[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1965 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1965

 To prohibit the publication of identifying information relating to a 
                  minor for criminal sexual purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 22, 1998

 Ms. Moseley-Braun introduced the following bill; which was read twice 
             and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit the publication of identifying information relating to a 
                  minor for criminal sexual purposes.

    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 ``Internet Predator Prevention Act of 
1998''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AND PENALTIES.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 110 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 2261. Publication of identifying information relating to a minor 
              for criminal sexual purposes
    ``(a) Definition of Identifying Information Relating to a Minor.--
In this section, the term `identifying information relating to a minor' 
includes the name, address, telephone number, social security number, 
or e-mail address of a minor.
    ``(b) Prohibition and Penalties.--Whoever, through the use of any 
facility in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce (including any 
interactive computer service) publishes, or causes to be published, any 
identifying information relating to a minor who has not attained the 
age of 17 years, for the purpose of soliciting any person to engage in 
any sexual activity for which the person can be charged with criminal 
offense under Federal or State law, shall be imprisoned not less than 1 
and not more than 5 years, fined under this title, or both.''.
    (b) Technical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 110 of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

``2261. Publication of identifying information relating to a minor for 
                            criminal sexual purposes.''.
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