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 12 2 STA T .4 2 3 4 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 401 —O CT. 13 , 200 8Act.The Att orn e yG ener als hall i ncl ud ealle x istin gIC AC tas kf orces in the ICAC Task F orce P rogra m, unless the Attorney General makes a determination that an existing ICAC does not ha v ea p roven track record of success. (3)ONGOI NG REV IE W . — The Attorney General shall— (A) conduct periodic revie w s of the effectiveness of each ICAC task force esta b lished under this section and ( B ) have the discretion to establish a new task force if the Attorney General determines that such decision will enhance the effectiveness of combating child exploitation provided that the Attorney General notifies Congress in advance of any such decision and that each state maintains at least 1 ICAC task force at all times. ( 4 )TR A INING.— (A) IN GENERA L .—The Attorney General may establish national training programs to support the mission of the ICAC task forces, including the effective use of the N ational Internet Crimes Against Children D ata S ystem. (B) L I M I T ATION.—In establishing training courses under this paragraph, the Attorney General may not award any one entity other than a law enforcement agency more than $2, 0 00,000 annually to establish and conduct training courses for ICAC task force members and other law enforce - ment officials. (C) R EVIEW.—The Attorney General shall— (i) conduct periodic reviews of the effectiveness of each training session authori z ed by this paragraph; and (ii) consider outside reports related to the effective use of Federal funding in making future grant awards for training. SEC.103 . PUR P O SEO FI C A C T AS K FORCES. The ICAC Task Force Program, and each State or local ICAC task force that is part of the national program of task forces, shall be dedicated toward— (1) increasing the investigative capabilities of State and local law enforcement officers in the detection, investigation, and apprehension of Internet crimes against children offenses or offenders, including technology-facilitated child exploitation offenses; (2) conducting proactive and reactive Internet crimes against children investigations; (3) providing training and technical assistance to ICAC task forces and other Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies in the areas of investigations, forensics, prosecution, community outreach, and capacity-building, using recognized experts to assist in the development and delivery of training programs; (4) increasing the number of Internet crimes against chil- dren offenses being investigated and prosecuted in both Federal and State courts; ( 5 ) creating a multiagency task force response to Internet crimes against children offenses within each State; ( 6 ) participating in the Department of J ustice ’ s Pro j ect Safe Childhood initiative, the purpose of which is to combat 42USC176 1 3.Notif i ca tio n .

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