[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[S. 1738 Reported in Senate (RS)]






                                                       Calendar No. 862
110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1738

 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and 
   Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to 
 improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase 
   resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other 
  improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to 
               investigate and prosecute child predators.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 28, 2007

Mr. Biden (for himself, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Bayh, Mrs. Lincoln, 
  Mr. Hatch, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Obama, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. 
 Dorgan, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. 
  Brown, and Mrs. Hutchison) introduced the following bill; which was 
       read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

                              July 7, 2008

                Reported by Mr. Leahy, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and 
   Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to 
 improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase 
   resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other 
  improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to 
               investigate and prosecute child predators.

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

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Combating 
Child Exploitation Act of 2007''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act 
is as follows:</DELETED>

<DELETED>Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
<DELETED>Sec. 2. Findings.
<DELETED>Sec. 3. Definitions.
<DELETED>TITLE I--SPECIAL COUNSEL FOR CHILD EXPLOITATION PREVENTION AND 
                              INTERDICTION

<DELETED>Sec. 101. Establishment of Special Counsel for Child 
                            Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction.
<DELETED>Sec. 102. Establishment of ICAC Task Force Program.
<DELETED>Sec. 103. Purpose of ICAC Task Forces.
<DELETED>Sec. 104. Duties and functions of Task Forces.
<DELETED>Sec. 105. National ICAC Data Network Center.
<DELETED>Sec. 106. ICAC grant program.
<DELETED>Sec. 107. Authorization of appropriations.
  <DELETED>TITLE II--ADDITIONAL MEASURES TO COMBAT CHILD EXPLOITATION

<DELETED>Sec. 201. Additional regional computer forensic labs.
<DELETED>Sec. 202. Enhanced authority to investigate Internet crimes 
                            against children.
<DELETED>Sec. 203. Additional field agents for the FBI.
<DELETED>Sec. 204. Immigrations and customs enforcement enhancement.
<DELETED>Sec. 205. Combating trafficking via the United States Postal 
                            Service.
<DELETED>Sec. 206. Accountability provisions for child exploitation 
                            prevention and interdiction.
<DELETED>Sec. 207. Truth in sentencing report.

<DELETED>SEC. 2. FINDINGS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Congress finds the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) The Internet has facilitated the growth of a 
        multi-billion dollar global market for images and video of 
        children being sexually-displayed, raped, and tortured, far 
        exceeding law enforcement's capacity to respond at the Federal, 
        State, and local level.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) The explosion of child pornography trafficking 
        is claiming very young victims. Research by the Department of 
        Justice, the University of New Hampshire, and the National 
        Center for Missing and Exploited Children indicates that among 
        those arrested for possession of child pornography, 83 percent 
        have images of children 6-12 years old, 39 percent have images 
        of children 3-5 years old, and 19 percent have images of 
        children under the age of 3 years old.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) The images and videos being trafficked 
        typically depict sexual assaults that are both graphic and 
        brutal. The same research indicates that 80 percent of known 
        child pornography possessors have images of children being 
        sexually penetrated and 21 percent have images depicting 
        children bound, gagged, blindfolded, or ``otherwise enduring 
        sadistic sex.'' Just 1 percent restricted their collecting to 
        images of simple child nudity.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Millions of American children and teens are at 
        risk from sexual predators who are hunting, stalking, and 
        luring minors online. Along with the incredible access to the 
        world offered our children by the Internet, the Internet also 
        offers the world access to our children.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) The Internet Crimes Against Children Task 
        Force program (``ICAC Program'') of the Department of Justice 
        has identified millions of child pornography transactions 
        involving images and video of child sexual assault from 
        millions of computer IP addresses worldwide.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) The ICAC Program has been highly successful in 
        creating and sustaining an emerging national network of 46 
        Federal, State, and local task forces, which form the backbone 
        of America's national readiness to combat child 
        exploitation.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) In testimony before Congress, law enforcement 
        experts have expressed consensus that lack of dedicated 
        forensic analysis capacity is a severe problem at the Federal, 
        State, and local level, severely limiting the number of 
        predators that can be interdicted and children that can be 
        identified and rescued.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (8) The Federal Bureau of Investigation, the 
        Department of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, and the 
        United States Postal Inspection Service have each developed 
        highly specialized and successful child exploitation 
        investigative capabilities, yet these agencies have testified 
        to Congress that they must triage the overwhelming number of 
        child exploitation crimes and cannot investigate a large 
        percentage of known crimes.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (9) Child pornography and online child enticement 
        crimes have among the highest conviction rates of any child 
        sexual offense, and the Department of Justice funded research 
        indicates that the majority of child pornography offenders have 
        committed or attempted direct sexual contact offenses against 
        children. Investigating and prosecuting these predators is thus 
        one of the most concrete and measurable strategies for the 
        prevention of future child sexual abuse.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    In this Act, the following definitions shall 
apply:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Child exploitation.--The term ``child 
        exploitation'' means any conduct, or an attempt or conspiracy 
        to commit such conduct, constituting criminal sexual abuse of a 
        minor, sexual exploitation of a minor, abusive sexual contact 
        of a minor, sexually explicit conduct with a minor, or any 
        similar offense under Federal or State law.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Minor.--The term ``minor'' means any person 
        under the age of 18 years.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Sexually explicit conduct.--The term 
        ``sexually explicit conduct'' has the meaning as in section 
        2256 of title 18, United States Code.</DELETED>

