This bill significantly enhances the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) capacity to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse by mandating the hiring, training, and assignment of 200 additional forensics analysts and child exploitation investigators within Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). These specialized positions are protected from reassignment, ensuring dedicated focus on victim identification and rescue efforts. Furthermore, the legislation allows DHS to procure temporary or intermittent services of experts and consultants for image and audio forensic analysis, bolstering investigative capabilities.

To improve investigative techniques, the bill establishes a Victim Identification Training Program in the Cyber Crimes Center, offering training on current tools and enhancements to HSI personnel, various law enforcement agencies, and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. It also requires DHS to establish joint procedures to deconflict, coordinate, and synchronize child sexual exploitation investigations internally and with external partners. To expedite staffing, HSI is granted direct hire authority for these critical roles, with annual reporting to Congress on its usage.

A crucial aspect of the bill is the implementation of strict privacy protections for victims. It mandates that "covered persons," including law enforcement and DHS personnel involved in child exploitation investigations, must securely store all victim identifying information. This information can only be disclosed or used for specific, limited purposes, such as investigating crimes, connecting victims with support services, complying with mandatory reporting, or sharing with other law enforcement for investigative purposes. All key provisions, including hiring and training, must be carried out within three years of the bill's enactment.