,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #giai  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ca1 #bjbj,ms4 
,spanberger 7for herself and ,mr4       
,cline7 introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct   
the ,attorney ,general to convene a     
national working group to study         
proactive strategies and needed         
resources for the rescue of children    
from sexual exploitation and abuse1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,national
 ,response to ,exploitation and ,sexual 
,abuse of ,children in ,unaddressed     
,emergencies ,act or the ,child ,,rescue
 ,act4  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds   
the following3 7#a7 ,the growing        
international trade in child abuse      
imagery creates demand and incentive for
 the sexual assault of children         
throughout the ,united ,states4  7#b7   
,united ,states law enforcement efforts 
to combat child sexual exploitation have

 the potential to help multiple distinct
 groups of victims1 including children  
depicted in the imagery itself who are  
still being assaulted2 children and     
adults whose past victimization is being
 viewed and shared online2 and children 
who are being sexually assaulted by     
adults who could be interdicted while   
accessing or sharing illegal imagery    
online4  7#c7 ,in #bjjf1 ,congressional 
hearings of the ,committee on ,energy   
and ,commerce of the ,house of          
,representatives1 the ,department of    
,justice1 ,federal ,bureau of           
,investigation1 and ,state law          
enforcement leaders estimated that there
 are hundreds of thousands of adults in 
the ,united ,states engaging in child   
sexual abuse material crimes4  7#d7 ,a  
growing body of research--including     
academic studies1 analysis by the       
,united ,states ,sentencing ,commission1
 and findings by law enforcement        
polygraphers--indicates that a majority 
of individuals possessing and sharing   

child sexual abuse material are dual    
offenders1 who both possess illegal     
imagery and also commit contact         
offenses4  7#e7 ,according to the       
,national ,association to ,protect      
,children1 identifying dual offenders   
through proactive police investigations 
is one of the most effective strategies 
for child sexual abuse prevention       
available4 ,by using technology-assisted
 policing strategies1 law enforcement   
can follow the trail of illegal imagery 
to the locations of offenders who have a
 sexual interest in children1 enabling  
the rescue of current victims and       
interrupting future assaults4  7#f7     
,despite this historic opportunity to   
locate child sexual predators and rescue
 children1 ,united ,states law          
enforcement is increasingly unable to   
conduct proactive investigations aimed  
at finding the most dangerous predators4
 ,according to the ,national ,center for
 ,missing and ,exploited ,children1     
leads from electronic service providers 

and the public grew exponentially over  
the past decade1 from #ejj1jjj in #bjjh 
to #ah4d million in #bjah4 ,this influx 
of reports has overwhelmed law          
enforcement agencies and task forces1   
forcing them to limit proactive         
investigations4  7#g7 ,while continued1 
rapid response to leads from electronic 
service providers and the public is     
essential1 increasing child rescues also
 requires ,united ,states law           
enforcement to increase and improve its 
capacity to conduct victim-centric1     
proactive investigations of suspects it 
believes have the highest likelihood of 
being contact offenders4  #c4           
,establishment of working group  7a7 ,in
 general ,not later than #ij days after 
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,attorney ,general shall establish a    
national working group1 to be known as  
the ,u4,s4 ,commission on ,children in  
,imminent ,danger1 to study proactive   
policing strategies and resource needs  
to rescue children in the ,united       

,states who are-- 7#a7 victims of child 
sexual abuse material2 or  7#b7 victims 
of sexual abuse by individuals who are  
also engaged in child sexual abuse      
material crimes4  7b7 ,priority ,in     
carrying out the study described in     
subsection 7a71 the ,u4,s4 ,commission  
on ,children in ,imminent ,danger shall 
give priority to investigative leads    
that indicate the possibility of        
identifying or rescuing child victims4  
#d4 ,duties of the working group ,in    
carrying out the study described in     
section #c1 the working group shall--   
7#a7 develop estimates of the total     
number of adults in the ,united ,states 
who are committing crimes involving the 
production1 distribution1 receipt1 or   
possession of child sexual abuse        
material1 including the number of such  
individuals who-- 7,a7 could be         
interdicted by ,federal1 ,state1 and    
local law enforcement if sufficient     
funding resources were available2 and   
7,b7 are committing crimes involving    

