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Project Safe Childhood Act: New Measures Against Online Child Exploitation

This Act reauthorizes and updates the "Project Safe Childhood" program to more effectively combat online child sexual exploitation. It introduces new definitions for offenses and offenders, streamlines cooperation among law enforcement agencies, and increases funding for prevention and investigative efforts. The goal is to better protect children and more quickly identify victims and perpetrators.
Key points
Strengthening cooperation between federal, state, and local agencies in combating online child sexual offenses.
Introducing new definitions for offenses and offenders, including "circle of trust offenders" and "dual offenders," to facilitate prosecution.
Increasing funding for training law enforcement officers and prosecutors, and for developing technology to identify victims and offenders.
Establishing an annual "Safer Internet Day" to educate the public and raise awareness of online threats.
Adding at least 20 new Assistant United States Attorneys dedicated to child exploitation cases.
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Additional Information
Project Safe Childhood Act
Print number: HR 2661
Sponsor: Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]
Process start date: 2023-04-17