I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3067 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish certain criminal violations 
for various aspects of harassment using the interstate telecommunications 
system, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 27, 2017 
Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts (for herself, Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana, and Mr. 
MEEHAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish certain 
criminal violations for various aspects of harassment 
using the interstate telecommunications system, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Online Safety Modernization Act of 2017’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
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TITLE I—INTERSTATE SEXTORTION PREVENTION 
Sec. 101. Coercion of sexual acts, sexual contact, or sexually intimate visual de-
pictions. 
Sec. 102. Amendments to existing statutory offenses. 
TITLE II—INTERSTATE SWATTING HOAX 
Sec. 201. False communications to cause an emergency response. 
TITLE III—INTERSTATE DOXXING PREVENTION 
Sec. 301. Disclosure of personal information with the intent to cause harm. 
TITLE IV—CYBERCRIME STATISTICS 
Sec. 401. National strategy, classification, and reporting on cybercrime. 
TITLE V—PRIORITIZING ONLINE THREAT ENFORCEMENT 
Sec. 501. Improved investigative and forensic resources for enforcement of laws 
related to cybercrimes against individuals. 
Sec. 502. Annual reports. 
Sec. 503. Definition of cybercrimes against individuals. 
TITLE VI—CYBERCRIME ENFORCEMENT TRAINING ASSISTANCE 
Sec. 601. Local law enforcement grants. 
Sec. 602. National Resource Center Grant. 
TITLE I—INTERSTATE 
SEXTORTION PREVENTION 
SEC. 101. COERCION OF SEXUAL ACTS, SEXUAL CONTACT, 
OR 
SEXUALLY 
INTIMATE 
VISUAL 
DEPIC-
TIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part 1 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
chapter: 
‘‘CHAPTER 124—COERCION OF SEXUAL 
ACTS, SEXUAL CONTACT, OR SEXU-
ALLY INTIMATE VISUAL DEPICTIONS 
‘‘2751. Coercion of sexual acts. 
‘‘2752. Coercion of sexual contact. 
‘‘2753. Coerced production of sexually intimate visual depictions. 
‘‘2754. Coercion using sexually intimate visual depictions. 
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‘‘2755. Extortion using sexually intimate visual depictions. 
‘‘2756. Offenses involving minors. 
‘‘2757. Offenses resulting in death or serious bodily injury. 
‘‘2758. Attempt. 
‘‘2759. Repeat offenders. 
‘‘2760. Forfeitures. 
‘‘2761. Mandatory restitution. 
‘‘2762. Civil action. 
‘‘2763. Definitions. 
‘‘§ 2751. Coercion of sexual acts 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Whoever, using the mail or any 
facility or means of interstate or foreign commerce, know-
ingly causes any person to engage in a sexual act with 
another through coercion, fraud, or a threat to injure the 
person, property, or reputation of any person, shall be 
fined under this title or imprisoned for any number of 
years or for life, or both. 
‘‘(b) THREATS.—Whoever, with the intent to cause 
any person to engage in a sexual act with another, know-
ingly transmits any communication containing a threat to 
injure the person, property, or reputation of any person, 
using the mail or any facility or means of interstate or 
foreign commerce, shall be fined under this title or impris-
oned not more than 5 years, or both. 
‘‘§ 2752. Coercion of sexual contact 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Whoever, using the mail or any 
facility or means of interstate or foreign commerce, know-
ingly causes any person to engage in sexual contact with 
another through coercion, fraud, or a threat to injure the 
person, property, or reputation of any person, shall be 
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fined under this title or imprisoned for not more than 10 
years, or both. 
‘‘(b) THREATS.—Whoever, with the intent to cause 
any person to engage in sexual contact with another, 
knowingly transmits any communication containing a 
threat to injure the person, property, or reputation of any 
person, using the mail or any facility or means of inter-
state or foreign commerce, shall be fined under this title 
or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both. 
‘‘§ 2753. Coerced production of sexually intimate vis-
ual depictions 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Whoever, in a circumstance de-
scribed in subsection (b), knowingly causes any person to 
produce a sexually intimate visual depiction of any person 
through coercion, fraud, or a threat to injure the person, 
property, or reputation of any person, shall— 
‘‘(1) if a sexual act with another results, be 
fined under this title or imprisoned for any number 
of years or for life, or both; and 
‘‘(2) in any other case, be fined under this title 
or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both. 
