,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ceid  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #h   
7legislative day1 ,february #c71        
#bjbb,ms4 ,ernst introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title  
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 to hold     
violent criminals and child predators   
accountable4  #a4 ,short title ,this    
,act may be cited as the ,holding       
,violent ,criminals and ,child          
,predators ,accountable ,act of #bjbb4  
#b4 ,enhanced penalties  7a7 ,sexual    
abuse of a minor or ward ,section #bbdc 
of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by striking not more than #ae   
years each place the term appears and   
inserting for any number of years up to 
life4  7b7 ,abusive sexual contact      
,section #bbdd7;c7 of title #ah1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 is amended by striking  
twice that otherwise provided in this   
section and replace with up to life4    

7c7 ,sexual exploitation of children    
,section #bbea of title #ah1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended by striking   
subsection 7e7 and inserting the        
following3  7e7 7#a7 ,except as provided
 in paragraph 7#b71 any person who      
violates1 or attempts or conspires to   
violate1 this section shall be fined    
under this title and imprisoned not less
 than #ae years or for life4  7#b7 ,in  
the case of a person described in       
paragraph 7#a7 who-- 7,a7 has #a prior  
conviction under this chapter1 section  
#aeia1 chapter #ga1 chapter #aji;,a1 or 
chapter #aag1 or under section #ibj of  
title #aj 7article #abj of the ,uniform 
,code of ,military ,justice71 or under  
the laws of any ,state relating to      
aggravated sexual abuse1 sexual abuse1  
abusive sexual contact involving a minor
 or ward1 or sex trafficking of         
children1 or the production1 possession1
 receipt1 mailing1 sale1 distribution1  
shipment1 or transportation of child    
pornography1 the person shall be fined  

under this title and imprisoned for not 
less than #be years or for life2 and    
7,b7 has #b or more prior convictions   
under this chapter1 chapter #ga1 chapter
 #aji;,a1 or chapter #aag1 or under     
section #ibj of title #aj 7article #abj 
of the ,uniform ,code of ,military      
,justice71 or under the laws of any     
,state relating to the sexual           
exploitation of children1 the person    
shall be fined under this title and     
imprisoned not less than #ce years or   
for life4  7#c7 ,any organization that  
violates1 or attempts or conspires to   
violate1 this section shall be fined    
under this title4  7#d7 ,whoever1 in the
 course of an offense under this        
section1 engages in conduct that results
 in the death of a person1 shall be     
punished by death or imprisoned for not 
less than #cj years or for life4  4  7d7
 ,certain activities relating to        
material involving the sexual           
exploitation of minors ,section         
#bbeb7;b7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states 

,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph   
7#a7-- 7,a7 by striking not more than   
#bj years and inserting not more than   
#dj years2 and  7,b7 by striking nor    
more than #dj years and inserting or for
 life2 and  7#b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by  
striking for not more than #bj years1 or
 if and inserting for any number of     
years up to life1 or if4  7e7 ,certain  
activities relating to material         
constituting or containing child        
pornography ,section #bbeb;,a7b77#b7 of 
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by striking for not more than   
#bj years1 or if and inserting for any  
number of years up to life1 or if4  7f7 
,interstate domestic violence ,section  
#bbfa7;b7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states 
,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph   
7#a71 by striking for life or any term  
of years and inserting for not less than
 #ae years or for life2  7#b7 in        
paragraph 7#b71 by striking #bj years   
and inserting #be years2 and  7#c7 in   
paragraph 7#c71 by striking #aj years   

and inserting #ae years4