<DELETED>TITLE I--SPECIAL COUNSEL FOR CHILD EXPLOITATION PREVENTION AND 
                         INTERDICTION</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT OF SPECIAL COUNSEL FOR CHILD 
              EXPLOITATION PREVENTION AND INTERDICTION.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--The Attorney General shall appoint a 
Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction 
within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Duties of the Special Counsel.--The Special Counsel 
appointed under subsection (a) shall have the following 
duties:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Coordinating the policies and strategies of 
        the Department of Justice related to the prevention and 
        investigation of child exploitation cases, including the 
        policies and strategies of the Office of Justice Programs, the 
        Criminal Division of the Department of Justice, the Executive 
        Office of United States Attorneys, the Federal Bureau of 
        Investigation, and any other agency or bureau of the Department 
        of Justice whose activities relate to child exploitation 
        cases.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Pursuing memorandums of understanding or other 
        interagency agreements related to the prevention, 
        investigation, and apprehension of individuals exploiting 
        children, including seeking cooperation and collaboration 
        with--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the Bureau of Immigration and Customs 
                Enforcement;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the Department of State;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) the Department of Commerce;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) the Department of Education; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) other Federal agencies.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Directing and overseeing the ICAC Task Force 
        Program established under section 102.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Directing and overseeing the National Internet 
        Crimes Against Children Data Network Center established under 
        section 105.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) Directing and overseeing the ICAC grant 
        program established under section 106.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) Coordinating technical assistance to Federal, 
        State, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies in the 
        prevention, investigation, and prosecution of child 
        exploitation crimes.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) Coordinating training to Federal, State, 
        local, and tribal law enforcement agencies in the prevention, 
        investigation, and prosecution of child exploitation 
        crimes.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (8) Coordinating training and technical assistance 
        to Federal, State, local, and tribal on forensic computer 
        examination and analysis.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (9) Directing and overseeing programs for child 
        exploitation prevention and education, including programs 
        related to Internet safety.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (10) Maintaining liaison with the judicial 
        branches of the Federal and State Governments on matters 
        relating to child exploitation.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (11) Providing information to the President, the 
        Congress, the judiciary, State, local, and tribal governments, 
        and the general public on matters relating to child 
        exploitation.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (12) Serving, at the request of the Attorney 
        General, as the representative of the Department of Justice on 
        domestic task forces, committees, or commissions addressing 
        policy or issues relating to child exploitation.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (13) Serving, at the request of the President, 
        acting through the Attorney General, as the representative of 
        the United States Government on human rights and economic 
        justice matters related to child exploitation in international 
        fora, including the United Nations.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (14) Providing technical assistance, coordination, 
        and support to--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) other components of the Department of 
                Justice, in efforts to develop policy and to enforce 
                Federal laws relating to child exploitation cases, 
                including the litigation of civil and criminal actions 
                relating to enforcing such laws;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) other Federal, State, local, and 
                tribal agencies, in efforts to develop policy, provide 
                technical assistance, and improve coordination among 
                agencies carrying out efforts to eliminate child 
                exploitation; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) grantees, in efforts to combat child 
                exploitation and to provide support and assistance to 
                victims of such exploitation.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 102. ESTABLISHMENT OF ICAC TASK FORCE PROGRAM.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Establishment.--There is established within the Office 
of Justice Programs in the Department of Justice, under the general 
authority of the Attorney General, an Internet Crimes Against Children 
Task Force (hereinafter in this title referred to as the ``ICAC Task 
Force''), which shall consist of a national program of State and local 
law enforcement task forces dedicated to developing effective responses 
to online enticement of children by sexual predators, child 
exploitation, and child obscenity and pornography cases.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) National Program.--The national ICAC Task Force 
program required under subsection (a) shall consist of at least 1 ICAC 
task force in each State.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 103. PURPOSE OF ICAC TASK FORCES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The ICAC Task Force, and each State or local ICAC task 
force that is part of the national program of task forces shall be 
dedicated towards--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) increasing the investigative capabilities of 
        State and local law enforcement officers in the detection, 
        investigation, and apprehension of Internet crimes against 
        children offenses or offenders, including technology-
        facilitated child exploitation offenses;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) conducting proactive and reactive Internet 
        crimes against children investigations;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) providing training and technical assistance to 
        ICAC Task Forces and other Federal, State, and local law 
        enforcement agencies in the areas of investigations, forensics, 
        prosecution, community outreach, and capacity-building, using 
        recognized experts to assist in the development and delivery of 
        training programs;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) increasing the number of Internet crimes 
        against children offenses being prosecuted in both Federal and 
        State courts;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) creating a multiagency task force response to 
        Internet crimes against children offenses within each 
        State;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) enhancing nationwide responses to Internet 
        crimes against children offenses, including assisting other 
        ICAC task forces, as well as other Federal, State, and local 
        agencies with Internet crimes against children investigations 
        and prosecutions;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) developing and delivering Internet crimes 
        against children public awareness and prevention programs; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (8) participating in such other activities, both 
        proactive and reactive, that will enhance investigations and 
        prosecutions of Internet crimes against children.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 104. DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF TASK FORCES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Each State or local ICAC task force that is part of the 
national program of task forces shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) consist of State and local investigators, 
        prosecutors, forensic specialists, and education specialists 
        who are dedicated full-time to address the goals of such task 
        force;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) work consistently towards achieving the 
        purposes described in section 103;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) engage in proactive investigations, forensic 
        examinations, and effective prosecutions of Internet crimes 
        against children;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) provide forensic, preventive, and 
        investigative assistance to parents, educators, prosecutors, 
        law enforcement, and others concerned with Internet crimes 
        against children;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) develop multijurisdictional, multiagency 
        responses and partnerships to Internet crimes against children 
        offenses through ongoing informational, administrative, and 
        technological support to other State and local law enforcement 
        agencies, as a means for such agencies to acquire the necessary 
        knowledge, personnel, and specialized equipment to investigate 
        and prosecute such offenses;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) fully participate in any nationally 
        coordinated investigation, as requested by the Attorney 
        General;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) establish investigative and prosecution 
        standards, consistent with established norms, to which that 
        task force shall comply;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (8) investigate, and seek prosecution on, tips 
        related to Internet crimes against children, including tips 
        from other law enforcement agencies, ICAC task forces, the 
        National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, and other 
        Federal, State, and local agencies;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (9) develop procedures for handling seized 
        evidence;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (10) maintain such reports and records as are 
        required under this title; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (11) seek to comply with national standards 
        regarding the investigation and prosecution of Internet crimes 
        against children, as set forth by the Attorney General, to the 
        extent such standards are consistent with the law of the State 
        where the task force is located.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 105. NATIONAL ICAC DATA NETWORK CENTER.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--The Attorney General shall establish a 
National Internet Crimes Against Children Data Network 
Center.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Purpose of Center.--The National Internet Crimes 
Against Children Data Network Center established under subsection (a) 
shall be dedicated to assisting--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the ICAC Task Force Program established under 
        this title; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Federal, State, local, and tribal agencies 
        investigating and prosecuting child exploitation.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Mandatory Requirements for Center.--The National 
Internet Crimes Against Children Data Network Center established under 
subsection (a) shall develop and maintain an integrated technology and 
training program that provides--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) a secure, online information-sharing and case 
        management system for use by ICAC Task Forces, Federal law 
        enforcement agencies, and other State and local law enforcement 
        agencies;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) a secure, online system for resolving case 
        conflicts, for use by ICAC Task Forces, Federal law enforcement 
        agencies, and other State and local law enforcement 
        agencies;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) a secure intelligence data storage and 
        analysis system for use by ICAC Task Forces, Federal law 
        enforcement agencies, and other State and local law enforcement 
        agencies;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) guidelines for the use of such Data Network by 
        Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) training and technical assistance on the use 
        of such Data Network by Federal, State, and local law 
        enforcement agencies.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
to be appropriated for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2015, 
$2,000,000 to carry out the provisions of this section, including for--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the establishment of the National Internet 
        Crimes Against Children Data Network Center; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the costs of operating and maintaining such 
        Center.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 106. ICAC GRANT PROGRAM.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Establishment.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--The Attorney General is 
        authorized to award grants to State and local ICAC task forces 
        to assist in carrying out the duties and functions described 
        under section 104.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Formula.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) Attorney general to develop.--At least 
                75 percent of the total funds appropriated for grants 
                under paragraph (1) shall be awarded or otherwise 
                distributed pursuant to a funding formula established 
                by the Attorney General.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Baseline amount.--Any formula 
                established by the Attorney General under subparagraph 
                (A), shall--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) ensure that each State or 
                        local ICAC task force shall, at a minimum, 
                        receive an amount equal to 1 percent of the 
                        total funds appropriated for grants under 
                        paragraph (1); and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) take into consideration the 
                        following factors:</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (I) The population of each 
                                State, as determined by the most recent 
                                decennial census performed by the 
                                Bureau of the Census.</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (II) The number of 
                                investigative leads generated by the 
                                integrated technology system of each 
                                ICAC Task Force.</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (III) The number of 
                                Internet crimes against children 
                                criminal cases referred by a task force 
                                for Federal, State, or local 
                                prosecution.</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (IV) The number of 
                                successful prosecutions of child 
                                exploitation cases by a task 
                                force.</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (V) Such other criteria as 
                                the Attorney General determines 
                                demonstrates the level of need for 
                                additional resources by a task 
                                force.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) Remaining funds.--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) In general.--The funds 
                        remaining for grants under this section after 
                        allocation of the baseline amounts under 
                        subparagraph (B) shall be distributed to State 
                        and local ICAC task forces based upon need, as 
                        set forth by criteria established by the 
                        Attorney General. Such criteria shall 
                        include:</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (I) The population of each 
                                State, as determined by the most recent 
                                decennial census performed by the 
                                Bureau of the Census.</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (II) The number of 
                                investigative leads generated by the 
                                integrated technology system of each 
                                ICAC Task Force.</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (III) The number of 
                                Internet crimes against children 
                                criminal cases referred by a task force 
                                for Federal, State, or local 
                                prosecution.</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (IV) The number of 
                                successful prosecutions of child 
                                exploitation cases by a task 
                                force.</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (V) Such other criteria as 
                                the Attorney General determines 
                                demonstrates the level of need for 
                                additional resources by a task 
                                force.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) Matching requirement.--To be 
                        eligible to receive any remaining grant funds 
                        under this subparagraph, a State or local ICAC 
                        task force shall contribute matching non-
                        Federal funds in an amount equal to not less 
                        than 25 percent of the total amount of the 
                        grant.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Application.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Each State or local ICAC task 
        force seeking a grant under this section shall submit an 
        application to the Attorney General at such time, in such 
        manner, and accompanied by such information as the Attorney 
        General may reasonably require.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Contents.--Each application submitted pursuant 
        to paragraph (1) shall--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) describe the activities for which 
                assistance under this section is sought; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) provide such additional assurances as 
                the Attorney General determines to be essential to 
                ensure compliance with the requirements of this 
                title.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Allowable Uses.--Grants awarded under this section may 
be used to--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) hire personnel, investigators, prosecutors, 
        education specialists, and forensic specialists;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) establish and support forensic laboratories 
        utilized in Internet crimes against children 
        investigations;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) support investigations and prosecutions of 
        Internet crimes against children;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) conduct and assist with education programs to 
        help children and parents protect themselves from Internet 
        predators;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) conduct and attend training sessions related 
        to successful investigations and prosecutions of Internet 
        crimes against children; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) fund any other activities directly related to 
        preventing, investigating, or prosecuting Internet crimes 
        against children.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Reporting Requirements.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) ICAC reports.--To measure the results of the 
        activities funded by grants under this section, and to assist 
        the Attorney General in complying with the Government 
        Performance and Results Act (Public Law 103-62; 107 Stat. 285), 
        each State or local ICAC task force receiving a grant under 
        this section shall, on an annual basis, submit a report to the 
        Attorney General that sets forth the following:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) Staffing levels of the task force, 
                including the number of investigators, prosecutors, 
                education specialists, and forensic specialists 
                dedicated to investigating and prosecuting Internet 
                crimes against children.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Investigation and prosecution 
                performance measures of the task force, including--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) the number of Internet crimes 
                        against children related arrests;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) the number of prosecutions 
                        for Internet crimes against children, 
                        including--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (I) whether the 
                                prosecution resulted in a conviction 
                                for such crime; and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (II) the sentence and the 
                                statutory maximum for such crime under 
                                State law.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) The number of referrals made by the 
                task force to the United States Attorneys office, 
                including whether the referral was accepted by the 
                United States Attorney.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) The number of investigative technical 
                assistance sessions that the task force provided to 
                non-member law enforcement agencies.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) The number of computer forensic 
                examinations that the task force completed.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (F) The number of law enforcement agencies 
                participating in Internet crimes against children 
                program standards established by the task 
                force.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Report to congress.--Not later than 1 year 
        after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General 
        shall submit a report to Congress on--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the progress of the development of the 
                ICAC Task Forces established under this title; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the number of Federal and State 
                investigations, prosecutions, and convictions in the 
                prior 12-month period related to child 
                exploitation.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 107. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out this title--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2008;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2009;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2011;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2012;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2013;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2014; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (8) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2015.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Availability.--Funds appropriated under subsection (a) 
shall remain available until expended.</DELETED>

