,,ii #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #ccig ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,december #i1 #bjbe,mr4 ,grassley 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 and ,mr4 ,graham7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to make coercion of children to commit harm a criminal offense1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,ending ,coercion of ,children and ,harm ,online or the ,,eccho ,act4 #b4 ,coercion of children to commit harm ,chapter #aaj;,a of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by inserting after section #bbfa;,b the following3 #bbfa;,c4 ,coercion of children to commit harm 7a7 ,definitions ,for purposes of this section3 7#a7 ,coerce ,the term coerce includes the use of extortion1 threats1 fraud1 deceit1 duress1 intimidation1 harassment1 humiliation1 degradation1 or manipulation4 7#b7 ,covered act ,the term covered act means doxxing1 swatting1 or making a false report about an active or imminent threat4 7#c7 ,doxxing ,the term doxxing means the act of publishing the personally identifiable information of an individual for the purpose of harassing or intimidating the individual4 7#d7 ,minor ,the term minor means any individual who has not attained the age of #ah years4 7#e7 ,substantial bodily injury ,the term substantial bodily injury has the meaning given that term in section #aac4 7#f7 ,swatting ,the term swatting means the act of making a false report to emergency services about an individual for the purpose of causing a special weapons and tactics team to respond to the location of the individual4 7b7 ,offense ,it shall be unlawful for any person1 using the mail or any facility or means of interstate or foreign commerce1 or within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the ,united ,states1 to intentionally coerce a minor1 directly or through an intermediary1 to-- 7#a7 7,a7 die by suicide or attempt to die by suicide2 or 7,b7 kill or attempt to kill any individual2 7#b7 kill or attempt to kill any1 pet1 emotional support animal1 service animal1 or horse2 7#c7 strangle1 suffocate1 poison1 burn1 lacerate1 or inflict serious bodily injury or substantial bodily injury on any individual 7including the minor71 pet1 emotional support animal1 service animal1 or horse2 or 7#d7 commit1 or attempt to commit-- 7,a7 arson2 or 7,b7 a covered act for which any person can be charged with a criminal offense4 7c7 ,penalty ,any person who violates1 or attempts or conspires to violate-- 7#a7 subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b7 of subsection 7b77#a7 shall be fined under this title1 imprisoned for any term of years or life1 or both2 or 7#b7 paragraph 7#b71 7#c71 or 7#d7 of subsection 7b7 shall be fined under this title1 imprisoned not more than #cj years1 or both4 4 #c4 ,clerical and conforming amendments 7a7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of sections for chapter #aaj;,a of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section #bbfa;,b the following3 #bbfa;,c4 ,coercion of children to commit harm 4 7b7 ,conforming amendments 7#a7 ,title #ah 7,a7 ,chapter #aaj ,chapter #aaj of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7i7 in section #bbeb;,a7g71 by inserting section #bbfa;,c1 after section #aeia12 and 7ii7 in section #bbeh;,a-- 7,i7 in subsection 7a7-- 7aa7 in paragraph 7#a77;,a71 by striking online child sexual exploitation and to prevent the online sexual exploitation of children and inserting 1 and to prevent1 online child sexual exploitation and online coercion of children2 and 7bb7 in paragraph 7#b77;,a7-- 7,,aa7 by striking or #bbfj that involves child pornography1 and inserting #bbfj1 #bbfa;,c1 or #bdbb7;b71 or2 and 7,,bb7 by striking 1 or of #bdbb7;b72 7,,ii7 in subsection 7b71 in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by striking sexual and inserting online2 7,,iii7 in subsection 7c7-- 7aa7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking 1 kidnapping or enticement crimes and inserting or kidnapping1 online coercion1 or enticement crimes involving children2 7bb7 in paragraph 7#b71 by inserting or kidnapping1 online coercion1 or enticement crimes involving children after sexual exploitation2 and 7cc7 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking 1 kidnapping or enticement crimes and inserting or kidnapping1 online coercion1 or enticement crimes involving children2 7,,iv7 in subsection 7d77#e77;,a77ii77,,ii71 by striking 1 kidnapping1 or enticement crimes and inserting or kidnapping1 online coercion1 or enticement crimes involving children2 7,v7 in subsection 7g77#c7-- 7aa7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking 1 kidnapping1 or enticement crimes and inserting or kidnapping1 online coercion1 or enticement crimes involving children2 7bb7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking 1 kidnapping1 or enticement crimes and inserting or kidnapping1 online coercion1 or enticement crimes involving children2 and 7cc7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by striking 1 kidnapping1 or enticement crimes and inserting or kidnapping1 online coercion1 or enticement crimes involving children2 and 7,,vi7 in subsection 7h77#e71 by striking the proliferation of online child sexual exploitation or preventing the online sexual exploitation of children and inserting or preventing the proliferation of online child sexual exploitation or online coercion of children4 7,b7 ,section #ceji ,section #ceji7;a77#b77;,a7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by striking physical abuse1 sexual abuse1 or exploitation and inserting child abuse4 7,c7 ,section #ejcb ,section #ejcb of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code-- 7i7 in the first undesignated paragraph-- 7,i7 by striking or section #ajjb7;a7 and inserting section #ajjb7;a72 and 7,,ii7 by striking section #ibb7x7 or section #ibd7;b71 7g71 or 7h7 of this title and inserting or section #ibb7x71 section #ibd7;b71 7g71 or 7h71 or section #bbfa;,c of this title2 and 7ii7 in the fourth undesignated paragraph1 by striking section #ibb7x7 of this title1 or in section #ibd7;b71 7g71 or 7h7 of this title and inserting section #ibb7x71 section #ibd7;b71 7g71 or 7h71 or section #bbfa;,c of this title4 7#b7 ,,protect ,our ,children ,act of #bjjh ,section #b of the ,,protect ,our ,children ,act of #bjjh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #baaja7 is amended by striking paragraph 7#a7 and inserting the following3 7#a7 ,child exploitation ,the term child exploitation means-- 7,a7 any conduct1 attempted conduct1 or conspiracy to engage in conduct that-- 7i7 violates chapter #aaj or section #bbfa;,c1 #bdbb7;b71 or #bdbc of title #ah2 or 7ii7 involves a minor and violates section #aeia or chapter #aji;,a of title #ah2 or 7,b7 any sexual activity involving a minor for which any person can be charged with a criminal offense4 4 #d4 ,severability ,if any provision of this ,act1 an amendment made by this ,act1 or the application of such a provision or amendment to any person or circumstance1 is held to be unconstitutional1 the remaining provisions of and amendments made by this ,act1 and the application of the provision or amendment held to be unconstitutional to any other person or circumstance1 shall not be affected thereby4