[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1920 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1920

  To require that the Attorney General conduct a study regarding the 
 ability of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to prevent and combat 
    international crimes involving children, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 7, 2002

  Mr. Nelson of Florida introduced the following bill; which was read 
          twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To require that the Attorney General conduct a study regarding the 
 ability of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to prevent and combat 
    international crimes involving children, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``International Child Safety 
Improvement Act of 2002''.

SEC. 2. STUDY AND REPORT.

    (a) Study.--
            (1) In general.--The Attorney General, in consultation with 
        the Secretary of State, shall conduct a study regarding the 
        ability of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to prevent and 
        combat international crimes involving children.
            (2) Contents.--The study conducted under paragraph (1) 
        shall--
                    (A) examine the way in which the Federal Bureau of 
                Investigation works with other Federal, State, and 
                local law enforcement agencies in conducting 
                international criminal investigations involving 
                children; and
                    (B) include a review of the current resources 
                allocated to those investigations and an assessment of 
                what resources may be needed to improve the ability of 
                the Federal Bureau of Investigation to investigate and 
                prevent those crimes.
    (b) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit to 
        Congress a report on the study conducted under subsection (a).
            (2) Contents.--The report submitted in accordance with 
        paragraph (1) shall include--
                    (A) recommendations on steps that may be taken to 
                improve the ability of the Federal Bureau of 
                Investigation to investigate and prevent international 
                crimes involving children; and
                    (B) recommendations for improving the ability of 
                the Federal Bureau of Investigation to coordinate with 
                Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies when 
                investigating those crimes.

SEC. 3. SHARING OF INFORMATION.

    When investigating international crimes involving children, the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation shall coordinate and share information 
regarding an investigation with the International Criminal Police 
Organization (Interpol).
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