        <DELETED>TITLE II--ADDITIONAL MEASURES TO COMBAT CHILD 
                         EXPLOITATION</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 201. ADDITIONAL REGIONAL COMPUTER FORENSIC 
              LABS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Additional Resources.--The Attorney shall establish 
additional computer forensic capacity to address the current backlog 
for computer forensics, including for child exploitation 
investigations. The Attorney General may utilize funds under this title 
to establish new regional computer forensic laboratories within the 
Regional Computer Forensic Laboratories Program operated by the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation or may increase capacity at existing 
laboratories.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) New Computer Forensic Labs.--If the Attorney General 
determines that new regional computer forensic laboratories are needed 
under subsection (a) to address existing backlogs, such new 
laboratories shall be established pursuant to subsection (d).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Purpose of New Resources.--The additional forensic 
capacity established by the resources provided under this section shall 
prioritize its activities to assist Federal agencies, State and local 
Internet Crimes Against Children task forces, and other Federal, State, 
and local law enforcement agencies in preventing, investigating, and 
prosecuting Internet crimes against children.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Purpose of New Additional Capacity.--The location of 
any new regional computer forensic laboratories under this section 
shall be determined by the Attorney General, in consultation with the 
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Regional Computer 
Forensic Laboratory National Steering Committee, and other relevant 
stakeholders.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, and every year thereafter, the Attorney General 
shall submit a report to the Congress on how the funds appropriated 
under this section were utilized.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
to be appropriated for fiscal years 2008 through 2015, $7,00,000 to 
carry out the provisions of this section.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 202. ENHANCED AUTHORITY TO INVESTIGATE INTERNET CRIMES 
              AGAINST CHILDREN.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 2516(2) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting ``or crimes against children, including child 
exploitation, child obscenity, or other crimes dangerous to the life, 
limb, and well-being of minor children,'' after ``other dangerous 
drugs,''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 203. ADDITIONAL FIELD AGENTS FOR THE FBI.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
to the Attorney General $20,000,000, for each of the fiscal years 2008 
through 2009, and $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 through 
2015, to fund the hiring of full-time Federal Bureau of Investigation 
field agents and associated analysts and support staff in addition to 
the number of such employees serving in those capacities on the date of 
enactment of this Act.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Sole Purpose.--The sole purpose of the additional 
staff required to be hired under subsection (a) is to work on child 
exploitation cases as part of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's 
Innocent Images National Initiative.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 204. IMMIGRATIONS AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT 
              ENHANCEMENT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Additional Agents.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of Homeland Security $15,000,000, for 
each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2015, to fund the hiring of full-
time agents and associated analysts and support staff within the Bureau 
of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in addition to the number of 
such employees serving in those capacities on the date of enactment of 
this Act.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Sole Purpose.--The sole purpose of the additional 
staff required to be hired under subsection (a) is to work on child 
exploitation and child obscenity cases.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 205. COMBATING TRAFFICKING VIA THE UNITED STATES POSTAL 
              SERVICE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
to the Postmaster General $5,000,000, for each of the fiscal years 2008 
through 2015, to fund the hiring of full-time agents and associated 
analysts and support staff in addition to the number of such employees 
serving in those capacities on the date of enactment of this 
Act.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Sole Purpose.--The sole purpose of the additional 
staff required to be hired under subsection (a) is to work on child 
exploitation and child obscenity cases.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 206. ACCOUNTABILITY PROVISIONS FOR CHILD EXPLOITATION 
              PREVENTION AND INTERDICTION.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary 
of Homeland Security and the Postmaster General, shall report to the 
Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and House of Representatives 
and any other relevant committee of jurisdiction, on an annual basis, 
on the resources (agents, forensic labs, prosecutors, etc.) being 
utilized by such agencies to investigate and prosecute child 
exploitation and child obscenity cases, including the resources 
established under this title, the Adam Walsh Child Protection and 
Safety Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-248; 120 Stat. 587), and any other 
law related to combating child exploitation and child 
obscenity.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 207. TRUTH IN SENTENCING REPORT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study 
and report to Congress on the efforts to combat child exploitation at 
the Federal, State, and local level, including an examination of the 
average sentences for child sex offenders and the length of time served 
for each individual child sex offender.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Combating Child 
Exploitation Act of 2008''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.

   TITLE I--NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR CHILD EXPLOITATION PREVENTION AND 
                              INTERDICTION

Sec. 101. Establishment of National Strategy for Child Exploitation 
                            Prevention and Interdiction.
Sec. 102. Establishment of National ICAC Task Force Program.
Sec. 103. Purpose of ICAC task forces.
Sec. 104. Duties and functions of task forces.
Sec. 105. National Internet Crimes Against Children Data System.
Sec. 106. ICAC grant program.
Sec. 107. Authorization of appropriations.

       TITLE II--ADDITIONAL MEASURES TO COMBAT CHILD EXPLOITATION

Sec. 201. Additional regional computer forensic labs.
Sec. 202. Additional field agents for the FBI.
Sec. 203. Immigration and customs enforcement enhancement.
Sec. 204. Combating child exploitation via the United States Postal 
                            Service.

