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10/13/2008--Public Law. Providing Resources, Officers, and Technology to Eradicate Cyber Threats to Our Children Act of 2008 or the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 - Title I: National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction - (Sec. 101) Directs the Attorney General to create and implement a National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction. Sets forth the required content of such Strategy, including: (1) comprehensive long-range goals for reducing child exploitation; (2) annual budget priorities and federal efforts for combating child exploitation; (3) a five-year projection for program and budget goals and priorities; (4) a review of the policies and work of the Department of Justice (DOJ) related to the prevention and investigation of child exploitation crimes; (5) a description of DOJ efforts to coordinate with international, state, local, and tribal law enforcement and private entities on child exploitation prevention and interdiction efforts; (6) a review of Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force Programs; (7) plans for reducing the backlog of forensic analysis for child exploitation cases; (8) a review of federal programs for child exploitation prevention and education; (9) plans for liaisons with the judiciary on matters relating to child exploitation; (10) an assessment of federal investigative and prosecution activity relating to reported incidents of child exploitation crimes; (11) a review of statistical data indicating the overall magnitude of U.S. and international child pornography trafficking; and (12) a review of the cooperation between the private and public sector in combating child exploitation.<br/>Requires the Attorney General to designate a DOJ senior official to coordinate the development of the Strategy.<br/>(Sec. 102) Establishes within DOJ a National Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force Program consisting of state and local task forces (including at least one ICAC task force for each state) to address online enticement of children, child exploitation, and child obscenity and pornography. Requires the Attorney General to conduct periodic reviews of the effectiveness of each ICAC task force. Authorizes the Attorney General to establish new task forces and establish national training programs to support the mission of ICAC task forces.<br/>(Sec. 103) Sets forth the purposes of the ICAC Task Force Program, including: (1) increasing the investigative capabilities of state and local law enforcement officers in the detection and investigation of child exploitation crimes facilitated by the Internet and the apprehension of offenders; (2) providing training and technical assistance to ICAC task forces and other federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies; (3) increasing the number of Internet crimes against children offenses to be investigated and prosecuted; (4) enhancing the nationwide response to Internet crimes against children offenses; and (5) developing and delivering Internet crimes against children public awareness and prevention programs.<br/>(Sec. 104) Sets forth the duties and functions of state and local ICAC task forces relating to investigations, forensic examinations, and prosecutions of Internet crimes against children.<br/>(Sec. 105) Directs the Attorney General to establish a National Internet Crimes Against Children Data System (ICAC Data System) to assist the National ICAC Task Force Program and federal, state, local, and tribal agencies investigating and prosecuting child exploitation. Requires the ICAC Data System to develop and maintain a technology and training program to provide: (1) a secure system of online communications between ICAC task forces and federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies regarding ongoing investigations; (2) a secure online system for resolving case conflicts; (3) a secure data storage and analysis system; and (4) guidelines and technical assistance for the use of the ICAC Data System by federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies.<br/>Directs the Attorney General to establish an ICAC Data System Steering Committee to provide guidance to the ICAC System and to assist in the development of strategic plans for the System.<br/>Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2016.<br/>(Sec. 106) Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to state and local ICAC task forces. Sets forth criteria for the distribution of ICAC grants funds.