autism and 
          other disabilities; and
              ``(2) safeguard the well-being of individuals with 
          disabilities during interactions with law enforcement.
      ``(b) Uses of Funds.--A grant awarded under this section shall be--
              ``(1) distributed directly to a law enforcement agency; and
              ``(2) used to--
                      ``(A) provide education and resources to law 
                  enforcement agencies, first responders, schools, 
                  clinicians, and the public in order to--
                              ``(i) reduce the risk of wandering by 
                          individuals with autism or other disabilities;
                              ``(ii) help to identify signs of abuse in 
                          individuals with autism or other disabilities;
                              ``(iii) increase personal safety and 
                          survival skills for individuals with autism or 
                          other disabilities; and
                              ``(iv) facilitate effective communication 
                          with individuals who have communication-related 
                          disabilities, including the use of assistive 
                          communication techniques and technology;
                      ``(B) provide training and emergency protocols for 
                  school administrators, staff, and families;
                      ``(C) provide response tools and training for law 
                  enforcement and search-and-rescue agencies, including--
                              ``(i) tracking technology;
                              ``(ii) reverse 911 technology;
                              ``(iii) assistive communication technology;
                              ``(iv) Endangered Missing Advisories; and
                              ``(v) Federal search-and-rescue guidelines 
                          for special needs children; or
                      ``(D) provide response tools and training to law 
                  enforcement agencies in order to recognize and respond 
                  to individuals with intellectual and developmental 
                  disabilities.
      ``(c) Standards and Best Practices for Use of Tracking Devices.--
              ``(1) Establishment.--
                      ``(A) In general.--Not later than 120 days after 
                  the date of enactment of this part, the Attorney 
                  General, in consultation with the Secretary of Health 
                  and Human Services and leading research, advocacy, 
                  self-advocacy, and service organizations, shall 
                  establish standards and best practices relating to the 
                  use of tracking technology to monitor children with 
                  autism and other disabilities.
                      ``(B) Requirements.--In establishing the standards 
                  and best practices required under subparagraph (A), the 
                  Attorney General--
                              ``(i) shall determine--
                                      ``(I) the criteria used to 
                                  determine which individuals would 
                                  benefit from the use of a tracking 
                                  device; and
                                      ``(II) who should have direct 
                                  access to the tracking system; and
                              ``(ii) may establish standards and best 
                          practices the Attorney General determines are 
                          necessary to the administration of a tracking 
                          system, including procedures in order to--
                                      ``(I) safeguard the privacy of the 
                                  data used by the tracking device such 
                                  that--
                                              ``(aa) access to the data 
                                          is restricted to agencies 
                                          determined necessary by the 
                                          Attorney General; and
                                              ``(bb) use of the data is 
                                          solely for the purpose of 
                                          preventing injury or death;
                                      ``(II) develop criteria to 
                                  determine whether use of the tracking 
                                  device is the least restrictive 
                                  alternative in order to prevent risk of 
                                  injury or death prior to issuing the 
                                  tracking device, including the previous 
                                  consideration of less restrictive 
                                  alternatives;
                                      ``(III) provide training for law 
                                  enforcement agencies to recognize signs 
                                  of abuse in their interactions with 
                                  applicants;
                                      ``(IV) protecting the civil rights 
                                  and liberties of children with 
                                  disabilities who use tracking devices, 
                                  including their rights under the Fourth 
                                  Amendment of the Constitution of the 
                                  United States;
                                      ``(V) establish a complaint and 
                                  investigation process to address--
                                              ``(aa) incidents of 
                                          noncompliance by grant 
                                          recipients with the best 
                                          practices established by the 
                                          Attorney General or other 
                                          applicable law; and
                                              ``(bb) use of a tracking 
                                          device over the objection of a 
                                          child with a disability; and
                                      ``(VI) the role which State 
                                  agencies responsible for providing 
                                  services to children with developmental 
                                  disabilities and State agencies 
                                  responsible for child protective 
                                  services should have in the 
                                  administration of a tracking system.
              ``(2) Required compliance.--
                      ``(A) In general.--Each law enforcement agency that 
                  receives a grant under this section shall comply with 
                  any standards and best practices relating to the use of 
                  tracking devices as established by the Attorney General 
                  under paragraph (1), in consultation with the Secretary 
                  of Health and Human Services and leading research, 
                  advocacy, self-advocacy, and service organizations.
                      ``(B) Determination of compliance.--The Attorney 
                  General, in consultation with the Secretary of Health 
                  and Human Services, shall determine whether a law 
                  enforcement agency that receives a grant under this 
                  section acts in compliance with the requirement 
                  described in paragraph (1).
              ``(3) Applicability of standards and best practices.--The 
          standards and best practices established by the Attorney 
          General under paragraph (1) shall apply only to the grant 
          program authorized under this part.
  
  ``SEC. 3022. APPLICATIONS.
  
      ``To request a grant under section 3021, the head of a law 
  enforcement agency shall submit an application to the Attorney General 
  in such form and containing such information as the Attorney General 
  may reasonably require.
  
  ``SEC. 3023. DEFINITIONS.
  
      ``In this part--
              ``(1) the term `child' means an individual who is less than 
          18 years of age;
              ``(2) the term `Indian tribe' has the same meaning as in 
          section 4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
          Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e));
              ``(3) the term `law enforcement agency' means an agency of 
          a State, unit of local government, or Indian tribe that is 
          authorized by law or by a government agency to engage in or 
          supervise the prevention, detection, investigation, or 
          prosecution of any violation of criminal law;
              ``(4) the term `State' means each of the 50 States, the 
          District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the 
          United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the 
          Northern Mariana Islands; and
              ``(5) the term `unit of local government' means a county, 
          municipality, town, township, village, parish, borough, or 
          other unit of general government below the State level.
  
  ``SEC. 3024. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
  
      ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part 
  $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2019.''.
target: Avonte's Law Act of 2014 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General to make grants to law enforcement agencies to: (1) reduce the risk of injury and death relating to the wandering characteristics of some individuals with autism and other disabilities, and (2) safeguard the well-being of individuals with disabilities during interactions with law enforcement. Requires grant awards to be used to: (1) provide education and resources to law enforcement agencies, first responders, schools, clinicians, and the public in order to reduce the risk of wandering by such individuals, help to identify signs of abuse in such individuals, increase their personal safety and survival skills, and facilitate effective communication with individuals who have communication-related disabilities; (2) provide training and emergency protocols for school administrators, staff, and families; (3) provide response tools and training for law enforcement and search-and-rescue agencies, including tracking technology; or (4) provide response tools and training to law enforcement agencies in order to recognize and respond to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Directs the Attorney General to establish standards and best practices relating to the use of tracking technology to monitor children with autism and other disabilities. Requires each law enforcement agency that receives a grant to comply with any such standards and best practices.
feat_title: Avonte's Law Act of 2014