           TITLE III--EFFECTIVE CHILD PORNOGRAPHY PROSECUTION

Sec. 301. Effective child pornography prosecution.
Sec. 302. Prohibit the broadcast of live images of child abuse.
Sec. 303. Amendment to section 2256 of title 18, United States Code.
Sec. 304. Amendment to section 2260 of title 18, United States Code.
Sec. 305. Prohibiting the alteration of an image of a real child to 
                            create an image of sexually explicit 
                            conduct.
Sec. 306. Referrals to authorized foreign law enforcement agencies.

     TITLE IV--NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE STUDY OF RISK FACTORS

Sec. 401. NIJ Study of Risk Factors for Assessing Dangerousness.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act, the following definitions shall apply:
            (1) Child exploitation.--The term ``child exploitation'' 
        means any conduct, attempted conduct, or conspiracy to engage 
        in conduct involving a minor that violates section 1591, 
        chapter 109A, chapter 110, and chapter 117 of title 18, United 
        States Code, or any sexual activity involving a minor for which 
        any person can be charged with a criminal offense.
            (2) Child obscenity.--The term ``child obscenity'' means 
        any visual depiction proscribed by section 1466A of title 18, 
        United States Code.
            (3) Minor.--The term ``minor'' means any person under the 
        age of 18 years.
            (4) Sexually explicit conduct.--The term ``sexually 
        explicit conduct'' has the meaning given such term in section 
        2256 of title 18, United States Code.

   TITLE I--NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR CHILD EXPLOITATION PREVENTION AND 
                              INTERDICTION

SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR CHILD EXPLOITATION 
              PREVENTION AND INTERDICTION.

    (a) In General.--The Attorney General of the United States shall 
create and implement a National Strategy for Child Exploitation 
Prevention and Interdiction.
    (b) Timing.--Not later than February 1 of each year, the Attorney 
General shall submit to Congress the National Strategy established 
under subsection (a).
    (c) Required Contents of National Strategy.--The National Strategy 
established under subsection (a) shall include the following:
            (1) Comprehensive long-range, goals for reducing child 
        exploitation.
            (2) Annual measurable objectives and specific targets to 
        accomplish long-term, quantifiable goals that the Attorney 
        General determines may be achieved during each year beginning 
        on the date when the National Strategy is submitted.
            (3) Annual budget priorities and Federal efforts dedicated 
        to combating child exploitation, including resources dedicated 
        to Internet Crimes Against Children task forces, Project Safe 
        Childhood, FBI Innocent Images Initiative, the National Center 
        for Missing and Exploited Children, regional forensic computer 
        labs, Internet Safety programs, and all other entities whose 
        goal or mission is to combat the exploitation of children that 
        receive Federal support.
            (4) A 5-year projection for program and budget goals and 
        priorities.
            (5) A review of the policies and work of the Department of 
        Justice related to the prevention and investigation of child 
        exploitation crimes, including efforts at the Office of Justice 
        Programs, the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice, 
        the Executive Office of United States Attorneys, the Federal 
        Bureau of Investigation, the Office of the Attorney General, 
        the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, the Office of Legal 
        Policy, and any other agency or bureau of the Department of 
        Justice whose activities relate to child exploitation.
            (6) A description of the Department's efforts to coordinate 
        with international, State, local, tribal law enforcement, and 
        private sector entities on child exploitation prevention and 
        interdiction efforts.
            (7) Plans for interagency coordination regarding the 
        prevention, investigation, and apprehension of individuals 
        exploiting children, including cooperation and collaboration 
        with--
                    (A) Immigration and Customs Enforcement;
                    (B) the United States Postal Inspection Service;
                    (C) the Department of State;
                    (D) the Department of Commerce;
                    (E) the Department of Education;
                    (F) the Department of Health and Human Services; 
                and
                    (G) other appropriate Federal agencies.
            (8) A review of the Internet Crimes Against Children Task 
        Force Program, including--
                    (A) the number of ICAC task forces and location of 
                each ICAC task force;
                    (B) the number of trained personnel at each ICAC 
                task force;
                    (C) the amount of Federal grants awarded to each 
                ICAC task force;
                    (D) an assessment of the Federal, State, and local 
                cooperation in each task force, including--
                            (i) the number of arrests made by each task 
                        force;
                            (ii) the number of criminal referrals to 
                        United States attorneys for prosecution;
                            (iii) the number of prosecutions and 
                        convictions from the referrals made under 
                        clause (ii);
                            (iv) the number, if available, of local 
                        prosecutions and convictions based on ICAC task 
                        force investigations; and
                            (v) any other information demonstrating the 
                        level of Federal, State, and local coordination 
                        and cooperation, as such information is to be 
                        determined by the Attorney General;
                    (E) an assessment of the training opportunities and 
                technical assistance available to support ICAC task 
                force grantees; and
                    (F) an assessment of the success of the Internet 
                Crimes Against Children Task Force Program at 
                leveraging State and local resources and matching 
                funds.
            (9) An assessment of the technical assistance and support 
        available for Federal, State, local, and tribal law enforcement 
        agencies, in the prevention, investigation, and prosecution of 
        child exploitation crimes.
            (10) The backlog of forensic analysis for child 
        exploitation cases at each FBI Regional Forensic lab and an 
        estimate of the backlog at State and local labs.
            (11) Plans for reducing the forensic backlog described in 
        paragraph (10), if any, at Federal, State and local forensic 
        labs.
            (12) A review of the Federal programs related to child 
        exploitation prevention and education, including those related 
        to Internet safety, including efforts by the private sector and 
        nonprofit entities, or any other initiatives, that have proven 
        successful in promoting child safety and Internet safety.
            (13) An assessment of the future trends, challenges, and 
        opportunities, including new technologies, that will impact 
        Federal, State, local, and tribal efforts to combat child 
        exploitation.
            (14) Plans for liaisons with the judicial branches of the 
        Federal and State governments on matters relating to child 
        exploitation.
            (15) An assessment of Federal investigative and prosecution 
        activity relating to reported incidents of child exploitation 
        crimes, which shall include a number of factors, including--
                    (A) the number of high-priority suspects 
                (identified because of the volume of suspected criminal 
                activity or because of the danger to the community or a 
                potential victim) who were investigated and prosecuted;
                    (B) the number of investigations, arrests, 
                prosecutions and convictions for a crime of child 
                exploitation; and
                    (C) the average sentence imposed and statutory 
                maximum for each crime of child exploitation.
            (16) A review of all available statistical data indicating 
        the overall magnitude of child pornography trafficking in the 
        United States and internationally, including--
                    (A) the number of computers or computer users, 
                foreign and domestic, observed engaging in, or 
                suspected by law enforcement agencies and other sources 
                of engaging in, peer-to-peer file sharing of child 
                pornography;
                    (B) the number of computers or computer users, 
                foreign and domestic, observed engaging in, or 
                suspected by law enforcement agencies and other 
                reporting sources of engaging in, buying and selling, 
                or other commercial activity related to child 
                pornography;
                    (C) the number of computers or computer users, 
                foreign and domestic, observed engaging in, or 
                suspected by law enforcement agencies and other sources 
                of engaging in, all other forms of activity related to 
                child pornography;
                    (D) the number of tips or other statistical data 
                from the National Center for Missing and Exploited 
                Children's CybertTipline and other data indicating the 
                magnitude of child pornography trafficking; and
                    (E) any other statistical data indicating the type, 
                nature, and extent of child exploitation crime in the 
                United States and abroad.
            (17) Copies of recent relevant research and studies related 
        to child exploitation, including--
                    (A) studies related to the link between possession 
                or trafficking of child pornography and actual abuse of 
                a child;
                    (B) studies related to establishing a link between 
                the types of files being viewed or shared and the type 
                of illegal activity; and
                    (C) any other research, studies, and available 
                information related to child exploitation.
            (18) A review of the extent of cooperation, coordination, 
        and mutual support between private sector and other entities 
        and organizations and Federal agencies, including the 
        involvement of States, local and tribal government agencies to 
        the extent Federal programs are involved.
            (19) The results of the Project Safe Childhood Conference 
        or other conferences or meetings convened by the Department of 
        Justice related to combating child exploitation
    (d) Appointment of High-Level Official.--
            (1) In general.--The Attorney General shall designate a 
        senior official at the Department of Justice to be responsible 
        for coordinating the development of the National Strategy 
        established under subsection (a).
            (2) Duties.--The duties of the official designated under 
        paragraph (1) shall include--
                    (A) acting as a liaison with all Federal agencies 
                regarding the development of the National Strategy;
                    (B) working to ensure that there is proper 
                coordination among agencies in developing the National 
                Strategy;
                    (C) being knowledgeable about budget priorities and 
                familiar with all efforts within the Department of 
                Justice and the FBI related to child exploitation 
                prevention and interdiction; and
                    (D) presenting the National Strategy to Congress 
                and being available to answer questions related to the 
                strategy at congressional hearings, if requested by 
                committees of appropriate jurisdictions, on the 
                contents of the National Strategy and progress of the 
                Department of Justice in implementing the National 
                Strategy.

