Securing Adolescents From Exploitation-Online Act of 2007

A bill 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

• Sen. John McCain [R, AZ]
• and 10 Co-Sponsors
  • Sen. Lamar Alexander [R, TN]
  • Sen. Hillary Clinton [D, NY]
  • Sen. Michael Crapo [R, ID]
  • Sen. John Ensign [R, NV]
  • Sen. Kay Hutchison [R, TX]
  • Sen. Jon Kyl [R, AZ]
  • Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY]
  • Sen. Gordon Smith [R, OR]
  • Sen. Olympia Snowe [R, ME]
  • Sen. David Vitter [R, LA]
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Committees

• Senate Judiciary

Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to S.519

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

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• Feb 07, 2007: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
• Feb 07, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1714-1715)
• Introduced on Feb 07, 2007.
• Feb 07, 2007: Introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1714-1715)

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Related Bills:

• H.R.876
• H.R.3791

Related Issue Areas:

• Criminal justice
• Administrative fees
• Budgets
• Business
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• 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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October 06, 2008 Beyond the Bailout: Congress Passes a Flurry of ‘Child Safety’ Bills

Some in Congress insisted that the core parts of S. 519 – the “SAFE Act” – be added to S. 1738 before passage. Among the most problematic provisions in S.519 – which was never publicly debated by any committee–is the outsourci

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September 26, 2008 Combating Child Exploitation Act 1738

I received a letter from NC State Senator Richard Burr on 9/24/08 stating that Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) combined this bill with bill S.519, the Securing Adolescents from Exploitation Act ("SAFE Act") He stated that he supported the ...

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September 17, 2008 The Real Reason why Bill S1738 Can’t be passed

Tom Coburn, R-OK, has introduced S.3344, which pairs S.1738 with S.519, the 2007 SAFE act. S.3344, since it is broken out from the other spending, is a $1.059 Billion bill. I will urge my senators to vote for S.3344 as it does not ...

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