The Smithsonian Institution is chartered by the Congress of the United States after $500,000 was given for such a purpose by scientist James Smithson.,
The head of John Walsh's son Adam Walsh is found in Hollywood, Florida. This event will later prompt the Congress of the United States to pass the Missing Children's Act, giving the Federal Bureau of Investigation greater authority to track the disappearance of children. It also makes Walsh a national spokesman against crime and eventually leads to the establishment of America's Most Wanted.,