SEC. 102. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL ICAC TASK FORCE PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment.--
            (1) In general.--There is established within the Department 
        of Justice, under the general authority of the Attorney 
        General, a National Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force 
        Program (hereinafter in this title referred to as the ``ICAC 
        Task Force Program''), which shall consist of a national 
        program of State and local law enforcement task forces 
        dedicated to developing effective responses to online 
        enticement of children by sexual predators, child exploitation, 
        and child obscenity and pornography cases.
            (2) Intent of congress.--It is the purpose and intent of 
        Congress that the ICAC Task Force Program established under 
        paragraph (1) is intended to continue the ICAC Task Force 
        Program authorized under title I of the Departments of 
        Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998, and funded under title IV of 
        the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974.
    (b) National Program.--
            (1) State representation.--The ICAC Task Force Program 
        established under subsection (a) shall include at least 1 ICAC 
        task force in each State.
            (2) Capacity and continuity of investigations.--In order to 
        maintain established capacity and continuity of investigations 
        and prosecutions of child exploitation cases, the Attorney 
        General, shall, in establishing the ICAC Task Force Program 
        under subsection (a) consult with and consider all 59 task 
        forces in existence on the date of enactment of this Act. The 
        Attorney General shall include all existing ICAC task forces in 
        the ICAC Task Force Program, unless the Attorney General makes 
        a determination that an existing ICAC does not have a proven 
        track record of success.

SEC. 103. PURPOSE OF ICAC TASK FORCES.

    The ICAC Task Force Program, and each State or local ICAC task 
force that is part of the national program of task forces, shall be 
dedicated toward--
            (1) increasing the investigative capabilities of State and 
        local law enforcement officers in the detection, investigation, 
        and apprehension of Internet crimes against children offenses 
        or offenders, including technology-facilitated child 
        exploitation offenses;
            (2) conducting proactive and reactive Internet crimes 
        against children investigations;
            (3) providing training and technical assistance to ICAC 
        task forces and other Federal, State, and local law enforcement 
        agencies in the areas of investigations, forensics, 
        prosecution, community outreach, and capacity-building, using 
        recognized experts to assist in the development and delivery of 
        training programs;
            (4) increasing the number of Internet crimes against 
        children offenses being investigated and prosecuted in both 
        Federal and State courts;
            (5) creating a multiagency task force response to Internet 
        crimes against children offenses within each State;
            (6) participating in the Department of Justice's Project 
        Safe Childhood initiative, the purpose of which is to combat 
        technology-facilitated sexual exploitation crimes against 
        children;
            (7) enhancing nationwide responses to Internet crimes 
        against children offenses, including assisting other ICAC task 
        forces, as well as other Federal, State, and local agencies 
        with Internet crimes against children investigations and 
        prosecutions;
            (8) developing and delivering Internet crimes against 
        children public awareness and prevention programs; and
            (9) participating in such other activities, both proactive 
        and reactive, that will enhance investigations and prosecutions 
        of Internet crimes against children.

SEC. 104. DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF TASK FORCES.

    Each State or local ICAC task force that is part of the national 
program of task forces shall--
            (1) consist of State and local investigators, prosecutors, 
        forensic specialists, and education specialists who are 
        dedicated to addressing the goals of such task force;
            (2) work consistently toward achieving the purposes 
        described in section 103;
            (3) engage in proactive investigations, forensic 
        examinations, and effective prosecutions of Internet crimes 
        against children;
            (4) provide forensic, preventive, and investigative 
        assistance to parents, educators, prosecutors, law enforcement, 
        and others concerned with Internet crimes against children;
            (5) develop multijurisdictional, multiagency responses and 
        partnerships to Internet crimes against children offenses 
        through ongoing informational, administrative, and 
        technological support to other State and local law enforcement 
        agencies, as a means for such agencies to acquire the necessary 
        knowledge, personnel, and specialized equipment to investigate 
        and prosecute such offenses;
            (6) participate in nationally coordinated investigations in 
        any case in which the Attorney General determines such 
        participation to be necessary, as permitted by the available 
        resources of such task force;
            (7) establish or adopt investigative and prosecution 
        standards, consistent with established norms, to which such 
        task force shall comply;
            (8) investigate, and seek prosecution on, tips related to 
        Internet crimes against children, including tips from the 
        National Internet Crimes Against Children Data System 
        established in section 105, the National Center for Missing and 
        Exploited Children's CyberTipline, ICAC task forces, and other 
        Federal, State, and local agencies, with priority being given 
        to investigative leads that indicate the possibility of 
        identifying or rescuing child victims, including investigative 
        leads that indicate a likelihood of seriousness of offense or 
        dangerousness to the community;
            (9) develop procedures for handling seized evidence;
            (10) maintain--
                    (A) such reports and records as are required under 
                this title; and
                    (B) such other reports and records as determined by 
                the Attorney General; and
            (11) seek to comply with national standards regarding the 
        investigation and prosecution of Internet crimes against 
        children, as set forth by the Attorney General, to the extent 
        such standards are consistent with the law of the State where 
        the task force is located.

SEC. 105. NATIONAL INTERNET CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN DATA SYSTEM.