‘‘(b) 
CIRCUMSTANCES
DESCRIBED.—The 
cir-
cumstances referred to in subsection (a) are— 
‘‘(1) that the person used the mail or any facil-
ity or means of interstate or foreign commerce to 
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cause any person to produce a sexually intimate vis-
ual depiction of any person; 
‘‘(2) that the person knows or has reason to 
know that such visual depiction will be— 
‘‘(A) transported or transmitted using any 
means or facility of interstate or foreign com-
merce; 
‘‘(B) transported or transmitted in or af-
fecting interstate or foreign commerce; or 
‘‘(C) mailed; 
‘‘(3) the visual depiction was produced or trans-
mitted using materials that have been mailed, or 
shipped or transported in or affecting interstate or 
foreign commerce by any means, including by com-
puter; 
‘‘(4) such visual depiction has actually been— 
‘‘(A) transported or transmitted using any 
means or facility of interstate or foreign com-
merce; 
‘‘(B) transported or transmitted in or af-
fecting interstate or foreign commerce; or 
‘‘(C) mailed; or 
‘‘(5) any part of the offense occurred in a terri-
tory or possession of the United States or within the 
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special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the 
United States. 
‘‘(c) THREATS.—Whoever, with the intent to cause 
another person to produce a sexually intimate visual depic-
tion of any person, knowingly transmits any communica-
tion containing a threat to injure the person, property, or 
reputation of any person, using the mail or any facility 
or means of interstate or foreign commerce, shall be fined 
under this title or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or 
both. 
‘‘(d) OFFENSES
INVOLVING
MINORS.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, in any case under this 
section involving a victim under the age of 18 where the 
sexually intimate visual depiction constitutes child pornog-
raphy as defined in section 2256(8), the offender shall be 
punished as provided in section 2251(e). 
‘‘(e) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘sexually 
intimate visual depiction’ shall not include any computer- 
generated sexually intimate visual depiction. 
‘‘§ 2754. Coercion using sexually intimate visual de-
pictions 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Whoever, using the mail or any 
facility or means of interstate or foreign commerce, know-
ingly causes another person to engage or refrain from en-
gaging in conduct through a threat to publish any sexually 
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intimate visual depiction of the addressee or of an imme-
diate family member or intimate partner of the addressee, 
shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 
7 years or both. 
‘‘(b) THREATS.—Whoever, with the intent to cause 
another person to engage or refrain from engaging in con-
duct, knowingly transmits any communication containing 
a threat to publish any sexually intimate visual depiction 
of the addressee or of an immediate family member or inti-
mate partner of the addressee, using the mail or any facil-
ity or means of interstate or foreign commerce, shall be 
fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 5 years, 
or both. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITION.—In this section the term ‘sexually 
intimate visual depiction’ includes any computer-generated 
sexually intimate visual depiction that is indistinguishable 
from an actual depiction of the addressee or of an imme-
diate family member or intimate partner of the addressee. 
‘‘§ 2755. Extortion using sexually intimate visual de-
pictions 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Whoever, using the mail or any 
facility or means of interstate or foreign commerce, know-
ingly extorts any money, property, or other thing of value 
from another person through a threat to publish any sexu-
ally intimate visual depiction of the addressee or of an im-
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mediate family member or intimate partner of the ad-
dressee, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not 
more than 7 years or both. 
‘‘(b) THREATS.—Whoever, with the intent to extort 
any money, property, or other thing of value from any per-
son, knowingly transmits any communication containing 
a threat to publish any sexually intimate visual depiction 
of the addressee or of an immediate family member or inti-
mate partner of the addressee, using the mail or any facil-
ity or means of interstate or foreign commerce, shall be 
fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 5 years, 
or both. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITION.—In this section the term ‘sexually 
intimate visual depiction’ includes any computer-generated 
sexually intimate visual depiction that is indistinguishable 
from an actual depiction of the addressee or of an imme-
diate family member or intimate partner of the addressee. 
