To reauthorize and update the Project Safe Childhood program, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To reauthorize and update the Project Safe Childhood program, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors. The main policy domain is Criminal Justice, Technology, Defense.
Who Benefits and How
law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section id2323551d-ef25-4cd7-8b7a-80985783b240: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Project Safe Childhood Act.
- Section idecac0eff-2c29-45f4-80a1-eb7e02c6aec0: 2. Project Safe Childhood modernization Section 143 of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (34 U.S.C. 20942) is amended to read as follows:...
- Section id8139da20-b560-491c-a489-fb0369019475: 143. Project Safe Childhood In this section: The term child sexual abuse material has the meaning given the term child pornography in section 2256 of title 18,...
Evidence Chain:
This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.
At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To reauthorize and update the Project Safe Childhood program, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.
Key Policy Areas
Criminal Justice, Technology, Defense
Primary Purpose
This bill, To reauthorize and update the Project Safe Childhood program, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- federal implementing agencies
- law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedReported by Mr. Durbin, with an amendment
Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Blumenthal, …
Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Blumenthal, …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Department of Education, Federal law enforcement agencies (DOJ, FBI, HSI, USMS), Federal prosecutors
Child sex offenders and exploitation material distributors, Distributors of child sexual abuse material, Individuals who commit abusive sexual contact
ICAC Task Forces (Internet Crimes Against Children), State and local law enforcement agencies
Internet safety organizations, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Training and technical assistance providers
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
an individual who facilitates the commission by another individual of— a technology-facilitated child sexual exploitation offense or an offense involving child sexual abuse material
an individual who facilitates the commission by another individual of— a technology-facilitated child sexual exploitation offense or an offense involving child sexual abuse material
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