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Union Calendar No. 86 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1761 
[Report No. 115–137] 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to criminalize the knowing consent 
of the visual depiction, or live transmission, of a minor engaged in 
sexually explicit conduct, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 28, 2017 
Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on the Judiciary 
MAY 22, 2017 
Additional sponsors: Mr. POE of Texas, Mr. SCALISE, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. 
SESSIONS, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, and Ms. TENNEY 
MAY 22, 2017 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 28, 2017] 
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A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to criminalize the 
knowing consent of the visual depiction, or live trans-
mission, of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct, 
and for other purposes. 
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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 ‘‘Protecting Against Child 
Exploitation Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN. 
Section 2251 of title 18, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) by amending subsections (a) and (b) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(a) Any person who, in a circumstance described in 
subsection (f), knowingly— 
‘‘(1) employs, uses, persuades, induces, entices, or 
coerces a minor to engage in any sexually explicit 
conduct for the purpose of producing any visual de-
piction of such conduct, or transmitting a live visual 
depiction of such conduct; 
‘‘(2) produces or causes to be produced a visual 
depiction of a minor engaged in any sexually explicit 
conduct where the production of such visual depiction 
involves the use of a minor engaging in sexually ex-
plicit conduct and such visual depiction is of such 
conduct; 
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‘‘(3) transmits or causes to be transmitted a live 
visual depiction of a minor engaged in any sexually 
explicit conduct; 
‘‘(4) has a minor assist any other person to en-
gage in any sexually explicit conduct during the com-
mission of an offense set forth in paragraphs (1) 
through (3) of this subsection; or 
‘‘(5) transports any minor in or affecting inter-
state or foreign commerce with the intent that such 
minor be used in the production or live transmission 
of a visual depiction of a minor engaged in any sexu-
ally explicit conduct, 
shall be punished as provided under subsection (e). 
‘‘(b) Any parent, legal guardian, or person having cus-
tody or control of a minor who, in a circumstance described 
in subsection (f), knowingly permits such minor to engage 
in, or to assist any other person to engage in, sexually ex-
plicit conduct knowing that a visual depiction of such con-
duct will be produced or transmitted shall be punished as 
provided under subsection (e).’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘employs, uses, per-
suades, induces, entices, or coerces any 
minor to engage in, or who has a minor as-
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SEC. 3. LIMITED LIABILITY FOR CERTAIN PERSONS WHEN 
RESPONDING 
TO 
SEARCH 
WARRANTS 
OR 
OTHER LEGAL PROCESS. 
Section 2258B of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘from the re-
sponse to a search warrant or other legal process or’’ 
before ‘‘from the performance’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(2)(C), by inserting ‘‘the re-
sponse to a search warrant or other legal process or 
to’’ before ‘‘the performance of any responsibility’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 86 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1761 
[Report No. 115–137] 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to crim-
inalize the knowing consent of the visual depic-
tion, or live transmission, of a minor engaged in 
sexually explicit conduct, and for other purposes. 
MAY 22, 2017 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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