    (a) In General.--The Attorney General shall establish a National 
Internet Crimes Against Children Data System.
    (b) Intent of Congress.--It is the purpose and intent of Congress 
that the National Internet Crimes Against Children Data System 
established in subsection (a) is intended to continue and build upon 
Operation Fairplay developed by the Wyoming Attorney General's office, 
which has established a secure, dynamic undercover infrastructure that 
has facilitated online law enforcement investigations of child 
exploitation, information sharing, and the capacity to collect and 
aggregate data on the extent of the problems of child exploitation.
    (c) Purpose of System.--The National Internet Crimes Against 
Children Data System established under subsection (a) shall be 
dedicated to assisting and supporting credentialed law enforcement 
agencies authorized to investigate child exploitation in accordance 
with Federal, State, local, and tribal laws, including by providing 
assistance and support to--
            (1) Federal agencies investigating and prosecuting child 
        exploitation;
            (2) the ICAC Task Force Program established under section 
        102; and
            (3) State, local, and tribal agencies investigating and 
        prosecuting child exploitation.
    (d) Cyber Safe Deconfliction and Information Sharing.--The National 
Internet Crimes Against Children Data System established under 
subsection (a)--
            (1) shall be housed and maintained within the Department of 
        Justice or a credentialed law enforcement agency;
            (2) shall be made available for a nominal charge to support 
        credentialed law enforcement agencies in accordance with 
        subsection (c); and
            (3) shall--
                    (A) allow Federal, State, local, and tribal 
                agencies and ICAC task forces investigating and 
                prosecuting child exploitation to contribute and access 
                data for use in resolving case conflicts;
                    (B) provide, directly or in partnership with a 
                credentialed law enforcement agency, a dynamic 
                undercover infrastructure to facilitate online law 
                enforcement investigations of child exploitation;
                    (C) facilitate the development of essential 
                software and network capability for law enforcement 
                participants; and
                    (D) provide software or direct hosting and support 
                for online investigations of child exploitation 
                activities, or, in the alternative, provide users with 
                a secure connection to an alternative system that 
                provides such capabilities, provided that the system is 
                hosted within a governmental agency or a credentialed 
                law enforcement agency.
    (e) Collection and Reporting of Data.--
            (1) In general.--The National Internet Crimes Against 
        Children Data System established under subsection (a) shall 
        ensure the following:
                    (A) Real-time reporting.--All child exploitation 
                cases involving local child victims that are reasonably 
                detectable using available software and data are, 
                immediately upon their detection, made available to 
                participating law enforcement agencies.
                    (B) High-priority suspects.--Every 30 days, at 
                minimum, the National Internet Crimes Against Children 
                Data System shall--
                            (i) identify high-priority suspects, as 
                        such suspects are determined by the volume of 
                        suspected criminal activity or other indicators 
                        of seriousness of offense or dangerousness to 
                        the community or a potential local victim; and
                            (ii) report all such identified high-
                        priority suspects to participating law 
                        enforcement agencies.
                    (C) Annual reports.--Any statistical data 
                indicating the overall magnitude of child pornography 
                trafficking and child exploitation in the United States 
                and internationally is made available and included in 
                the National Strategy, as is required under section 
                101(c)(16).
            (2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall 
        be construed to limit the ability of participating law 
        enforcement agencies to disseminate investigative leads or 
        statistical information in accordance with State and local 
        laws.
    (f) Mandatory Requirements of Network.--The National Internet 
Crimes Against Children Data System established under subsection (a) 
shall develop, deploy, and maintain an integrated technology and 
training program that provides--
            (1) a secure, online system for Federal law enforcement 
        agencies, ICAC task forces, and other State, local, and tribal 
        law enforcement agencies for use in resolving case conflicts, 
        as provided in subsection (d);
            (2) a secure system enabling online communication and 
        collaboration by Federal law enforcement agencies, ICAC task 
        forces, and other State, local, and tribal law enforcement 
        agencies regarding ongoing investigations, investigatory 
        techniques, best practices, and any other relevant news and 
        professional information;
            (3) a secure online data storage and analysis system for 
        use by Federal law enforcement agencies, ICAC task forces, and 
        other State, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies;
            (4) secure connections or interaction with State and local 
        law enforcement computer networks, consistent with reasonable 
        and established security protocols and guidelines;
            (5) guidelines for use of the National Internet Crimes 
        Against Children Data System by Federal, State, local, and 
        tribal law enforcement agencies and ICAC task forces; and
            (6) training and technical assistance on the use of the 
        National Internet Crimes Against Children Data System by 
        Federal, State, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies and 
        ICAC task forces.
    (g) National Internet Crimes Against Children Data System Steering 
Committee.--The Attorney General shall establish a National Internet 
Crimes Against Children Data System Steering Committee to provide 
guidance to the Network relating to the program under subsection (f), 
and to assist in the development of strategic plans for the System. The 
Steering Committee shall consist of 10 members with expertise in child 
exploitation prevention and interdiction prosecution, investigation, or 
prevention, including--
            (1) 3 representatives elected by the local directors of the 
        ICAC task forces, such representatives shall represent 
        different geographic regions of the country;
            (2) 1 representative of the Department of Justice Office of 
        Information Services;
            (3) 1 representative from Operation Fairplay, currently 
        hosted at the Wyoming Office of the Attorney General;
            (4) 1 representative from the law enforcement agency having 
        primary responsibility for hosting and maintaining the National 
        Internet Crimes Against Children Data System;
            (5) 1 representative of the Federal Bureau of 
        Investigation's Innocent Images National Initiative or Regional 
        Computer Forensic Lab program;
            (6) 1 representative of the Immigration and Customs 
        Enforcement's Cyber Crimes Center;
            (7) 1 representative of the United States Postal Inspection 
        Service; and
            (8) 1 representative of the Department of Justice.
    (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated for each of the fiscal years 2009 through 2016, $2,000,000 
to carry out the provisions of this section.

SEC. 106. ICAC GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment.--
            (1) In general.--The Attorney General is authorized to 
        award grants to State and local ICAC task forces to assist in 
        carrying out the duties and functions described under section 
        104.
            (2) Formula grants.--
                    (A) Development of formula.--At least 75 percent of 
                the total funds appropriated to carry out this section 
                shall be available to award or otherwise distribute 
                grants pursuant to a funding formula established by the 
                Attorney General in accordance with the requirements in 
                subparagraph (B).
                    (B) Formula requirements.--Any formula established 
                by the Attorney General under subparagraph (A) shall--
                            (i) ensure that each State or local ICAC 
                        task force shall, at a minimum, receive an 
                        amount equal to 0.5 percent of the funds 
                        available to award or otherwise distribute 
                        grants under subparagraph (A); and
                            (ii) take into consideration the following 
                        factors:
                                    (I) The population of each State, 
                                as determined by the most recent 
                                decennial census performed by the 
                                Bureau of the Census.
                                    (II) The number of investigative 
                                leads within the applicant's 
                                jurisdiction generated by the ICAC Data 
                                Network, the CyberTipline, and other 
                                sources.
                                    (III) The number of criminal cases 
                                related to Internet crimes against 
                                children referred to a task force for 
                                Federal, State, or local prosecution.
                                    (IV) The number of successful 
                                prosecutions of child exploitation 
                                cases by a task force.
                                    (V) The amount of training, 
                                technical assistance, and public 
                                education or outreach by a task force 
                                related to the prevention, 
                                investigation, or prosecution of child 
                                exploitation offenses.
                                    (VI) Such other criteria as the 
                                Attorney General determines demonstrate 
                                the level of need for additional 
                                resources by a task force.
            (3) Distribution of remaining funds based on need.--
                    (A) In general.--Any funds remaining from the total 
                funds appropriated to carry out this section after 
                funds have been made available to award or otherwise 
                distribute formula grants under paragraph (2)(A) shall 
                be distributed to State and local ICAC task forces 
                based upon need, as set forth by criteria established 
                by the Attorney General. Such criteria shall include 
                the factors under paragraph (2)(B)(ii).
                    (B) Matching requirement.--A State or local ICAC 
                task force shall contribute matching non-Federal funds 
                in an amount equal to not less than 25 percent of the 
                amount of funds received by the State or local ICAC 
                task force under subparagraph (A). A State or local 
                ICAC task force that is not able or willing to 
                contribute matching funds in accordance with this 
                subparagraph shall not be eligible for funds under 
                subparagraph (A).
                    (C) Waiver.--The Attorney General may waive, in 
                whole or in part, the matching requirement under 
                subparagraph (B) if the State or local ICAC task force 
                demonstrates good cause or financial hardship.
    (b) Application.--
            (1) In general.--Each State or local ICAC task force 
        seeking a grant under this section shall submit an application 
        to the Attorney General at such time, in such manner, and 
        accompanied by such information as the Attorney General may 
        reasonably require.
            (2) Contents.--Each application submitted pursuant to 
        paragraph (1) shall--
                    (A) describe the activities for which assistance 
                under this section is sought; and
                    (B) provide such additional assurances as the 
                Attorney General determines to be essential to ensure 
                compliance with the requirements of this title.
    (c) Allowable Uses.--Grants awarded under this section may be used 
to--
            (1) hire personnel, investigators, prosecutors, education 
        specialists, and forensic specialists;
            (2) establish and support forensic laboratories utilized in 
        Internet crimes against children investigations;
            (3) support investigations and prosecutions of Internet 
        crimes against children;
            (4) conduct and assist with education programs to help 
        children and parents protect themselves from Internet 
        predators;
            (5) conduct and attend training sessions related to 
        successful investigations and prosecutions of Internet crimes 
        against children; and
            (6) fund any other activities directly related to 
        preventing, investigating, or prosecuting Internet crimes 
        against children.
    (d) Reporting Requirements.--
            (1) ICAC reports.--To measure the results of the activities 
        funded by grants under this section, and to assist the Attorney 
        General in complying with the Government Performance and 
        Results Act (Public Law 103-62; 107 Stat. 285), each State or 
        local ICAC task force receiving a grant under this section 
        shall, on an annual basis, submit a report to the Attorney 
        General that sets forth the following:
                    (A) Staffing levels of the task force, including 
                the number of investigators, prosecutors, education 
                specialists, and forensic specialists dedicated to 
                investigating and prosecuting Internet crimes against 
                children.
                    (B) Investigation and prosecution performance 
                measures of the task force, including--
                            (i) the number of investigations initiated 
                        related to Internet crimes against children;
                            (ii) the number of arrests related to 
                        Internet crimes against children; and
                            (iii) the number of prosecutions for 
                        Internet crimes against children, including--
                                    (I) whether the prosecution 
                                resulted in a conviction for such 
                                crime; and
                                    (II) the sentence and the statutory 
                                maximum for such crime under State law.
                    (C) The number of referrals made by the task force 
                to the United States Attorneys office, including 
                whether the referral was accepted by the United States 
                Attorney.
                    (D) Statistics that account for the disposition of 
                investigations that do not result in arrests or 
                prosecutions, such as referrals to other law 
                enforcement.
                    (E) The number of investigative technical 
                assistance sessions that the task force provided to 
                nonmember law enforcement agencies.
                    (F) The number of computer forensic examinations 
                that the task force completed.
                    (G) The number of law enforcement agencies 
                participating in Internet crimes against children 
                program standards established by the task force.
            (2) Report to congress.--Not later than 1 year after the 
        date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall 
        submit a report to Congress on--
                    (A) the progress of the development of the ICAC 
                Task Force Program established under section 102; and
                    (B) the number of Federal and State investigations, 
                prosecutions, and convictions in the prior 12-month 
                period related to child exploitation.

