[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2791 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2791

 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit Internet service 
    providers from providing accounts to sexually violent predators.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 31, 1997

 Mrs. Roukema introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit Internet service 
    providers from providing accounts to sexually violent predators.

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

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON PROVISION OF INTERNET SERVICE ACCOUNTS TO 
              SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATORS.

    Part I of title II of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 201 
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 231. PROHIBITION ON PROVISION OF INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SERVICE 
              ACCOUNTS TO SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATORS.

    ``(a) Prohibition.--An interactive computer service may not provide 
an account or otherwise provide for the use of any information service, 
system, or access software of such service to a sexually violent 
predator.
    ``(b) Penalty.--Whoever violates subsection (a) shall be subject to 
a civil fine of not more than $5,000 for each violation. For purposes 
of this subsection, each day of violation shall constitute a separate 
violation.
    ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Interactive computer service.--The term `interactive 
        computer service' has the meaning given the term in section 
        230(e)(2).
            ``(2) Sexually violent predator.--The term `sexually 
        violent predator' means an individual who--
                    ``(A) is a sexually violent predator (as that term 
                is defined in section 170101(a)(3) of the Violent Crime 
                Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 
                14071(a)(3))); and
                    ``(B) is subject to a registration requirement 
                under section 170101(a)(1)(B) or 170102(c) of the 
                Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 
                (42 U.S.C. 14071(a)(1)(B), 14072(c)), as provided under 
                section 170101(b)(6)(B) or 170102(d)(2), respectively, 
                of that Act.''.
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