[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4136 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4136

To amend title 18 of the United States Code to clarify the scope of the 
            child pornography laws, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 9, 2007

  Mr. Carney introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 18 of the United States Code to clarify the scope of the 
            child pornography laws, 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 ``Enhancing the Effective Prosecution 
of Child Pornography Act of 2007.''

SEC. 2. MONEY LAUNDERING PREDICATE.

    Section 1956(c)(7)(D) of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting ``2252A (relating to child pornography) where the child 
pornography at issue involves minors, 2260 (production of certain child 
pornography for importation into the United States), before `section 
2280'.''

SEC. 3. KNOWINGLY ACCESSING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY.

    (a) Section 2252(a)(4) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting after ``any visual 
        depiction'' the following: ``or knowingly accesses child 
        pornography on the internet with intent to view it'';
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting after ``including by 
        computer'' the following: ``or knowingly accesses child 
        pornography on the internet with intent to view it''; and
    (b) Section 2252A(5) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting after ``that contains 
        any image of child pornography'' the following: ``or knowingly 
        accesses child pornography on the internet with intent to view 
        it''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting after ``including by 
        computer'' the following: ``or knowingly accesses child 
        pornography on the internet with intent to view it''.
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