Section 23. Extradition. - The DOJ, in consultation with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), shall endeavor to include child pornography among extraditable offenses in future treaties. Section 24. Congressional Oversight Committee. -There is hereby created a Congressional Oversight Committee composed of five (5) members from the Senate and five (5) members from the House of Representatives. The members from the Senate shall be appointed by the Senate President based on proportional representation of the parties or coalition therein with at least one (1) member representing the Minority. The members from the House of Representative shall be appointed by the Speaker, also based on proportional representation of the parties or coalitions therein with the Chair of the House of Committee on Welfare of Children and at least one (1) member representing the Minority The Committee shall be headed by the respective Chairs of the Senate Committee on Youth, Women and Family relations and the House of Representatives Committee on Justice. The Secretariat of the Congressional Oversight Committee shall come from the existing Secretariat personnel of the Committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives concerned. The Committee shall monitor and ensure the effective implementation of this Act, determine inherent weakness and loopholes in the law. Recommend the necessary remedial legislator or administrative measures and perform such other duties and functions as may be necessary to attain the objectives of this Act. Section 25. Appropriations. - The amount necessary to implement the provisions of the Anti-Child Pornography Act and the operationalization of the Inter-Agency Council Against Child Pornography shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act. Section 26. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The Inter- Agency Council Against Child pornography shall promulgate the necessary implementing rules and regulations within ninety (90) days from the effectivity of this Act. Section 27. Suppletory Application of the Revised Penal Code. - The Revised penal Code shall be suppletorily applicable to this Act. Section 28. Separability Clause. - If any part of this Act is declared unconstitutional or invalid, the other provisions not affected thereby shall continue to be in full force and effect. Section 29. Repealing Clause. - All laws, presidential decrees, executive orders, administrative orders, rules and regulations inconsistent with or contrary to the provisions of this Act are deemed amended, modified or repealed accordingly. Section 30. Effectivity. - This Act shall effect after fifteen (15) days following its complete publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. Approved, PROSPERO C. NOGRALES Speaker of the House of Representatives JUAN PONCE ENRILE President of the Senate This Act which is a consolidation of Senate Bill No. 2317 and House Bill No. 6440 was finally passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on October 13, 2009.

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