sexual contact with children2  7#b7     
develop estimates of the total number of
 minor victims of child sexual abuse in 
the ,united ,states1 disaggregated by   
age range1 who-- 7,a7 could be located  
and protected from further abuse through
 the interdiction of individuals        
committing offenses described in        
paragraph 7#a72 or  7,b7 are likely to  
become victims of contact sexual        
offenses by adults committing offenses  
described in paragraph 7#a71 in the     
#aj-year period beginning on the date of
 enactment of this ,act2  7#c7 develop  
estimates and descriptions of the       
funding1 resources1 and proactive       
strategies necessary for ,federal1      
,state1 and local law enforcement to    
successfully locate and protect minor   
victims described in paragraph 7#b72 and
  7#d7 provide additional analysis and  
nonduplicative estimates of-- 7,a7 the  
number of adults who were arrested by   
,federal1 ,state1 and local agencies    
during the #e-year period before the    

date of enactment of this ,act1 by year1
 for any of the offenses described in   
paragraph 7#a72  7,b7 the number of     
adults who were prosecuted federally and
 in the ,states during the #e-year      
period before the date of enactment of  
this ,act1 by year1 for any of the      
offenses described in paragraph 7#a72   
7,c7 the estimated number of            
unidentified victims depicted in child  
abuse imagery that is known to the      
,national ,center for ,missing and      
,exploited ,children2 and  7,d7 the     
number and percentage of offenses1 as   
described in paragraph 7#a7 of this     
section1 that are committed by adults in
 a position of trust or authority1      
including analysis of potential         
proactive strategies that could be used 
by social service agencies and other    
child abuse investigators to detect both
 child exploitation and contact sexual  
offenses by offenders described in      
paragraph 7#a74  #e4 ,members of the    
working group  7a7 ,in general ,the     

working group shall be composed of such 
representatives of ,federal departments 
and agencies1 non-,federal law          
enforcement agencies1 and               
nongovernmental organizations as the    
,attorney ,general considers            
appropriate4 ,the ,attorney ,general    
shall invite the following individuals  
to be members of the working group3 7#a7
 ,three representatives from ,state or  
local grantees of the ,internet ,crimes 
,against ,children task force program   
with extensive1 direct experience       
conducting proactive1 online undercover 
investigations1 including use of        
specialized tools for peer-to-peer      
investigations4  7#b7 ,a representative 
of the ,department of ,justice ,child   
,exploitation and ,obscenity ,section4  
7#c7 ,the ,department of ,justice's     
,national ,coordinator for ,child       
,exploitation ,prevention and           
,interdiction4  7#d7 ,a representative  
of the ,behavioral ,analysis ,unit of   
the ,united ,states ,marshals ,service  

or a designee4  7#e7 ,a ,special ,agent 
of the ,united ,states ,homeland        
,security ,investigations with expertise
 in proactive online investigations4    
7#f7 ,a representative of the ,cyber    
,crimes ,center ,victim ,identification 
,lab of ,united ,states ,homeland       
,security ,investigations4  7#g7 ,a     
,special ,agent of the ,federal ,bureau 
of ,investigation with expertise in     
proactive online investigations and the 
use of polygraphs in child sexual abuse 
material investigations4  7#h7 ,a       
representative of the ,innocent ,images 
program of the ,federal ,bureau of      
,investigation with expertise in child  
victim identification4  7#i7 ,a ,special
 ,agent of the ,united ,states ,secret  
,service with expertise in              
investigations of child sexual abuse    
material4  7#aj7 ,a ,special ,agent of  
the ,united ,states ,postal ,inspection 
,service with expertise in              
investigations of child sexual abuse    
material4  7#aa7 ,at the election of the

 head of the relevant entity-- 7,a7 a   
representative of the ,internet ,crimes 
,against ,children and the ,child       
,protection ,system at the ,national    
,criminal ,justice ,training ,center    
with subject matter expertise on child  
sexual exploitation and abuse           
investigations2  7,b7 a representative  
of the ,child ,protection ,system       
7formerly ,operation ,fairplay7 at the  
,child ,rescue ,coalition with subject  
matter expertise on child sexual        
exploitation and abuse investigations2  
7,c7 a representative of the ,national  
,association to ,protect ,children1 with
 subject matter expertise on child      
sexual exploitation and abuse2  7,d7 a  
representative of the ,national ,center 
for ,missing and ,exploited ,children1  
with subject matter expertise on child  
sexual exploitation and abuse2 and  7,e7
 a representative of the ,rape1 ,abuse  
,incest ,national ,network1 with subject
 matter expertise on child sexual       
exploitation and abuse4  7b7            

