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Servicemember Safety: New Rules for Reporting Missing Persons and Absences

This act aims to improve the safety and security of members of the Armed Forces by mandating a comprehensive review of missing persons reporting policies within military departments. It requires military installations to update procedures to prioritize reporting missing members to local and federal law enforcement at the earliest reasonable time and establishes protocols for immediate information sharing with these agencies.
Key points
Mandates a comprehensive review of policies for reporting missing and absent servicemembers within each military department.
Requires military installation commanders to update local procedures, prioritizing early reporting of missing servicemembers to local and federal law enforcement.
Establishes protocols for information sharing between military installation commanders and law enforcement agencies regarding missing or absent servicemembers.
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Additional Information
Servicemember Safety and Security Act of 2021
Print number: S 2058
Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Process start date: 2021-06-15