[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 104 (Tuesday, July 24, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Page S8135]
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      By Mr. McCONNELL:
  S. 1232. A bill to provide for the effective punishment of online 
child molesters, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
Judiciary.
  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text 
of the bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the bill was ordered to be printed in the 
Record, as follows:

                                S. 1232

       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 ``Cybermolesters Enforcement 
     Act of 2001''.

     SEC. 2. MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCES.

       Section 2423 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), by inserting ``not less than 5 and'' 
     before ``not more than 15''; and
       (2) in subsection (c), by inserting ``not less than 5 and'' 
     before ``not more than 15''.

     SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF INTERCEPTION OF COMMUNICATIONS IN 
                   THE INVESTIGATION OF SEXUAL CRIMES AGAINST 
                   CHILDREN.

       (a) Child Pornography.--Section 2516(1)(c) of title 18, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting ``section 2252A 
     (relating to material constituting or containing child 
     pornography),'' after ``2252 (sexual exploitation of 
     children),''.
       (b) Transportation for Illegal Sexual Activity.--Section 
     2516(1) of title 18, United States Code, as amended by 
     section 3 of this Act, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (o);
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (o) the following:
       ``(p) a violation of section 2422 (relating to coercion and 
     enticement) or section 2423 (relating to transportation of 
     minors) of this title, if, in connection with that violation, 
     the sexual activity for which a person may be charged with a 
     criminal offense would constitute a felony offense under 
     chapter 109A or 110, if that activity took place within the 
     special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United 
     States; or''; and
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (p) as paragraph (q).
       (c) Technical Amendment Eliminating Duplicative 
     Provision.--Section 2516(1) of title 18, United States Code, 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking the first paragraph (p); and
       (2) by inserting ``or'' at the end of paragraph (o).

     SEC. 4. CHILD PORNOGRAPHY AS CONTRABAND.

       Section 80302(a) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ``or'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (2) in paragraph (6)(D), by striking the period and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by inserting at the end the following:
       ``(7) material involved in a violation of section 2252A of 
     title 18, United States Code (relating to material 
     constituting or containing child pornography).''.
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