Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Providing Resources, Officers, and Technology to Eradi-
cate Cyber Threats to Our Children Act of 2007’’ or the 
‘‘PROTECT Our Children Act of 2007’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Findings. 
Sec. 3. Definitions. 
TITLE I—SPECIAL COUNSEL FOR CHILD EXPLOITATION 
PREVENTION AND INTERDICTION 
Sec. 101. Establishment of special counsel for child exploitation prevention and 
interdiction. 
Sec. 102. Establishment of National ICAC Task Force Program. 
Sec. 103. Purpose of ICAC task forces. 
Sec. 104. Duties and functions of task forces. 
Sec. 105. National ICAC Data Network Center. 
Sec. 106. ICAC grant program. 
Sec. 107. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE II—ADDITIONAL MEASURES TO COMBAT CHILD 
EXPLOITATION 
Sec. 201. Additional regional computer forensic labs. 
Sec. 202. Additional field agents for the FBI. 
Sec. 203. Immigrations and customs enforcement enhancement. 
Sec. 204. Combating trafficking via the United States Postal Service. 
Sec. 205. Accountability provisions for child exploitation prevention and inter-
diction. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Internet has facilitated the growth of 
a multi-billion dollar global market for images and 
video of children being sexually-displayed, raped, and
tortured, far exceeding the capacity of law enforce-
ment to respond at the Federal, State, and local 
level. 
(2) The explosion of child pornography traf-
ficking is claiming very young victims. Research by 
the Department of Justice, the University of New 
Hampshire, and the National Center for Missing 
and Exploited Children indicates that among those 
arrested for possession of child pornography, 83 per-
cent have images of children 6-12 years old, 39 per-
cent have images of children 3-5 years old, and 19 
percent have images of children under the age of 3 
years old. 
(3) The images and videos being trafficked typi-
cally depict sexual assaults that are both graphic 
and brutal. The research described in paragraph (2) 
also indicates that 80 percent of known child por-
nography possessors have images of children being 
sexually penetrated and 21 percent have images de-
picting children bound, gagged, blindfolded, or ‘‘oth-
erwise enduring sadistic sex.’’ Just one percent of 
such possessors restricted their collecting to images 
of simple child nudity. 
(4) Millions of children and teens in the United 
States are at risk from sexual predators who are
hunting, stalking, and luring minors online. Along 
with the incredible access to the world offered our 
children by the Internet, the Internet also offers the 
world access to our children. 
(5) The Internet Crimes Against Children task 
forces at the Department of Justice have identified 
millions of child pornography transactions involving 
images and video of child sexual assault from mil-
lions of computer IP addresses worldwide. 
(6) The ICAC Program has been highly suc-
cessful in creating and sustaining an emerging na-
tional network of 59 Federal, State, and local task 
forces in all 50 States, which form the backbone of 
national readiness to combat child exploitation. 
(7) In testimony before Congress, law enforce-
ment experts have expressed consensus that lack of 
law enforcement resources, including dedicated fo-
rensic analysis capacity, is a severe problem at the 
Federal, State, and local level, severely limiting the 
number of predators that can be interdicted and 
children that can be identified and rescued. 
(8) The Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
United States Immigrations and Customs Enforce-
ment, and the United States Postal Inspection Serv-
ice have each developed highly specialized and suc-
cessful child exploitation investigative capabilities, 
yet these agencies have testified to Congress that 
they must triage the overwhelming number of child 
exploitation crimes and cannot investigate a large 
percentage of known crimes. 
(9) Child pornography and online child entice-
ment crimes have among the highest conviction rates 
of any child sexual offense, and the research funded 
by the Department of Justice indicates that the ma-
jority of child pornography offenders have committed 
or attempted direct sexual contact offenses against 
children. Investigating and prosecuting these preda-
tors is one of the most concrete and measurable 
strategies for the prevention of future child sexual 
abuse. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act, the following definitions shall apply: 
(1) CHILD EXPLOITATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the term ‘‘child exploitation’’ 
means any conduct, or an attempt or conspiracy 
to commit such conduct, constituting criminal 
sexual abuse of a minor, sexual exploitation of 
a minor, abusive sexual contact of a minor, sex-
ually explicit conduct with a minor, or any simi-
lar offense under Federal or State law. 
