,,ii #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #eci ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,february #ab1 #bjbe,mr4 ,cornyn 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,hawley1 and ,mr4 ,durbin7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to reauthorize the ,,protect ,our ,children ,act of #bjjh1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,,protect ,our ,children ,reauthorization ,act of #bjbe4 #b4 ,reauthorization 7a7 ,establishment of ,national ,strategy for ,child ,exploitation ,prevention and ,interdiction ,section #aja of the ,,protect ,our ,children ,act of #bjjh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #baaaa7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b71 by striking every second year and inserting every fourth year2 and 7#b7 by striking subsection 7c7 and inserting the following3 7c7 ,required contents of ,national ,strategy ,the ,national ,strategy established under subsection 7a7 shall include the following3 7#a7 ,an analysis of current trends1 challenges1 and the overall magnitude of the threat of child exploitation4 7#b7 ,an analysis of future trends and challenges1 including new technologies1 that will impact the efforts to combat child exploitation4 7#c7 ,goals and strategic solutions to prevent and interdict child exploitation1 including-- 7,a7 plans for interagency coordination2 7,b7 engagement with the judicial branches of the ,federal ,government and ,state governments2 7,c7 legislative recommendations for combating child exploitation2 7,d7 cooperation with international1 ,state1 local1 and ,tribal law enforcement agencies2 and 7,e7 engagement with the private sector and other entities involved in efforts to combat child exploitation4 7#d7 ,an analysis of ,federal efforts dedicated to combating child exploitation1 including-- 7,a7 a review of the policies and work of the ,department of ,justice and other ,federal programs relating to the prevention and interdiction of child exploitation crimes1 including training programs1 and investigative and prosecution activity2 and 7,b7 a description of the efforts of the ,department of ,justice to cooperate and coordinate with1 and provide technical assistance and support to1 international1 ,state1 local1 and ,tribal law enforcement agencies and private sector and nonprofit entities with respect to child exploitation prevention and interdiction efforts4 7#e7 ,an estimate of the resources required to effectively respond to child exploitation crimes at scale by-- 7,a7 each ,,icac task force2 7,b7 the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation1 including investigators1 forensic interviewers1 and analysts of victims1 witnesses1 and forensics2 7,c7 ,homeland ,security ,investigations1 including forensic interviewers and analysts of victims1 witnesses1 and forensics2 7,d7 the ,united ,states ,marshals ,service2 7,e7 the ,united ,states ,secret ,service2 7,f7 the ,united ,states ,postal ,service2 7,g7 the criminal investigative offices of the ,department of ,defense2 and 7,h7 any component of an agency described in this paragraph4 7#f7 ,a review of the ,internet ,crimes ,against ,children ,task ,force ,program1 including-- 7,a7 the number of ,,icac task forces and the location of each ,,icac task force2 7,b7 the number of trained personnel at each ,,icac task force2 7,c7 the amount of ,federal grants awarded to each ,,icac task force2 and 7,d7 an assessment of the ,federal1 ,state1 and local cooperation with respect to each ,,icac task force1 including-- 7i7 the number of arrests made by each ,,icac task force2 7ii7 the number of criminal referrals to ,united ,states attorneys for prosecution2 7iii7 the number of prosecutions and convictions from the referrals described in clause 7ii72 7iv7 the number1 if available1 of local prosecutions and convictions based on ,,icac task force investigations2 and 7v7 any other information determined by the ,attorney ,general demonstrating the level of ,federal1 ,state1 ,tribal1 and local coordination and cooperation4 7#g7 ,an assessment of training needs for each ,,icac task force and affiliated agencies4 7#h7 ,an assessment of ,federal investigative and prosecution activity relating to reported incidents of child exploitation crimes that include a number of factors1 including-- 7,a7 the number of investigations1 arrests1 prosecutions and convictions for a crime of child exploitation2 and 7,b7 the average sentence imposed and the statutory maximum sentence that could be imposed for each crime of child exploitation4 7#i7 ,a review of all available statistical data indicating the overall magnitude of child pornography trafficking in the ,united ,states and internationally1 including-- 7,a7 the number of foreign and domestic suspects observed engaging in accessing and sharing child pornography2 7,b7 the number of tips or other statistical data from the ,cyber,tipline of the ,national ,center for ,missing and ,exploited ,children and other data indicating the magnitude of child pornography trafficking2 and 7,c7 any other statistical data indicating the type1 nature1 and extent of child exploitation crime in the ,united ,states and abroad4 4 7b7 ,establishment of ,national ,,icac ,task ,force ,program ,section #ajb of the ,,protect ,our ,children ,act of #bjjh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #baaab7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a77#a7-- 7,a7 by inserting 1 ,tribal1 military1 after ,state2 and 7,b7 by striking and child obscenity and pornography cases and inserting child obscenity and pornography cases1 and the identification of child victims2 7#b7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking consult with and consider and all that follows through track record of success4 and inserting 1 evaluate the task forces funded under the ,,icac ,task ,force ,program to determine if those task forces are operating in an effective manner42 7,b7 in paragraph 7#c77;,b7-- 7i7 by striking establish a new task force and inserting establish a new or continue an existing task force2 and 7ii7 by striking state and inserting ,state2 and 7,c7 in paragraph 7#d7-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking may and inserting shall2 7ii7 by striking subparagraph 7,b72 and 7iii7 by redesignating subparagraph 7,c7 as subparagraph 7,b72 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7c7 ,limited liability for ,,icac task forces 7#a7 ,in general ,except as provided in paragraph 7#b71 a civil claim or criminal charge against an ,,icac task force established pursuant to this section and sections #ajc and #ajd1 including