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HR 1981 IHRHCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Union Calendar No. 224CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

112th CONGRESSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

1st SessionCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

H. R. 1981CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

[Report No. 112-281, Part I]CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to child pornography and child exploitation offenses.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

May 25, 2011CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself and Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

November 10, 2011CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Reported with an amendment and referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce for a period ending not later than December 9, 2011, for consideration of such provisions of the bill and amendment as fall within the jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1(f), rule XCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

December 9, 2011CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Referral to the Committee on Energy and Commerce extended for a period ending not later than December 16, 2011CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

December 16, 2011CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Additional sponsors: Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. FLORES, Mr. FORBES, Mr. COBLE, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. GOWDY, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. SHULER, Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California, Mr. CRITZ, Mr. UPTON, Mr. LATOURETTE, Mrs. EMERSON, Mrs. LUMMIS, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. MARINO, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. CALVERT, Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas, Mr. STARK, Mr. PIERLUISI, Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas, Mr. ROSS of Florida, Mr. PENCE, Mr. AMODEI, Mr. REICHERT, Mr. NUGENT, Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. JORDAN, Mr. KLINE, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. AUSTRIA, Mr. WOMACK, and Mr. FITZPATRICKCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

December 16, 2011CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

The Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printedCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 25, 2011]CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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A BILLCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to child pornography and child exploitation offenses.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ‘Protecting Children From Internet Pornographers Act of 2011’. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 2. FINANCIAL FACILITATION OF ACCESS TO CHILD PORNOGRAPHY.

(a) Offense- Chapter 95 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘Sec. 1960A. Financial facilitation of access to child pornography

‘(a) In General- Whoever knowingly conducts, or attempts or conspires to conduct, a financial transaction (as defined in section 1956(c)) in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, knowing that such transaction will facilitate access to, or the possession of, child pornography (as defined in section 2256) shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(b) Exclusion From Offense- This section does not apply to a financial transaction conducted by a person in cooperation with, or with the consent of, any Federal, State, or local law enforcement agency.’. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Clerical Amendment- The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 95 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item: CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘1960A. Financial facilitation of access to child pornography.’. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 3. MONEY LAUNDERING PREDICATE.

Section 1956(c)(7)(D) of title 18, United States Code, is amended-- CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) by inserting ‘1466A (relating to obscene visual representation of the abuse of children),’ before ‘section 1708’; and CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) by inserting ‘1960A (relating to financial facilitation of access to child pornography),’ before ‘section 2113’; and(3) by inserting ‘2260A (relating to increased penalties for registered sex offenders),’ before ‘section 2280’. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 4. RETENTION OF CERTAIN RECORDS BY ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION SERVICE PROVIDERS.

(a) In General-Section 2703 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(h) Retention of Certain Records- CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) A commercial provider of an electronic communication service or remote computing service shall retain for a period of at least 18 monthsone year a log of the temporarily assigned network addresses the service assigns to each account, unless that address is transmitted by radioprovider assigns to a subscriber to or customer of such service that enables the identification of the corresponding customer or subscriber information under subsection (c)(2) of this section. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) Access to a record or information required to be retained under this subsection may not be compelled by any person or other entity that is not a governmental entity. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(3) The Attorney General shall make a study to determine the costs associated with compliance by providers with the requirement of paragraph (1). Such study shall include an assessment of all the types of costs, including for hardware, software, and personnel that are involved. Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the Attorney General shall report to Congress the results of that study. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(4) In this subsection-- CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) the term ‘commercial provider’ means a provider of electronic communication (as defined in section 3service that offers Internet access capability for a fee to the public or to such classes of users as to be effectively available to the public, regardless of the facilities used; and CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) the term ‘Internet’ has the same meaning given that term in section 230(f) of the Communications Act of 1934).’. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Sense of Congress- It is the sense of Congress that records-- CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) to encourage electronic communication service providers to give prompt notice to their customers in the event of a breach of the data retained pursuant to section 2703(h) of title 18 of the United States Code, in order that those effected can take the necessary steps to protect themselves from potential misuse of private information; and CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) that records retained pursuant tosection 2703(h) of title 18, United States Code, should be stored securely to protect customer privacy and prevent against breaches of the records. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Transition Rule- The amendment made by this section shall not apply until 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act to a provider of an electronic communications service that does not, on that date of enactment, have in effect a system of retention of records that complies with the requirements of that amendment. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(d) Study- CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) The Attorney General, not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, shall complete a study of providers affected bysection 2703(h) of title 18, United States Code. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) Such study shall include-- CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) the privacy standards and considerations implemented by those providers as they comply with the requirements of section 2703(h); and CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) the frequency of any reported breaches of data retained pursuant to section 2703(h). CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) The Attorney General shall, upon the completion of the study, report the results of the study to Congress. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 5. NO CAUSE OF ACTION AGAINST A PROVIDER DISCLOSING INFORMATION UNDER THIS CHAPTER.

Section 2703(e) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘retaining records or,’ after ‘other specified persons for’. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 6. GOOD FAITH RELIANCE ON REQUIREMENT.

Section 2707(e)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘, or the requirement to retain records under section 2703(h),’ after ‘section 2703(f)’. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 7. SUBPOENA AUTHORITY.

Section 566(e)(1) of title 28, United States Code, is amended-- CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘and’ at the end; CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting ‘; and’; and CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) by adding at the end the following: CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(C) issue administrative subpoenas in accordance with section 3486 of title 18, solely for the purpose of investigating unregistered sex offenders (as defined in such section 3486).’. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 8. PROTECTION OF CHILD WITNESSES.

