DHS Capacity Boost: Protecting Children and Strengthening Victim Privacy
This Act boosts the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) capacity to combat child sexual exploitation by mandating the hiring of at least 200 new forensic analysts and investigators. It establishes strict privacy rules, ensuring that identifying victim information is kept secure and used only for investigation, rescue, or connecting victims with medical and federal support.
Key points
Mandatory hiring of at least 200 new forensic analysts and investigators dedicated to child exploitation cases within Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
Establishment of a new training program for law enforcement (federal, state, local, and foreign) focused on advanced victim identification techniques.
Strict privacy protections for victims: identifying information must be kept secure and used only for investigation, prosecution, rescue, or connecting victims with trauma-informed care.
Granting HSI direct hire authority to quickly fill these critical specialized positions.
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