[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 719 Engrossed in House (EH)]

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 719

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                                 AN ACT


 
  To authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet 
  access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, 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 ``Keeping the Internet Devoid of 
Sexual Predators Act of 2007'' or the ``KIDS Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR SUPERVISION OF 
              INTERNET ACCESS BY SEX OFFENDERS CONVICTED UNDER FEDERAL 
              LAW.

    In addition to any other sums authorized to be appropriated for the 
purposes of supervising persons on probation and pretrial release in 
connection with convictions for Federal offenses, there are authorized 
to be appropriated $5,000,000 for each fiscal years 2008 through 2013 
for any or all of the following purposes:
            (1) To evaluate computer internet filtering, monitoring and 
        other programs and devices that are designed to filter access 
        to certain web sites, permit monitoring of the use by persons 
        under supervision of internet, and related purposes.
            (2) To purchase those programs and devices determined 
        through that evaluation to be the best for those purposes.
            (3) To train probation officers in the use of those 
        programs and devices.
            (4) To train probation officers in the supervision of sex 
        offenders.
            (5) To hire probation officers and other personnel as 
        required to supervise convicted sex offenders effectively.

SEC. 3. DISCRETIONARY CONDITION OF PROBATION AND SUPERVISED RELEASE FOR 
              SEX OFFENDERS.

    (a) Probation.--Section 3563(b) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (22), by striking ``or'';
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (23) and 
        inserting ``; or'' and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (23) the following:
            ``(24) if required to register under the Sex Offender 
        Registration and Notification Act--
                    ``(A) obtain access to the Internet only from 
                computers approved by the probation officer;
                    ``(B) consent and fully cooperate with periodic 
                examinations of the computers by the probation officer, 
                including the retrieval and copying of all data from 
                those computers and removal of the computer equipment 
                for a reasonable period of time for the purpose of 
                conducting a more thorough inspection;
                    ``(C) consent and fully cooperate with the 
                installation on the computers any hardware or software 
                filtering systems designated by the probation officer 
                that restrict the defendant's access to classes of web 
                sites designated by the officer as to which, under the 
                circumstances of the offense, access should be 
                restricted;
                    ``(D) consent and fully cooperate with the 
                installation on the computers of monitoring systems or 
                hardware that permit the probation officer to monitor 
                the defendant's computer use to assure compliance with 
                the law, conditions of probation, and to protect public 
                safety; and
                    ``(E) take no steps to disable or evade the 
                filtering or monitoring programs or devices.''.
    (b) Supervised Release.--Section 3583(d) of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ``any condition set forth as a 
discretionary condition of probation in section 3563(b)(1) through 
(b)(10) and (b)(12) through (b)(20)'' and inserting ``a condition set 
forth in section 3563(b), other than that described in paragraph (11) 
of that section''.

SEC. 4. DIRECTION TO SENTENCING COMMISSION.

    The United States Sentencing Commission, pursuant to its authority 
under section 994 of title 28, United States Code, and in accordance 
with this section, shall review and, if appropriate amend the Federal 
sentencing guidelines (including its policy statements) applicable to 
persons convicted of sex offenses involving children in circumstances 
where the offense is committed or facilitated by the use of the 
Internet, and--
            (1) a misrepresentation is made over the Internet as to the 
        age of the offender; or
            (2) there is a failure of the offender to reveal the 
        offender's status as a sex offender.

SEC. 5. MODIFICATION OF MINIMUM STANDARDS REQUIRED FOR ELECTRONIC 
              MONITORING UNITS USED IN SEXUAL OFFENDER MONITORING PILOT 
              PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Subparagraph (C) of section 621(a)(1) of the Adam 
Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16981(a)(1)) 
is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(C) Minimum standards.--The electronic monitoring 
                units used in the pilot program shall at a minimum--
                            ``(i) provide a tracking device for each 
                        offender that contains a central processing 
                        unit with global positioning system; and
                            ``(ii) permit continuous monitoring of 
                        offenders 24 hours a day.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to grants provided on or after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.

SEC. 6. FINANCIAL FACILITATION OF ACCESS TO CHILD PORNOGRAPHY.

    (a) Offense.--Chapter 95 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1960A. Financial facilitation of access to child pornography
    ``Whoever knowingly conducts, or attempts or conspires to conduct, 
a financial transaction (as defined in section 1956(c)) in or affecting 
interstate or foreign commerce, knowing that such transaction will 
facilitate access to, or possession of, child pornography (as defined 
in Section 2256) shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more 
than 20 years, or both.''.
    (b) Amendment to Table of Sections.--The table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 95 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new item:

``1960A. Financial facilitation of access to child pornography .''.

SEC. 7. CHANGE IN DEFINITION OF MONETARY INSTRUMENTS FOR MONEY 
              LAUNDERING AND OTHER OFFENSES.

    Section 1956(c)(5) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (i); and
            (2) by inserting ``, (iii) electronic or digital 
        currencies, and the corresponding monetary value of any 
        associated account, or (iv) stored value cards or similar 
        devices'' after ``delivery''.

            Passed the House of Representatives November 14, 2007.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.
110th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 719

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

  To authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet 
  access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other 
                               purposes.