[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 120 (Thursday, July 13, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S2684]
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SA 555. Mr. SCHATZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle D of title V, add the following:
SEC. 543. ANNUAL REPORT ON INITIATIVE TO ENHANCE THE
CAPABILITY OF MILITARY CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE
ORGANIZATIONS TO PREVENT AND COMBAT CHILD
SEXUAL EXPLOITATION.
In order to effectively carry out the initiative under
section 550D of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 1561 note
prec.), the Secretary of Defense shall carry out the
following actions:
(1) Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, and annually thereafter, submit to the Committee
on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed
Services of the House of Representatives an annual report on
the progress of the initiative carried out under such
section, outlining specific actions taken and planned to
detect, combat, and stop the use of the Department of Defense
network to further online child sexual exploitation (CSE).
(2) Develop partnerships and execute collaborative
agreements with functional experts, including highly
qualified national child protection organizations or law
enforcement training centers with demonstrated expertise in
the delivery of law enforcement training, to identify,
investigate and prosecute individuals engaged in online CSE.
(3) Establish mandatory training for Department of Defense
criminal investigative organizations and personnel at
military installations to maintain capacity and address
turnover and relocation issues.
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