Combating Child Exploitation Act of 2007

A bill to establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute predators.

6/28/2007--Introduced.
Combating Child Exploitation Act of 2007 - Requires the Attorney General to appoint a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of Deputy Attorney General to coordinate Department of Justice policies and strategies for the prevention and investigation of child exploitation cases. Establishes within the Office of Justice Programs an Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC Task Force), consisting of state and local task forces (one task force for each state) to address online enticement of children, child exploitation, and child obscenity and pornography cases.
Requires the Attorney General to establish a National Internet Crimes Against Children Data Network Center to assist the ICAC Task Force program and federal, state, local, and tribal agencies investigating and prosecuting child exploitation. Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to state and local ICAC task forces to combat Internet crimes against children.
Requires the Attorney General to establish additional computer forensic capacity to address backlogs, including for child exploitation investigations.
Amends the federal criminal code to authorize wiretapping in state child exploitation investigations.
Authorizes funding for additional agents and personnel for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the U.S. Postal Service.


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Sponsor

• Sen. Joseph Biden [D, DE]
• and 16 Co-Sponsors
  • Sen. B. Evan Bayh [D, IN]
  • Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA]
  • Sen. Sherrod Brown [D, OH]
  • Sen. Hillary Clinton [D, NY]
  • Sen. Byron Dorgan [D, ND]
  • Sen. Richard Durbin [D, IL]
  • Sen. Orrin Hatch [R, UT]
  • Sen. Kay Hutchison [R, TX]
  • Sen. Tim Johnson [D, SD]
  • Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D, NJ]
  • Sen. Blanche Lincoln [D, AR]
  • Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D, MD]
  • Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R, AK]
  • Sen. Barack Obama [D, IL]
  • Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY]
  • Sen. Ted Stevens [R, AK]
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Committees

• Senate Judiciary
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  • Senate Judiciary
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Amendments

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Amendments to S.1738

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Introduced		Voted on by Senate		Voted on by House		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
June 28, 2007

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• Added to calendar on Jul 07, 2008: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 862..
• Jul 07, 2008: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
• May 15, 2008: Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
• May 08, 2008: Committee on the Judiciary. Date of scheduled consideration. SD-226. 10:00 a.m.
• Apr 16, 2008: Committee on the Judiciary Senate Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs. Hearings held.
• Jun 28, 2007: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
• Jun 28, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8709)
• Introduced on Jun 28, 2007.

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June 06, 2008 S. 1738, Combating Child Exploitation Act of 2008

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