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The bill pumps meaningful federal funding, training, and formal support into ICAC task forces and child-exploitation response — improving capacity and prosecution — but does so while expanding data/reporting, granting stronger immunities, and slowing some oversight/coordination, trading some civil accountability and agility for broader law-enforcement support.
Law enforcement agencies and ICAC task forces will receive new, dedicated federal funding (authorized: $70M FY2026, $80M FY2027, $90M FY2028) and program support to expand investigations, training, and grant-backed operations against child sexual exploitation.
State and local prosecutors, courts, and victim service providers will get mandated training and judicial education, plus clearer federal guidance and program reviews, which should improve identification of victims and the effectiveness of prosecutions.
ICAC task forces and participating agencies will receive regular federal guidance, data- and program-review processes, and clearer resource estimates to inform operations and justify targeted grants and training.
Parents, families, and individuals affected by investigations may face reduced civil accountability because the bill grants broad immunity to ICAC task forces and limits legal challenges related to prioritization and investigative decisions.
Nonprofits, service providers, and individuals could face greater privacy risks because the bill expands data collection and reporting (including suspects' access/sharing data and CyberTipline statistics).
Children and law enforcement may be less protected from fast-evolving online threats because the National Strategy update interval is extended from every 2 years to every 4 years, slowing official reassessments and policy updates.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Extends the National Strategy update cycle from every 2 years to every 4 years and requires a much more detailed strategy, analyses, and resource estimates for federal and ICAC components.
Introduced February 12, 2025 by Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Last progress February 12, 2025
Amends the law that requires a national strategy to prevent and respond to child exploitation by changing how often the strategy must be updated (from every two years to every four years) and by expanding what the strategy must include. The updated strategy must provide detailed analyses of trends and challenges (including new technologies), clear strategic goals with plans for interagency and private‑sector coordination, reviews of federal efforts, and estimates of resources needed for key federal law enforcement components and ICAC task forces.