Securing Adolescents From Exploitation-Online Act of 2007

To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes.

2/7/2007--Introduced.
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 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 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. 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. Requires the U.S. Trade Representative, the Attorney General, and other relevant federal officials to encourage foreign governments to combat child sexual exploitation and pornography. Authorizes appropriations for grants to the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. Authorizes courts to order monitoring of Internet use by a convicted sex offender as a condition for such offender's supervised release. Imposes enhanced criminal penalties for use of the Internet to violate child pornography or sexual exploitation laws. Requires the Attorney General to make publicly available reports on investigations and prosecutions of child sexual exploitation crimes.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Steven Chabot [R, OH-1]
• and 19 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Judy Biggert [R, IL-13]
  • Rep. Nancy Boyda [D, KS-2]
  • Rep. Robert Brady [D, PA-1]
  • Rep. Vern Buchanan [R, FL-13]
  • Rep. Robert Cramer [D, AL-5]
  • Rep. David Davis [R, TN-1]
  • Rep. Jeffrey Fortenberry [R, NE-1]
  • Rep. Trent Franks [R, AZ-2]
  • Rep. Jim Gerlach [R, PA-6]
  • Rep. Raymond Green [D, TX-29]
  • Rep. Duncan Hunter [R, CA-52]
  • Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D, TX-18]
  • Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick [D, MI-13]
  • Rep. Nicholas Lampson [D, TX-22]
  • Rep. Nita Lowey [D, NY-18]
  • Rep. Thaddeus McCotter [R, MI-11]
  • Rep. Ted Poe [R, TX-2]
  • Rep. Mark Udall [D, CO-2]
  • Rep. Christopher Van Hollen [D, MD-8]
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Committees

• House Judiciary
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  • House Judiciary
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.876

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
February 07, 2007

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• Mar 01, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
• Feb 07, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
• Introduced on Feb 07, 2007.

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Related Bills:

• S.519
• H.R.3791

Related Issue Areas:

• Criminal justice
• Administrative fees
• Budgets
• Business
• 35 more
• Business records
• Child pornography
• Child sexual abuse
• Children
• Criminal investigation
• Criminal justice information
• Electronic mail systems
• Electronic surveillance
• Evidence (Law)
• Ex-offenders
• Fines (Penalties)
• Foreign policy
• Government information
• Government paperwork
• Government publicity
• Identification devices
• Identification of criminals
• Informers
• International affairs
• International cooperation
• Internet
• Law
• Liability (Law)
• Mandatory sentences
• Missing children
• Probation
• Prosecution
• Recidivists
• Sentences (Criminal procedure)
• Sex offenders
• Technology
• Telecommunication
• Telecommunication industry
• Trade
• Web sites

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Blog Coverage

December 07, 2007 Re: House vote on illegal images sweeps in Wi-Fi, Web sites

Re: House vote on illegal images sweeps in Wi-Fi, Web sites December 7th, 2007 [Note: This comment comes from Farber’s IP list. DLH] ... s story “House vote on illegal images sweeps in Wi-Fi, Web sites”. The bill in question keywo

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December 06, 2007 We need to calm down over the SAFE act

Updated 12/8/2007 - Slashdot had this eye-popping headliner “House Bill Could Criminalize Free Wi-Fi Operators” which linked to Declan McCullagh’s story “House vote on illegal images sweeps in Wi-Fi, Web sites“.  The bill in question

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March 25, 2007 SAFE Act of 2007 Would Provide Safe Harbor for Service Providers ...

... enforcement because the substantive law does not contain a good faith or service provider exemption to the prohibition on knowing possession or transmission of such images. A companion bill has been introduced in the House, HR 876.

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