SAFE Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-3791
Sponsor: Rep. Lampson, Nick [D-TX-22]
Introduced: 2007-10-10 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Business records
Child pornography
Child sexual abuse
Commerce
Criminal investigation
Criminal justice information
Electronic mail systems
Electronic surveillance
Evidence (Law)
Ex-offenders
Families
Fines (Penalties)
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Government publicity
Identification devices
Identification of criminals
Informers
International Affairs
International cooperation
Internet
Law
Liability (Law)
Missing children
Prosecution
Recidivists
Science, Technology, Communications
Sex offenders
Telecommunication industry
Web sites

Summary:
action_date: 2007-10-10
text: 
Securing Adolescents From Exploitation-Online Act of 2007 or the SAFE Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to expand the reporting requirements of electronic communication and remote computing service providers (service providers) with respect to violations of child sexual exploitation and pornography laws. Requires such service providers, in reporting violations of such laws to the CyberTipline of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (Center) to provide: (1) information on the Internet identity of a suspected sex offender, including the electronic mail address, website address, uniform resource locator, or other identifying information; (2) the time child pornography was uploaded or discovered; (3) geographic location information for the offender; and (4) images of such child pornography. Requires the Center to forward each report which it receives from a service provider to a designated law enforcement agency.

Requires service providers to preserve images of child pornography for evidentiary purposes. 

Authorizes the Center to provide images of child pornography reported to its CyberTipline to service providers to enable such providers to stop further transmissions of of pornographic images.

Grants service providers and the Center immunity from civil claims or criminal charges for complying the requirements of this Act, except for certain intentional or reckless misconduct.

action_date: 2007-12-05
text: 
Securing Adolescents From Exploitation-Online Act of 2007 or the SAFE Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to expand the reporting requirements of electronic communication and remote computing service providers with respect to violations of laws prohibiting sexual exploitation of children and child pornography.

Requires such service providers who obtain knowledge of violations of child exploitation and pornography laws to: (1) complete and maintain with current information a registration with the CyberTipline of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC); and (2) provide information relating to the Internet identity of any individual who appears to have violated a child exploitation or pornography law, including the geographic location of such individual and images of any apparent child pornography. 

Requires NCMEC to forward any report of suspected child pornography violations to law enforcement agencies designated by the Attorney General. Imposes civil penalties on service providers who fail to report suspected child exploitation or pornography. Prohibits law enforcement agencies that receive reports from service providers from disclosing information in such reports except for law enforcement and criminal defense purposes.

Requires service providers to preserve images of child pornography for evidentiary purposes. 

Grants service providers and NCMEC limited immunity from civil and criminal liability for reporting information required by this Act, except in cases of intentional misconduct or malicious failure to act in accordance with law. Requires service providers and NCMEC to minimize employee access to pornographic images and to destroy such images upon notification from a law enforcement agency.

Authorizes NCMEC to provide images of child pornography reported to its CyberTipline to service providers to enable such providers to stop further transmission of pornographic images of children.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-12-06
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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): 409 - 2 (Roll no. 1131). (text: CR H14190-14192)
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): 409 - 2 (Roll no. 1131).(text: CR H14190-14192)
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. 3791.
action_date: 2007-12-05
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H14190-14193, H14224-14225)
action_date: 2007-12-05
text: Mr. Conyers moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2007-11-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2007-10-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2007-10-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-10-10
text: Introduced in House