‘‘§ 2756. Offenses involving minors 
‘‘(a) OFFENSES INVOLVING MINORS UNDER 18.—If 
the conduct that violates this chapter involves a victim or 
intended victim who has attained the age of 12 years but 
has not attained the age of 18 years, or who the defendant 
believes has attained the age of 12 years but has not at-
tained the age of 18 years, the maximum term of impris-
onment authorized for that offense shall be increased by 
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5 years in addition to any penalty otherwise provided in 
this chapter. 
‘‘(b) OFFENSES INVOLVING MINORS UNDER 12.—If 
the conduct that violates this chapter involves a victim or 
intended victim who has not attained the age of 12 years, 
or who the defendant believes has not attained the age 
of 12 years, the maximum term of imprisonment author-
ized for that offense shall be twice that otherwise provided 
in this chapter. 
‘‘§ 2757. Offenses resulting in death or serious bodily 
injury 
‘‘(a) OFFENSES RESULTING IN DEATH.—A person 
who commits a violation of this chapter that results in the 
death of any person, shall be fined under this title or im-
prisoned for any number of years or for life, or both. 
‘‘(b) OFFENSES RESULTING IN SERIOUS BODILY IN-
JURY.—A person who commits a violation of this chapter 
that results in serious bodily injury to any person, shall 
be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 
years, or both. 
‘‘§ 2758. Attempt 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—An attempt to violate section 
2751(a), 2752(a), 2753(a), 2754(a), or 2755(a) shall be 
punishable in the same manner as a completed violation 
of that section. 
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‘‘(b) LIMITATION.—For the purposes of sections 
2751, 2752, 2753, 2754, and 2755, conduct consisting ex-
clusively of a violation of 2751(b), 2752(b), 2753(c), 
2754(b), and 2755(b) shall not constitute an attempted 
violation of 2751(a), 2752(a), 2753(a), 2754(a), and 
2755(a). 
‘‘§ 2759. Repeat offenders 
‘‘(a) MAXIMUM
TERM
OF
IMPRISONMENT.—The 
maximum term of imprisonment authorized for a violation 
of section 2751(a), 2752(a), or 2753(a)(1) after a prior 
sex offense conviction shall be twice the term of imprison-
ment otherwise provided by this chapter, unless section 
3559(e) applies. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘prior sex offense conviction’ 
means a conviction for an offense— 
‘‘(A) under chapter 109A, chapter 110, 
chapter 117 or section 1591, 2751(a), 2752(a), 
2753(a)(1); or 
‘‘(B) under State law or the Uniform Code 
of Military Justice involving an offense de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) or would be such 
an offense if committed under circumstances 
supporting federal jurisdiction; and 
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‘‘(2) the term ‘State’ means a State of the 
United States, the District of Columbia, and any 
commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United 
States. 
‘‘§ 2760. Forfeitures 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The court, in imposing sentence 
on any person convicted of a violation of this chapter, shall 
order, in addition to any other sentence imposed and irre-
spective of any provision of State law, that such person 
shall forfeit to the United States— 
‘‘(1) such person’s interest in any property, real 
or personal, that was used or intended to be used to 
commit or to facilitate the commission of such viola-
tion; and 
‘‘(2) any property, real or personal, constituting 
or derived from any proceeds that such person ob-
tained, directly or indirectly, as a result of such vio-
lation. 
‘‘(b) PROPERTY SUBJECT TO FORFEITURE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The following shall be sub-
ject to forfeiture to the United States and no prop-
erty right shall exist in them: 
‘‘(A) any property, real or personal, used 
or intended to be used to commit or to facilitate 
the commission of any violation of this chapter; 
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‘‘(B) any property, real or personal, that 
constitutes or is derived from proceeds traceable 
to any violation of this chapter; and 
‘‘(C) any visual depiction that was pro-
duced, used, or intended for use in violation of 
this chapter. 
‘‘(2) APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER 46.—The pro-
visions of chapter 46 of this title relating to civil for-
feitures shall apply to any seizure or civil forfeiture 
under this subsection. 
‘‘(c) TRANSFER OF FORFEITED ASSETS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General is 
authorized to transfer assets forfeited pursuant to 
this section, or the proceeds derived from the sale 
thereof, to satisfy victim restitution orders arising 
from violations of this chapter. 
‘‘(2) USE OF NON-FORFEITED ASSETS.—Trans-
fers pursuant to paragraph (1) shall not reduce or 
otherwise mitigate the obligation of a person con-
victed of a violation of this chapter to satisfy the full 
amount of a restitution order through the use of 
non-forfeited assets or to reimburse the Attorney 
General for the value of assets or proceeds trans-
ferred under this subsection through the use of non- 
forfeited assets. 
