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<dc:title> HR 4120 ENR: To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes.</dc:title>
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<congress>One Hundred Tenth Congress of the United States of America</congress> <session>At the Second Session</session><enrolled-dateline>Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, the third day of January, two thousand and eight</enrolled-dateline> 
<legis-num>H. R. 4120</legis-num> 
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<legis-type>AN ACT</legis-type> 
<official-title display="yes">To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes.</official-title> 
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<section id="HCD67A1AB77F440EAB8DB2F1C93F6FD91" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Table of contents</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The table of contents for this Act is as follows:</text>
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<toc-entry idref="HCD67A1AB77F440EAB8DB2F1C93F6FD91" level="section">Sec. 1. Table of contents.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H26CCAD50E8274DEB96E92DB1072324B1" level="title">TITLE I—Effective Child Pornography Prosecution Act of 2007</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H350ABE3BCA484DC78632D9ECE734C7FE" level="section">Sec. 101. Short title.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H9C7683EE40984D97A7D3B068707E67E9" level="section">Sec. 102. Findings.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H3F99484632B1458EA6879C5896D85433" level="section">Sec. 103. Clarifying ban of child pornography.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H59DD32B5B48C413BAA0070D2556CD9AB" level="title">TITLE II—Enhancing the Effective Prosecution of Child Pornography Act of 2007</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HFAC90488A6CE48119E00F6D61E77CCC5" level="section">Sec. 201. Short title.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H894C087E839D48F6B1A1DDDB58F39B0" level="section">Sec. 202. Money laundering predicate.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H418BE93E836847BA00B8CA63D0684855" level="section">Sec. 203. Knowingly accessing child pornography with the intent to view child pornography.</toc-entry></toc></section>
<title commented="no" id="H26CCAD50E8274DEB96E92DB1072324B1" level-type="subsequent"><enum>I</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective Child Pornography Prosecution Act of 2007</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H350ABE3BCA484DC78632D9ECE734C7FE" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>101.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited as the <quote>Effective Child Pornography Prosecution Act of 2007</quote>.</text></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9C7683EE40984D97A7D3B068707E67E9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>102.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Findings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H15E81ECFB1D646579C02FA3129D9D0A5"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Child pornography is estimated to be a multibillion dollar industry of global proportions, facilitated by the growth of the Internet.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDF0143F2BB394DF4B92C9801A210BA00"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Data has shown that 83 percent of child pornography possessors had images of children younger than 12 years old, 39 percent had images of children younger than 6 years old, and 19 percent had images of children younger than 3 years old.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1136D48765364D75AAF5DC0486751DF1"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Child pornography is a permanent record of a child’s abuse and the distribution of child pornography images revictimizes the child each time the image is viewed.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBF47109A2BBA4EA58C3632C4F21BE85D"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Child pornography is readily available through virtually every Internet technology, including Web sites, email, instant messaging, Internet Relay Chat, newsgroups, bulletin boards, and peer-to-peer.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA732D1FFA8B34BB9ADCDF3F1EBB0383"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The technological ease, lack of expense, and anonymity in obtaining and distributing child pornography over the Internet has resulted in an explosion in the multijurisdictional distribution of child pornography.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDC7D8D520380418389E7FDCE62812557"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Internet is well recognized as a method of distributing goods and services across State lines.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE709AAD08AA84AE89F574384CB1FB3"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The transmission of child pornography using the Internet constitutes transportation in interstate commerce.</text></paragraph></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3F99484632B1458EA6879C5896D85433" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>103.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clarifying ban of child pornography</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4D8BB2E959214B109CABA6C21523BB00"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/18/110">Chapter 110</external-xref> of title 18, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB305428166884ADFA831B87E896D1158"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 2251—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCDF40B48D57342F7880773E6EB75E0E4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in each of subsections (a), (b), and (d), by inserting <quote>using any means or facility of interstate or foreign commerce or</quote> after <quote>be transported</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2DA6348A2A0C489BA6599500CE2E402E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in each of subsections (a) and (b), by inserting <quote>using any means or facility of interstate or foreign commerce or</quote> after <quote>been transported</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8B4C3AD15B2344DBA28F2CEC2D18BC74"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c), by striking <quote>computer</quote> each place that term appears and inserting <quote>using any means or facility of interstate or foreign commerce</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8EE71DD9667042BAA33F0771A3DD5A7"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (d), by inserting <quote>using any means or facility of interstate or foreign commerce or</quote> after <quote>is transported</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8EB57CCD6AFB4E0D84712DE101591EE3"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 2251A(c), by inserting <quote>using any means or facility of interstate or foreign commerce or</quote> after <quote>or transported</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H23DD96BBF56E497FBF006C026D0000E0"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 2252(a)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H75765C6643F34F38923CE12F6255FCD1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>using any means or facility of interstate or foreign commerce or</quote> after <quote>ships</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBE5859B49B734A4FA3AA70BB86D17110"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEA7A59160D8940B4BBBDA476B8A599C2"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>using