,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dihc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #i1 #bjbj,mr4 
,hawley introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !
 ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d *apt]   
#gg ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to
 combat human traffick+ & to /r5g!n     
civil rem$ies = survivors4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,survivors ( ,human ,traffick+ ,fight   
,back ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,visual        
depictions ( sex acts obta9$ by co]cion 
or deception ,section #aeia ( title #ah1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by
 /rik+ subsection 7e77#b7 ea* place x   
appe>s & ins]t+ subsection 7g77#b72     
7#b7 by r$esignat+ subsection 7e7 z     
subsection 7g72  7#c7 by ins]t+ aft]    
subsection 7d7 ! foll[+3  7e7 7#a7 7,a7 
,:oev] kn[+ly di/ributes1 or possesses )
 ! int5t to di/ribute1 9 or affect+     
int]/ate or =eign comm]ce or us+ a means
 ( int]/ate or =eign comm]ce 7includ+ ! 
int]net71 a visual depiction ( a sex act

 by ano!r p]son :o is n less ?an #ah    
ye>s ( age1 kn[+ or 9 reckless disreg>d 
( ! fact t ! p>ticipation ( t p]son 9 ! 
sex act 0 induc$ by fraud1 =ce1 ?reats (
 =ce1 deception1 or co]cion describ$ 9  
subsection 7g77#b71 or any comb9ation ( 
su* means1 %all be puni%$ z provid$ 9   
p>agraph 7#d74  7,b7 ,:oev] kn[+ly      
di/ributes1 or possesses ) ! int5t to   
di/ribute1 9 or affect+ int]/ate or     
=eign comm]ce or us+ a means ( int]/ate 
or =eign comm]ce 7includ+ ! int]net71 a 
visual depiction ( a sex act by ano!r   
p]son or a visual depiction ( ano!r     
p]son ! production ( :i* involv$ conduct
 t w\ld violate section #ahja7;a71 kn[+ 
or 9 reckless disreg>d ( ! fact t !     
p]son did n cons5t to ! di/ribution ( ! 
visual depiction1 %all be puni%$ z      
provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#d74  7#b7 ,no?+ 9  
p>agraph 7#a7 %all be con/ru$ to limit !
 ability to prosecute "u subsection 7a7 
( ?is section or *apt] #aaj an (f5se    
involv+ a victim ( an (f5se describ$ 9  
p>agraph 7#a7 ( ?is subsection :o is    

less ?an #ah ye>s ( age4  7#c7 ,p>agraph
 7#a7 %all n apply to any di/ribution   
made 9 ! public int]e/1 includ+         
di/ributions t con/itute a matt] (      
public conc]n or di/ributions t are made
 z "p ( a lawful1 common practice1 su* z
 legal proce$+s1 reports to law         
en=cem5t1 or m$ical treatm5t4  7#d7     
,:oev] violates p>agraph 7#a7 %all be   
f9$ "u ?is title & imprison$ = any t]m (
 ye>s n less ?an #e4  7#e7 7,a7 7i7 ,any
 p]son :o op]ates or provides an int]net
 website1 web s]vice1 or web application
 t displays visual depictions ( sex acts
 %all-- 7,i7 provide a notice process   
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b7 =           
individuals to make ! p]son aw>e t !    
p]son is di/ribut+ cont5t creat$ 9      
violation ( ?is section2 &  7,,ii7      
designate an ag5t ( ! p]son to receive  
notice "u su* a notice process & make   
available on ! website1 web s]vice1 or  
web application op]at$ or provid$ by !  
p]son1 9 a location accessible to !     
public1 ! "n1 address1 phone numb]1 &   

electronic mail address ( ! ag5t4  7ii7 
,any p]son :o violates subclause 7,i7 or
 7,,ii7 ( clause 7i7 %all be puni%$ z   
provid$ 9 subp>agraph 7,c74  7,b7 ,a    
notice process describ$ 9 ?is           
subp>agraph is an op]ation t readily    
enables a p]son depict$ or au?oriz$     
repres5tative ( ! p]son depict$ to      
provide to ! designat$ ag5t sub/antially
 ! foll[+3 7i7 ,id5tification ( ! visual
 depiction or depictions claim$ to      
include a sex act1 or = :i* ! production
 is claim$ to involv$ conduct t w\ld    
violate section #ahja7;a71 t meets !    
requirem5ts ( p>agraph 7#a74  7ii7      
,id5tification ( ! sex act 9 ! visual   
depiction1 or ! portion ( ! visual      
depiction ! production ( :i* involv$    
conduct t w\ld violate section          
#ahja7;a71 t meets ! requirem5ts (      
p>agraph 7#a74  7iii7 ,in=mation        
reasonably suffici5t to p]mit ! p]son   
receiv+ ! notice to contact ! p]son     
depict$ or au?oriz$ repres5tative ( t   
p]son1 su* z an address1 telephone      

