I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 288 
To create a separate DNA database for violent predators against children, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 8, 2009 
Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To create a separate DNA database for violent predators 
against children, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Save Our Children: 
Stop the Violent Predators Against Children DNA Act of 
2009’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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(1) Based on sexual assaults reported to law 
enforcement, there are more 14-year old victims of 
sexual assault than victims of any other age. 
(2) In 2007, there were more victims of sexual 
assault between ages 3 and 17 than in any indi-
vidual age group over age 17, and more victims age 
2 than in any age group over 40. 
(3) Children, like 5-year-old Samantha Runnion 
of California, who was abducted, sexually violated, 
and murdered, are most likely to be victims of sexual 
assault, with over one-third of all sexual assaults in-
volving a victim who was under the age of 12. 
(4) One of every 7 victims of sexual assault is 
under the age of 6. 
(5) Murder is the only major cause of childhood 
deaths that has increased over the past three dec-
ades. 
(6) Between 300,000 and 400,000 children are 
victims of some type of sexual abuse or exploitation 
every year. 
(7) More attention should be given to seeking 
solutions to violence against children. 
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SEC. 3. DNA DATABASE FOR VIOLENT PREDATORS AGAINST 
CHILDREN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall estab-
lish and maintain, separate from any other DNA data-
base, a database solely for the purpose of collecting the 
DNA information with respect to violent predators against 
children. Under regulations issued by the Attorney Gen-
eral, Federal, State, and local agencies and other entities 
may submit DNA information to the Attorney General for 
inclusion in the database and may compare DNA informa-
tion against other DNA information in the database. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $500,000 to establish 
the database required by subsection (a). 
SEC. 4. INCENTIVE GRANTS. 
(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—From amounts made 
available to carry out this section, the Attorney General 
shall make grants to each State that has in effect one or 
more programs that decrease the rate of recidivism among 
violent predators against children, for use by the State to 
implement improvements to such programs. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
such sums as may be necessary. 
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SEC. 
5. 
CONSEQUENCES 
FOR 
VIOLENT 
PREDATORS 
AGAINST CHILDREN. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a per-
son who is a violent predator against children commits a 
crime that would, in and of itself, establish that person 
as a violent predator against children, the sentence im-
posed on that person for that crime shall, without regard 
to any mitigating circumstance that would otherwise apply 
at sentencing, be the maximum authorized by law. 
SEC. 6. DEFINITION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—As used in this Act, the term ‘‘vio-
lent predator against children’’ means a person who com-
mits a crime of violence (including a sex crime) against 
the person of an individual who has not attained the age 
of 18 years. 
(b) STATUTORY RAPE EXCEPTION.—The term ‘‘vio-
lent predator against children’’ shall not include a person 
who commits a sex crime against the person of an indi-
vidual who has not attained the age of 18 years if— 
(1) the individual against whom such crime was 
committed has attained 16 years of age or older; 
(2) the person who commits such crime is not 
more than 4 years older than such individual; and 
(3) the conduct resulting in the commission of 
such crime was consensual. 
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