<br/>Requires state or local ICAC task forces receiving grants to submit annual reports to the Attorney General on the operations of such task forces.<br/>Requires the Attorney General to report to Congress on: (1) the progress of the development of the ICAC Task Force Program; and (2) the number of federal and state investigations, prosecutions, and convictions in the prior 12-month period related to child exploitation. (Sec. 107) Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2013.<br/>Title II: Additional Measures to Combat Child Exploitation - Requires the Attorney General to: (1) establish additional computer forensic capacity to address the current backlog for computer forensics, including for child exploitation investigations; and (2) report to Congress annually on the use of funds for such purpose. Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2013.<br/>Title III: Effective Child Pornography Prosecution - (Sec. 301) Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit: (1) the transmission of a live visual depiction of child sexual exploitation; and (2) the distribution of child pornography that is an adapted or modified depiction of an identifiable minor. Title IV: National Institute of Justice Study of Risk Factors - Requires the National Institute of Justice to: (1) prepare a report on investigative factors that indicate whether a subject of an online child exploitation investigation poses a high risk of harm to children; and (2) submit such report to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees. Authorizes appropriations. Title V: Securing Adolescents from Online Exploitation - (Sec. 501) Requires electronic communication or remote computing service providers who obtain actual knowledge of violations of child exploitation and pornography laws to: (1) provide contact information to 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. Allows NCMEC to send such reports to foreign law enforcement agencies designated by the Attorney General.<br/>Imposes civil penalties on service providers who fail to report suspected child exploitation or pornography.<br/>Prohibits law enforcement agencies that receive reports from service providers from disclosing information in such reports except for law enforcement and criminal defense purposes.<br/>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, actual malice or recklessness. Requires service providers and NCMEC to minimize employee access to pornographic images and to destroy such images upon notification from a law enforcement agency.<br/>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.<br/>Grants the Attorney General authority to enforce the reporting requirement for electronic communication or remote computing service providers set out by this title. (Sec. 502) Requires the Attorney General to report to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees on the structure established in this Act, privacy safeguards contained in reporting requirements, and information sharing. Requires the Comptroller General to conduct an audit and report to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees on: (1) the efforts, activities, and actions of the CyberTipline; (2) recommendations for legislative, administrative, or regulatory changes; and (3) the effectiveness of actions taken by the CyberTipline and the Attorney General to promote efficient use of federal funds and resources to enforce, investigate, or prosecute child pornography crimes. (Sec. 503) Provides that if any provision of this title is held to be unconstitutional, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect and shall not be affected by the holding.<br/>

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Mel Martinez [R, FL] 4965 N00026748 17838 Republican 202-224-3041 FL Mel Mel Martinez 3.20754716981132 http://martinez.senate.gov SenMartinezdotgov M000639 1954-01-01 5857 528 Hart Senate Office Building http://menendez.senate.gov/contact/ 202-228-2197 Robert 'd':4 'nj':5 'bob':8 'sen':1 'robert':2,6,9 'menendez':10 'menéndez':3,7 M 400272 Menéndez Robert_Menendez Sen. Robert Menéndez [D, NJ] 3010 Bob N00000699 16370 Democrat 202-224-4744 Roman Catholic NJ Robert Menendez 2.16326530612245 http://menendez.senate.gov/ SenatorMenendezNJ M000702 1936-07-20 6422 503 Hart Senate Office Building http://mikulski.senate.gov/Contact/contact.cfm 202-224-8858 Barbara 'd':4 'md':5 'sen':1 'barbara':2,6,8 'mikulski':3,7,9 F 300073 Mikulski Barbara_Mikulski A. Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D, MD] 2949 N00001945 11599 Democrat 202-224-4654 Roman Catholic MD Barbara Mikulski 2.29090909090909 http://mikulski.senate.gov/ M001153 1957-05-22 7297 709 Hart Senate Office Building http://murkowski.