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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3470 

To remove arbitrary and anticompetitive limitations from the grant program 

for ICAC Program training. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 17, 2011 

Mr. RIBBLE (for himself, Mr. PETRI, Mr. MEEHAN, and Mr. AUSTRIA) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To remove arbitrary and anticompetitive limitations from 

the grant program for ICAC Program training. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Competitive Justice 

5 Training Act of 2011’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 The Congress finds as follows: 

8 (1) The Internet Crimes Against Children Task 

9 Force Program (hereinafter referred to as the 

10 ‘‘ICAC Program’’) was developed in 1998 in remstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS

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1 sponse to the increasing number of children and 

2 teenagers using the Internet, the proliferation of 

3 child pornography, and heightened online activity by 

4 predators seeking unsupervised contact with poten5 tial underage victims. 

6 (2) The ICAC Program is a national network of 

7 more than 60 coordinated task forces representing 

8 more than 3,000 Federal, State, and local law en9 forcement and prosecutorial agencies. 

10 (3) The ICAC Program has identified millions 

11 of child pornography transactions involving images 

12 and video of child sexual assault from millions of 

13 computer IP addresses worldwide. 

14 (4) The ICAC Program has helped State and 

15 local officials develop and coordinate an effective re16 sponse to cyber-enticement and child pornography 

17 cases. 

18 (5) Since its creation, the ICAC Program has 

19 reviewed more than 180,000 complaints of alleged 

20 child sexual victimization resulting in the arrest of 

21 more than 16,500 individuals. 

22 (6) In fiscal year 2010, ICAC Program inves23 tigations led to more than 5,400 arrests, over 

24 30,000 forensic examinations, and the identification 

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1 of over 2,100 children who were victims of some 

2 form of abuse or neglect. 

3 (7) The ICAC Program technical and training 

4 assistance program (hereinafter referred to as 

5 ‘‘ICAC Program training’’) has trained more than 

6 288,000 law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and 

7 other professionals, including 31,000 law enforce8 ment personnel, more than 2,400 prosecutors, and 

9 more than 9,000 other professionals in fiscal year 

10 2010 alone. 

11 (8) The benefits of a competitive and open 

12 grant process are widely accepted as the best method 

13 to match unique grantees with program require14 ments, responsibly administer taxpayer dollars, and 

15 ensure a fair and unbiased process for making grant 

16 award determinations. 

17 (9) ICAC Program training has historically 

18 been awarded through a competitive, open process. 

19 In general, Department of Justice grants are award20 ed without arbitrary restrictions and on a competi21 tive basis. Further, most training administered by 

22 Federal agencies is administered on a full and com23 petitive open grant process. 

24 SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

25 It is the sense of the Congress that— 

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1 (1) deviating from the competitive open grant 

2 process for ICAC Program training and establishing 

3 arbitrary limitations on the amount of ICAC Pro4 gram training provided by certain providers is anti5 competitive and does not result in maximizing tax6 payer value, training participation, or program qual7 ity, or reducing associated overhead costs; and 

8 (2) the Attorney General should administer 

9 grants for ICAC Program training without arbitrary 

10 statutory or regulatory limitations, and in admin11 istering such grants should prioritize cost, quality, 

12 and proven training results. 

13 SEC. 4. REMOVAL OF ARBITRARY ANTICOMPETIVE CAP ON 

14 ICAC PROGRAM TRAINING. 

15 Section 102(b)(4) of the PROTECT Our Children 

16 Act of 2008 (42 U.S.C. 17612(b)(4)) is amended— 

17 (1) by striking subparagraph (B); and 

18 (2) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as sub19 paragraph (B). 

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