numb]1 or electronic mail address4  7iv7
 ,a brief /atem5t-- 7,i7 t ! p]son      
depict$ or au?oriz$ repres5tative ( t   
p]son has a good fai? belief t ! visual 
depiction includes a sex act involv+ !  
p]son depict$1 or ! production ( !      
visual depiction involv$ conduct t w\ld 
violate section #ahja7;a71 t meets !    
requirem5ts ( p>agraph 7#a72 &  7,,ii7  
:y ! p]son depict$ or au?oriz$          
repres5tative ( t p]son has t belief4   
7,c7 ,:oev] violates subp>agraph 7,a7   
%all be f9$ "u ?is title1 imprison$ = n 
m ?an #c ye>s1 or bo?4  7,d7 ,a p]son   
op]at+ or provid+ an int]net website1   
web s]vice1 or web application %all n be
 liable to any o!r p]son = any claim    
bas$ on ! op]ator or provid]'s good fai?
 disabl+ ( access to1 or removal (1     
mat]ial ! op]ator or provid] believes   
includes a sex act1 or believes !       
production ( :i* involv$ conduct t w\ld 
violate section #ahja7;a71 meet+ !      
requirem5ts ( p>agraph 7#a74  7#f7 ,x   
%all n be a def5se to an alleg$         

violation ( p>agraph 7#a7 t a p]son did 
n receive notice "u ! notice process    
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#e77;,b74  7#g7 ,= 
purposes ( ?is subsection1 ! t]m sex act
 means-- 7,a7 sexually explicit conduct1
 z def9$ 9 section #bbef7b77;,a72  7,b7 
a sexual act1 z def9$ 9 section         
#bbdf7b72 &  7,c7 ! lascivi\s exhibition
 ( ! po/-pubesc5t female nipple or      
gametes on ! body4  7f7 7#a7 ,an        
individual :o is aggriev$ ( a violation 
( subsection 7e77#a7 may br+ a civil    
action 9 an appropriate di/rict c\rt ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates seek+ appropriate relief4
  7#b7 ,:oev] violates ! civil law ( a  
,/ate1 t]ritory1 or ,indian ,tribe by   
co]c+ an individual into p>ticipat+ 9 a 
sex act %all be liable "u ,f$]al law =  
su* a violation & subject to ! same     
civil rem$ies t w\ld be available "u    
,/ate1 t]ritorial1 or ,tribal law to !  
p>ty injur$ if-- 7,a7 ! sex act is a    
comm]cial sex act t occurr$ 9 or affect+
 int]/ate or =eign comm]ce2 or  7,b7 a  
visual depiction ( ! sex act is         

di/ribut$ by ! def5dant 9 or affect+    
int]/ate or =eign comm]ce or us+ a means
 ( int]/ate or =eign comm]ce 7includ+ ! 
int]net71 kn[+ or 9 reckless disreg>d ( 
! fact t ! individual 0 co]c$ into      
p>ticipat+ 9 ! sex act depict$4  7#c7 ,9
 ?is subsection-- 7,a7 ! t]ms co]c+ an  
individual into p>ticipat+ 9 a sex act &
 co]c$ into p>ticipat+ 9 a sex act1 )   
respect to an individual1 means !       
individual 0 induc$ by =ce1 ?reats (    
=ce1 fraud1 deception1 or co]cion 7z ^? 
t]ms are def9$ "u ! law ( ! applicable  
,/ate1 t]ritory1 or ,tribe7 to          
p>ticipate 9 a sex act2 &  7,b7 ! t]m   
sex act has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9        
subsection 7e74  2 &  7#d7 9 subsection 
7g71 z s r$esignat$-- 7,a7 by r$esignat+
 p>agraphs 7#d71 7#e71 & 7#f7 z         
p>agraphs 7#e71 7#f71 & 7#g71           
respectively2 &  7,b7 by ins]t+ aft]    
p>agraph 7#c7 ! foll[+3  7#d7 ,! t]m    
deception means int5tionally mislead+ a 
p>ticipant 9 a sex act ab\t :e!r a      
visual depiction ( ! sex act w be creat$

 or ab\t :e!r or h[ broadly a visual    
depiction w be di/ribut$4  4  #c4       
,sev]ability ,if any provision ( ?is    
,act or any am5dm5t made by ?is ,act1 or
 any application ( su* provision or     
am5dm5t to any p]son or circum/ance1 is 
held to be uncon/itutional or o!rwise   
unlawful1 ! rema9d] ( ! provisions ( ?is
 ,act & ! am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act1 & !
 application ( ! provision or am5dm5t to
 any o!r p]son or circum/ance1 %all n be
 affect$4