117 STAT. 650
PUBLIC LAW 108–21—APR. 30, 2003
Public Law 108–21 108th Congress An Act Apr. 30, 2003 [S. 151] Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003. 18 USC 1 note.
To prevent child abduction and the sexual exploitation of children, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003’’ or ‘‘PROTECT Act’’. (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Severability. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec.
Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec.
101. 102. 103. 104. 105. 106. 107. 108.
201. 202. 203. 204.
TITLE I—SANCTIONS AND OFFENSES Supervised release term for sex offenders. First degree murder for child abuse and child torture murders. Sexual abuse penalties. Stronger penalties against kidnapping. Penalties against sex tourism. Two strikes you’re out. Attempt liability for international parental kidnapping. Pilot program for national criminal history background checks and feasibility study. TITLE II—INVESTIGATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS Interceptions of communications in investigations of sex offenses. No statute of limitations for child abduction and sex crimes. No pretrial release for those who rape or kidnap children. Suzanne’s law. TITLE III—PUBLIC OUTREACH
Sec. 301. Sec. 302. Sec. 303. Sec. 304. Sec. 305.
Subtitle A—AMBER Alert National coordination of AMBER alert communications network. Minimum standards for issuance and dissemination of alerts through AMBER alert communications network. Grant program for notification and communications systems along highways for recovery of abducted children. Grant program for support of AMBER alert communications plans. Limitation on liability.
Subtitle B—National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Sec. 321. Increased support. Sec. 322. Forensic and investigative support of missing and exploited children. Sec. 323. Creation of cyber tipline. Subtitle C—Sex Offender Apprehension Program Sec. 341. Authorization. Subtitle D—Missing Children Procedures in Public Buildings Sec. 361. Short title.
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