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‘‘§ 2761. Mandatory restitution 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 3663 or 
3663A, and in addition to any other civil or criminal pen-
alty authorized by law, the court shall order restitution 
for any offense under this chapter. 
‘‘(b) SCOPE AND NATURE OF ORDER.— 
‘‘(1) DIRECTIONS.—The order of restitution 
under this section shall direct the defendant to pay 
to the victim (through the appropriate court mecha-
nism) the full amount of the victim’s losses as deter-
mined by the court pursuant to paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) ENFORCEMENT.—An order of restitution 
under this section shall be issued and enforced in ac-
cordance with section 3664 in the same manner as 
an order under section 3663A. 
‘‘(3) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this sub-
section, the term ‘full amount of the victim’s losses’ 
includes any costs incurred by the victim for— 
‘‘(A) medical services relating to physical, 
psychiatric, or psychological care; 
‘‘(B) physical and occupational therapy or 
rehabilitation; 
‘‘(C) necessary transportation, temporary 
housing, and child care expenses; 
‘‘(D) lost income; 
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‘‘(E) attorneys’ fees, plus any costs in-
curred in obtaining a civil protection order; and 
‘‘(F) any other losses suffered by the vic-
tim as a proximate result of the offense. 
‘‘(4) ORDER MANDATORY.— 
‘‘(A) The issuance of a restitution order 
under this section is mandatory. 
‘‘(B) A court may not decline to issue an 
order under this section because of— 
‘‘(i) the economic circumstances of the 
defendant; or 
‘‘(ii) the fact that a victim has, or is 
entitled to, receive compensation for his or 
her injuries from the proceeds of insurance 
or any other source. 
‘‘(c) TRANSFER OF CRIME VICTIM’S RIGHTS.—In the 
case of a victim who is under 18 years of age, incompetent, 
incapacitated, or deceased, the legal guardian of the victim 
or representative of the victim’s estate, another family 
member, or any other person appointed as suitable by the 
court, may assume the crime victim’s rights under this 
chapter, but in no event shall the defendant be named as 
such representative or guardian. 
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‘‘§ 2762. Civil action 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—An individual who is a victim of 
an offense under this chapter may bring a civil action 
against the perpetrator (or whoever knowingly benefits, fi-
nancially or by receiving anything of value from participa-
tion in a venture which that person knew or should have 
known has engaged in an act in violation of this chapter) 
in an appropriate district court of the United States and 
may recover damages and any other appropriate relief, in-
cluding reasonable attorney’s fees. 
‘‘(b) JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY.—An individual 
who is found liable under this section shall be jointly and 
severally liable with each other person, if any, who is found 
liable under this section for damages arising from the 
same violation of this chapter. 
‘‘(c) STAY PENDING CRIMINAL ACTION.— 
‘‘(1) Any civil action filed under this section 
shall be stayed during the pendency of any criminal 
action arising out of the same occurrence in which 
the claimant is the victim. 
‘‘(2) In this subsection, the term ‘criminal ac-
tion’ includes an investigation and prosecution that 
is pending, until final adjudication in the trial court. 
‘‘(d) STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.—No action may be 
maintained under this section unless it is commenced not 
later than the later of— 
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‘‘(1) 10 years after the cause of action arose; 
or 
‘‘(2) 10 years after the victim reaches 18 years 
of age, if the victim was a minor at the time of the 
alleged offense. 
‘‘§ 2763. Definitions 
‘‘In this chapter: 
‘‘(1) SEXUAL
ACT.—The term ‘sexual act’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) any genital to genital, oral to genital, 
anal to genital, or oral to anal contact, not 
through the clothing; 
‘‘(B) the penetration, however slight, of the 
anal or genital opening of any person by a hand 
or finger or by any object; or 
‘‘(C) the intentional touching, not through 
the clothing, of the genitalia of or by any per-
son. 
‘‘(2) COERCION.—The term ‘coercion’ means— 
‘‘(A) threats of serious harm to or physical 
restraint against any person; 
‘‘(B) any scheme, plan, or pattern intended 
to cause a person to believe that failure to per-
form an act would result in serious harm to or 
physical restraint against any person; or 
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‘‘(C) the abuse or threatened abuse of law 
or the legal process. 
