(6) INTIMATE VISUAL DEPICTION.—The term 
‘‘intimate visual depiction’’ means any visual depic-
tion— 
(A) of an individual who is reasonably 
identifiable from the visual depiction itself or 
information displayed in connection with the 
visual depiction, including through— 
(i) facial recognition; 
(ii) an identifying marking on the in-
dividual, including a birthmark or piercing; 
(iii) an identifying feature of the 
background of the visual depiction; 
(iv) voice matching; or 
(v) written confirmation from an indi-
vidual who is responsible, in whole or in 
part, for the creation or development of the 
visual depiction; and 
(B) in which— 
(i) the individual depicted is engaging 
in sexually explicit conduct; or 
(ii) the naked genitals, anus, pubic 
area, or post-pubescent female nipple of 
the individual depicted are visible. 
(7) PORNOGRAPHIC IMAGE.—The term ‘‘porno-
graphic image’’ means— 
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(A) any visual depiction of actual or 
feigned sexually explicit conduct; or 
(B) any intimate visual depiction. 
(8) USER.—The term ‘‘user’’— 
(A) means an individual who is an infor-
mation content provider (as defined in section 
230(f) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
U.S.C. 230(f))); and 
(B) with respect to a covered platform, 
means an individual described in subparagraph 
(A) who is responsible, in whole or in part, for 
the creation or development of pornographic im-
ages hosted or made available by the covered 
platform. 
(b) TERMS DEFINED IN SECTION 2256 OF TITLE 18, 
UNITED STATES CODE.—For purposes of subsection 
(a)— 
(1) the term ‘‘computer’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 2256 of title 18, United States 
Code; and 
(2) the term ‘‘sexually explicit conduct’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 2256(2)(A) of 
title 18, United States Code; and 
(3) the term ‘‘visual depiction’’ means a photo-
graph, film, video, or modified photograph, film, or 
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video, whether made or produced by electronic, me-
chanical, or other means. 
SEC. 4. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. 
If any provision of this Act or an amendment made 
by this Act, or the application of such a provision or 
amendment to any person or circumstance, is held to be 
unconstitutional, the remaining provisions of this Act and 
amendments made by this Act, and the application of such 
provisions and amendments to any other person or cir-
cumstance, shall not be affected thereby. 
TITLE 
I—REGULATING 
THE 
UPLOADING 
OF 
PORNO-
GRAPHIC IMAGES TO ONLINE 
PLATFORMS 
SEC. 101. VERIFICATION OBLIGATIONS OF COVERED PLAT-
FORM OPERATORS. 
(a) VERIFICATION OF USERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A covered platform operator 
may not upload or allow a user to upload a porno-
graphic image to the covered platform unless the op-
erator has verified, in accordance with paragraph 
(2)— 
(A) the identity of the user; and 
(B) that the user is not less than 18 years 
old. 
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(2) MEANS OF COMPLIANCE.—In carrying out 
paragraph (1), a covered platform operator shall 
verify the identity and age of a user by— 
(A) requiring use of an adult access code 
or adult personal identification number; 
(B) accepting a digital certificate that 
verifies age; or 
(C) using any other reasonable measure of 
age verification that the Attorney General has 
determined to be feasible with available tech-
nology. 
(3) INSUFFICIENT
USER
CONFIRMATION.— 
Merely requiring a user to confirm that the user is 
not less than 18 years of age, without independent 
means of verification, shall not satisfy the require-
ment under paragraph (1). 
(b) VERIFICATION OF PARTICIPANTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A covered platform operator 
may not upload or allow a user to upload a porno-
graphic image to the covered platform unless the op-
erator has verified, in accordance with paragraph 
(2), that each individual appearing in the porno-
graphic image— 
(A) was not less than 18 years of age when 
the pornographic image was created; 
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(B) has provided explicit written evidence 
of consent for each sex act in which the indi-
vidual engaged during the creation of the por-
nographic image; and 
(C) has provided explicit written consent 
for the distribution of the specific pornographic 
image. 
(2) SEPARATE CONSENT FOR SEX ACT AND FOR 
DISTRIBUTION OF IMAGE.— 
(A) CONSENT FOR SEX ACT.—Consent de-
scribed in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) 
does not imply or constitute evidence of consent 
described in subparagraph (C) of that para-
graph. 
(B) CONSENT
FOR
DISTRIBUTION
OF 
IMAGE.—Consent described in subparagraph 
(C) of paragraph (1) does not imply or con-
stitute evidence of consent described in sub-
paragraph (B) of that paragraph. 
(3) MEANS OF COMPLIANCE.—In carrying out 
paragraph (1), a covered platform operator shall ob-
tain, either from the user seeking to upload the por-
nographic image or through other means— 
(A) a consent form created or approved by 
the Attorney General under paragraph (4) from 
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each individual appearing in the pornographic 
image that includes— 
(i) the name, date of birth, and signa-
ture of the individual; 
(ii) a statement that the individual is 
not less than 18 years of age, unless no 
reasonable person could conclude that the 
individual is less than 30 years of age; 
(iii) a statement that the consent is 
for distribution of the specific porno-
graphic image; 
(iv) the geographic area and medium, 
meaning online, print, or other distribution 
method, for which the individual provides 
consent to distribution of the pornographic 
image; 
(v) the duration of time for which the 
individual provides consent to distribution 
of the pornographic image; 
(vi) a list of the specific sex acts that 
the person agrees to engage in for the por-
nographic image; and 
(vii) a statement that explains coerced 
consent and that the individual has the 
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