[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 56 (Tuesday, April 8, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Page S4959]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. DeWINE (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Shelby, and Mrs. 
        Hutchison):
  S. 810. A bill to enhance the protection of children against crime by 
eliminating the statute of limitations for child abduction and sex 
crimes, providing for registration of child pornographers as sex 
offenders, establishing a grant program in support of AMBER Alert 
communications plans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
Judiciary.
  Mr. DeWINE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of 
the bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the bill was ordered to be printed in the 
Record, as follows:

                                 S. 810

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

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Children Against 
     Crime Act of 2003''.

     SEC. 2. NO STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR CHILD ABDUCTION AND SEX 
                   CRIMES.

       (a) Statute of Limitations.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 213 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 3297. Child abduction and sex offenses

       ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an indictment 
     may be found or an information instituted at any time without 
     limitation for any offense under section 1201 involving a 
     minor victim, and for any felony under chapter 109A, 110, or 
     117, or section 1591.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 213 of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``3297. Child abduction and sex offenses.''.

       (b) Application.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to the prosecution of any offense committed before, on, 
     or after the date of the enactment of this section.

     SEC. 3. REGISTRATION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHERS IN THE NATIONAL 
                   SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY.

       (a) Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually 
     Violent Offender Registration Program.--Section 170101 of 
     subtitle A of title XVII of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
     Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14071(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking the section heading and inserting the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 170101. JACOB WETTERLING CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN AND 
                   SEXUALLY VIOLENT OFFENDER REGISTRATION 
                   PROGRAM.'';

     and
       (2) in subsection (a)(3)--
       (A) in clause (vii), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (B) by redesignating clause (viii) as clause (ix); and
       (C) by inserting after clause (vii) the following:
       ``(viii) production or distribution of child pornography, 
     as described in section 2251, 2252, or 2252A of title 18, 
     United States Code; or''.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Department of Justice, for each of 
     fiscal years 2004 through 2007, such sums as may be necessary 
     to carry out the amendments made by this section.

     SEC. 4. GRANT PROGRAM FOR NEW TECHNOLOGIES TO IMPROVE AMBER 
                   ALERT COMMUNICATIONS PLANS.

       (a) Program Required.--The Attorney General of the United 
     States shall carry out a program to provide grants to States 
     for the development or enhancement of programs and activities 
     for the support of AMBER Alert communications plans.
       (b) Activities.--Activities funded by grants under the 
     program under subsection (a) may include the development and 
     implementation of new technologies to improve AMBER Alert 
     communications.
       (c) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of any 
     activities funded by a grant under the program under 
     subsection (a) may not exceed 50 percent of the total cost 
     thereof.
       (d) Distribution of Grant Amounts on Geographic Basis.--The 
     Attorney General shall, to the maximum extent practicable, 
     ensure the distribution of grants under the program under 
     subsection (a) on an equitable basis throughout the various 
     regions of the United States.
       (e) Administration.--The Attorney General shall prescribe 
     requirements, including application requirements, for grants 
     under the program under subsection (a).
       (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       (1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Department of Justice $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
     2004 through 2007, to carry out this section.
       (2) Availability.--Amounts appropriated pursuant to the 
     authorization of appropriations in paragraph (1) shall remain 
     available until expended.

     SEC. 5. NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL STUDY AND REPORT CONCERNING 
                   ON-LINE PORNOGRAPHY.

       (a) Study.--The National Research Council of the National 
     Academy of Sciences shall conduct a study of--
       (1) the extent to which it is possible for Internet service 
     providers to monitor Internet traffic to detect illicit child 
     pornography sites on the Internet, and the extent to which 
     they do so;
       (2) the extent to which purveyors use credit cards to 
     facilitate the sale of illegal child pornography on the 
     Internet;
       (3) which credit card issuers have in place a system to 
     facilitate the identification of purveyors who use credit 
     cards to facilitate the sale of illicit child pornography; 
     and
       (4) options for encouraging greater reporting of such 
     illicit transactions to law enforcement officials.
       (b) Report to Congress.--Not later than 12 months after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the National Research Council 
     shall submit a report to the Congress on the study conducted 
     under subsection (a).

     SEC. 6. SEVERABILITY.

       If any provision of this Act, an amendment made by this 
     Act, or the application of such provision or amendment to any 
     person or circumstance is held to be unconstitutional, the 
     remainder of this Act, the amendments made by this Act, and 
     the application of the provisions of such to any person or 
     circumstance shall not be affected thereby.
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