(B) STATUTORY
RAPE
EXCEPTION.—The 
term ‘‘child exploitation’’ shall not include sex-
ual conduct involving a minor if— 
(i) the minor involved in such conduct 
has attained 16 years of age or older; 
(ii) no other individual involved in 
such conduct is more than 4 years older 
than such minor; and 
(iii) such conduct was consensual. 
(2) MINOR.—The term ‘‘minor’’ means any per-
son under the age of 18 years. 
(3) SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CONDUCT.—The term 
‘‘sexually explicit conduct’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 2256 of title 18, United States 
Code. 
TITLE I—SPECIAL COUNSEL FOR 
CHILD 
EXPLOITATION 
PRE-
VENTION AND INTERDICTION 
SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT OF SPECIAL COUNSEL FOR 
CHILD 
EXPLOITATION 
PREVENTION 
AND 
INTERDICTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall ap-
point a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention
and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney 
General. 
(b) DUTIES OF THE SPECIAL COUNSEL.—The Spe-
cial Counsel appointed under subsection (a) shall have the 
following duties: 
(1) Coordinating the policies and strategies of 
the Department of Justice related to the prevention 
and investigation of child exploitation cases, includ-
ing the policies and strategies of the Office of Jus-
tice Programs, the Criminal Division of the Depart-
ment of Justice, the Executive Office of United 
States Attorneys, the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion, and any other agency or bureau of the Depart-
ment of Justice whose activities relate to child ex-
ploitation cases. 
(2) Pursuing memorandums of understanding 
or other interagency agreements related to the pre-
vention, investigation, and apprehension of individ-
uals exploiting children, including seeking coopera-
tion and collaboration with— 
(A) United States Immigration and Cus-
toms Enforcement; 
(B) the Department of State; 
(C) the Department of Commerce; 
(D) the Department of Education; and
(E) other Federal agencies. 
(3) Coordinating and overseeing the ICAC Task 
Force Program established under section 102. 
(4) Coordinating and overseeing the National 
Internet Crimes Against Children Data Network 
Center established under section 105. 
(5) Reviewing and approving the grants award-
ed by the ICAC grant program as administered by 
the Office of Justice Programs, including developing 
and approving the funding formula established 
under section 106, after consultation with the Office 
of Justice Programs. 
(6) Developing, providing, and coordinating 
technical assistance and training for Federal, State, 
local, and tribal law enforcement agencies related to 
the prevention, investigation, and prosecution of 
child exploitation crimes. 
(7) Developing, providing, and coordinating 
training and technical assistance to Federal, State, 
local, and tribal law enforcement related to forensic 
computer examination and analysis. 
(8) Developing and overseeing research pro-
grams related to child exploitation prevention.
(9) Directing and overseeing programs for child 
exploitation prevention and education, including pro-
grams related to Internet safety. 
(10) Maintaining liaison with the judicial 
branches of the Federal and State Governments on 
matters relating to child exploitation. 
(11) Providing information to the President, 
Congress, the judiciary, State, local, and tribal gov-
ernments, and the general public on matters relating 
to child exploitation. 
(12) Serving, at the request of the Attorney 
General, as the representative of the Department of 
Justice on domestic task forces, committees, or com-
missions addressing policies or issues relating to 
child exploitation. 
(13) Providing technical assistance, coordina-
tion, training, and support to— 
(A) other components of the Department 
of Justice, in efforts to develop policy and to 
enforce Federal laws relating to child exploi-
tation cases, including the litigation of civil and 
criminal actions relating to enforcing such laws; 
(B) other Federal, State, local, and tribal 
agencies, in efforts to develop policy, provide 
technical assistance, and improve coordination
among agencies carrying out efforts to elimi-
nate child exploitation; and 
(C) grantees, in efforts to combat child ex-
ploitation and to provide support and assistance 
to victims of such exploitation. 
(c) STAFF.—The Special Counsel appointed under 
subsection (a) may hire or appoint such staff as may be 
required to carry out the duties described in this section. 
SEC. 102. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL ICAC TASK FORCE 
PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 
the Department of Justice, under the general authority 
of the Attorney General, a National Internet Crimes 
Against Children Task Force (hereinafter in this title re-
ferred to as the ‘‘ICAC Task Force’’), which shall consist 
of a national program of State and local law enforcement 
task forces dedicated to developing effective responses to 
online enticement of children by sexual predators, child ex-
ploitation, and child obscenity and pornography cases. 
(b) NATIONAL PROGRAM.—The National ICAC Task 
Force Program established under subsection (a) shall in-
clude at least one ICAC task force in each State.
