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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2318 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide increased penalties for 
sexual offenses against children, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 12, 2005 
Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide increased 
penalties for sexual offenses against children, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protection Against 
Sexual Exploitation of Children Act of 2005’’. 
SEC. 2. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR SEXUAL OFFENSES 
AGAINST CHILDREN. 
(a) SEXUAL ABUSE.— 
(1) AGGRAVATED
SEXUAL
ABUSE
OF
CHIL-
DREN.—Section 2241(c) of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘, imprisoned for any 
term of years or life, or both.’’ and inserting ‘‘and 
imprisoned for not less than 30 years or for life.’’. 
(2) ABUSIVE
SEXUAL
CONTACT
WITH
CHIL-
DREN.—Section 2244 of chapter 109A of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘(a) 
or (b)’’ after ‘‘section 2241’’; 
(ii) by redesignating paragraphs (2), 
(3), and (4) as paragraphs (3), (4), and 
(5), respectively; and 
(iii) by inserting after paragraph (1) 
the following: 
‘‘(2) subsection (c) of section 2241 of this title 
had the sexual contact been a sexual act, shall be 
fined under this title and imprisoned for not less 
than 10 years and not more than 25 years;’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘(other 
than subsection (a)(2))’’ after ‘‘violates this sec-
tion’’. 
(3) SEXUAL ABUSE OF CHILDREN RESULTING 
IN DEATH.—Section 2245 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘A person’’ and inserting 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A person’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) OFFENSES INVOLVING YOUNG CHILDREN.—A 
person who, in the course of an offense under this chapter, 
engages in conduct that results in the death of a person 
who has not attained the age of 12 years, shall be pun-
ished by death or imprisoned for not less than 30 years 
or for life.’’. 
(b) SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND OTHER ABUSE OF 
CHILDREN.— 
(1) SEXUAL
EXPLOITATION
OF
CHILDREN.— 
Section 2251(e) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘15 years nor more than 
30 years’’ and inserting ‘‘25 years or for life’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘not less than 25 years nor 
more than 50 years, but if such person has 2 
or more prior convictions under this chapter, 
chapter 71, chapter 109A, or chapter 117, or 
under section 920 of title 10 (article 120 of the 
Uniform Code of Military Justice), or under the 
laws of any State relating to the sexual exploi-
tation of children, such person shall be fined 
under this title and imprisoned not less than 35
years nor more than life.’’ and inserting ‘‘life.’’; 
and 
(C) by striking ‘‘any term of years or for 
life’’ and inserting ‘‘not less than 30 years or 
for life.’’. 
(2) ACTIVITIES
RELATING
TO
MATERIAL
IN-
VOLVING
THE
SEXUAL
EXPLOITATION
OF
CHIL-
DREN.—Section 2252(b) of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘5 years and not more 
than 20 years’’ and inserting ‘‘25 years or 
for life’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘not less than 15 
years nor more than 40 years.’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘life.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘or imprisoned for not 
more than’’ and inserting ‘‘and imprisoned 
for’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘, or both’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘10 years nor more 
than 20 years.’’ and inserting ‘‘30 years or 
for life.’’.
(3) ACTIVITIES RELATING TO MATERIAL CON-
STITUTING OR CONTAINING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY.— 
Section 2252A(b) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘5 years and not more 
than 20 years’’ and inserting ‘‘25 years or 
for life’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘not less than 15 
years nor more than 40 years’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘life’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘or imprisoned not 
more than 10 years, or both’’ and inserting 
‘‘and imprisoned for 10 years’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘10 years nor more 
than 20 years’’ and inserting ‘‘30 years or 
for life’’. 
(4) USING MISLEADING DOMAIN NAMES TO DI-
RECT CHILDREN TO HARMFUL MATERIAL ON THE 
INTERNET.—Section 2252B(b) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘or imprisoned 
not more than 4 years, or both’’ and inserting ‘‘ and 
imprisoned not less than 10 years’’.
(5) PRODUCTION OF SEXUALLY EXPLICIT DE-
PICTIONS OF CHILDREN.—Section 2260(c) of title 
18, United States Code, is amended by striking 
paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) shall be fined under this title and impris-
oned for not less than 25 years; and 
‘‘(2) if the person has a prior conviction under 
this chapter or chapter 109A, shall be fined under 
this title and imprisoned for life.’’. 
(c) CONDUCT
RELATING
TO
CHILD
PROSTITU-
TION.—Section 2423 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘5 years and 
not more than 30 years’’ and inserting ‘‘30 years or 
for life’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘or impris-
oned not more than 30 years, or both’’ and inserting 
‘‘and imprisoned for not less than 10 years and not 
more than 30 years’’; 
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘or imprisoned 
not more than 30 years, or both’’ and inserting ‘‘and 
imprisoned for not less than 10 years and not more 
than 30 years’’; and
(4) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘imprisoned 
not more than 30 years, or both’’ and inserting ‘‘and 
imprisoned for 30 years’’. 
(d) MANDATORY LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR CERTAIN 
REPEATED SEX OFFENSES AGAINST CHILDREN.—Sec-
tion 3559(e)(2)(A) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or 2423(a)’’ and inserting 
‘‘2423(a)’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, 2423(b) (relating to travel 
with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct), or 
2425 (relating to use of interstate facilities to trans-
mit information about a minor)’’ after ‘‘minors)’’. 
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