[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4097 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4097

     To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to child 
                         exploitation offenses.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 17, 1996

 Ms. Lofgren introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to child 
                         exploitation offenses.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Child Exploitation Prevention Act of 
1996''.

SEC. 2. PENALTY INCREASES.

    (a) Sexual Exploitation of Children Offenses.--Section 2251(d) of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(d) Any individual who violates, or attempts or conspires to 
violate, this section shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not 
less than 10 years nor more than 20 years, or both, but if such person 
has one prior conviction under this chapter or chapter 109A, or under 
the laws of any State relating to the sexual exploitation of children, 
such person shall be fined under this title and imprisoned for not less 
than 15 years nor more than 30 years, but if such person has 2 or more 
prior convictions under this chapter or chapter 109A, or under the laws 
of any State relating to the sexual exploitation of children, such 
person shall be fined under this title and imprisoned not less than 30 
years nor more than life.''.
    (b) Activities Relating to Material Involving the Sexual 
Exploitation of Minors Offenses.--Section 2252 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in each of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection 
        (a)(4), by striking ``3 or more books, magazines, periodicals, 
        films, video tapes, or other material which contain any visual 
        depiction'' and inserting ``any book, magazine, periodical, 
        film, video tape, or other material which contains 3 or more 
        visual depictions''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
    ``(b)(1) Whoever violates, or attempts or conspires to violate, 
paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (a) shall be fined under this 
title or imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both, but if such person 
has a prior conviction under this chapter or chapter 109A, or under the 
laws of any State relating to aggravated sexual abuse or abusive sexual 
conduct involving a minor or ward, or the production, possession, 
receipt, mailing, sale, distribution, shipment, or transportation of 
child pornography, such person shall be fined under this title and 
imprisoned for not less than 5 years nor more than 30 years.
    ``(2) Whoever violates, or attempts or conspires to violate, 
paragraph (4) of subsection (a) shall be fined under this title or 
imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both, but if such person has a 
prior conviction under this chapter or chapter 109A, or under the laws 
of any State relating to the possession of child pornography, such 
person shall be fined under this title and imprisoned for not less than 
2 years nor more than 10 years.''.
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