IIB 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 719 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
NOVEMBER 15, 2007 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
AN ACT 
To authorize additional appropriations for supervision of 
Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal 
law, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
03:09 Nov 16, 2007
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H719.RFS
H719
cnoel on PRODPC60 with BILLS_CN
HR 719 RFS
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Keeping the Internet 
Devoid of Sexual Predators Act of 2007’’ or the ‘‘KIDS 
Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
FOR SUPERVISION OF INTERNET ACCESS BY 
SEX OFFENDERS CONVICTED UNDER FED-
ERAL LAW. 
In addition to any other sums authorized to be appro-
priated for the purposes of supervising persons on proba-
tion and pretrial release in connection with convictions for 
Federal offenses, there are authorized to be appropriated 
$5,000,000 for each fiscal years 2008 through 2013 for 
any or all of the following purposes: 
(1) To evaluate computer internet filtering, 
monitoring and other programs and devices that are 
designed to filter access to certain web sites, permit 
monitoring of the use by persons under supervision 
of internet, and related purposes. 
(2) To purchase those programs and devices de-
termined through that evaluation to be the best for 
those purposes. 
(3) To train probation officers in the use of 
those programs and devices. 
(4) To train probation officers in the super-
vision of sex offenders. 
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
03:09 Nov 16, 2007
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H719.RFS
H719
cnoel on PRODPC60 with BILLS_CN
HR 719 RFS
(5) To hire probation officers and other per-
sonnel as required to supervise convicted sex offend-
ers effectively. 
SEC. 3. DISCRETIONARY CONDITION OF PROBATION AND 
SUPERVISED RELEASE FOR SEX OFFENDERS. 
(a) PROBATION.—Section 3563(b) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (22), by striking ‘‘or’’; 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (23) and inserting ‘‘; or’’ and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (23) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(24) if required to register under the Sex Of-
fender Registration and Notification Act— 
‘‘(A) obtain access to the Internet only 
from computers approved by the probation offi-
cer; 
‘‘(B) consent and fully cooperate with peri-
odic examinations of the computers by the pro-
bation officer, including the retrieval and copy-
ing of all data from those computers and re-
moval of the computer equipment for a reason-
able period of time for the purpose of con-
ducting a more thorough inspection; 
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
03:09 Nov 16, 2007
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00003
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H719.RFS
H719
cnoel on PRODPC60 with BILLS_CN
HR 719 RFS
‘‘(C) consent and fully cooperate with the 
installation on the computers any hardware or 
software filtering systems designated by the 
probation officer that restrict the defendant’s 
access to classes of web sites designated by the 
officer as to which, under the circumstances of 
the offense, access should be restricted; 
‘‘(D) consent and fully cooperate with the 
installation on the computers of monitoring sys-
tems or hardware that permit the probation of-
ficer to monitor the defendant’s computer use 
to assure compliance with the law, conditions of 
probation, and to protect public safety; and 
‘‘(E) take no steps to disable or evade the 
filtering or monitoring programs or devices.’’. 
(b) SUPERVISED RELEASE.—Section 3583(d) of title 
18, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘any con-
dition set forth as a discretionary condition of probation 
in section 3563(b)(1) through (b)(10) and (b)(12) through 
(b)(20)’’ and inserting ‘‘a condition set forth in section 
3563(b), other than that described in paragraph (11) of 
that section’’. 
SEC. 4. DIRECTION TO SENTENCING COMMISSION. 
The United States Sentencing Commission, pursuant 
to its authority under section 994 of title 28, United 
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
03:09 Nov 16, 2007
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00004
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H719.RFS
H719
cnoel on PRODPC60 with BILLS_CN
HR 719 RFS
States Code, and in accordance with this section, shall re-
view and, if appropriate amend the Federal sentencing 
guidelines (including its policy statements) applicable to 
persons convicted of sex offenses involving children in cir-
cumstances where the offense is committed or facilitated 
by the use of the Internet, and— 
(1) a misrepresentation is made over the Inter-
net as to the age of the offender; or 
(2) there is a failure of the offender to reveal 
the offender’s status as a sex offender. 
SEC. 5. MODIFICATION OF MINIMUM STANDARDS RE-
QUIRED 
FOR 
ELECTRONIC 
MONITORING 
UNITS USED IN SEXUAL OFFENDER MONI-
TORING PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (C) of section 
621(a)(1) of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety 
Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16981(a)(1)) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(C) MINIMUM
STANDARDS.—The elec-
tronic monitoring units used in the pilot pro-
gram shall at a minimum— 
‘‘(i) provide a tracking device for each 
offender that contains a central processing 
unit with global positioning system; and 
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
03:09 Nov 16, 2007
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00005
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H719.RFS
H719
cnoel on PRODPC60 with BILLS_CN
HR 719 RFS
‘‘(ii) permit continuous monitoring of 
offenders 24 hours a day.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to grants provided on or after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 6. FINANCIAL FACILITATION OF ACCESS TO CHILD 
PORNOGRAPHY. 
(a) OFFENSE.—Chapter 95 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 1960A. Financial facilitation of access to child por-
nography 
‘‘Whoever knowingly conducts, or attempts or con-
spires to conduct, a financial transaction (as defined in 
section 1956(c)) in or affecting interstate or foreign com-
merce, knowing that such transaction will facilitate access 
to, or possession of, child pornography (as defined in Sec-
tion 2256) shall be fined under this title or imprisoned 
not more than 20 years, or both.’’. 
(b) AMENDMENT
TO TABLE
OF SECTIONS.—The 
table of sections at the beginning of chapter 95 of title 
18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new item: 
‘‘1960A. Financial facilitation of access to child pornography.’’. 
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
03:59 Nov 16, 2007
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00006
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6211
E:\BILLS\H719.RFS
H719
cnoel on PRODPC60 with BILLS_CN
HR 719 RFS
SEC. 7. CHANGE IN DEFINITION OF MONETARY INSTRU-
MENTS 
FOR 
MONEY 
LAUNDERING 
AND 
OTHER OFFENSES. 
Section 1956(c)(5) of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause (i); 
and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, (iii) electronic or digital cur-
rencies, and the corresponding monetary value of 
any associated account, or (iv) stored value cards or 
similar devices’’ after ‘‘delivery’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 14, 
2007. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
03:09 Nov 16, 2007
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00007
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H719.RFS
H719
cnoel on PRODPC60 with BILLS_CN