Protecting Children From Internet Predators Act of 1997

Protecting Children From Internet Predators Act of 1997 - Amends the Federal criminal code to set penalties for using any facility in or affecting interstate commerce (including any computer network or service) to target an individual under age 16 for sexually explicit messages or contacts.

[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]
[H.R. 2815 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2815

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the use 
   of interstate facilities to target children for sexually explicit 
                         messages or contacts.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 5, 1997

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

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the use 
   of interstate facilities to target children for sexually explicit 
                         messages or contacts.

    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 ``Protecting Children From Internet 
Predators Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2. USE OF INTERSTATE FACILITIES TO TARGET CHILDREN FOR SEXUALLY 
              EXPLICIT MESSAGES OR CONTACTS.

    (a) Generally.--Chapter 110 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 2260A. Use of Interstate facilities to target children for 
              sexually explicit messages or contacts
    ``Whoever uses any facility in or affecting interstate commerce 
(including any computer network or service) to target an individual 
under the age of 16 years for sexually explicit messages or contacts 
shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or 
both.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 110 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following new item:

``2260A. Use of Interstate facilities to target children for sexually 
                            explicit messages or contacts.''.
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