[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1923 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1923

          To prevent Internet stalking and domestic violence.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 29, 2011

Mr. Blumenthal introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
          To prevent Internet stalking and domestic violence.

    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 Abuse, Stalking, and 
Domestic Violence Prevention Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. ANONYMOUS ONLINE HARASSMENT.

    Section 223(a)(1) of the Telecommunications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
223(a)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), in the undesignated matter 
        following clause (ii), by striking ``annoy,'';
            (2) in subparagraph (C)--
                    (A) by striking ``annoy,''; and
                    (B) by striking ``harass any person at the called 
                number or who receives the communication'' and 
                inserting ``harass any specific person''; and
            (3) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``harass any person at 
        the called number or who receives the communication'' and 
        inserting ``harass any specific person''.

SEC. 3. FACILITATION OF STALKING AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BY IMPERSONATION 
              OR OTHER MEANS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 110A of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 2265A the following:
``Sec. 2265B. Electronic disclosure of personal information intended to 
              facilitate interstate domestic violence or stalking
    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section--
            ``(1) the term `domestic assault' has the meaning given 
        that term in section 117;
            ``(2) the term `interactive computer service' has the 
        meaning given that term in section 230(f) of the 
        Telecommunications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 230(f)); and
            ``(3) the term `telecommunications device' has the meaning 
        given that term in section 223(h) of the Telecommunications Act 
        of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 223(h)).
    ``(b) Offense.--It shall be unlawful for any person to use the 
mail, any interactive computer service, telecommunications device, 
electronic communication service or electronic communication system of 
interstate commerce, or any other facility of interstate or foreign 
commerce to knowingly and intentionally publish or otherwise disclose 
information, including the name, address, telephone number, picture or 
other personally identifiable information of another individual with 
the intent, by such publication or disclosure, to facilitate--
            ``(1) a violation of section 2241, 2242, 2243, 2244, 2245, 
        2251, 2251A, 2252, 2252A, 2260, 2261, 2261A, or 2262; or
            ``(2) any conduct that would qualify as a domestic assault 
        if the conduct were directly committed by such person, if such 
        person has a final conviction on not less than 2 separate prior 
        occasions in Federal, State, or Indian tribal court proceedings 
        for offenses that would be, if subject to Federal 
        jurisdiction--
                    ``(A) an assault, sexual abuse, or a serious 
                violent felony against a spouse or intimate partner; or
                    ``(B) an offense under chapter 110A.
    ``(c) Penalty.--Any person who commits a violation--
            ``(1) under subsection (b)(1) shall be imprisoned for not 
        more than the maximum term of imprisonment or fined not more 
        than the maximum fine prescribed for the punishment of the 
        specific crime facilitated; and
            ``(2) under subsection (b)(2) shall be fined not more than 
        the maximum fine prescribed for a violation of section 117, 
        imprisoned not more than the maximum term of imprisonment 
        prescribed for section 117, or both.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for 
chapter 110A of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 2265 the following:

``2265A. Repeat offenders.
``2265B. Electronic disclosure of personal information intended to 
                            facilitate interstate domestic violence or 
                            stalking.''.
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