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34 U.S.C. § 21115 — Duties and functions of task forces
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Each State or local ICAC task force that is part of the national program of task forces shall—
(1) consist of State and local investigators, prosecutors, forensic specialists, and education specialists who are dedicated to addressing the goals of such task force;
(2) work consistently toward achieving the purposes described in [section 21113 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section21113&num=0&edition=prelim);
(3) engage in reactive and proactive investigations, conduct digital forensic examinations, and engage in effective prosecutions of Internet crimes against children;
(4) provide forensic, preventive, and investigative assistance to parents, educators, prosecutors, law enforcement, and others concerned with Internet crimes against children;
(5) develop multijurisdictional, multiagency responses and partnerships to Internet crimes against children offenses through ongoing informational, administrative, and technological support to other State and local law enforcement agencies, as a means for such agencies to acquire the necessary knowledge, personnel, and specialized equipment to investigate and prosecute such offenses;
(6) participate in nationally coordinated investigations in any case in which the Attorney General determines such participation to be necessary, as permitted by the available resources of such task force;
(7) establish or adopt investigative and prosecution standards, consistent with established norms, to which such task force shall comply;
(8) investigate, seek prosecution with respect to, and identify child victims from leads relating to Internet crimes against children, including CyberTipline reports, with prioritization determined according to circumstances and by each task force, as des
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Each State or local ICAC task force that is part of the national program of task forces shall—
(1) consist of State and local investigators, prosecutors, forensic specialists, and education specialists who are dedicated to addressing the goals of such task force;
(2) work consistently toward achieving the purposes described in [section 21113 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section21113&num=0&edition=prelim);
(3) engage in reactive and proactive investigations, conduct digital forensic examinations, and engage in effective prosecutions of Internet crimes against children;
(4) provide forensic, preventive, and investigative assistance to parents, educators, prosecutors, law enforcement, and others concerned with Internet crimes against children;
(5) develop multijurisdictional, multiagency responses and partnerships to Internet crimes against children offenses through ongoing informational, administrative, and technological support to other State and local law enforcement agencies, as a means for such agencies to acquire the necessary knowledge, personnel, and specialized equipment to investigate and prosecute such offenses;
(6) participate in nationally coordinated investigations in any case in which the Attorney General determines such participation to be necessary, as permitted by the available resources of such task force;
(7) establish or adopt investigative and prosecution standards, consistent with established norms, to which such task force shall comply;
(8) investigate, seek prosecution with respect to, and identify child victims from leads relating to Internet crimes against children, including CyberTipline reports, with prioritization determined according to circumstances and by each task force, as described in [section 21112 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section21112&num=0&edition=prelim);
(9) maintain—
(A) such reports and records as are required under this subchapter; and
(B) such other reports and records as determined by the Attorney General; and
(10) seek to comply with national standards regarding the investigation and prosecution of Internet crimes against children, as set forth by the Attorney General, to the extent such standards are consistent with the law of the State where the task force is located.
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**(a) In general** The Attorney General of the United States shall create and implement a National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction.
**(b) Timing** Not later than 1 year after October 13, 2008, and on February 1 of every fourth year thereafter, the Attorney General shall submit to Congress the National Strategy established under subsection (a).
**(c) Required contents of National Strategy** The National Strategy established under subsection (a) shall include the following:
(1) An analysis of current trends, challenges, and the overall magnitude of the threat of child exploitation.
(2) An analysis of future trends and challenges, including new technologies, that will impact the efforts to combat child exploitation.
(3) Goals and strategic solutions to prevent and interdict child exploitation, including—
(A) plans for interagency coordination;
(B) engagement with the judicial branches of the Federal Government and State governments;
(C) legislative recommendations for combating child exploitation;
(D) cooperation with international, State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies; and
(E) engagement with the private sector and other entities involved in efforts to combat child exploitation.
(4) An analysis of Federal efforts dedicated to combating child exploitation, including—
(A) a review of the policies and work of the Department of Justice and other Federal programs relating to the prevention and interdiction of child exploitation crimes, including training programs, and investigative and prosecution activity; and
(B) a description of the efforts of the Department of Justice to cooperate and coordinate with, and provide technical assistance and support to, international, State, local, and Tribal law enforcement a
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 17613 was editorially reclassified as [section 21113 of Title 34](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section21113&num=0&edition=prelim), Crime Control and Law Enforcement.
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**(a) Establishment**
(1) **In general** — There is established within the Department of Justice, under the general authority of the Attorney General, a National Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program (hereinafter in this subchapter referred to as the “ICAC Task Force Program”), which shall consist of a national program of State, Tribal, military, and local law enforcement task forces dedicated to developing effective responses to online enticement of children by sexual predators, child exploitation, child obscenity and pornography cases, and the identification of child victims.
(2) **Intent of Congress** — It is the purpose and intent of Congress that the ICAC Task Force Program established under paragraph (1) is intended to continue the ICAC Task Force Program authorized under title I of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998, and funded under title IV of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 [[34 U.S.C. 11291](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section11291&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.].
**(b) National program**
(1) **State representation** — The ICAC Task Force Program established under subsection (a) shall include at least 1 ICAC task force in each State.
(2) **Capacity and continuity of investigations** — In order to maintain established capacity and continuity of investigations and prosecutions of child exploitation cases, the Attorney General, shall, in establishing the ICAC Task Force Program under subsection (a), evaluate the task forces funded under the ICAC Task Force Program to determine if those task forces are operating in an effective manner.
(3) **Ongoing review** — The Attorney General shall—
(A) conduct
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 17615 was editorially reclassified as [section 21115 of Title 34](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section21115&num=0&edition=prelim), Crime Control and Law Enforcement.
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TITLE 34—CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
§ 21115
purpose of which is to combat technology-fa-
cilitated sexual exploitation crimes against
children;
(7) enhancing nationwide responses to Inter-
net crimes against children offenses, including
assisting other ICAC task forces, as well as
other Federal, State, and local agencies with
Internet crimes against children investiga-
tions and prosecutions;
(8) developing and delivering Internet crimes
against children public awareness and preven-
tion programs; and
(9) participating in such other activities,
both proactive and reactive, that will enhance
investigations and prosecutions of Internet
crimes against children.
(Pub. L. 110–401, title I, § 103, Oct. 13, 2008, 122
Stat. 4234.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section was formerly classified to section 17613 of
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to edi-
torial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
§ 21114. Duties and functions of task forces
Each State or local ICAC task force that is
part of the national program of task forces
shall—
(1) consist of State and local investigators,
prosecutors, forensic specialists, and edu-
cation specialists who are dedicated to ad-
dressing the goals of such task force;
(2) work consistently toward achieving the
purposes described in section 21113 of this
title;
(3) engage in proactive investigations, foren-
sic examinations, and effective prosecutions of
Internet crimes against children;
(4) provide forensic, preventive, and inves-
tigative assistance to parents, educators, pros-
ecutors, law enforcement, and others con-
cerned with Internet crimes against children;
(5) develop multijurisdictional, multiagency
responses and partnerships to Internet crimes
against children of
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