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42 U.S.C. § 5772 - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 42. The Public Health and Welfare § 5772. Definitions

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For the purpose of this subchapter--

(1) the term “missing child” means any individual less than 18 years of age whose whereabouts are unknown to such individual's legal custodian;

(2) the term “Administrator” means the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention;  and

(3) the term “Center” means the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

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