II 110th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2869 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 16, 2008 Mr. Vitter (for himself and Mrs. Lincoln) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL 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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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Enhancing the Effective Prosecution of Child Pornography Act of 2008.

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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.

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Possession offenses include intentional viewing on the Internet

(a)

Section 2252

Section 2252 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (d)

Definition

As used in this section with respect to a visual depiction, the term possess includes accessing by computer with the intent to view. . (b)

Section 2252A

Section 2252A of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (g)

Definition

As used in this section with respect to child pornography, the term possess includes accessing by computer with intent to view. .