ground for granting relief from a judgment of conviction 
or sentence, nor shall the time limitations under this sub-
section be construed to entitle a capital applicant to a stay 
of execution, to which the applicant would otherwise not 
be entitled, for the purpose of litigating any application 
or appeal.’’. 
(b) VICTIMS’ RIGHTS
IN HABEAS CASES.—Section 
3771(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: ‘‘The rights established for 
crime victims by this section shall also be extended in a 
Federal habeas corpus proceeding arising out of a State 
conviction to victims of the State offense at issue.’’. 
(c) APPLICATION TO PENDING CASES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amendment made by this 
section apply to cases pending on the date of the en-
actment of this Act as well as to cases commenced on 
and after that date. 
(2) SPECIAL RULE FOR TIME LIMITS.—In a case 
pending on the date of the enactment of this Act, if 
the amendment made by subsection (a) provides that 
a time limit runs from an event or time that has oc-
curred before that date, the time limit shall instead 
run from that date.
TITLE IV—PROTECTION AGAINST 
SEXUAL 
EXPLOITATION 
OF 
CHILDREN ACT OF 2005 
SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Protection Against Sex-
ual Exploitation of Children Act of 2005’’. 
SEC. 402. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR SEXUAL OFFENSES 
AGAINST CHILDREN. 
(a) SEXUAL ABUSE AND CONTACT.— 
(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 im-
prisoned 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 
‘‘subsection (a) or (b) of’’ before ‘‘section 
2241’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of 
paragraph (3); 
(iii) by striking the period at the end 
of paragraph (4) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(iv) by inserting after paragraph (4) 
the following: 
‘‘(5) 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)(5))’’ 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 inserting ‘‘, chapter 110, chapter 
117, or section 1591’’ after ‘‘this chapter’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘A person’’ and inserting 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A person’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) OFFENSES INVOLVING YOUNG CHILDREN.—A per-
son who, in the course of an offense under this chapter, 
chapter 110, chapter 117, or section 1591 engages in con-
duct that results in the death of a person who has not at-
tained the age of 12 years, shall be punished by death or 
imprisoned for not less than 30 years or for life.’’. 
(4) DEATH
PENALTY
AGGRAVATING
FACTOR.— 
Section 3592(c)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by inserting ‘‘section 2245 (sexual abuse re-
sulting in death),’’ after ‘‘(wrecking trains),’’. 
(b) SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND OTHER ABUSE OF 
CHILDREN.— 
(1) SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN.—Sec-
tion 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 inserting ‘‘section 1591,’’ after ‘‘this 
chapter,’’ the first place it appears; 
(C) by striking ‘‘the sexual exploitation of 
children’’ the first place it appears and inserting 
‘‘aggravated sexual abuse, sexual abuse, abusive 
sexual contact involving a minor or ward, or sex 
trafficking of children, or the production, posses-
sion, receipt, mailing, sale, distribution, ship-
ment, or transportation of child pornography’’; 
(D) 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, chap-
ter 71, chapter 109A, or chapter 117, or under 
section 920 of title 10 (article 120 of the Uni-
form Code of Military Justice), or under the laws 
of any State relating to the sexual exploitation
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 
(E) by striking ‘‘any term of years or for 
life’’ and inserting ‘‘not less than 30 years or for 
life’’. 
(2) ACTIVITIES RELATING TO MATERIAL INVOLV-
ING THE SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN.—Sec-
tion 2252(b) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘paragraphs (1)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘section 1591,’’ after 
‘‘this chapter,’’; 
(iii) by inserting ‘‘, or sex trafficking 
of children’’ after ‘‘pornography’’; 
(iv) by striking ‘‘5 years and not more 
than 20 years’’ and inserting ‘‘25 years or 
for life’’; and 
(v) by striking ‘‘not less than 15 years 
nor more than 40 years.’’ and inserting 
‘‘life.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)—