[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 14]
[House]
[Pages 20537-20538]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



               U.S. CUSTOMS SERVICE CYBERSMUGGLING CENTER

  (Mr. LAMPSON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. LAMPSON. Yesterday I participated in the ribbon-cutting ceremony 
for the new location of the U.S. Customs Service Cybersmuggling Center. 
Child pornography was a worldwide industry that was all but eradicated 
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the 1980s. And unfortunately, it has resurfaced with vengeance thanks 
to computer technology.
  Although, I learned of the work of the U.S. Customs Service through 
the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children's leader, Ernie 
Allen, I was so impressed with the work of the Cybersmuggling Center 
and its agents that I introduced legislation that would authorize much 
needed funds specifically for the U.S. Customs Service, Child 
Pornography Enforcement Program.
  The U.S. Customs Service has long been recognized by law enforcement 
and the international community for its knowledge and skill in 
investigating cases of child pornography and child exploitation. Proper 
funding of the Cybersmuggling Center will allow the Customs Service to 
continue its worldwide leadership in the prevention of the sexual 
exploitation and abuse of children in the United States and abroad. 
Congress got the message and now we can commend the work done by the 
men and women who spend their days and nights protecting our most 
vulnerable citizens, our children.

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