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§ 775. National Emergency Family Registry and Locator System
(a) Definitions
In this section—
(1) the term “displaced individual” means an individual displaced by an emergency or major disaster; and
(2) the term “National Emergency Family Registry and Locator System” means the National Emergency Family Registry and Locator System established under subsection (b).
(b) Establishment
(c) Operation of System
The National Emergency Family Registry and Locator System shall—
(1) allow a displaced adult (including medical patients) to voluntarily register (and allow an adult that is the parent or guardian of a displaced child to register such child), by submitting personal information to be entered into a database (such as the name, current location of residence, and any other relevant information that could be used by others seeking to locate that individual);
(2) ensure that information submitted under paragraph (1) is accessible to those individuals named by a displaced individual and to those law enforcement officials;
(3) be accessible through the Internet and through a toll-free number, to receive reports of displaced individuals; and
(4) include a means of referring displaced children to the National Emergency Child Locator Center established under section 774 of this title.
(d) Publication of information
(e) Coordination
(f) Report
(Pub. L. 109–295, title VI, § 689c, Oct. 4, 2006, 120 Stat. 1451.)