,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bhgc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ba1 #bjai,mr4  
,johnson of ,louisiana introduced the   
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to amend title #ah1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to criminalize the       
knowing consent of the visual depiction1
 or live transmission1 of a minor       
engaged in sexually explicit conduct1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,protecting ,against ,child             
,exploitation ,act of #bjai4  #b4       
,sexual exploitation of children        
,section #bbea of title #ah1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended--  7#a7 by    
amending subsections 7a7 and 7b7 to read
 as follows3  7a7 ,any person who1 in a 
circumstance described in subsection    
7f71 knowingly--  7#a7 employs1 uses1   
persuades1 induces1 entices1 or coerces 
a minor to engage in any sexually       
explicit conduct for the purpose of     

producing any visual depiction of such  
conduct1 or transmitting a live visual  
depiction of such conduct2  7#b7        
produces or causes to be produced a     
visual depiction of a minor engaged in  
any sexually explicit conduct where the 
production of such visual depiction     
involves the use of a minor engaging in 
sexually explicit conduct and such      
visual depiction is of such conduct2    
7#c7 transmits or causes to be          
transmitted a live visual depiction of a
 minor engaged in any sexually explicit 
conduct2  7#d7 has a minor assist any   
other person to engage in any sexually  
explicit conduct during the commission  
of an offense set forth in paragraphs   
7#a7 through 7#c7 of this subsection2 or
  7#e7 transports any minor in or       
affecting interstate or foreign commerce
 with the intent that such minor be used
 in the production or live transmission 
of a visual depiction of a minor engaged
 in any sexually explicit conduct1      
shall be punished as provided under     

subsection 7e74  7b7 ,any parent1 legal 
guardian1 or person having custody or   
control of a minor who1 in a            
circumstance described in subsection    
7f71 knowingly permits such minor to    
engage in1 or to assist any other person
 to engage in1 sexually explicit conduct
 knowing that a visual depiction of such
 conduct will be produced or transmitted
 shall be punished as provided under    
subsection 7e74  2  7#b7 in subsection  
7c7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a7--  7i7 by  
striking employs1 uses1 persuades1      
induces1 entices1 or coerces any minor  
to engage in1 or who has a minor assist 
any other person to engage in1 any      
sexually explicit conduct and inserting 
engages in any conduct described in     
paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#e7 of         
subsection 7a72 and  7ii7 by striking 1 
for the purpose of producing any visual 
depiction of such conduct12  7,b7 in    
paragraph 7#b77;,a71 by inserting after 
transported the following3 or           
transmitted2 and  7,c7 in paragraph     

7#b77;,b71 by inserting after transports
 the following2 or transmits2  7#c7 by  
adding at the end the following3  7f7   
,the circumstances referred to in       
subsections 7a7 and 7b7 are-- 7#a7 that 
the person knows or has reason to know  
that such visual depiction will be--    
7,a7 transported or transmitted using   
any means or facility of interstate or  
foreign commerce2  7,b7 transported or  
transmitted in or affecting interstate  
or foreign commerce2 or  7,c7 mailed2   
7#b7 the visual depiction was produced  
or transmitted using materials that have
 been mailed1 or shipped or transported 
in or affecting interstate or foreign   
commerce by any means1 including by     
computer2  7#c7 such visual depiction   
has actually been-- 7,a7 transported or 
transmitted using any means or facility 
of interstate or foreign commerce2  7,b7
 transported or transmitted in or       
affecting interstate or foreign         
commerce2 or  7,c7 mailed2 or  7#d7 any 
part of the offense occurred in a       

territory or possession of the ,united  
,states or within the special maritime  
and territorial jurisdiction of the     
,united ,states4  7g7 ,notwithstanding  
any other provision of this section1 no 
criminal charge under subsection 7a77#c7
 may be brought against an electronic   
communication service provider or remote
 computing service provider unless such 
provider has intentionally transmitted  
or caused to be transmitted a visual    
depiction with actual knowledge that    
such depiction is of a minor engaged in 
sexually explicit conduct1 nor may any  
such criminal charge be brought if      
barred by the provisions of section     
#bbeh;,b4  4  #c4 ,limited liability for
 certain persons when responding to     
search warrants or other legal process  
,section #bbeh;,b of title #ah1 ,united 
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
subsection 7a71 by inserting from the   
response to a search warrant or other   
legal process or before from the        
performance2 and  7#b7 in subsection    

7b77#b77;,c71 by inserting the response 
to a search warrant or other legal      
process or to before the performance of 
any responsibility4