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 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. 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 
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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 
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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 
Force program (ICAC Program) of the Department 
of Justice has identified millions of child pornog-
raphy transactions involving images and video of 
child sexual assault from millions of computer IP 
addresses worldwide. 
(6) The ICAC Program has been highly suc-
cessful in creating and sustaining an emerging na-
tional network of 46 Federal, State, and local task 
forces, which form the backbone of national readi-
ness to combat child exploitation. 
(7) In testimony before Congress, law enforce-
ment experts have expressed consensus that lack of 
dedicated forensic analysis capacity is a severe prob-
lem at the Federal, State, and local level, severely 
limiting the number of predators that can be inter-
dicted and children that can be identified and res-
cued. 
(8) The Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
United States Immigrations and Customs Enforce-
ment, and the United States Postal Inspection Serv-
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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-
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ually explicit conduct with a minor, or any simi-
lar offense under Federal or State law. 
(B) STATUTORY
RAPE
EXCEPTION.—For 
the purposes of subparagraph (A), the terms 
‘‘sexual exploitation of a minor’’, ‘‘abusive sex-
ual contact of a minor’’, and ‘‘sexually explicit 
conduct with a minor’’ shall not include consen-
sual sexual contact or conduct between two in-
dividuals who are over the age of 16 years and 
under the age of 18 years. 
(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 
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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 
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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; 
(9) develop procedures for handling seized evi-
dence; 
(10) maintain such reports and records as are 
required under this title; and 
(11) seek to comply with national standards re-
garding the investigation and prosecution of Internet 
crimes against children, as set forth by the Attorney 
General, to the extent such standards are consistent 
with the law of the State where the task force is lo-
cated. 
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SEC. 105. NATIONAL ICAC DATA NETWORK CENTER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall estab-
lish a National Internet Crimes Against Children Data 
Network Center. 
(b) PURPOSE OF CENTER.—The National Internet 
Crimes Against Children Data Network Center established 
under subsection (a) shall be dedicated to assisting— 
(1) the ICAC Task Force Program established 
under this title; and 
(2) Federal, State, local, and tribal agencies in-
vestigating and prosecuting child exploitation. 
(c) MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS
FOR CENTER.— 
The National Internet Crimes Against Children Data Net-
work Center established under subsection (a) shall develop 
and maintain an integrated technology and training pro-
gram that provides— 
(1) a secure online information-sharing system 
for use by ICAC Task Forces, Federal law enforce-
ment agencies, and other State and local law en-
forcement agencies; 
(2) a secure, online system for resolving case 
conflicts, for use by ICAC Task Forces, Federal law 
enforcement agencies, and other State and local law 
enforcement agencies; 
(3) a secure data storage and analysis system 
for use by ICAC Task Forces, Federal law enforce-
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ment agencies, and other State and local law en-
forcement agencies; 
(4) guidelines for the use of such Data Network 
by Federal, State, and local law enforcement agen-
cies; and 
(5) training and technical assistance on the use 
of such Data Network by Federal, State, and local 
law enforcement agencies. 
(d) ICAC DATA NETWORK STEERING COMMITTEE.— 
The Attorney General shall establish an ICAC Data Net-
work Center Steering Committee to provide guidance to 
the Center relating to the program under subsection (c), 
and to assist in the development of strategic plans for the 
Center. The Steering Committee shall consist of 8 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; 
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(4) 1 representative of the Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement’s Cyber Crimes Center; 
(5) 1 representative of the Department of Jus-
tice’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section or a 
United States Attorney’s Office; and 
(6) 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 2008 through 2015, $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 of the Department of Justice is authorized to 
award grants to State and local ICAC task forces to 
assist in carrying out the duties and functions de-
scribed under section 104. 
(2) FORMULA.— 
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(A) ATTORNEY GENERAL TO DEVELOP.— 
At least 75 percent of the total funds appro-
priated for grants under paragraph (1) shall be 
awarded or otherwise distributed pursuant to a 
funding formula established by the Attorney 
General. 
(B) BASELINE AMOUNT.—Any formula es-
tablished by the Attorney General under sub-
paragraph (A) shall— 
(i) ensure that each State or local 
ICAC task force shall, at a minimum, re-
ceive an amount equal to 0.75 percent of 
the total funds appropriated for grants 
under paragraph (1); 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. 
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the Attorney General. Such criteria shall 
include the factors under subparagraph 
(B)(ii). 
(ii) MATCHING
REQUIREMENT.—To 
be eligible to receive any remaining grant 
funds under this subparagraph, a State or 
local ICAC task force shall contribute 
matching non-Federal funds in an amount 
equal to not less than 25 percent of the 
total amount of the grant. 
(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. 
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(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 
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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 Internet crimes 
against children related arrests; 
(ii) 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. 
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(D) The number of investigative technical 
assistance sessions that the task force provided 
to non-member law enforcement agencies. 
(E) The number of computer forensic ex-
aminations that the task force completed. 
(F) 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 2008; 
(2) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; 
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(3) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; 
(4) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; 
(5) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; 
(6) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2013; 
(7) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2014; and 
(8) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2015. 
(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 shall 
establish additional computer forensic capacity to address 
the current backlog for computer forensics, including for 
child exploitation investigations. The Attorney General 
may utilize funds under this title to establish new regional 
computer forensic laboratories within the Regional Com-
puter 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 
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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) PURPOSE OF NEW ADDITIONAL CAPACITY.—The 
location of any new regional computer forensic labora-
tories under this section shall be determined by the Attor-
ney General, in consultation with the Director of the Fed-
eral Bureau of Investigation, the Regional Computer Fo-
rensic Laboratory National Steering Committee, and other 
relevant stakeholders. 
(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 2008 
through 2015, $7,00,000 to carry out the provisions of 
this section. 
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