SEC. 2. REGISTRATION OF ONLINE IDENTIFIERS OF SEX 
OFFENDERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 114(a) of the Sex Of-
fender Registration and Notification Act (42 U.S.C. 
16914(a)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through 
(7) as paragraphs (5) through (8); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) Any electronic mail address, instant mes-
sage address, or other similar Internet identifier the 
sex offender used or will use to communicate over 
the Internet.’’. 
(b) UPDATING OF INFORMATION.—Section 113(c) of 
the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (42 
U.S.C. 16913(c)) is amended by inserting ‘‘and before any 
use of an electronic mail address, instant message address, 
or other similar Internet identifier not provided under sub-
section (b) by the sex offender to communicate over the 
Internet,’’ after ‘‘or student status,’’. 
(c) FAILURE TO REGISTER ONLINE IDENTIFIERS.— 
Section 2250 of title 18, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘or (d)’’ after 
‘‘subsection (a)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(d) FAILURE
TO
REGISTER
ONLINE
IDENTI-
FIERS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—It shall be unlawful for any 
person who is required to register under the Sex Of-
fender Registration and Notification Act (42 U.S.C. 
16901 et seq.) to fail to provide an electronic mail 
address, instant message address, or other similar 
Internet identifier used by that person to commu-
nicate over the Internet to the appropriate official 
for inclusion in the sex offender registry, as required 
under that Act. 
‘‘(2) PENALTY.—Any person who violates para-
graph (1) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned 
not more than 10 years, or both.’’. 
SEC. 3. RELEASE OF ELECTRONIC MAIL ADDRESSES, IN-
STANT MESSAGE ADDRESSES, OR OTHER 
SIMILAR INTERNET IDENTIFIERS. 
(a) PUBLIC ACCESS.—Section 118(b) of the Sex Of-
fender Registration and Notification Act (42 U.S.C. 
16918(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para-
graph (5); and 
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(3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) any electronic mail address, instant mes-
sage address, or other similar Internet identifier 
used by the sex offender; and’’. 
(b) NATIONAL REGISTRY.—Section 119 of the Sex 
Offender Registration and Notification Act (42 U.S.C. 
16919) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) RELEASE OF ELECTRONIC MAIL ADDRESSES, 
INSTANT MESSAGE ADDRESSES, OR OTHER SIMILAR 
INTERNET IDENTIFIERS TO COMMERCIAL SOCIAL NET-
WORKING WEBSITE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall 
maintain a system allowing a commercial social net-
working website to compare the database of reg-
istered users of that commercial social networking 
website to the list of electronic mail addresses, in-
stant message addresses, and other similar Internet 
identifiers of persons in the National Sex Offender 
Registry. 
‘‘(2) PROCESS FOR RELEASE OF ELECTRONIC 
MAIL
ADDRESSES, INSTANT
MESSAGE
ADDRESSES, 
OR
OTHER
SIMILAR
INTERNET
IDENTIFIERS.—A 
commercial social networking website desiring to 
compare its database of registered users to the list 
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of electronic mail addresses, instant messages, and 
other similar Internet identifiers of persons in the 
National Sex Offender Registry shall provide to the 
Attorney General— 
‘‘(A) the name, address, and telephone 
number of the commercial social networking 
website; 
‘‘(B) the specific legal nature and cor-
porate status of the commercial social net-
working website; 
‘‘(C) an affirmation signed by the chief 
legal officer of the commercial social networking 
website that the information obtained from that 
database shall not be disclosed for any purpose 
other than for comparing the database of reg-
istered users of that commercial social net-
working website against the list of electronic 
mail addresses, instant message addresses, and 
other similar Internet identifiers of persons in 
the National Sex Offender Registry to protect 
children from online sexual predators and that 
disclosure of this information for purposes other 
than those under this section may be unlawful; 
and 
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‘‘(D) the name, address, and telephone 
number of a natural person who consents to 
service of process for the commercial social net-
working website. 