SEC. 107. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this title--
            (1) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2009;
            (2) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;
            (3) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2011;
            (4) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2012;
            (5) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2013;
            (6) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2014;
            (7) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2015; and
            (8) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2016.
    (b) Availability.--Funds appropriated under subsection (a) shall 
remain available until expended.

       TITLE II--ADDITIONAL MEASURES TO COMBAT CHILD EXPLOITATION

SEC. 201. ADDITIONAL REGIONAL COMPUTER FORENSIC LABS.

    (a) Additional Resources.--The Attorney General shall establish 
additional computer forensic capacity to address the current backlog 
for computer forensics, including for child exploitation 
investigations. The Attorney General may utilize funds under this title 
to increase capacity at existing regional forensic laboratories or to 
add laboratories under the Regional Computer Forensic Laboratories 
Program operated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
    (b) Purpose of New Resources.--The additional forensic capacity 
established by resources provided under this section shall be dedicated 
to assist Federal agencies, State and local Internet Crimes Against 
Children task forces, and other Federal, State, and local law 
enforcement agencies in preventing, investigating, and prosecuting 
Internet crimes against children.
    (c) New Computer Forensic Labs.--If the Attorney General determines 
that new regional computer forensic laboratories are required under 
subsection (a) to best address existing backlogs, such new laboratories 
shall be established pursuant to subsection (d).
    (d) Location of New Labs.--The location of any new regional 
computer forensic laboratories under this section shall be determined 
by the Attorney General, in consultation with the Director of the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Regional Computer Forensic 
Laboratory National Steering Committee, and other relevant 
stakeholders.
    (e) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act, and every year thereafter, the Attorney General shall submit 
a report to the Congress on how the funds appropriated under this 
section were utilized.
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated for fiscal years 2009 through 2016, $7,000,000 to carry 
out the provisions of this section.

SEC. 202. ADDITIONAL FIELD AGENTS FOR THE FBI.

    (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
Attorney General $30,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2009 through 
2016 to fund the hiring of full-time Federal Bureau of Investigation 
field agents and associated analysts and support staff in addition to 
the number of such employees serving in those capacities on the date of 
enactment of this Act.
    (b) Sole Purpose.--The sole purpose of the additional staff 
required to be hired under subsection (a) is to work on child 
exploitation cases as part of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's 
Innocent Images National Initiative.

SEC. 203. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT ENHANCEMENT.

    (a) Additional Agents.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
the Secretary of Homeland Security $15,000,000, for each of the fiscal 
years 2009 through 2016, to fund the hiring of full-time agents and 
associated analysts and support staff within the Bureau of Immigration 
and Customs Enforcement in addition to the number of such employees 
serving in those capacities on the date of enactment of this Act.
    (b) Sole Purpose.--The sole purpose of the additional staff 
required to be hired under subsection (a) is to work on child 
exploitation and child obscenity cases.

SEC. 204. COMBATING CHILD EXPLOITATION VIA THE UNITED STATES POSTAL 
              SERVICE.

    (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
Postmaster General $5,000,000, for each of the fiscal years 2009 
through 2016, to fund the hiring of full-time postal inspectors and 
associated analysts and support staff in addition to the number of such 
employees serving in those capacities on the date of the enactment of 
this Act.
    (b) Sole Purpose.--The sole purpose of the additional staff 
required to be hired under subsection (a) is to work on child 
exploitation and child obscenity cases and may be used to support the 
Deliver Me Home program developed by the United States Postal Service.

           TITLE III--EFFECTIVE CHILD PORNOGRAPHY PROSECUTION

SEC. 301. EFFECTIVE CHILD PORNOGRAPHY PROSECUTION.

    (a) Sexual Exploitation of Children.--Section 2251 of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``knows or has reason to 
        know'' and all that follows through the period at the end, and 
        inserting ``transported in or affecting interstate or foreign 
        commerce or using a facility or means of interstate or foreign 
        commerce or mailed, if such visual depiction was produced using 
        materials that have been mailed, shipped, or transported in 
        interstate or foreign commerce by any means, including by 
        computer, or if such visual depiction has actually been 
        transported in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce or 
        using a facility or means of interstate or foreign commerce or 
        mailed.'';
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``knows or has reason to 
        know'' and all that follows through the period at the end, and 
        inserting ``transported in or affecting interstate or foreign 
        commerce or using a facility or means of interstate or foreign 
        commerce or mailed, if such visual depiction was produced using 
        materials that have been mailed, shipped, or transported in 
        interstate or foreign commerce by any means, including by 
        computer, or if such visual depiction has actually been 
        transported in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce or 
        using a facility or means of interstate or foreign commerce or 
        mailed.'';
            (3) in subsection (c)(2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``computer'' 
                and inserting ``using a facility or means of interstate 
                or foreign commerce''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``computer'' 
                and inserting ``using a facility or means of interstate 
                or foreign commerce''; and
            (4) in subsection (d)(2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``transported 
                in interstate'' and all that follows through 
                ``computer'' and inserting ``transported in or 
                affecting interstate or foreign commerce or using a 
                facility or means of interstate or foreign commerce,''; 
                and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``transported 
                in interstate'' and all that follows through 
                ``computer'' and inserting ``transported in or 
                affecting interstate or foreign commerce or using a 
                facility or means of interstate or foreign commerce,''.
    (b) Selling or Buying of Children.--Subsection (c)(2) of section 
2251A of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ``in 
interstate or foreign'' and all that follows through ``computer or'' 
and inserting ``in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce or using 
a facility or means of interstate or foreign commerce, or by''.
    (c) Material Involving the Sexual Exploitation of Minors.--
Subsection (a) of section 2252 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``in interstate or 
        foreign'' and all that follows through ``computer'' and 
        inserting ``in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce or 
        using a facility or means of interstate or foreign commerce'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by striking ``has been shipped or transported 
                in interstate or foreign commerce'' and inserting ``has 
                been shipped or transported in or affecting interstate 
                or foreign commerce or using a facility or means of 
                interstate or foreign commerce''; and
                    (B) by striking ``distribution in interstate or 
                foreign commerce'' and inserting ``distribution in or 
                affecting interstate or foreign commerce or using a 
                facility or means of interstate or foreign commerce'';
            (3) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ``has been shipped or 
        transported in interstate or foreign commerce'' and inserting 
        ``has been shipped or transported in or affecting interstate or 
        foreign commerce or using a facility or means of interstate or 
        foreign commerce''; and
            (4) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ``has been shipped or 
        transported in interstate or foreign commerce'' and inserting 
        ``has been shipped or transported in or affecting interstate or 
        foreign commerce or using a facility or means of interstate or 
        foreign commerce''.
    (d) Material Constituting or Containing Child Pornography.--
Subsection (a) of section 2252A of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``in interstate or foreign commerce by any 
        means, including by computer'' each place that term appears and 
        inserting ``in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce or 
        using a facility or means of interstate or foreign commerce''; 
        and
            (2) in paragraph (6)(C), by striking ``or by transmitting 
        or causing to be transmitted any wire communication in 
        interstate or foreign commerce, including by computer'' and 
        inserting ``or a facility or means of interstate or foreign 
        commerce''.
    (e) Obscene Visual Representations of the Sexual Abuse of 
Children.--Subsection (d)(4) of section 1466A of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``has been shipped transported in 
interstate or foreign commerce by any means, including by computer'' 
and inserting ``has been shipped or transported in or affecting 
interstate or foreign commerce or using a facility or means of 
interstate or foreign commerce''.
    (f) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this title, or any amendment 
by this title, shall be construed to foreclose any argument or ruling 
with respect to any Federal law that, for the purposes of Federal 
jurisdiction, the use of a facility or means of interstate or foreign 
commerce affects interstate or foreign commerce.

