[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 146 (Wednesday, October 14, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S12589]
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            REVISION OF RECORD CONCERNING AMENDMENT NO. 3812

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, prior to the passage of H.R. 3494 by the 
Senate and House, Title 18 of the United States Code, Section 2252 and 
2252A permitted prosecution for possession of child pornography only 
when it could be alleged that an individual possessed three or more 
pictures or images of child pornography. When the original Senate 
substitute to H.R. 3494 was reported out of the Judiciary Committee, no 
agreement had been reached on amending the federal child pornography 
laws to prohibit the possession of even one picture or image of child 
pornography.
  Thanks to the diligent efforts of Senators Leahy, DeWine, and 
Sessions, we were able to reach agreement on that issue. The final bill 
makes it clear that the United States has ``Zero Tolerance'' for the 
possession of any child pornography. Unfortunately, Senators Leahy, 
DeWine, and Sessions were inadvertently omitted from the list of 
cosponsors of Senate amendment 3812 to H.R. 3494, which incorporated 
that agreement. The Record should be corrected to reflect their work 
on, and cosponsorship of, this important amendment.

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