This bill reauthorizes and updates the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008, which funds federal efforts to combat child exploitation crimes. The legislation establishes a national strategy for preventing child exploitation and reauthorizes the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program, which brings together federal, state, local, tribal, and military law enforcement agencies to investigate online crimes against children. The bill requires the Justice Department to provide detailed national strategies every four years and mandates that task forces prioritize cases most likely to rescue child victims, while also adding liability protections for task forces engaged in good-faith enforcement actions. The bill appropriates $70 million for fiscal year 2025, $80 million for fiscal year 2026, and $90 million for fiscal year 2027 to support training, technology development, research, and law enforcement activities related to combating child exploitation. The legislation also requires online service providers to include supplemental data when reporting child exploitation materials to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
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