An amendment numbered 20 printed in House Report 110-136 to allow an Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security to authorize his or her staff to provide assistance on and conduct reviews of the inactive case files, or `cold cases' involving children or offenders outside the US, stored at the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) and to develop recommendations for further investigations.

In section 303, before the first sentence insert “(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--”, and add at the end the following:

(b) Assisting the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.--

(1) In general.--An Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security appointed under section 3 or 8G of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) may authorize staff to use funds authorized under subsection (a) to assist the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, upon request by the Center--

(A) by conducting reviews of inactive case files that the Inspector General has reason to believe involve a child or possible offender located outside the United States, and to develop recommendations for further investigations; and

(B) by engaging in similar activities.

(2) Limitations.--

(A) Priority.--An Inspector General may not permit staff to engage in activities described in paragraph (1) if such activities will interfere with the duties of the Inspector General under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).

(B) Funding.--No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this paragraph.