SEC. 103. PURPOSE OF ICAC TASK FORCES. 
The National ICAC Task Force Program, and each 
State or local ICAC task force that is part of the national 
program of task forces, shall be dedicated towards— 
(1) increasing the investigative capabilities of 
State and local law enforcement officers in the de-
tection, investigation, and apprehension of Internet 
crimes against children offenses or offenders, includ-
ing technology-facilitated child exploitation offenses; 
(2) conducting proactive and reactive Internet 
crimes against children investigations; 
(3) providing training and technical assistance 
to ICAC task forces and other Federal, State, and 
local law enforcement agencies in the areas of inves-
tigations, forensics, prosecution, community out-
reach, and capacity-building, using recognized ex-
perts to assist in the development and delivery of 
training programs; 
(4) increasing the number of Internet crimes 
against children offenses being investigated and 
prosecuted in both Federal and State courts; 
(5) creating a multiagency task force response 
to Internet crimes against children offenses within 
each State; 
(6) enhancing nationwide responses to Internet 
crimes against children offenses, including assisting
other ICAC task forces, as well as other Federal, 
State, and local agencies with Internet crimes 
against children investigations and prosecutions; 
(7) developing and delivering Internet crimes 
against children public awareness and prevention 
programs; and 
(8) participating in such other activities, both 
proactive and reactive, that will enhance investiga-
tions and prosecutions of Internet crimes against 
children. 
SEC. 104. DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF TASK FORCES. 
Each State or local ICAC task force that is part of 
the national program of task forces shall— 
(1) consist of State and local investigators, 
prosecutors, forensic specialists, and education spe-
cialists who are dedicated to addressing the goals of 
such task force; 
(2) work consistently towards achieving the 
purposes described in section 103; 
(3) engage in proactive investigations, forensic 
examinations, and effective prosecutions of Internet 
crimes against children; 
(4) provide forensic, preventive, and investiga-
tive assistance to parents, educators, prosecutors,
law enforcement, and others concerned with Internet 
crimes against children; 
(5) develop multijurisdictional, multiagency re-
sponses and partnerships to Internet crimes against 
children offenses through ongoing informational, ad-
ministrative, and technological support to other 
State and local law enforcement agencies, as a 
means for such agencies to acquire the necessary 
knowledge, personnel, and specialized equipment to 
investigate and prosecute such offenses; 
(6) participate in nationally coordinated inves-
tigations in any case in which the Attorney General 
determines such participation to be necessary, as 
permitted by the available resources of such task 
force; 
(7) establish or adopt investigative and prosecu-
tion standards, consistent with established norms, to 
which such task force shall comply; 
(8) investigate, and seek prosecution on, tips 
related to Internet crimes against children, including 
tips from other law enforcement agencies, ICAC task 
forces, the National Center for Missing and Ex-
ploited Children, and other Federal, State, and local 
agencies;
and to assist in the development of strategic plans for the 
Center. The Steering Committee shall consist of 9 mem-
bers with expertise in child exploitation prevention and 
interdiction prosecution, investigation, or prevention, in-
cluding— 
(1) 3 representatives elected by the local direc-
tors of the ICAC task forces; 
(2) 1 representative from the law enforcement 
agency having primary responsibility for hosting and 
maintaining the ICAC Data Network; 
(3) 1 representative of the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation’s Innocent Images National Initiative 
or Regional Computer Forensic Lab program; 
(4) 1 representative of the Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement’s Cyber Crimes Center; 
(5) 1 representative of the United States Postal 
Inspection Service; 
(6) 1 representative of the Department of Jus-
tice’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section or a 
United States Attorney’s Office; and 
(7) 1 representative appointed by the Special 
Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Inter-
diction. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated for each of the fiscal
years 2009 through 2016, $2,000,000 to carry out the 
provisions of this section, including for— 
(1) the establishment of the National Internet 
Crimes Against Children Data Network Center; and 
(2) the costs of operating and maintaining such 
Center. 
SEC. 106. ICAC GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Office of Justice Pro-
grams, in consultation with the Special Counsel for 
Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction, is 
authorized to award grants to State and local ICAC 
task forces to assist in carrying out the duties and 
functions described under section 104. 