any means or facility of interstate or foreign commerce or</quote> after <quote>distributes, any visual depiction</quote>; and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H771DD108E2FC4FF3B31EBC00A359D141"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>using any means or facility of interstate or foreign commerce or</quote> after <quote>depiction for distribution</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H825242BF79E94A549126346E5797CA9"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3)—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H747333B0050647D38DE307D3CA2330E3"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>using any means or facility of interstate or foreign commerce</quote> after <quote>so shipped or transported</quote>; and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4EB88DAB3D1C466A845059BFA396C7A8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>by any means,</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H01375C4F36964DC29FB10062BFECBEAF"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4), by inserting <quote>using any means or facility of interstate or foreign commerce or</quote> after <quote>has been shipped or transported</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H392B447FEE194D878C4F903FDA164600"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 2252A(a)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB122825DA97744E681D9E89642454339"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>using any means or facility of interstate or foreign commerce or</quote> after <quote>ships</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5C40BF1ED2FF44B29F1E281199BB44F5"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by inserting <quote>using any means or facility of interstate or foreign commerce</quote> after <quote>mailed, or</quote> each place it appears;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H74038B194B0640ACA49B1E00F52006B8"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3), by inserting <quote>using any means or facility of interstate or foreign commerce or</quote> after <quote>mails, or</quote> each place it appears;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF5CFDC2AEBAA4BB0A105AF8ED2E5F90"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in each of paragraphs (4) and (5), by inserting <quote>using any means or facility of interstate or foreign commerce or</quote> after <quote>has been mailed, or shipped or transported</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB5E8BDB4ED584C3383E173E8671F85C0"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (6), by inserting <quote>using any means or facility of interstate or foreign commerce or</quote> after <quote>has been mailed, shipped, or transported</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H411B221615B24ABBA9367FD1BCBF9C54"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Affecting interstate commerce</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/18/110">Chapter 110</external-xref> of title 18, United States Code, is amended in each of sections 2251, 2251A, 2252, and 2252A, by striking <quote>in interstate</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>in or affecting interstate</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3FE910473F6640C39EA75200A40044CE"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Certain activities relating to material involving the sexual exploitation of minors</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/2252">Section 2252(a)(3)(B)</external-xref> of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>, shipped, or transported using any means or facility of interstate or foreign commerce</quote> after <quote>that has been mailed</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H66DA5D9B1E544ABEB57896295D79C747"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Certain activities relating to material constituting or containing child pornography</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/2252A">Section 2252A(a)(6)(C)</external-xref> of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>or by transmitting</quote> and all that follows through <quote>by computer,</quote> and inserting <quote>or any means or facility of interstate or foreign commerce,</quote>.</text></subsection></section></title>
<title commented="no" id="H59DD32B5B48C413BAA0070D2556CD9AB" level-type="subsequent"><enum>II</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enhancing the Effective Prosecution of Child Pornography Act of 2007</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFAC90488A6CE48119E00F6D61E77CCC5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>201.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited as the <quote>Enhancing the Effective Prosecution of Child Pornography Act of 2007</quote>.</text></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H894C087E839D48F6B1A1DDDB58F39B0" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>202.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Money laundering predicate</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/1956">Section 1956(c)(7)(D)</external-xref> of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>section 2252A (relating to child pornography) where the child pornography contains a visual depiction of an actual minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct, section 2260 (production of certain child pornography for importation into the United States),</quote> before <quote>section 2280</quote>.</text></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H418BE93E836847BA00B8CA63D0684855" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>203.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Knowingly accessing child pornography with the intent to view child pornography</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7D94A048B9CB40B38731F13D5504D66F"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Materials involving sexual exploitation of minors</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/2252">Section 2252(a)(4)</external-xref> of title 18, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H541C8665B1CC404BAFE9C8C73E108F6E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>, or knowingly accesses with intent to view,</quote> after <quote>possesses</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA0EA671D89644C5EA92E90FDC87EC3E0"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), by inserting <quote>, or knowingly accesses with intent to view,</quote> after <quote>possesses</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5BFB9D0705B942599359EECD62018397"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Materials constituting or containing child pornography</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/2252A">Section 2252A(a)(5)</external-xref> of title 18, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9A0C7830E88349D2AF917042CF00A3B4"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>, or knowingly accesses with intent to view,</quote> after <quote>possesses</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3AAC79E613DD42728551E7F8D07C228"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), by inserting <quote>, or knowingly accesses with intent to view,</quote> after <quote>possesses</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section></title> 
</legis-body> <attestation><attestation-group><role>Speaker of the House of Representatives.</role></attestation-group><attestation-group><role>Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.</role></attestation-group></attestation>
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