any law enforcement agency that participates on such a task force or a director1 officer1 employee1 or agent of such a law enforcement agency1 arising from the prioritization decisions with respect to leads related to ,internet crimes against children described in section #ajd7h71 may not be brought in any ,federal or ,state court4 7#b7 ,intentional1 reckless1 or other misconduct ,paragraph 7#a7 shall not apply to a claim if the ,,icac task force or law enforcement agency1 or a director1 officer1 employee1 or agent of that law enforcement agency-- 7,a7 engaged in intentional misconduct2 or 7,b7 acted1 or failed to act-- 7i7 with actual malice2 7ii7 with reckless disregard to a substantial risk of causing physical injury without legal justification2 or 7iii7 for a purpose unrelated to the performance of any responsibility or function under section #ajd7h74 4 7c7 ,purpose of ,,icac task forces ,section #ajc of the ,,protect ,our ,children ,act of #bjjh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #baaac7 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by inserting 1 and the identification of child victims of those crimes before the semicolon at the end2 7#b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by inserting and prioritizing investigations that task force personnel1 through the background1 training and experience of those personnel and the consideration of all relevant circumstances1 determine to be most likely to result in positive case outcomes and in the rescue of children before the semicolon at the end2 7#c7 in paragraph 7#c7-- 7,a7 by striking and local law enforcement and inserting ,tribal1 military1 and local law enforcement2 and 7,b7 by inserting 1 including probation and parole agencies1 child advocacy centers1 and child protective services1 after enforcement agencies2 7#d7 in paragraph 7#h71 by striking and at the end2 7#e7 in paragraph 7#i71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7#f7 by adding at the end the following3 7#aj7 educating the judiciary on-- 7,a7 the link between intrafamilial contact offenses and technology-facilitated crimes2 and 7,b7 characteristics of internet offenders1 including the interest of online offenders in incest-themed material1 sadism1 and other related paraphilias or illegal activity4 4 7d7 ,duties and functions of task forces ,section #ajd of the ,,protect ,our ,children ,act of #bjjh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #baaad7 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#c7-- 7,a7 by inserting reactive and before proactive2 7,b7 by inserting conduct digital before forensic examinations2 and 7,c7 by inserting engage in before effective prosecutions2 7#b7 by striking paragraph 7#h7 and inserting the following3 7#h7 investigate1 seek prosecution with respect to1 and identify child victims from leads relating to ,internet crimes against children1 including ,cyber,tipline reports1 with prioritization determined according to circumstances and by each task force1 as described in section #ajb2 2 7#c7 by striking paragraph 7#i72 and 7#d7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#aj7 and 7#aa7 as paragraphs 7#i7 and 7#aj71 respectively4 7e7 ,national ,internet ,crimes ,against ,children ,data ,system ,section #aje of the ,,protect ,our ,children ,act of #bjjh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #baaae7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by striking shall establish and inserting may establish2 7#b7 in subsection 7b7 by striking continue and build upon ,operation ,fairplay developed by the ,wyoming ,attorney ,general's office1 which has established a secure1 dynamic undercover infrastructure that has facilitated and inserting facilitate2 and 7#c7 in subsection 7g7-- 7,a7 by striking paragraph 7#c72 7,b7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#d7 through 7#h7 as paragraphs 7#c7 through 7#g71 respectively2 and 7,c7 in paragraph 7#g71 as so redesignated1 by striking #a representative and inserting #b representatives4 7f7 ,,icac grant program ,section #ajf of the ,,protect ,our ,children ,act of #bjjh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #baaaf7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#b77;,b77ii77,,ii71 by striking ,operation ,fairplay12 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#c7-- 7i7 by striking subparagraph 7,a7 and inserting the following3 7,a7 ,not less than #bj percent of the total funds appropriated to carry out this section shall be distributed to support the ,,icac ,task ,force ,program through grants to-- 7i7 provide training and technical assistance to members of the ,,icac ,task ,force ,program2 7ii7 maintain1 enhance1 research1 and develop tools and technology to assist members of the ,,icac ,task ,force ,program2 7iii7 provide other support to the ,,icac ,task ,force ,program determined by the ,attorney ,general2 7iv7 conduct research2 7v7 support the annual ,national ,law ,enforcement ,training on ,child ,exploitation of the ,office of ,juvenile ,justice and ,delinquency ,prevention2 and 7vi7 provide wellness training4 2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7d77#a7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,b7-- 7i7 in clause 7ii71 by striking and at the end2 7ii7 in clause 7iii71 by striking 1 including and all that follows through such crime under ,state law4 and inserting 2 and2 and 7iii7 by adding at the end the following3 7iv7 the number of child victims identified4 2 7,b7 by striking subparagraph 7,d72 and 7,c7 by redesignating subparagraphs 7,e7 through 7,g7 as subparagraphs 7,d7 through 7,f71 respectively4 7g7 ,authorization of appropriations ,section #ajg7;a7 of the ,,protect ,our ,children ,act of #bjjh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #baaag7;a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#i71 by striking and at the end2 7#b7 in paragraph 7#aj71 by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7#aa7 #gj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbf2 7#ab7 #hj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbg2 and 7#ac7 #ij1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbh4 4 7h7 ,additional regional computer forensic labs ,the ,,protect ,our ,children ,act of #bjjh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #baaja et seq47 is amended by striking title ,,ii4 7i7 ,reporting requirements of providers ,section #bbeh;,a7c7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended1 in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by inserting and all supplemental data included in the report after each report made under subsection 7a77#a74