Cornyn, Blumenthal Bill to Reauthorize Task Force Combatting Child Exploitation Heads to President's Desk

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statements after the PROTECT Our Children Act, which would reauthorize the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force Program to combat child exploitation across the country, passed the House and is now headed to the President’s desk for signature: 

“Law enforcement officers need access to every available tool to prevent the perpetrators of online child exploitation from committing future abuse,” said Sen. Cornyn. “By providing the necessary resources to counter the pervasive threat of cyber-crimes, this bill would help law enforcement respond to the alarming number of children who are targeted, and I urge the President to sign this legislation into law as soon as possible.”  

“The PROTECT Our Children Act supports law enforcement by helping identify online child exploitation and investigate abusers and predators,” said Sen. Blumenthal. “Reauthorizing the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program is critical to this important mission.”

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