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S. 519 110th Congress Senate

SAFE Act of 2007

Official title: A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 10, 2008 See on congress.gov
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Feb 7, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 7, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1714-1715)
Feb 7, 2007
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 Latest action February 7, 2007

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Securing Adolescents From Exploitation-Online Act of 2007 or the SAFE Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to expand the reporting requirements of electronic communication and remote computing service providers with respect to violations of child sexual exploitation and pornography laws. Requires such service providers, in reporting violations of such laws to the CyberTipline of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to provide: (1) information on the Internet identity of a suspected sex offender, including the electronic mail address, website address, uniform resource locator, or other identifying information; (2) the time child pornography was uploaded or discovered; (3) geographic location information for the offender; and (4) images of such child pornography. Requires the Center to forward each report which it receives from a service provider to a designated law enforcement agency.

Requires service providers to preserve images of child pornography for evidentiary purposes.

Grants service providers and the Center immunity from civil claims or criminal charges for complying the requirements of this Act, except for certain intentional or reckless misconduct.

Requires the U.S. Trade Representative, the Attorney General, and other relevant federal officials to encourage foreign governments to combat child sexual exploitation and pornography.

Authorizes appropriations for grants to the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.

Authorizes courts to order monitoring of Internet use by a convicted sex offender as a condition for such offender's supervised release.

Imposes enhanced criminal penalties for use of the Internet to violate child pornography or sexual exploitation laws.

Requires the Attorney General to make publicly available reports on investigations and prosecutions of child sexual exploitation crimes.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 519: SAFE Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-519/
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"S. 519: SAFE Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-519/.
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S. 519, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-519/.
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