(2) FORMULA GRANTS.— 
(A) DEVELOPMENT
OF
FORMULA.—At 
least 75 percent of the total funds appropriated 
to carry out this section shall be available to 
award or otherwise distribute grants pursuant 
to a funding formula established by the Office 
of Justice Programs, in consultation with the 
Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Preven-
tion and Interdiction, in accordance with the re-
quirements in subparagraph (B).
(B) FORMULA REQUIREMENTS.—Any for-
mula established by the Office of Justice Pro-
grams, in consultation with the Special Counsel 
for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdic-
tion, under subparagraph (A) shall— 
(i) ensure that each State or local 
ICAC task force shall, at a minimum, re-
ceive an amount equal to 0.5 percent of 
the funds available to award or otherwise 
distribute grants under subparagraph (A); 
and 
(ii) take into consideration the fol-
lowing factors: 
(I) The population of each State, 
as determined by the most recent de-
cennial census performed by the Bu-
reau of the Census. 
(II) The number of investigative 
leads within the applicant’s jurisdic-
tion generated by the ICAC Data Net-
work, the Cyber Tipline, and other 
sources. 
(III) The number of criminal 
cases 
related 
to 
Internet 
crimes 
against children referred to a task
force for Federal, State, or local pros-
ecution. 
(IV) The number of successful 
prosecutions 
of 
child 
exploitation 
cases by a task force. 
(V) The amount of training, 
technical assistance, and public edu-
cation or outreach by a task force re-
lated to the prevention, investigation, 
or prosecution of child exploitation of-
fenses. 
(VI) Such other criteria as the 
Attorney General determines dem-
onstrate the level of need for addi-
tional resources by a task force. 
(3) DISTRIBUTION
OF
REMAINING
FUNDS 
BASED ON NEED.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Any funds remaining 
from the total funds appropriated to carry out 
this section after funds have been made avail-
able to award or otherwise distribute formula 
grants under paragraph (2)(A) shall be distrib-
uted to State and local ICAC task forces based 
upon need, as set forth by criteria established 
by the Office of Justice Programs, in consulta-
tion with the Special Counsel for Child Exploi-
tation Prevention and Interdiction. Such cri-
teria shall include the factors under paragraph 
(2)(B)(ii). 
(B) MATCHING
REQUIREMENT.—A State 
or local ICAC task force shall contribute match-
ing non-Federal funds in an amount equal to 
not less than 25 percent of the amount of funds 
received by the State or local ICAC task force 
under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph. A 
State or local ICAC task force that is not able 
or willing to contribute matching funds in ac-
cordance with this subparagraph shall not be el-
igible for funds under subparagraph (A) of this 
paragraph. 
(b) APPLICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State or local ICAC 
task force seeking a grant under this section shall 
submit an application to the Attorney General at 
such time, in such manner, and accompanied by 
such information as the Attorney General may rea-
sonably require. 
(2) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted 
pursuant to paragraph (1) shall—
(A) describe the activities for which assist-
ance under this section is sought; and 
(B) provide such additional assurances as 
the Attorney General determines to be essential 
to ensure compliance with the requirements of 
this title. 
(c) ALLOWABLE USES.—Grants awarded under this 
section may be used to— 
(1) hire personnel, investigators, prosecutors, 
education specialists, and forensic specialists; 
(2) establish and support forensic laboratories 
utilized in Internet crimes against children investiga-
tions; 
(3) support investigations and prosecutions of 
Internet crimes against children; 
(4) conduct and assist with education programs 
to help children and parents protect themselves from 
Internet predators; 
(5) conduct and attend training sessions related 
to successful investigations and prosecutions of 
Internet crimes against children; and 
(6) fund any other activities directly related to 
preventing, investigating, or prosecuting Internet 
crimes against children. 
(d) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—
(1) ICAC REPORTS.—To measure the results of 
the activities funded by grants under this section, 
and to assist the Attorney General in complying with 
the Government Performance and Results Act (Pub-
lic Law 103–62; 107 Stat. 285), each State or local 
ICAC task force receiving a grant under this section 
shall, on an annual basis, submit a report to the At-
torney General that sets forth the following: 
(A) Staffing levels of the task force, in-
cluding the number of investigators, prosecu-
tors, education specialists, and forensic special-
ists dedicated to investigating and prosecuting 
Internet crimes against children. 
