[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3101 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3101

 To amend title IV of the Missing Children's Assistance Act to provide 
for increased funding for the National Center for Missing and Exploited 
                   Children, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 10, 2002

   Mr. Leahy (for himself, Mr. Hatch, and Mr. Biden) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title IV of the Missing Children's Assistance Act to provide 
for increased funding for the National Center for Missing and Exploited 
                   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 ``Missing Children's Assistance Act of 
2002''.

SEC. 2. CREATION OF A CYBER-TIPLINE.

    Section 404(b)(1) of the Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5773(b)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(H) coordinate the operation of a Cyber-Tipline 
                to provide online users an effective means of reporting 
                Internet-related child sexual exploitation in the areas 
                of distribution of child pornography, online enticement 
                of children for sexual acts, and child prostitution.''.

SEC. 3. ANNUAL GRANT TO THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED 
              CHILDREN.

    Section 404(b)(2) of the Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5773(b)(2)) is amended by striking ``$10,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003'' and inserting ``$20,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006''.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 408(a) of the Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5777(a)) is amended by striking ``fiscal years 2000 through 2003.'' and 
inserting ``fiscal years 2003 through 2006.''.
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