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactMe.EMailLisa 202-224-5301 Lisa 'r':4 'ak':5 'sen':1 'lisa':2,6,8 'murkowski':3,7,9 F 300075 Murkowski Lisa_Murkowski A. Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R, AK] 3379 N00026050 12329 Republican 202-224-6665 Roman Catholic AK Lisa Murkowski 4.35294117647059 http://murkowski.senate.gov/public/ senatormurkowski M001111 1950-10-11 8654 173 Russell Senate Office Building http://murray.senate.gov/email/index.cfm 202-224-0238 Patty 'd':4 'wa':5 'sen':1 'patti':2,6,8 'murray':3,7,9 F 300076 Murray Patty_Murray Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA] 3916 N00007876 12831 Democrat 202-224-2621 Roman Catholic WA Patty Murray 3.68292682926829 http://murray.senate.gov/ N000180 1941-05-17 9542 720 Hart Senate Office Building http://bennelson.senate.gov/contact-me.cfm 202-228-0012 Ben 'd':4 'ne':5 'ben':2,6,8 'sen':1 'nelson':3,7,9 M 300077 Nelson Ben_Nelson E. Sen. Ben Nelson [D, NE] 4122 N00005329 16499 Democrat 202-224-6551 Methodist NE Ben Ben Nelson 1.94936708860759 http://bennelson.senate.gov/ SenBenNelson N000032 1942-09-29 10212 716 Hart Senate Office Building http://billnelson.senate.gov/contact/index.cfm 202-228-2183 Bill 'd':4 'fl':5 'sen':1 'bill':2,6,8 'nelson':3,7,9 M 300078 Nelson Bill_Nelson Sen. Bill Nelson [D, FL] 4825 N00009926 21629 Democrat 202-224-5274 Presbyterian FL Bill Nelson 1.67164179104478 http://billnelson.senate.gov/ SenBillNelson O000167 1961-08-04 28998 Barack 'obama':2,4,6 'barack':1,3,5 M 400629 Obama Barack_Obama Barack Obama 8812 N00009638 56855 Democrat United Church of Christ Barack Obama 3.69512195121951 P000590 1963-01-10 6590 255 Dirksen Senate Office Building http://pryor.senate.gov/contact/ 202-228-0908 Mark 'd':4 'ar':5 'sen':1 'mark':2,6,8 'pryor':3,7,9 M 300080 Pryor Mark_Pryor Sen. Mark Pryor [D, AR] 2524 N00013823 10705 Democrat 202-224-2353 Unknown AR Mark Pryor 2.53191489361702 http://pryor.senate.gov SenatorPryor R000122 1949-11-12 3925 728 Hart Senate Office Building http://reed.senate.gov/contact/contact-share.cfm 202-224-4680 John 'd':4 'ri':5 'sen':1 'jack':8 'john':2,6,9 'reed':3,7,10 M 300081 Reed Jack_Reed F. Sen. John Reed [D, RI] 1344 Jack N00000362 10251 Democrat 202-224-4642 Roman Catholic RI Jack John Reed 2.45454545454545 http://reed.senate.gov/ R000146 1939-12-02 22113 522 Hart Senate Office Building http://reid.senate.gov/contact/index.cfm 202-224-7327 Harry 'd':4 'nv':5 'sen':1 'reid':3,7,9 'harri':2,6,8 M 300082 Reid Harry_Reid M. Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV] 8164 N00009922 23242 Democrat 202-224-3542 Latter Day Saints NV Harry Reid 1.26315789473684 http://reid.senate.gov/ SenatorReid R000307 1936-04-20 6028 109 Hart Senate Office Building http://roberts.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactInformation.EmailPat 202-224-3514 Pat 'r':4 'ks':5 'pat':2,6,8 'sen':1 'robert':3,7,9 M 300083 Roberts Pat_Roberts Sen. Pat Roberts [R, KS] 2664 N00005285 9691 Republican 202-224-4774 Methodist KS Pat Roberts 4.45714285714286 http://roberts.senate.gov/public/ R000361 1937-06-18 5944 531 Hart Senate Office Building http://rockefeller.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm 202-224-7665 John 'd':4 'wv':5 'jay':8 'sen':1 'john':2,6,9 'rockefel':3,7,10 M 300084 Rockefeller John_Rockefeller D. Sen. John Rockefeller [D, WV] 2115 Jay N00001685 11877 Democrat 202-224-6472 Presbyterian WV Jay John Rockefeller 0.964285714285714 http://rockefeller.senate.gov/ S001163 1955-03-02 4883 Ken 'd':4 'co':5 'ken':2,6,8 'sen':1 'salazar':3,7,9 M 400619 Salazar Ken_Salazar Sen. Ken Salazar [D, CO] 2385 N00026892 7995 Democrat CO Ken Salazar 2.15384615384615 SenatorSalazar S000148 1950-11-23 16574 313 Hart Senate Office Building http://schumer.senate.gov/new_website/contact.cfm 202-228-3027 Charles 'd':4 'ny':5 'sen':1 'charl':2,6,8 'schumer':3,7,9 M 300087 Schumer Charles_Schumer E. Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY] 8308 N00001093 23585 Democrat 202-224-6542 Jewish NY Chuck Charles Schumer 2.01639344262295 http://schumer.senate.gov/ senatorschumer S001142 1952-05-25 5160 Gordon 'smith':2,4,6 'gordon':1,3,5 M 300090 Smith Gordon_Smith Harold Gordon Smith 1881 N00007815 7824 Republican Latter Day Saints Gordon Smith 3.71428571428571 S000770 1950-04-29 547 133 Hart Senate Office Building http://stabenow.senate.gov/email.cfm 202-228-0325 Debbie Ann 'd':5 'mi':6 'ann':3,8,11 'sen':1 'debbi':2,7,10 'stabenow':4,9,12 F 300093 Stabenow Debbie_Stabenow Sen. Debbie Ann Stabenow [D, MI] 29 N00004118 16999 Democrat 202-224-4822 United Methodist MI Debbie Ann Stabenow 2.31707317073171 http://stabenow.senate.gov/ SenatorStabenow S000888 1923-11-18 8197 Ted 'ted':1,3,5 'steven':2,4,6 M 300094 Stevens Ted_Stevens F. Ted Stevens 2728 N00007997 7589 Republican Episcopalian Ted Stevens 0.818181818181818 T000464 1956-08-21 6126 724 Hart Senate Office Building http://tester.senate.gov/Contact/index.cfm 202-224-8594 Jon 'd':4 'mt':5 'jon':2,6,8 'sen':1 'tester':3,7,9 M 412244 Tester Jon_Tester Sen. Jon Tester [D, MT] 2782 N00027605 9470 Democrat 202-224-2644 MT Jon Tester 2.3125 http://tester.senate.gov/ SenatorJonTester V000127 1961-05-03 10807 516 Hart Senate Office Building http://vitter.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.ContactForm 202-228-5061 David 'r':4 'la':5 'sen':1 'david':2,6,8 'vitter':3,7,9 M 400418 Vitter David_Vitter Sen. David Vitter [R, LA] 4247 N00009659 11638 Republican 202-224-4623 Catholic LA David Vitter 4.17460317460317 http://vitter.senate.gov/public/ W000803 1946-02-09 11722 248 Russell Senate Office Building http://webb.senate.gov/contact/ 202-228-6363 Jim 'd':4 'va':5 'jim':2,6,8 'sen':1 'webb':3,7,9 M 412249 Webb James_Webb Sen. Jim Webb [D, VA] 4183 N00028058 16309 Democrat 202-224-4024 VA Jim Jim Webb 3.59375 http://webb.senate.gov/ SenatorWebb W000802 5759 502 Hart Senate Office Building http://whitehouse.senate.gov/contact/ 202-228-6362 Sheldon 'd':4 'ri':5 'sen':1 'sheldon':2,6,8 'whitehous':3,7,9 M 412247 Whitehouse Sheldon_Whitehouse Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D, RI] 2508 N00027533 10500 Democrat 202-224-2921 RI Sheldon Whitehouse 3.4 http://whitehouse.senate.gov/ SenatorWhitehouse W000779 1949-05-03 8382 223 Dirksen Senate Office Building http://wyden.senate.gov/contact/ 202-228-2717 Ron 'd':4 'ron':2,6,8 'sen':1 'wyden':3,7,9 M 300100 Wyden Ron_Wyden Sen. Ron Wyden [D, OR] 3621 N00007724 11716 Democrat 202-224-5244 Jewish OR Ron Wyden 3.07317073170732 http://wyden.senate.gov/ SenRonWyden signed 44998 1223870400 Mon Oct 13 00:00:00 -0500 2008 177737 Signed by President. enacted 44998 1223870400 Mon Oct 13 00:00:00 -0500 2008 177738 Became Public Law No: 110-401. topresident 44998 1222920000 Thu Oct 02 00:00:00 -0500 2008 177736 Presented to President. vote 44998 1222548960 Sat Sep 27 17:56:00 -0500 2008 by voice vote 177734 pass On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. vote2 h action 44998 1222547640 Sat Sep 27 17:34:00 -0500 2008 177731 Mr. Conyers moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. action 44998 1222547640 Sat Sep 27 17:34:00 -0500 2008 177732 Considered under suspension of the rules. action 44998 1222547640 Sat Sep 27 17:34:00 -0500 2008 177733 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1738. topresident 44998 1222488000 Sat Sep 27 00:00:00 -0500 2008 177735 Cleared for White House. action 44998 1222485120 Fri Sep 26 12:12:00 -0500 2008 174165 Held at the desk. action 44998 1222434780 Fri Sep 26 10:13:00 -0500 2008 174163 Received in the House. action 44998 1222401600 Fri Sep 26 00:00:00 -0500 2008 174164 Message on Senate action sent to the House. action 44998 1222315200 Thu Sep 25 00:00:00 -0500 2008 174160 Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. vote 44998 1222315200 Thu Sep 25 00:00:00 -0500 2008 by Unanimous Consent 174162 pass Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent. vote s action 44998 1222315200 Thu Sep 25 00:00:00 -0500 2008 174161 The committee substitute was withdrawn by Unanimous Consent. action 44998 1215403200 Mon Jul 07 00:00:00 -0500 2008 165338 Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. calendar 44998 1215403200 Mon Jul 07 00:00:00 -0500 2008 165339 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 862. calendar 44998 1210824000 Thu May 15 00:00:00 -0500 2008 177730 Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. action 44998 1210824000 Thu May 15 00:00:00 -0500 2008 157399 Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. action 44998 1210219200 Thu May 08 00:00:00 -0500 2008 156473 Committee on the Judiciary. Date of scheduled consideration. SD-226. 10:00 a.m. action 44998 1208318400 Wed Apr 16 00:00:00 -0500 2008 150225 Committee on the Judiciary Senate Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs. Hearings held. action 44998 1183003200 Thu Jun 28 00:00:00 -0500 2007 120623 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. action 44998 1183003200 Thu Jun 28 00:00:00 -0500 2007 120622 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8709) introduced 44998 1183003200 Thu Jun 28 00:00:00 -0500 2007 120621