Truth in Domain Names Act

Truth in Domain Names Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit knowingly using a misleading domain name with the intent to attract a minor into viewing a visual depiction of sexually explicit conduct on the Internet.

[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4658 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4658

To amend title 18, United States Code, to punish persons who use false 
 or misleading domain names to attract children to Internet sites not 
                       appropriate for children.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 2, 2002

  Mr. Pence (for himself, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, and Mr. Simmons) 
 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 punish persons who use false 
 or misleading domain names to attract children to Internet sites not 
                       appropriate for children.

    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 ``Truth in Domain Names Act''.

SEC. 2. MISLEADING DOMAIN NAMES ON THE INTERNET.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 110 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 2252A the following:
``Sec. 2252B. Misleading domain names on the Internet
    ``Whoever knowingly uses a misleading domain name with the intent 
to attract a minor into viewing a visual depiction of sexually explicit 
conduct on the Internet shall be fined under this title or imprisoned 
not more than 2 years, or both. For the purposes of this section, a 
domain name that includes the word `sex' is not misleading.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 110 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
after the time relating to section 2252A the following new item:

``2252B. False or misleading domain names on the Internet.''.
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