[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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