‘‘(3) USE OF DATABASE.—After a commercial 
social networking website has complied with para-
graph (2) and paid any fee established by the Attor-
ney General, the commercial social networking 
website may screen new users or compare its data-
base of registered users to the list of electronic mail 
addresses, instant message addresses, and other 
similar Internet identifiers of persons in the Na-
tional Sex Offender Registry as frequently as the At-
torney General may allow for the purpose of identi-
fying a registered user associated with an electronic 
mail address, instant message address, or other 
similar Internet identifier contained in the National 
Sex Offender Registry. 
‘‘(4) LIABILITY
RELIEF
FOR
SOCIAL
NET-
WORKING SITES USING THE REGISTRY INFORMATION 
TO PROTECT USERS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If a commercial social 
networking website complies with this section, a 
covered civil action against that commercial so-
cial networking website or any director, officer, 
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employee, or agent of that commercial social 
networking website may not be brought in any 
Federal or State court. 
‘‘(B) DEFINITION.—In this paragraph, the 
term ‘covered civil action’ means a civil action 
relating to the use of the information in the 
National Sex Offender Registry by a commer-
cial social networking website to screen users or 
compare its database of registered users for the 
purpose of identifying a registered user associ-
ated with an electronic mail address, instant 
message address, or other similar Internet iden-
tifier information contained in the National Sex 
Offender Registry. 
‘‘(5) INTERIM PERIOD.—In any interim period 
before the National Sex Offender Registry is imple-
mented, any commercial social networking website 
shall have access to the electronic mail addresses, in-
stant message addresses, and other similar Internet 
identifiers of persons required to register in a juris-
diction’s sex offender registry through the methods 
set forth in paragraphs (2) and (3). Until such time 
as the National Sex Offender Registry is imple-
mented, the term ‘Attorney General’ shall be re-
placed with ‘the jurisdiction’ and the term ‘the Na-
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tional Sex Offender Registry’ shall be replaced with 
‘a jurisdiction’s sex offender registry’ in paragraphs 
(2) and (3).’’. 
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 111 of the Sex Offender Registration and No-
tification Act (42 U.S.C. 16911) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (7)(H), by striking the period 
and inserting the following: ‘‘, except that it shall 
not be necessary to show that the sexual conduct ac-
tually occurred or to offer proof that the defendant 
engaged in an act, other than use of the Internet to 
facilitate criminal sexual conduct involving a 
minor.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(15) The term ‘commercial social networking 
website’ means a commercially operated Internet 
website that— 
‘‘(A) allows users to create web pages or 
profiles that provide information about them-
selves and are available publicly or to other 
users; and 
‘‘(B) offers a mechanism for communica-
tion with other users, such as a forum, chat 
room, electronic mail, or instant messenger. 
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‘‘(16) The term ‘chat room’ means any Internet 
website through which a number of users can com-
municate in real time via text and that allows mes-
sages to be almost immediately visible to all other 
users or to a designated segment of all other users. 
‘‘(17) The term ‘Internet’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 1101 of the Internet Tax 
Freedom Act (47 U.S.C. 151 note). 
‘‘(18) The term ‘electronic mail address’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 3 of the Con-
trolling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography 
and Marketing Act of 2003 (15 U.S.C. 7702). 
‘‘(19) The term ‘instant message address’ 
means an identifier that allows a person to commu-
nication in real-time with another person using the 
Internet.’’. 
SEC. 5. CRIMINALIZATION OF AGE MISREPRESENTATION IN 
CONNECTION WITH ONLINE SOLICITATION 
OF A MINOR. 
Section 2252C of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 
subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(c) AGE MISREPRESENTATION.—Any person 18 
years or older who knowingly misrepresents their age with 
the intent to use the Internet to engage in criminal sexual 
conduct involving a minor, or to facilitate or attempt such 
conduct, shall be fined under this title and imprisoned for 
not more than 20 years. Such penalty shall be in addition 
to any penalty pursuant to the laws of any jurisdiction 
for the crime of using the Internet to engage in criminal 
sexual conduct involving a minor, or to facilitate or at-
tempt such conduct.’’. 
Æ 
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