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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1923 

To prevent Internet stalking and domestic violence. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 29, 2011 

Mr. BLUMENTHAL introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 

referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To prevent Internet stalking and domestic violence. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Internet Abuse, Stalk5 ing, and Domestic Violence Prevention Act of 2011’’. 

6 SEC. 2. ANONYMOUS ONLINE HARASSMENT. 

7 Section 223(a)(1) of the Telecommunications Act of 

8 1934 (47 U.S.C. 223(a)(1)) is amended— 

9 (1) in subparagraph (A), in the undesignated 

10 matter following clause (ii), by striking ‘‘annoy,’’; 

11 (2) in subparagraph (C)— 

12 (A) by striking ‘‘annoy,’’; and 


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1 (B) by striking ‘‘harass any person at the 

2 called number or who receives the communica3 tion’’ and inserting ‘‘harass any specific per4 son’’; and 

5 (3) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘harass 

6 any person at the called number or who receives the 

7 communication’’ and inserting ‘‘harass any specific 

8 person’’. 

9 SEC. 3. FACILITATION OF STALKING AND DOMESTIC VIO10 LENCE BY IMPERSONATION OR OTHER 

11 MEANS. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 110A of title 18, United 

13 States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2265A 

14 the following: 

15 ‘‘§ 2265B. Electronic disclosure of personal informa16 tion intended to facilitate interstate do17 mestic violence or stalking 

18 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

19 ‘‘(1) the term ‘domestic assault’ has the mean20 ing given that term in section 117; 

21 ‘‘(2) the term ‘interactive computer service’ has 

22 the meaning given that term in section 230(f) of the 

23 Telecommunications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 230(f)); 

24 and 


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1 ‘‘(3) the term ‘telecommunications device’ has 

2 the meaning given that term in section 223(h) of the 

3 Telecommunications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 

4 223(h)). 

5 ‘‘(b) OFFENSE.—It shall be unlawful for any person 

6 to use the mail, any interactive computer service, tele7 communications device, electronic communication service 

8 or electronic communication system of interstate com9 merce, or any other facility of interstate or foreign com10 merce to knowingly and intentionally publish or otherwise 

11 disclose information, including the name, address, tele12 phone number, picture or other personally identifiable in13 formation of another individual with the intent, by such 

14 publication or disclosure, to facilitate— 

15 ‘‘(1) a violation of section 2241, 2242, 2243, 

16 2244, 2245, 2251, 2251A, 2252, 2252A, 2260, 

17 2261, 2261A, or 2262; or 

18 ‘‘(2) any conduct that would qualify as a do19 mestic assault if the conduct were directly com20 mitted by such person, if such person has a final 

21 conviction on not less than 2 separate prior occa22 sions in Federal, State, or Indian tribal court pro23 ceedings for offenses that would be, if subject to 

24 Federal jurisdiction— 


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1 ‘‘(A) an assault, sexual abuse, or a serious 

2 violent felony against a spouse or intimate part3 ner; or 

4 ‘‘(B) an offense under chapter 110A. 

5 ‘‘(c) PENALTY.—Any person who commits a viola6 tion— 

7 ‘‘(1) under subsection (b)(1) shall be impris8 oned for not more than the maximum term of im9 prisonment or fined not more than the maximum 

10 fine prescribed for the punishment of the specific 

11 crime facilitated; and 

12 ‘‘(2) under subsection (b)(2) shall be fined not 

13 more than the maximum fine prescribed for a viola14 tion of section 117, imprisoned not more than the 

15 maximum term of imprisonment prescribed for sec16 tion 117, or both.’’. 

17 (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 

18 The table of sections for chapter 110A of title 18, United 

19 States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relat20 ing to section 2265 the following: 

‘‘2265A. Repeat offenders. 

‘‘2265B. Electronic disclosure of personal information intended to facilitate 

interstate domestic violence or stalking.’’. 

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