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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3871
To establish a Federal Internet Crimes Against Children computer training
facility.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 9, 2000
Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To establish a Federal Internet Crimes Against Children
computer training facility.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Internet Crimes
Against Children Prevention Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL INTERNET CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN
COMPUTER TRAINING FACILITY.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Attorney General shall
establish within the Federal Bureau of Investigation a
Federal Internet Crimes Against Children computer train-
ing facility to be known as the ‘‘Innocent Images Online
Training Center’’ (in this section referred to as the
‘‘IIOTC’’).
(b) PURPOSE.—The IIOTC shall be responsible for
training local, State, and Federal law enforcement officers
who investigate Internet and on-line crimes against chil-
dren. The IIOTC shall be located in or around the Inno-
cent Images operation in Calverton, Maryland, and shall
be managed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (in
this section referred to as the ‘‘FBI’’) as the lead agency.
The staff of the IIOTC shall include representatives from
the Federal agencies that have statutory authority to in-
vestigate Internet and on-line crimes against children, in-
cluding the FBI, United States Customs Service, and the
United States Postal Inspection Service, and the Criminal
Division, United States Department of Justice.
(c) DUTIES OF THE IIOTC.—The FBI shall perform
such duties as the Attorney General determines appro-
priate to carry out the purpose of the IIOTC, including
the following:
(1) Educate and train local, State, and Federal
law enforcement officers and prosecutors who inves-
tigate and prosecute Internet and on-line crimes
against children investigations. This training shall
consist of teaching these law enforcement officers
the Innocent Images national initiative investigative
techniques and protocols. The training facility shall
include classrooms and computers to facilitate
‘‘hands-on’’ training for participants. Consideration
may be given to train international law enforcement
officers on a limited basis.
(2) Travel throughout the United States to
teach local law enforcement officers in a local or re-
gional basis when requested.
(3) Provide advice and guidance in the applica-
tion of current and emerging computer technology
and other investigative techniques.
(4) In a classroom environment and as part of
the curriculum, provide investigative support and ad-
vice to Federal, State, and local officers and pros-
ecutors on current and complex investigations.
(5) In a private setting and upon request, pro-
vide consultation and advice on multifaceted Internet
crimes against children investigations.
(6) Conduct research related to the detection
and investigation of Internet and on-line crimes
against children, including identification and inves-
tigative application of current and emerging tech-
nologies, identification of investigative searching
technologies and methods for investigating Internet
crimes against children.
(7) Work with the approved Department of
Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention Program, Internet Crimes Against Chil-
dren task forces to train these officers on the use of
FBI Innocent Images National Initiative investiga-
tive techniques and protocols.
(8) Within the training curriculum, the IIOTC
shall strongly encourage State and local adoption of
the protocol consistent with the FBI’s Innocent Im-
ages National Case Management System.
(d) APPOINTMENT OF PERSONNEL TO THE IIOTC.—
(1) SELECTION OF STAFF.—The Director of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation shall appoint the
staff of the IIOTC. The training facility staff shall
include experienced investigators and specialists
from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the
United States Customs Service, the United States
Postal Inspection Service, and the Criminal Division,
Department of Justice. The Commissioner of the
United States Customs Service and the Chief Postal
Inspector for the United States Postal Inspection
Service shall nominate to the Director their rep-
resentatives to work at the IIOTC. The IIOTC shall
also be staffed by FBI support employees who will
assist with the administrative functions associated
with the center. Each respective agency will be re-
sponsible for their costs of providing staff to the
IIOTC.
(2) ADDITIONAL
SUPPORT
PERSONNEL.—The
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is
authorized to employ 33 additional FBI support per-
sonnel employees necessary to provide for a 24-hour
operation, staff a toll-free number for law enforce-
ment personnel, and assist in processing casework
generated and received at the FBI’s Innocent Im-
ages National Initiative.
(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal
year 2001 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal
years—
(A) $4,200,000 to carry out subsection
this section, other than subsection (d)(2); and
(B) $4,200,000 to carry out subsection
(d)(2).
(4) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director
of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall submit
to the Congress an implementation plan for the
IIOTC.
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