SEC. 302. PROHIBIT THE BROADCAST OF LIVE IMAGES OF CHILD ABUSE.

    Section 2251 of title 18, United States Code is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by--
                    (A) inserting ``or for the purpose of transmitting 
                a live visual depiction of such conduct'' after ``for 
                the purpose of producing any visual depiction of such 
                conduct'';
                    (B) inserting ``or transmitted'' after ``if such 
                person knows or has reason to know that such visual 
                depiction will be transported'';
                    (C) inserting ``or transmitted'' after ``if that 
                visual depiction was produced''; and
                    (D) inserting ``or transmitted'' after ``has 
                actually been transported''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), by--
                    (A) inserting ``or for the purpose of transmitting 
                a live visual depiction of such conduct'' after ``for 
                the purpose of producing any visual depiction of such 
                conduct'';
                    (B) inserting ``or transmitted'' after ``person 
                knows or has reason to know that such visual depiction 
                will be transported'';
                    (C) inserting ``or transmitted'' after ``if that 
                visual depiction was produced''; and
                    (D) inserting ``or transmitted'' after ``has 
                actually been transported''.

SEC. 303. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 2256 OF TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE.

    Section 2256(5) of title 18, United States Code is amended by--
            (1) striking ``and'' before ``data'';
            (2) after ``visual image'' by inserting ``, and data which 
        is capable of conversion into a visual image that has been 
        transmitted by any means, whether or not stored in a permanent 
        format''.

SEC. 304. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 2260 OF TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE.

    Section 2260(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by--
            (1) inserting ``or for the purpose of transmitting a live 
        visual depiction of such conduct'' after ``for the purpose of 
        producing any visual depiction of such conduct''; and
            (2) inserting ``or transmitted'' after ``imported''.

SEC. 305. PROHIBITING THE ALTERATION OF AN IMAGE OF A REAL CHILD TO 
              CREATE AN IMAGE OF SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CONDUCT.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 2252A of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (5) by striking ``; or'' and inserting a 
        semicolon;
            (2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by inserting at the end the following:
            ``(7) knowingly creates, alters, adapts, or modifies a 
        visual depiction of an identifiable minor, as defined in 
        section 2256(9), so that it depicts child pornography as 
        defined in section 2256(8), and intends to distribute or 
        actually distributes that visual depiction by any means, where 
        such person knows or has reason to know that such visual 
        depiction will be transported in or affecting interstate or 
        foreign commerce or using a facility or means of interstate or 
        foreign commerce or mailed, where such visual depiction has 
        actually been transported in or affecting interstate or foreign 
        commerce or using a facility or means of interstate or foreign 
        commerce or mailed, or where the visual depiction was produced 
        using materials that have been mailed, shipped, or transported 
        in interstate or foreign commerce by any means, including by 
        computer,''.
    (b) Penalty.--Section 2252A(b) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ``(4), or (6)'' and inserting ``(4), (6), or (7)''.

SEC. 306. REFERRALS TO AUTHORIZED FOREIGN LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.

    (a) Voluntary Reports.--A provider of electronic communication 
services or remote computing services may voluntarily make a report, as 
defined at section 227(b)(1) of the Victims of Child abuse Act of 1990 
(42 U.S.C. 13032(b)(1)), directly to a representative of a foreign law 
enforcement agency--
            (1) of a foreign state that is a signatory to a Mutual 
        Legal Assistance Treaty with the United States that has been 
        ratified by the United States Senate and has come into force; 
        and
            (2) that has certified in writing that the request is made 
        for the purpose of investigating, or engaging in enforcement 
        proceedings related to, possible violations of foreign laws 
        related to child pornography and child exploitation similar to 
        practices prohibited by sections 2251, 2251A, 2252, 2252A, 
        2252B, or 2260 of title 18, United States Code, involving child 
        pornography (as defined in section 2256 of that title), or 
        1466A of that title.
    (b) Reports to Foreign Law Enforcement.--Reports to foreign law 
enforcement may only be transmitted to the Central Authority designated 
in the foreign country's Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty with the United 
States and may only be transmitted via mail or fax, or via electronic 
mail to a government-owned e-mail domain.
    (c) Reports to NCMEC.--Nothing in this section shall be construed 
to relieve providers of electronic communication services or remote 
computing services of their obligations under section 227(b)(1) of the 
Victims of Child abuse Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 13032(b)(1)) to make 
reports to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
    (d) Limitation on Liability.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), a 
        provider of electronic communication services or remote 
        computing services, or any of its directors, officers, 
        employees, or agents, is not liable in any civil or criminal 
        action arising from the performance of the reporting activities 
        described in subsection (a).
            (2) Intentional, reckless, or other misconduct.--Paragraph 
        (1) does not apply in an action in which a party proves that 
        the provider of electronic communication services or remote 
        computing services, or its officer, employee, or agent as the 
        case may be, engaged in intentional misconduct or acted with 
        actual malice, or with reckless disregard to a substantial risk 
        of causing injury without legal justification.

     TITLE IV--NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE STUDY OF RISK FACTORS

SEC. 401. NIJ STUDY OF RISK FACTORS FOR ASSESSING DANGEROUSNESS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the National Institute of Justice shall prepare a report 
to identify investigative factors that reliably indicate whether a 
subject of an online child exploitation investigation poses a higher 
risk of harm to children. Such a report shall be prepared in 
consultation and coordination with Federal law enforcement agencies, 
the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Operation 
Fairplay at the Wyoming Attorney General's Office, the Internet Crimes 
Against Children Task Force, and other State and local law enforcement.
    (b) Contents of Analysis.--The report required by subsection (a) 
shall include a thorough analysis of potential investigative factors in 
on-line child exploitation cases and an appropriate examination of 
investigative data from prior prosecutions and case files of identified 
child victims.
    (c) Report to Congress.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the National Institute of Justice shall submit a 
report to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees that includes the 
findings of the study required by this section and makes 
recommendations on technological tools and law enforcement procedures 
to help investigators prioritize scarce resources to those cases where 
there is actual hands-on abuse by the suspect.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated $1,000,000 to the National Institute of Justice to conduct 
the study required under this section.
                                                       Calendar No. 862

110th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 1738

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                                 A BILL

 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and 
   Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to 
 improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase 
   resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other 
  improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to 
               investigate and prosecute child predators.

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                              July 7, 2008

                       Reported with an amendment