I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6752 
To establish the Office to Enforce and Protect Against Child Sexual 
Exploitation. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 8, 2020 
Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Ms. KUSTER of New Hamp-
shire, Ms. NORTON, Mr. HASTINGS, and Ms. HAALAND) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and 
in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Ways and 
Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To establish the Office to Enforce and Protect Against Child 
Sexual Exploitation. 
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 ‘‘Invest in Child Safety 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION.—The term 
‘‘child sexual exploitation’’ has the meaning given 
the term ‘‘child exploitation’’ in section 2 of the 
PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 (34 U.S.C. 
21101). 
(2) COVERED PROGRAM OR AGENCY.—The term 
‘‘covered program or agency’’ means— 
(A) each Federal program or Executive 
agency involved in— 
(i) the prevention, treatment of vic-
tims, investigation, or prosecution of child 
sexual exploitation; or 
(ii) other activities relating to ad-
dressing child sexual exploitation; or 
(B) any other Federal program, agency, or 
activity designated by the Director. 
(3) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of the Office appointed under section 
3(b)(1). 
(4) ENFORCEMENT
AND
PROTECTION
STRAT-
EGY.—The term ‘‘enforcement and protection strat-
egy’’ means the enforcement and protection strategy 
required under section 3(c)(4). 
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(5) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Executive 
agency’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
105 of title 5, United States Code. 
(6) FUND.—The term ‘‘Fund’’ means the Child 
Sexual Exploitation Treatment, Support, and Pre-
vention Fund established under section 4(c)(1). 
(7) HIGH-LEVEL REPRESENTATIVE.—The term 
‘‘high-level representative’’ means an individual who 
is— 
(A) appointed by the President, by and 
with the advice and consent of the Senate; 
(B) in a Senior Executive Service position 
(as defined in section 3132(a) of title 5, United 
States Code); or 
(C) for an entity that is not an Executive 
agency, serving in a leadership or other senior 
position in the entity. 
(8) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 
has the meaning given the term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ in 
section 4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination and 
Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304(e)). 
(9) OFFICE.—The term ‘‘Office’’ means the Of-
fice to Enforce and Protect Against Child Sexual 
Exploitation established under section 3(a). 
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SEC. 3. OFFICE TO ENFORCE AND PROTECT AGAINST 
CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Executive Office of the President an Office to Enforce and 
Protect Against Child Sexual Exploitation. 
(b) DIRECTOR.— 
(1) APPOINTMENT.—The Office shall be headed 
by a Director who shall be appointed by the Presi-
dent, by and with the advice and consent of the Sen-
ate. 
(2) TERM.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall be 
appointed for a term of 5 years. 
(B) LIMITATION.—An individual may not 
serve more than 2 terms as the Director. 
(3) 
QUALIFICATIONS.—The 
individual 
ap-
pointed as the Director shall have— 
(A) a demonstrated ability in managing 
large organizations and coordinating offices; 
(B) experience prosecuting Federal child 
sexual exploitation crimes; and 
(C) proficiency in investigating crimes that 
have a technological or cyber component. 
(4) COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES.—The Direc-
tor shall coordinate the activities of the Office with 
the Attorney General, the Director of the Federal 
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Bureau of Investigation, the Secretary of Defense, 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of 
Education, the Chairman of the Interagency Task 
Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Per-
sons established under section 105 of the Traf-
ficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 
7103), and the President of the National Center for 
Missing and Exploited Children. 
(c) DUTIES.—The Director shall— 
(1) coordinate the activities of covered pro-
grams and agencies; 
(2) cooperate, as appropriate, with foreign law 
enforcement agencies, including through— 
(A) information sharing and providing 
technical assistance; and 
(B) detailing employees of the Office to 
high priority countries that are the source of 
visual depictions of child sexual exploitation; 
(3) not less than 3 times per year, convene a 
meeting of high-level representatives of the Depart-
ment of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion, the Department of Defense, the Department of 
Health and Human Services, the Department of 
Homeland Security, the Department of Education, 
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the Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat 
Trafficking in Persons established under section 105 
of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 
(22 U.S.C. 7103), and the National Center for Miss-
ing and Exploited Children, to ensure success of the 
enforcement and protection strategy; 
(4) not later than 180 days after the date on 
which each Director is first appointed to the position 
of Director, submit to Congress an enforcement and 
protection strategy for— 
(A) the prevention, investigation, or pros-
ecution of child sexual exploitation by Executive 
agencies; 
(B) the treatment of and services provided 
to victims of child sexual exploitation by Execu-
tive agencies; and 
(C) other activities of Executive agencies 
relating to addressing child sexual exploitation; 
(5) during the 60-day period beginning on the 
date on which each Director is first appointed to the 
position of Director, solicit comments from the pub-
lic on the enforcement and protection strategy; 
(6) not later than 180 days after the date on 
which each Director is first appointed to the position 
of Director, submit to Congress a spending plan, 
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which shall be developed in consultation with the 
head of covered programs and agencies and the Di-
rector of the Office of Management and Budget; 
(7) with respect to each fiscal year, for not less 
than a period of 30 days before the start of such fis-
cal year, seek public comment on the funding prior-
ities of the Office and covered programs and agen-
cies for such fiscal year, including funding transfers 
and grants to be made from the Fund during such 
fiscal year; 
(8) not later than March 1 of each year, submit 
to Congress an annual report— 
(A) detailing the work of the Office and 
each covered program or agency during the pre-
vious fiscal year and evaluating the efficacy of 
the use of funds by the Office and covered pro-
grams and agencies during the previous fiscal 
year, which shall include, with respect to such 
previous fiscal year— 
(i) the number and nature of reports 
to the CyberTipline of the National Center 
for Missing and Exploited Children, or any 
successor to such CyberTipline operated by 
the National Center for Missing and Ex-
ploited Children; 
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(ii) the number and nature of inves-
tigations conducted relating to child sexual 
exploitation; 
(iii) the number and nature of arrests 
relating to child sexual exploitation; 
(iv) the number and nature of ongoing 
prosecutions of offenses involving child sex-
ual exploitation; 
(v) the number of prosecutions of of-
fenses involving child sexual exploitation by 
judicial district; 
(vi) the number of convictions of of-
fenses involving child sexual exploitation; 
(vii) the number of convictions of of-
fenses involving child sexual exploitation by 
judicial district; 
(viii) the number of referrals of of-
fenses involving child sexual exploitation to 
non-Federal entities, including foreign law 
enforcement agencies, broken down by ju-
risdiction and entity; 
(ix) a summary of all transfers and 
grants made from the Fund; and 
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(x) a summary of any unobligated 
funds from transfers and grants made for 
a previous fiscal year from the Fund; and 
(B) discussing the funding priorities of the 
Office and covered programs and agencies for 
the current fiscal year, which shall include— 
(i) an outline of planned funding 
transfers and grants to be made from the 
Fund during the current fiscal year; and 
(ii) a summary of public comments on 
such funding priorities received under 
paragraph (7); and 
(9) not later than May 1 of each year, appear 
before the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate 
and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
Representatives to discuss the enforcement and pro-
tection strategy, including any updates. 
(d) NOTICE OF CHANGES BY COVERED PROGRAMS 
AND AGENCIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The head of each covered 
program or agency shall notify the Director in writ-
ing of any proposed policy change relating to— 
(A) the prevention, investigation, or pros-
ecution of child sexual exploitation; 
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