,continuation of membership ,if a member
 of a working group was appointed based 
on membership in an agency or           
organization and the member ceases to be
 a member of such agency or             
organization1 such member shall cease to
 be a member of the working group on the
 date on which the member ceases to be a
 member of such agency or organization4 
7c7 ,terms ,each member should be       
appointed for the life of the working   
group4  7d7 ,vacancy ,any member        
appointed to fill a vacancy occurring   
before the expiration of the term for   
which the member's predecessor was      
appointed shall be appointed only for   
the remainder of that term4 ,a member   
may serve after the expiration of that  
member's term until a successor has     
taken office4 ,a vacancy in the working 
group shall be filled in the manner in  
which the original appointment was made4
  7e7 ,compensation ,members of the     
working group shall serve without pay4  
7f7 ,quorum ,a simple majority of the   

members constitutes a quorum1 but a     
lesser number may hold hearings4  7g7   
,chairperson ,the ,chairperson of the   
working group shall be the director of  
the ,child ,exploitation and ,obscenity 
,section of the ,department of ,justice4
  7h7 ,meetings ,the working group shall
 hold virtual meetings monthly1 and any 
subgroup of the working group shall hold
 additional meetings as necessary4  #f4 
,staff of working group2 experts and    
consultants  7a7 ,staff ,the            
,chairperson of the working group may   
appoint and fix the pay of additional   
personnel as the ,chairperson considers 
appropriate4  7b7 ,experts and          
consultants ,the ,chairperson may       
procure temporary and intermittent      
services under section #caji7;b7 of     
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4  7c7   
,detailees ,upon request of the         
,chairperson1 the head of any ,federal  
department or agency may detail1 on a   
reimbursable basis1 any of the personnel
 of that department or agency to the    

working group to assist it in carrying  
out its duties under this ,act4  #g4    
,powers of working group  7a7 ,hearings 
and sessions ,the working group may1 for
 the purpose of carrying out this ,act1 
hold hearings1 sit and act at times and 
places1 take testimony1 and receive     
evidence as the working group considers 
appropriate4 ,the working group may     
administer oaths or affirmations to     
witnesses appearing before it4  7b7     
,powers of members and agents ,any      
member or agent of the working group    
may1 if authorized by the ,chairperson1 
take any action which the working group 
is authorized to take by this section1  
including requesting information and    
data4  7c7 ,obtaining official data ,the
 working group may secure directly from 
any department or agency of the ,united 
,states information necessary to enable 
it to carry out this ,act4 ,upon request
 of the ,chairperson of the working     
group1 the head of that department or   
agency shall furnish that information to

 the working group4  7d7 ,mails ,the    
working group may use the ,united       
,states mails in the same manner and    
under the same conditions as other      
departments and agencies of the ,united 
,states4  7e7 ,administrative support   
services ,upon the request of the       
working group1 the ,administrator of    
,general ,services shall provide to the 
working group1 on a reimbursable basis1 
the administrative support services     
necessary for the working group to carry
 out its responsibilities under this    
,act4  #h4 ,report ,not later than #baj 
days after the date of enactment of this
 ,act1 the working group shall submit to
 the ,attorney ,general1 the ,committees
 on the ,judiciary of the ,house of     
,representatives and the ,senate1 and   
the ,committees on ,appropriations of   
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,senate1 which shall contain a detailed 
statement of the findings and           
conclusions of the working group1       
together with its recommendations for   

legislation4  #i4 ,termination  7a7 ,in 
general ,the working group shall        
terminate #abj days after submission of 
the report under section #h1 unless the 
,attorney ,general determines that such 
termination is not appropriate4  7b7    
,reconvening group ,in the case that the
 working group terminates under         
subsection 7a71 the ,attorney ,general  
may reconvene the working group in      
accordance with this ,act4  #aj4        
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,child 
sexual abuse material ,the term child   
sexual abuse material has the meaning   
given the term child pornography in     
section #bbef of title #ah1 ,united     
,states ,code4  7#b7 ,known to law      
enforcement ,the term known to law      
enforcement means a ,federal1 ,state1 or
 local law enforcement agency has       
evidence of a crime that can be         
attributed to a person or location1     
including an email address1 internet    
protocol address1 screen name1 computer 
global unique identifier1 phone number1 

or other information attributable to    
that person or location4  7#c7          
,proactive policing ,the term proactive 
policing means specialized1 covert1 or  
undercover investigations conducted by  
law enforcement involving people or     
organizations that law enforcement      
authorities have a reasonable suspicion 
to believe are engaged in criminal      
activity4 ,for purposes of this ,act1   
such investigations involve cases       
described under ,federal child          
exploitation laws4