‘‘(3) SEXUAL CONTACT.—The term ‘sexual con-
tact’ means the intentional touching, either directly 
or through the clothing, of the genitalia, anus, groin, 
breast, inner thigh, or buttocks of any person, or the 
intentional transmission or transfer of male or fe-
male ejaculate onto any part of another person’s 
body. 
‘‘(4) PRODUCE.—The term ‘produce’ means to 
create, make, manufacture, photograph, film, video-
tape, record, or transmit live a visual depiction. 
‘‘(5) SEXUALLY
INTIMATE
VISUAL
DEPIC-
TION.—The term ‘sexually intimate visual depiction’ 
means any photograph, film, video, or other record-
ing or live transmission of a person, whether pro-
duced by electronic, mechanical, or other means (in-
cluding depictions stored on undeveloped film and 
videotape, data stored on computer disk or by any 
electronic means that is capable of conversion into a 
visual image, and data that is capable of conversion 
into a visual image that has been transmitted by any 
means, whether or not stored in a permanent for-
mat), that depicts— 
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‘‘(A) the naked exhibition of the anus, the 
post-pubescent female nipple, the genitals, or 
the pubic area of any person; 
‘‘(B) any actual or simulated sexual con-
tact or sexual act; 
‘‘(C) bestiality; or 
‘‘(D) sadistic or masochistic conduct. 
‘‘(6) VICTIM.—The term ‘victim’ means the in-
dividual harmed as a result of a commission of a 
crime under this chapter. 
‘‘(7) MINOR.—The term ‘minor’ means any per-
son who has not attained the age of 18 years. 
‘‘(8) PUBLISH.—The term ‘publish’ means to 
circulate, deliver, distribute, disseminate, transmit, 
or otherwise make available to another person, and 
includes the hosting or display on the internet by an 
information content provider. 
‘‘(9) IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER.—The term 
‘immediate family member’ means the addressee’s— 
‘‘(A) spouse, parent, legal guardian, grand-
parent, sibling, child, grandchild, or person for 
whom the addressee serves as legal guardian; or 
‘‘(B) any other person living in the ad-
dressee’s household and related to the addressee 
by blood or marriage. 
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‘‘(10) INTIMATE PARTNER.—The term ‘intimate 
partner’ means a person who is or has been in a so-
cial relationship of a romantic or intimate nature 
with the addressee, as determined by the length of 
the relationship, the type of relationship, and the 
frequency of interaction between the persons in-
volved in the relationship. 
‘‘(11) COMPUTER-GENERATED SEXUALLY INTI-
MATE VISUAL DEPICTION.—The term ‘computer-gen-
erated sexually intimate visual depiction’ means a 
depiction that has been created, adapted, or modi-
fied through the use of any computer technology to 
appear to be a sexually intimate visual depiction. 
‘‘(12) INDISTINGUISHABLE.—The term ‘indis-
tinguishable’, means virtually indistinguishable, in 
that the computer-generated sexually intimate visual 
depiction is such that an ordinary person viewing 
the computer-generated depiction would conclude 
that it is an actual depiction of the addressee or of 
an immediate family member or intimate partner of 
the addressee. This definition does not apply to de-
pictions that are drawings, cartoons, sculptures, or 
paintings depicting any person. 
‘‘(13) ACTUAL DEPICTION.—The term ‘actual 
depiction’ means a depiction that has not been fab-
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ricated or materially altered to change the appear-
ance or physical characteristics of the persons, ob-
jects, or activities depicted. 
‘‘(14) SERIOUS BODILY INJURY.—The term ‘se-
rious bodily injury’ means bodily injury that involves 
a substantial risk of death, unconsciousness, extreme 
physical pain, protracted and obvious disfigurement, 
or protracted loss or impairment of the function of 
a bodily member, organ, or mental faculty.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of chapters 
at the beginning of part 1 of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘CHAPTER 124—COERCION OF SEXUAL ACTS, SEXUAL CONTACT, OR 
SEXUALLY INTIMATE VISUAL DEPICTIONS’’. 