Section 1514 of title 18, United States Code, is amended-- CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) in subsection (b)-- CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) in paragraph (1)-- CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(i) by inserting ‘or its own motion,’ after ‘attorney for the Government,’; and CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(ii) by inserting ‘or investigation’ after ‘Federal criminal case’ each place it appears; CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) as paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively; CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) In the case of a minor witness or victim, the court shall issue a protective order prohibiting harassment or intimidation of the minor victim or witness if the court finds evidence that the conduct at issue is reasonably likely to adversely affect the willingness of the minor witness or victim to testify or otherwise participate in the Federal criminal case or investigation. Any hearing regarding a protective order under this paragraph shall be conducted in accordance with paragraphs (1) and (3), except that the court may issue an ex parte emergency protective order in advance of a hearing if exigent circumstances are present. If such an ex parte order is applied for or issued, the court shall hold a hearing not later than 14 days after the date such order was applied for or is issued.’; CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(D) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by striking ‘(and not by reference to the complaint or other document)’; and CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(E) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, in the second sentence, by inserting before the period at the end the following: ‘, except that in the case of a minor victim or witness, the court may order that such protective order expires on the later of 3 years after the date of issuance or the date of the eighteenth birthday of that minor victim or witness’; and CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following: CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(c) Whoever knowingly and intentionally violates or attempts to violate an order issued under this section shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(d)(1) As used in this section-- CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) the term ‘course of conduct’ means a series of acts over a period of time, however short, indicating a continuity of purpose; CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) the term ‘harassment’ means a serious act or course of conduct directed at a specific person that-- CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) causes substantial emotional distress in such person; and CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) serves no legitimate purpose; CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(C) the term ‘immediate family member’ has the meaning given that term in section 115 and includes grandchildren; CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(D) the term ‘intimidation’ means a serious act or course of conduct directed at a specific person that-- CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) causes fear or apprehension in such person; and CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) serves no legitimate purpose; CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(E) the term ‘restricted personal information’ has the meaning give that term in section 119; CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(F) the term ‘serious act’ means a single act of threatening, retaliatory, harassing, or violent conduct that is reasonably likely to influence the willingness of a victim or witness to testify or participate in a Federal criminal case or investigation; and CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(G) the term ‘specific person’ means a victim or witness in a Federal criminal case or investigation, and includes an immediate family member of such a victim or witness. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) For purposes of subparagraphs (B)(ii) and (D)(ii) of paragraph (1), a court shall presume, subject to rebuttal by the person, that the distribution or publication using the Internet of a photograph of, or restricted personal information regarding, a specific person serves no legitimate purpose, unless that use is authorized by that specific person, is for news reporting purposes, is designed to locate that specific person (who has been reported to law enforcement as a missing person), or is part of a government-authorized effort to locate a fugitive or person of interest in a criminal, antiterrorism, or national security investigation.’. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 9. SENTENCING GUIDELINES.

Pursuant to its authority undersection 994 of title 28, United States Code, and in accordance with this section, the United States Sentencing Commission shall review and, if appropriate, amend the Federal sentencing guidelines and policy statements to ensure-- CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) that the guidelines provide an additional penalty increase of up to 8 offense levels, if appropriate, above the sentence otherwise applicable in Part J of Chapter 2 of the Guidelines Manual if the defendant was convicted of a violation ofsection 1591 of title 18, United States Code, or chapters 109A, 109B, 110, or 117 of title 18, United States Code; and CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) if the offense described in paragraph (1) involved causing or threatening to cause physical injury to a person under 18 years of age, in order to obstruct the administration of justice, an additional penalty increase of up to 12 levels, if appropriate, above the sentence otherwise applicable in Part J of Chapter 2 of the Guidelines Manual. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 10. ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY.

(a) Certain Activities Relating to Material Involving the Sexual Exploitation of Minors-Section 2252(b)(2) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after ‘but if’ the following: ‘any visual depiction involved in the offense involved a prepubescent minor or a minor who had not attained 12 years of age, such person shall be fined under this title and imprisoned for not more than 20 years, or if’. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Certain Activities Relating to Material Constituting or Containing Child Pornography-Section 2252A(b)(2) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after ‘but, if’ the following: ‘any image of child pornography involved in the offense involved a prepubescent minor or a minor who had not attained 12 years of age, such person shall be fined under this title and imprisoned for not more than 20 years, or if’. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 11. ADMINISTRATIVE SUBPOENAS.

(a) In General-Section 3486(a)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended-- CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) in subparagraph (A)-- CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘or’ at the end; CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii); and CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) by inserting after clause (i) the following: CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) an unregistered sex offender conducted by the United States Marshals Service, the Director of the United States Marshals Service; or’; and CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) in subparagraph (D)-- CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) by striking ‘paragraph, the term’ and inserting the following: ‘paragraph-- CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) the term’; CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ‘; and’; and CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) by adding at the end the following: CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) the term ‘sex offender’ means an individual required to register under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (42 U.S.C. 16901 et seq.).’. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Technical and Conforming Amendments-Section 3486(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended-- CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) in paragraph (6)(A), by striking ‘United State’ and inserting ‘United States’; CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘(1)(A)(ii)’ and inserting ‘(1)(A)(iii)’; and CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘paragraph (1)(A)(ii)’ and inserting ‘paragraph (1)(A)(iii)’. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Union Calendar No. 224CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

112th CONGRESSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

1st SessionCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

H. R. 1981CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

[Report No. 112-281, Part I]CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

A BILLCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to child pornography and child exploitation offenses.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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December 16, 2011CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

The Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printedCommentsClose CommentsPermalink