Speech #1100118823

I am proud to be the lead cosponsor of the PROTECT Act. because this bill provides the resources that are so desperately needed by law enforcement to take the fight to those predators who seek to exploit and abuse children. often for their own financial gain. We will never win the battle against the sexual exploitation of children unless we arm law enforcement with the necessary resources and tools to bring these predators to justice. First. the PROTECT Act authorizes. over fiscal years 2008 to 2015. $400.000.000 in increased funding to the Federal law enforcement agenciesFBIs Innocent Images Unit. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. and the United States Postal Servicethat are at the forefront in investigating Internet child pornography. The funding is directed for the hiring of additional. fulltime agents to work child exploitation cases. The bill also authorizes increased funding for forensic computer labs.