(c) DIRECTIVE
TO UNITED STATES SENTENCING 
COMMISSION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Pursuant to its authority 
under section 994(p) of title 28, United States Code, 
and in accordance with this section, the United 
States Sentencing Commission shall review and 
amend its guidelines and its policy statements appli-
cable to persons convicted of an offense defined in 
chapter 124 added to title 18, United States Code, 
by this title, to ensure that the guidelines and policy 
statements are consistent with those amendments 
and reflect the intent of Congress that the guidelines 
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reflect the seriousness and great harm caused by 
those offenses. 
(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out this 
section, the United States Sentencing Commission 
shall consider— 
(A) the mandate of the United States Sen-
tencing Commission, pursuant to its authority 
under section 994(p) of title 28, United States 
Code, to promulgate guidelines that meet the 
purposes of sentencing as set forth in section 
3553(a)(2) of title 18, and in particular to en-
sure that sentencing courts properly consider 
the seriousness of the offense, to promote re-
spect for the law, to provide just punishment 
for the offense, to afford adequate deterrence to 
criminal conduct, and to protect the public from 
further crimes of the defendant; and 
(B) the intent of Congress that the pen-
alties for defendants convicted of an offense 
under that chapter are appropriately severe and 
account for the nature of the visual depiction, 
the acts engaged in, and the potential harm re-
sulting from the offense; the number and age of 
the victims involved; and the degree to which 
the victims have been harmed. 
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SEC. 102. AMENDMENTS TO EXISTING STATUTORY OF-
FENSES. 
(a) Section 843(b)(2)(C) of title 10, United States 
Code (Art. 43(b)(2)(C) of the Uniform Code of Military 
Justice), is amended by inserting ‘‘, 2751(a), 2752(a), or 
2753(a)(1)’’ after ‘‘section 1591’’. 
(b) Section 1001(a) of title 18, United States Code, 
is 
amended 
by 
inserting 
‘‘2751(a), 
2752(a), 
or 
2753(a)(1),’’ after ‘‘section 1591,’’. 
(c) Section 2251(e) of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting ‘‘section 2751(a), section 2752(a), 
section 2753(a)(1),’’ after ‘‘section 1591,’’. 
(d) Section 2252(b) of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (1) by inserting ‘‘section 
2751(a), section 2752(a), section 2753(a)(1),’’ after 
‘‘section 1591,’’; and 
(2) in subsection (2) by inserting ‘‘section 
2751(a), section 2752(a), section 2753(a)(1),’’ after 
‘‘under this chapter,’’. 
(e) Section 2252A(b) of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (1) by inserting ‘‘section 
2751(a), section 2752(a), section 2753(a)(1),’’ after 
‘‘section 1591,’’; and 
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(2) in subsection (2) by inserting ‘‘section 
2751(a), section 2752(a), section 2753(a)(1),’’ after 
‘‘under this chapter,’’. 
(f) Section 2252A(g) of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting ‘‘or section 2751(a), 2752(a), or 
2753(a)(1) (involving a minor victim),’’ after ‘‘117 (involv-
ing a minor victim),’’. 
(g) Section 2255(a) of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ after ‘‘2422,’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, 2751(a), 2752(a), or 
2753(a)(1)’’ after ‘‘2423’’. 
(h) Section 2260A of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ after ‘‘2423,’’; and 
(2) 
by 
inserting 
‘‘2751(a), 
2752(a), 
or 
2753(a)(1),’’ after ‘‘2425,’’. 
(i) Section 2426(b)(1)(A) of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ after ‘‘chapter 110,’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, section 2751(a), section 
2752(a), or section 2753(a)(1)’’ after ‘‘section 
1591’’. 
(j) Section 2516(1)(c) of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting ‘‘sections 2751, 2752, 2753, 
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2754, and 2755 (relating to coercion of sexual acts and 
related crimes),’’ after ‘‘2425 (relating to transportation 
for illegal sexual activity and related crimes),’’. 
(k) Section 3014(a) of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (5) as sub-
section (6); 
(2) in subsection (4), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (4) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(5) section 2751(a), 2752(a), or 2753(a) (re-
lating to coercion of sexual acts and related crimes); 
or’’. 
(l) Section 3142 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or’’ after ‘‘2423,’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, 2751(a), 2752(a), or 
2753(a)(1)’’ after ‘‘2425’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e)(3)(E)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or’’ after ‘‘2423,’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, 2751(a), 2752(a), or 
2753(a)(1)’’ after ‘‘2425’’. 
