[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 773 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 773
To reauthorize funding for the National Center for Missing and
Exploited Children, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 2, 2003
Mr. Leahy (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Biden,
Mr. Shelby, and Mrs. Lincoln) introduced the following bill; which was
read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To reauthorize funding for the National Center for Missing and
Exploited Children, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Our Children Comes First
Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FORENSIC AND INVESTIGATIVE SUPPORT OF MISSING AND EXPLOITED
CHILDREN.
Section 3056 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following:
``(f) Under the direction of the Secretary of Homeland Security,
officers and agents of the Secret Service are authorized, at the
request of any State or local law enforcement agency or the National
Center for Missing and Exploited Children, to provide forensic and
investigative assistance in support of any investigation involving
missing or exploited children.''.
SEC. 3. CREATION OF CYBER TIPLINE.
Section 404(b)(1) of the Missing Children's Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 5773(b)(1)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in subparagraph (G), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(H) coordinate the operation of a cyber tipline
to provide online users an effective means of reporting
Internet-related child sexual exploitation in the areas
of--
``(i) distribution of child pornography;
``(ii) online enticement of children for
sexual acts; and
``(iii) child prostitution.''.
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 408(a) of the Missing Children's
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5777(a)) is amended by striking ``fiscal
years 2000 through 2003'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2004 through
2007.''.
(b) Annual Grant to National Center For Missing and Exploited
Children.--Section 404(b)(2) of the Missing Children's Assistance Act
(42 U.S.C. 5773(b)(2)) is amended by striking ``$10,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003'' and inserting ``$20,000,000
for each of the fiscal years 2004 through 2007''.
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