(B) Investigation and prosecution perform-
ance measures of the task force, including— 
(i) the number of investigations initi-
ated related to Internet crimes against 
children; 
(ii) the number of arrests related to 
Internet crimes against children; 
(iii) the number of prosecutions for 
Internet crimes against children, includ-
ing—
(I) whether the prosecution re-
sulted in a conviction for such crime; 
and 
(II) the sentence and the statu-
tory maximum for such crime under 
State law. 
(C) The number of referrals made by the 
task force to the United States Attorneys office, 
including whether the referral was accepted by 
the United States Attorney. 
(D) Statistics that account for the disposi-
tion of investigations that do not result in ar-
rests or prosecutions, such as referrals to other 
law enforcement. 
(E) The number of investigative technical 
assistance sessions that the task force provided 
to nonmember law enforcement agencies. 
(F) The number of computer forensic ex-
aminations that the task force completed. 
(G) The number of law enforcement agen-
cies participating in Internet crimes against 
children program standards established by the 
task force. 
(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of this Act, the At-
torney General shall submit a report to Congress 
on— 
(A) the progress of the development of the 
ICAC Task Forces established under this title; 
and 
(B) the number of Federal and State in-
vestigations, prosecutions, and convictions in 
the prior 12-month period related to child ex-
ploitation. 
SEC. 107. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this title— 
(1) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; 
(2) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; 
(3) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; 
(4) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; 
(5) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2013; 
(6) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2014; 
(7) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2015; and 
(8) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2016. 
(b) AVAILABILITY.—Funds appropriated under sub-
section (a) shall remain available until expended.
TITLE 
II—ADDITIONAL 
MEAS-
URES TO COMBAT CHILD EX-
PLOITATION 
SEC. 201. ADDITIONAL REGIONAL COMPUTER FORENSIC 
LABS. 
(a) ADDITIONAL RESOURCES.—The Attorney Gen-
eral shall establish additional computer forensic capacity 
to address the current backlog for computer forensics, in-
cluding for child exploitation investigations. The Attorney 
General may utilize funds under this title to establish new 
regional computer forensic laboratories within the Re-
gional Computer Forensic Laboratories Program operated 
by the Federal Bureau of Investigation or may increase 
capacity at existing laboratories. 
(b) NEW COMPUTER FORENSIC LABS.—If the Attor-
ney General determines that new regional computer foren-
sic laboratories are needed under subsection (a) to address 
existing backlogs, such new laboratories shall be estab-
lished pursuant to subsection (d). 
(c) PURPOSE OF NEW RESOURCES.—The additional 
forensic capacity established by the resources provided 
under this section shall prioritize its activities to assist 
Federal agencies, State and local Internet Crimes Against 
Children task forces, and other Federal, State, and local
law enforcement agencies in preventing, investigating, and 
prosecuting Internet crimes against children. 
(d) LOCATION OF NEW LABS.—The location of any 
new regional computer forensic laboratories under this 
section shall be determined by the Attorney General, in 
consultation with the Director of the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation, the Regional Computer Forensic Laboratory 
National Steering Committee, and other relevant stake-
holders. 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, and every year thereafter, the 
Attorney General shall submit a report to the Congress 
on how the funds appropriated under this section were uti-
lized. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 2009 
through 2016, $7,000,000 to carry out the provisions of 
this section. 
SEC. 202. ADDITIONAL FIELD AGENTS FOR THE FBI. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Attorney General $30,000,000 for each of 
the fiscal years 2009 through 2016 to fund the hiring of 
full-time Federal Bureau of Investigation field agents and 
associated analysts and support staff in addition to the
of full-time agents and associated analysts and support 
staff in addition to the number of such employees serving 
in those capacities on the date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) SOLE PURPOSE.—The sole purpose of the addi-
tional staff required to be hired under subsection (a) is 
to work on child exploitation and child obscenity cases. 
SEC. 205. ACCOUNTABILITY PROVISIONS FOR CHILD EX-
PLOITATION PREVENTION AND INTERDIC-
TION. 
The Attorney General, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security and the Postmaster General, 
shall report to the Committees on the Judiciary of the 
Senate and House of Representatives and any other rel-
evant committee of jurisdiction, on an annual basis, on 
the resources (agents, forensic labs, prosecutors, etc.) 
being utilized by such agencies to investigate and pros-
ecute child exploitation and child obscenity cases, includ-
ing the resources established under this title, the Adam 
Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (Public
Law 109–248; 120 Stat. 587), and any other law related 
to combating child exploitation and child obscenity. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 14, 
2007. 
Attest: 
Clerk.