Bill > S1170

This bill, the Project Safe Childhood Act, aims to reauthorize and update the Project Safe Childhood program, which is a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of online child sexual exploitation and abuse. The key provisions of the bill include: 1. Defining key terms such as "child sexual abuse material," "child sexual exploitation offense," and "serious offender" to provide a clear legal framework. 2. Requiring the Attorney General to develop best practices for investigating and prosecuting child sexual exploitation cases, prioritizing the identification of child victims and serious offenders. 3. Mandating the use of funds for integrated federal, state, and local efforts to investigate and prosecute child sexual offenses, including training of law enforcement and prosecutors, and the development of district-specific strategic plans. 4. Authorizing the addition of at least 20 new Assistant United States Attorneys dedicated to the prosecution of child sexual exploitation cases. 5. Establishing a nationally coordinated "Safer Internet Day" to raise public awareness and provide educational programs about the threats posed by child sexual exploitation and how to report such crimes. The bill aims to strengthen the federal government's response to the growing problem of online child sexual exploitation by enhancing coordination, investigation, and prosecution at all levels of law enforcement.

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