[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1877 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1877

 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide that certain sexual 
 crimes against children are predicate crimes for the interception of 
                communications, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 16, 2001

Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut (for herself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
 Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Shows, Mr. English, Ms. Norton, and Ms. Hart) 
 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, to provide that certain sexual 
 crimes against children are predicate crimes for the interception of 
                communications, and for other 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 ``Child Sex Crimes Wiretapping Act of 
2001''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF INTERCEPTION OF COMMUNICATIONS IN THE 
              INVESTIGATION OF SEXUAL CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN.

    (a) Child Pornography.--Section 2516(1)(c) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting ``section 2252A (relating to 
material constituting or containing child pornography),'' after ``2252 
(sexual exploitation of children),''.
    (b) Transportation for Illegal Sexual Activity.--Section 2516(1) of 
title 18, United States Code, as amended by section 3 of this Act, is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (o);
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (o) the following:
                    ``(p) a violation of section 2422 (relating to 
                coercion and enticement) or section 2423 (relating to 
                transportation of minors) of this title, if, in 
                connection with that violation, the sexual activity for 
                which a person may be charged with a criminal offense 
                would constitute a felony offense under chapter 109A or 
                110, if that activity took place within the special 
                maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United 
                States; or''; and
            (3) by redesignating paragraph (p) as paragraph (q).

SEC. 3. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT ELIMINATING DUPLICATIVE PROVISION.

    Section 2516(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking the first paragraph (p); and
            (2) by inserting ``or'' at the end of paragraph (o).
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