Protecting Our Children Comes First Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-2517
Sponsor: Rep. Lampson, Nick [D-TX-22]
Introduced: 2007-05-24 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Authorization
Criminal investigation
Criminal justice information
Economics and Public Finance
Families
Federal aid to law enforcement
Government Operations and Politics
Missing children
Victims of crimes

Summary:
action_date: 2007-05-24
text: 
Protecting Our Children Comes First Act of 2007 - Amends the Missing Children's Assistance Act to reauthorize through FY2013, and revise requirements for uses of, the annual grant to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children by the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Deliquency Prevention.

action_date: 2007-12-05
text: 
Protecting Our Children Comes First Act of 2007 - Amends the Missing Children's Assistance Act to: (1) revise, and expand the required uses for, the annual grant made to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention; and (2) reauthorize the missing children's assistance and the NCMEC grant programs through FY2013.
 
Specifies additional mandatory uses of grants to NCMEC, including provision of: (1) annual reports to the Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention on the numbers of children nationwide reported as missing, victims of non-family abductions, and victims of parental kidnappings, as well as those recovered; (2) analytical as well as onsite support and technical assistance to law enforcement agencies through searching public records databases in locating and recovering missing and exploited children and helping to locate and identify abductors; (3) forensic technical assistance and consultation to law enforcement and other agencies in the identification of unidentified deceased children; and (4) training and assistance to law enforcement agencies in identifying and locating non-compliant sex offenders.
 
Requires the use of grants also to facilitate the deployment of the National Emergency Child Locator Center to assist in reuniting missing children with their families during periods of national disasters.
 
Adds to the kinds of reports for which the cyber tipline shall be used.
 
 
Requires NCMEC to use grant funds to: (1) work with law enforcement, Internet service providers, electronic payment service providers, and others on methods to reduce the distribution on the Internet of images and videos of sexually exploited children; (2) operate a child victim identification program to assist the efforts of law enforcement agencies in identifying victims of child pornography and other sexual crimes; and (3) develop and disseminate programs and information to the general public, schools, and other public officials and organizations on the prevention of child abduction and sexual exploitation, and Internet safety.
 
 

action_date: 2008-05-20
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on December 5, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 Protecting Our Children Comes First Act of 2007 - Amends the Missing Children's Assistance Act to: (1) revise, and expand the required uses for, the annual grant made to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention; and (2) reauthorize the missing children's assistance and the NCMEC grant programs through FY2013.

Specifies additional mandatory uses of grants to NCMEC, including provision of: (1) annual reports to the Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention on the numbers of children nationwide reported as missing, victims of non-family abductions, and victims of parental kidnappings, as well as those recovered; (2) analytical as well as onsite support and technical assistance to law enforcement agencies through searching public records databases in locating and recovering missing and exploited children and helping to locate and identify abductors; (3) forensic technical assistance and consultation to law enforcement and other agencies in the identification of unidentified deceased children; and (4) training and assistance to law enforcement agencies in identifying and locating non-compliant sex offenders.

Requires the use of grants also to facilitate the deployment of the National Emergency Child Locator Center to assist in reuniting missing children with their families during periods of national disasters.

Adds to the kinds of reports for which the cyber tipline shall be used.

Requires NCMEC to use grant funds to: (1) work with law enforcement, Internet service providers, electronic payment service providers, and others on methods to reduce the distribution on the Internet of images and videos of sexually exploited children; (2) operate a child victim identification program to assist the efforts of law enforcement agencies in identifying victims of child pornography and other sexual crimes; and (3) develop and disseminate programs and information to the general public, schools, and other public officials and organizations on the prevention of child abduction and sexual exploitation, and Internet safety.

action_date: 2008-06-03
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on December 5, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Protecting Our Children Comes First Act of 2007 - Amends the Missing Children's Assistance Act to: (1) revise, and expand the required uses for, the annual grant made to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention; (2) reauthorize the missing children's assistance and the NCMEC grant programs through FY2013; and (3) repeal criteria for grants.
 
Specifies additional mandatory uses of grants to NCMEC, including provision of: (1) annual reports to the Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention on the numbers of children nationwide reported as missing, victims of non-family abductions, and victims of parental kidnappings, as well as those recovered; (2) analytical as well as onsite support and technical assistance to law enforcement agencies through searching public records databases in locating and recovering missing and exploited children and helping to locate and identify abductors; (3) forensic technical assistance and consultation to law enforcement and other agencies in the identification of unidentified deceased children; and (4) training and assistance to law enforcement agencies in identifying and locating non-compliant sex offenders.

Requires the use of grants also to facilitate the deployment of the National Emergency Child Locator Center to assist in reuniting missing children with their families during periods of national disasters.

Adds to the kinds of reports for which the cyber tipline shall be used.

Requires NCMEC to use grant funds to: (1) work with law enforcement, Internet service providers, electronic payment service providers, and others on methods to reduce the distribution on the Internet of images and videos of sexually exploited children; (2) operate a child victim identification program to assist the efforts of law enforcement agencies in identifying victims of child pornography and other sexual crimes; and (3) develop and disseminate programs and information to the general public, schools, and other public officials and organizations on the prevention of child abduction and sexual exploitation, and Internet safety.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-06-03
text: Became Public Law No: 110-240.
action_date: 2008-06-03
text: Became Public Law No: 110-240.
action_date: 2008-06-03
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2008-06-03
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2008-05-23
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2008-05-23
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2008-05-21
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2008-05-20
text: Cleared for White House.
action_date: 2008-05-20
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2008-05-20
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2008-05-20
text: Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4549)
action_date: 2008-05-20
text: Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4549)
action_date: 2008-01-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2007-12-05
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2007-12-05
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2007-12-05
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 408 - 3 (Roll no. 1132). (text: CR H14186-14187)
action_date: 2007-12-05
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 408 - 3 (Roll no. 1132).(text: CR H14186-14187)
action_date: 2007-12-05
text: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
action_date: 2007-12-05
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2517.
action_date: 2007-12-05
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H14185-14190, H14225-14226)
action_date: 2007-12-05
text: Mrs. McCarthy (NY) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2007-07-26
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1621)
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
action_date: 2007-05-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2007-05-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-05-24
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 110-240