,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ciea  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #bi1    
#bjbb,mr4 ,hawley 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,lee1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 and ,mr4 ,scott of  
,florida7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to establish appropriate       
penalties for possession of child       
pornography1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,prosecutorial ,remedies and    
,other ,tools to end the ,exploitation  
of ,children ,today ,act or the         
,,protect ,act of #bjbb4  #b4           
,sentencing for child pornography       
offenses  7a7 ,in general ,section      
#ceec7;b77#b7 of title #ah1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  7,b7 ,child     
pornography offenders  7i7 ,definition  
,in this subparagraph1 the term child   
pornography offense means a violation   
of1 or an attempt or conspiracy to      

violate1 section #bbea1 #bbea;,a1       
#bbeb7;a71 #bbeb;,a7a71 or #bbfj4  7ii7 
,facts proven during trial or admitted  
by the defendant ,notwithstanding       
subparagraph 7,a71 in sentencing a      
defendant convicted of a child          
pornography offense1 a court shall      
impose a sentence of the kind1 and that 
is not less than the minimum period in  
the sentencing range1 referred to in    
subsection 7a77#d71 as determined based 
on facts proved beyond a reasonable     
doubt during a jury or bench trial and  
facts admitted by the defendant that are
 relevant to determining the kind and   
range of sentence1 unless the court     
makes a finding described in clause 7i71
 7ii71 or 7iii7 of subparagraph 7,a74   
7iii7 ,facts found by courts  7,i7 ,in  
general ,notwithstanding subparagraph   
7,a71 in sentencing a defendant         
convicted of a child pornography        
offense1 a court shall consider1 and may
 impose1 a sentence of the kind1 and    
within the sentencing range1 referred to

 in subsection 7a77#d71 as determined   
based on all facts found by the court   
that are relevant to determining the    
kind and range of sentence4  7,,ii7     
,minimum period ,nothing in subclause   
7,i7 shall authorize a court to impose a
 sentence that is less than-- 7aa7 the  
minimum sentence determined in          
accordance with clause 7ii72 or  7bb7   
the minimum sentence otherwise required 
by statute4  4  7b7 ,penalties for      
possession ,chapter #aaj of title #ah1  
,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7
 in section #bbeb7;b7-- 7,a7 by striking
 7#a7 ,whoever violates1 or attempts or 
conspires to violate1 paragraph 7#a71   
7#b71 or 7#c7 of subsection 7a7 and     
inserting ,whoever violates1 or attempts
 or conspires to violate1 subsection    
7a72 and  7,b7 by striking paragraph    
7#b72 and  7#b7 in section #bbeb;,a7b7--
 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by inserting   
7#e71 after 7#d712  7,b7 by striking    
paragraph 7#b72 and  7,c7 by            
redesignating paragraph 7#c7 as         

paragraph 7#b74