,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bhif  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bb1 #bjai,ms4  
,speier 7for herself1 ,mrs4 ,bustos1    
,ms4 ,clark of ,massachusetts1 ,ms4     
,dean1 ,mrs4 ,dingell1 ,ms4 ,escobar1   
,ms4 ,garcia of ,texas1 ,ms4 ,haaland1  
,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,joyce of      
,ohio1 ,mr4 ,katko1 ,ms4 ,kuster of ,new
 ,hampshire1 ,mrs4 ,lawrence1 ,ms4      
,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,ms4 ,moore1   
,mr4 ,neguse1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,mr4 ,thompson
 of ,california1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,ms4      
,frankel1 ,ms4 ,brownley of ,california1
 ,ms4 ,roybal-,allard1 ,ms4 ,castor of  
,florida1 ,mr4 ,raskin1 ,mr4 ,ted ,lieu 
of ,california1 and ,ms4 ,hill of       
,california7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to amend title #ah1 ,united ,states    
,code1 to provide that it is unlawful to
 knowingly distribute private intimate  
visual depictions with reckless         
disregard for the individual's lack of  

consent to the distribution1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,stopping      
,harmful ,image ,exploitation and       
,limiting ,distribution ,act of #bjai or
 the ,,shield ,act of #bjai4  #b4       
,certain activities relating to intimate
 visual depictions  7a7 ,in general     
,chapter #hh of title #ah1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  #ahjb4 ,certain 
activities relating to intimate visual  
depictions  7a7 ,definitions ,in this   
section3 7#a7 ,communications service   
,the term communications service means--
  7,a7 a service provided by a person   
that is a common carrier1 as that term  
is defined in section #c of the         
,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #aec71 insofar as the person  
is acting as a common carrier2  7,b7 an 
electronic communication service1 as    
that term is defined in section #beaj2  
7,c7 an information service1 as that    
term is defined in section #c of the    

,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #aec72 and  7,d7 an           
interactive computer service1 as that   
term is defined in section #bcj7;f7 of  
the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg  
,u4,s4,c4 #bcj7;f774  7#b7 ,information 
content provider ,the term information  
content provider has the meaning given  
that term in section #bcj7;f7 of the    
,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #bcj7;f774  7#c7 ,intimate    
visual depiction ,the term intimate     
visual depiction means any visual       
depiction 7as that term is defined in   
section #bbef7e77-- 7,a7 of an          
individual who is reasonably            
identifiable from the visual depiction  
itself or information displayed in      
connection with the visual depiction2   
7,b7 in which-- 7i7 the individual has  
obtained #ah years of age and is        
engaging in sexually explicit conduct2  
or  7ii7 the naked genitals1 anus1 pubic
 area or post-pubescent female nipple of
 the individual are visible2  7,c7 in   

which the content described in          
subparagraph 7,b7 is not simulated2 and 
7,d7 in original or modified format4    
7#d7 ,sexually explicit conduct ,the    
term sexually explicit conduct has the  
meaning given that term in section      
#bbef7b77;,a74  7b7 ,offense ,except as 
provided in subsection 7d71 it shall be 
unlawful to knowingly use any means or  
facility of interstate or foreign       
commerce to distribute an intimate      
visual depiction of an individual--     
7#a7 with knowledge of or reckless      
disregard for-- 7,a7 the lack of consent
 of the individual to the distribution2 
and  7,b7 the reasonable expectation of 
the individual that the depiction would 
remain private2 and  7#b7 without an    
objectively reasonable belief that such 
distribution touches upon a matter of   
public concern4  7c7 ,penalty ,any      
person who violates subsection 7b7 shall
 be fined under this title1 imprisoned  
not more than #e years1 or both4  7d7   
,exceptions  7#a7 ,law enforcement1     

lawful reporting1 and other legal       
proceedings ,this section-- 7,a7 does   
not prohibit any lawful law enforcement1
 correctional1 or intelligence activity2
  7,b7 shall not apply in the case of an
 individual acting in good faith to     
report unlawful activity or in pursuance
 of a legal or professional or other    
lawful obligation2 and  7,c7 shall not  
apply in the case of a document         
production or filing associated with a  
legal proceeding4  7#b7 ,service        
providers ,this section shall not apply 
to any provider of a communications     
service with regard to content provided 
by another information content provider 
unless the provider of the              
communications service intentionally    
solicits1 or knowingly and predominantly
 distributes1 content that the provider 
of the communications service actually  
knows is in violation of this section4  
7e7 ,threats ,any person who            
intentionally threatens to commit an    
offense under subsection 7b7 shall be   

punished as provided in subsection 7c74 
7f7 ,venue and extraterritoriality ,a   
prosecution under this section may be   
brought in a district where the         
defendant or the depicted individual    
resides or in a district where the      
intimate visual depictions are          
distributed or made available4 ,there is
 extraterritorial ,federal jurisdiction 
over an offense under this section if   
the defendant or the depicted individual
 is a citizen or permanent resident of  
the ,united ,states4  4  7b7 ,clerical  
amendment ,the table of sections of     
chapter #hh of title #ah1 ,united       
,states ,code1 is amended by inserting  
after the item relating to section #ahja
 the following3  #ahjb4 ,certain        
activities relating to intimate visual  
depictions4  4