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(m) Section 3156(a)(4)(C) of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘section 2751(a), 2752(a), 
2753(a)(1), or’’ after ‘‘any felony under’’. 
(n) Section 3282(b) of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, section 
2751(a), or section 2753(a)(1)’’ after ‘‘chapter 
109A’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, section 
2751(a), or section 2753(a)(1)’’ after ‘‘chapter 
109A’’. 
(o) Section 3299 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting ‘‘, 2751(a), 2752(a), or 2753(a)(1)’’ 
after ‘‘section 1591’’. 
(p) Section 3553(b)(2)(A) of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘2751(a), 2752(a), or 
2753(a),’’ after ‘‘section 1591,’’. 
(q) Section 3559(c)(2)(F)(i) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘coerced sexual act 
(as described in sections 2751(a) and 2753(a)(1));’’ after 
‘‘sexual abuse (as described in sections 2241 and 2242)’’. 
(r) Section 3559(e)(2)(A) of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ after ‘‘2422(b) (relating to 
coercion and enticement of a minor into prostitu-
tion),’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, or 2751(a) and 2753(a)(1) 
(relating to coercion of sexual acts);’’ after ‘‘2423(a) 
(relating to transportation of minors)’’. 
(s) Section 3583(k) of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ after ‘‘2423,’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, 2751(a), 2752(a), or 
2753(a)(1)’’ after ‘‘2425’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘or’’ after ‘‘section 1201,’’ the 
second place it occurs; and 
(4) 
by 
inserting 
‘‘2751(a), 
2752(a), 
or 
2753(a)(1),’’ after ‘‘1591,’’ the second place it oc-
curs. 
(t) Section 2(1) of the PROTECT Our Children Act 
of 2008 (42 U.S.C. 17601(1)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘chapter 110,’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, and chapter 124’’ after 
‘‘chapter 117’’. 
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TITLE II—INTERSTATE 
SWATTING HOAX 
SEC. 201. FALSE COMMUNICATIONS TO CAUSE AN EMER-
GENCY RESPONSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 47 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 1041. False communications to cause an emergency 
response 
‘‘(a) CRIMINAL VIOLATION.—Whoever, in the ab-
sence of circumstances reasonably requiring an emergency 
response, uses the mail or any facility or means of inter-
state or foreign commerce to knowingly transmit false or 
misleading information that would reasonably be expected 
to cause an emergency response, shall— 
‘‘(1) if an emergency response results, be fined 
under this title or imprisoned not more than 5 years, 
or both; 
‘‘(2) if serious bodily injury (as defined in sec-
tion 1365) results, be fined under this title or im-
prisoned not more than 20 years, or both; 
‘‘(3) if death results, be fined under this title 
or imprisoned for any number of years or for life, 
or both; and 
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‘‘(4) in any other case, be fined under this title 
or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both. 
‘‘(b) CIVIL ACTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any party incurring dam-
ages incident to an offense under this section may 
bring a civil action against the perpetrator in an ap-
propriate district court of the United States and 
may recover damages and any other appropriate re-
lief, including reasonable attorney’s fees. 
‘‘(2) JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY.—An indi-
vidual who is found liable under this subsection shall 
be jointly and severally liable with each other person, 
if any, who is found liable under this subsection for 
damages arising from the same violation of this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(3) STAY PENDING CRIMINAL ACTION.— 
‘‘(A) Any civil action filed under this sub-
section shall be stayed during the pendency of 
any criminal action arising out of the same oc-
currence in which the claimant is the victim. 
‘‘(B) In this subsection, the term ‘criminal 
action’ includes an investigation and prosecu-
tion that is pending, until final adjudication in 
the trial court. 
‘‘(c) REIMBURSEMENT.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The court, in imposing a 
sentence on a defendant convicted of an offense 
under subsection (a), shall order the defendant to 
reimburse any party, any State or local government, 
or any private not-for-profit organization that pro-
vides fire or rescue service incurring expenses inci-
dent to any emergency response necessitated by such 
offense. 
‘‘(2) LIABILITY.—A person ordered to make re-
imbursement under this subsection shall be jointly 
and severally liable for such expenses with each 
other person, if any, who is ordered to make reim-
bursement under this subsection for the same ex-
penses. 
