Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Renewed Hope Act.
(a) Additional personnel
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall hire, train, and assign not fewer than—
(1) 40 forensics analysts to the Victim Identification Laboratory of the Child Exploitation Investigations Unit of Homeland Security Investigations;
(2) 30 child exploitation investigators to the Victim Identification Laboratory of the Child Exploitation Investigations Unit of Homeland Security Investigations; and
(3) 130 additional forensics analysts and child exploitation investigators to support identification and rescue of victims of child sexual exploitation and abuse at Homeland Security Investigations offices of the Special Agent in Charge.
(1) In general
A position created under subsection (a) may not be reassigned to another component of the Department of Homeland Security that is outside of the Child Exploitation Investigations Unit of Homeland Security Investigations or the offices of the Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations, as applicable.
(2) Reassignment of employees
An employee serving in a position created under subsection (a) may be reassigned to another component of the Department of Homeland Security that is outside of the Child Exploitation Investigations Unit of Homeland Security Investigations or the offices of the Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations only if the employee elects to be so reassigned.
(c) Employment of experts and consultants
Section 890A of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 473) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (i); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following:
(1) In general
In accordance with section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, at daily rates not to exceed the equivalent rate prescribed for grade GS–15 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of such title, the Secretary may procure by contract the temporary (not in excess of 1 year) or intermittent services of experts or consultants to provide image and audio forensic analysis related to victim identification to support efforts to identify, locate, and rescue children seen in videos images and videos of sexual exploitation and abuse.
(2) Placement
The Secretary shall promulgate guidelines for assigning or detailing participants to positions at the Center, offices of the Special Agent in Charge, offices of the Resident Agent in Charge, and Attaché offices.
Section 3. Deconfliction of child sexual exploitation and abuse investigations within the department of homeland security
Section 890A(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 473(a)) is amended by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
(3) Coordination
The Secretary shall, with the concurrence of the directors of affected agencies within the Department, establish joint procedures to deconflict, coordinate, and synchronize child sexual exploitation investigations with the Center.
(4) NCMEC coordination
The Center may establish joint procedures with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to deconflict, coordinate, and synchronize child sexual exploitation investigations with the Child Victim Identification Program of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
(a) In general
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish a Victim Identification Training Program (referred to in this section as the Program) in the Cyber Crimes Center.
(b) Program
The Program shall provide training used to identify victims of sexual exploitation and abuse to—
(1) Homeland Security Investigations personnel;
(2) Federal, State, local, Tribal, and foreign law enforcement agency personnel engaged in the investigation of crimes of child sexual exploitation and abuse within their respective jurisdictions;
(3) Civil service organizations engaged in the prevention of child sexual exploitation and the identification of abuse victims; and
(4) The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
(c) Functions
The functions of the Program shall include—
(1) annual training for participants focused on—
(A) training on the most current tools and techniques used in victim identification; and
(B) training on the capabilities of the Victim Identification Laboratory; and
(2) increasing personnel knowledge on how to conduct image, audio, and video enhancements.
Section 6. Application
The requirements of each of sections 2 through 4 of this Act, and any amendment made by such sections, shall be carried out not later than the date that is 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(a) In general
A covered person shall—
(1) keep all identifying information and documents concerning a victim of child sexual exploitation or abuse in a secure place to which only individuals working to identify and rescue victims of child sexual exploitation or abuse have access; and
(2) not disclose or use any information or documents concerning a victim of child sexual exploitation or abuse other than for the purposes of—
(A) investigating or prosecuting individuals for crimes of child sexual exploitation or abuse;
(B) connecting victims—
(i) to licensed and trained trauma informed medical professions; or
(ii) with Federal resources available through the Office of Victims of Crime at the Department of Justice;
(C) complying with any mandatory victim reporting requirements; or
(D) sharing information with other law enforcement personnel for the purpose of investigating or prosecuting individuals for crimes of child sexual exploitation or abuse.
(b) Covered person defined
In this section, the term covered person means— working in, employed by, or detailed to the Child Exploitation Investigations Unit of Homeland Security Investigations or to the offices of the Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations.
(1) any Federal, State, or local law enforcement officer; or
(2) any other personnel of the Department of Homeland Security,