,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ccih  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #i1  
#bjbe,mr4 ,grassley 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,durbin1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 
,mrs4 ,blackburn1 and ,mr4 ,graham7     
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 criminalize intentional       
threats to distribute child sexual abuse
 material1 and to provide appropriate   
penalties for the use of child sexual   
abuse material to extort or coerce      
victims4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,stop ,sextortion   
,act4  #b4 ,criminalizing threats to    
distribute child sexual abuse material  
,title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is   
amended-- 7#a7 in section #bbeb-- 7,a7  
in subsection 7a77#b7-- 7i7 in the      
matter preceding subparagraph 7,a7--    
7,i7 by inserting 1 or threatens to     
distribute any visual depiction with    

intent to intimidate1 coerce1 extort1 or
 cause substantial emotional distress to
 any person1 after distributes1 any     
visual depiction2  7,,ii7 by striking   
foreign commerce or that and inserting  
foreign commerce1 or involving a visual 
depiction that2 and  7,,iii7 by striking
 1 or which contains materials which    
have been mailed or so shipped or       
transported12 and  7,b7 in subsection   
7b7-- 7i7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking
 ,whoever and inserting ,except as      
provided in paragraph 7#c71 whoever2 and
  7ii7 by adding at the end the         
following3  7#c7 ,whoever violates1 or  
attempts or conspires to violate1       
subsection 7a77#b7 for threatening to   
distribute any visual depiction1 as     
described in that subsection1 shall be  
punished as provided in paragraph 7#b7  
of this subsection if no such visual    
depiction existed4  2 and  7#b7 in      
section #bbeb;,a-- 7,a7 in subsection   
7a77#b77;,a7-- 7i7 by inserting 1 or    
threatens to distribute any child       

pornography with intent to intimidate1  
coerce1 extort1 or cause substantial    
emotional distress to any person1 after 
any child pornography2 and  7ii7 by     
striking foreign commerce or that and   
inserting foreign commerce1 or involving
 any child pornography that2 and  7,b7  
in subsection 7b7-- 7i7 in paragraph    
7#a71 by striking ,whoever and inserting
 ,except as provided in paragraph 7#d71 
whoever2 and  7ii7 by adding at the end 
the following3  7#d7 ,whoever violates1 
or attempts or conspires to violate1    
subsection 7a77#b77;,a7 for threatening 
to distribute any child pornography1 as 
described in that subsection1 shall be  
punished as provided in paragraph 7#b7  
of this subsection if no such child     
pornography existed4  4  #c4 ,penalties 
for threats to distribute child sexual  
abuse material  7a7 ,in general ,title  
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
 7#a7 in section #adff;,a-- 7,a7 in     
subsection 7a71 in the matter preceding 
subsection 7b71 by inserting 1 but if   

the offense involves the knowing use of 
a visual depiction of a minor engaged in
 sexually explicit conduct1 with the    
intent to intimidate1 coerce1 extort1 or
 cause substantial emotional distress to
 any person1 the maximum term of        
imprisonment provided in section        
#bbeb;,a7b77#a7 shall be increased by   
#aj years before the period at the end2 
and  7,b7 in subsection 7b71 in the     
matter preceding subsection 7c71 by     
inserting 1 but if the offense involves 
the knowing use of a visual depiction of
 a minor engaged in sexually explicit   
conduct1 with the intent to intimidate1 
coerce1 extort1 or cause substantial    
emotional distress to any person1 the   
maximum term of imprisonment provided in
 section #bbeb;,a7b77#b7 shall be       
increased by #aj years before the period
 at the end2 and  7#b7 in section       
#bbfj;,a-- 7,a7 in the section heading1 
by striking ,penalties for registered   
sex offenders and inserting ,other      
offenses and penalties2  7,b7 by        

striking ,whoever and inserting the     
following3  7#a7 ,offenses by registered
 sex offenders ,whoever  2 and  7,c7 by 
adding at the end the following3  7#b7  
,additional penalties ,if any offense   
under section #hge7;d71 #bbea1 #bbeb1   
#bbeb;,a1 or #bbfj involves the knowing 
use of child pornography with the intent
 to intimidate1 coerce1 extort1 or cause
 substantial emotional distress to any  
person1 the maximum term of imprisonment
 provided in section #hge7;d71          
#bbea7;e71 #bbeb7;b71 #bbeb;,a7b71 or   
#bbfj7;c7 shall be increased by #aj     
years4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the 
table of sections for chapter #aaj of   
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by striking the item relating to
 section #bbfj;,a and inserting the     
following3  #bbfj;,a4 ,other offenses   
and penalties4  4  #d4 ,severability ,if
 any provision of this ,act1 an         
amendment made by this ,act1 or the     
application of such provision or        
amendment to any person or circumstance 

is held to be unconstitutional1 the     
remainder of this ,act1 the amendments  
made by this ,act1 and the application  
of the provisions of such to any person 
or circumstance shall not be affected   
thereby4