‘‘(3) CIVIL
JUDGMENT.—An order of reim-
bursement under this subsection shall, for the pur-
poses of enforcement, be treated as a civil judgment. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) EMERGENCY RESPONSE.—The term ‘emer-
gency response’ means any deployment of personnel 
or equipment, order or advice to evacuate, or 
issuance of a warning to the public or a threatened 
person, organization, or establishment, by an agency 
of the United States or a State charged with public 
safety functions, including any agency charged with 
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detecting, preventing, or investigating crimes or with 
fire or rescue functions, or by a private not-for-profit 
organization that provides fire or rescue service. 
‘‘(2) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means each of 
the several States, the District of Columbia, each 
commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United 
States, and each federally recognized Indian tribe.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 47 of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘1041. False communications to cause an emergency response.’’. 
TITLE III—INTERSTATE 
DOXXING PREVENTION 
SEC. 301. DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION WITH 
THE INTENT TO CAUSE HARM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 41 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 881. Publication of personally identifiable informa-
tion with the intent to cause harm 
‘‘(a) CRIMINAL VIOLATION.—Whoever uses the mail 
or any facility or means of interstate or foreign commerce, 
to knowingly publish a person’s personally identifiable in-
formation— 
‘‘(1) with the intent to threaten, intimidate, or 
harass any person, incite or facilitate the commis-
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sion of a crime of violence against any person, or 
place any person in reasonable fear of death or seri-
ous bodily injury; or 
‘‘(2) with the intent that the information will be 
used to threaten, intimidate, or harass any person, 
incite or facilitate the commission of a crime of vio-
lence against any person, or place any person in rea-
sonable fear of death or serious bodily injury, 
shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 
5 years, or both. 
‘‘(b) CIVIL ACTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An individual who is a vic-
tim of an offense under this section may bring a civil 
action against the perpetrator in an appropriate dis-
trict court of the United States and may recover 
damages and any other appropriate relief, including 
reasonable attorney’s fees. 
‘‘(2) JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY.—An indi-
vidual who is found liable under this subsection shall 
be jointly and severally liable with each other person, 
if any, who is found liable under this subsection for 
damages arising from the same violation of this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(3) STAY PENDING CRIMINAL ACTION.— 
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‘‘(A) Any civil action filed under this sub-
section shall be stayed during the pendency of 
any criminal action arising out of the same oc-
currence in which the claimant is the victim. 
‘‘(B) In this subsection, the term ‘criminal 
action’ includes an investigation and prosecu-
tion that is pending, until final adjudication in 
the trial court. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) PUBLISH.—The term ‘publish’ means to 
circulate, deliver, distribute, disseminate, transmit, 
or otherwise make available to another person. 
‘‘(2) CRIME OF VIOLENCE.—The term ‘crime of 
violence’ has the meaning given the term in section 
16. 
‘‘(3) PERSONALLY
IDENTIFIABLE
INFORMA-
TION.—The term ‘personally identifiable informa-
tion’ means— 
‘‘(A) any information that can be used to 
distinguish or trace an individual’s identity, 
such as name, prior legal name, alias, mother’s 
maiden name, social security number, date or 
place of birth, address, phone number, or bio-
metric data; 
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(C) training such personnel to utilize tech-
nology to assist in the identification of and re-
sponse to cybercrimes against individuals; and 
(D) the payment of overtime incurred as a 
result of such training; 
(4) assistance to State or local law enforcement 
agencies in enforcing laws that prohibit cybercrimes 
against individuals, including expenses incurred in 
performing enforcement operations, such as overtime 
payments; 
(5) assistance to State or local law enforcement 
agencies in educating the public in order to prevent, 
deter, and identify violations of laws that prohibit 
cybercrimes against individuals; 
(6) assistance to State or local law enforcement 
agencies to establish task forces that operate solely 
to conduct investigations, forensic analyses of evi-
dence, and prosecutions in matters involving 
cybercrimes against individuals; 
(7) assistance to State or local law enforcement 
and prosecutors in acquiring computers, computer 
equipment, and other equipment necessary to con-
duct investigations and forensic analysis of evidence 
in matters involving cybercrimes against individuals, 
including expenses incurred in the training, mainte-
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