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Union Calendar No. 224 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1981 
[Report No. 112–281, Part I] 
To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to child pornography 
and child exploitation offenses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 25, 2011 
Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself and Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
NOVEMBER 10, 2011 
Reported with an amendment and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce for a period ending not later than December 9, 2011, for con-
sideration of such provisions of the bill and amendment as fall within the 
jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1(f), rule X 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
DECEMBER 9, 2011 
Referral to the Committee on Energy and Commerce extended for a period 
ending not later than December 16, 2011 
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DECEMBER 16, 2011 
Additional sponsors: Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. FLORES, Mr. FORBES, Mr. 
COBLE, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. GOWDY, Mr. 
CHABOT, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. SHULER, Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of Cali-
fornia, Mr. CRITZ, Mr. UPTON, Mr. LATOURETTE, Mrs. EMERSON, Mrs. 
LUMMIS, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. MARINO, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. CALVERT, Ms. 
JACKSON LEE of Texas, Mr. STARK, Mr. PIERLUISI, Mr. GRIFFIN of Ar-
kansas, Mr. ROSS of Florida, Mr. PENCE, Mr. AMODEI, Mr. REICHERT, 
Mr. NUGENT, Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. 
WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. JORDAN, Mr. KLINE, Mr. MCINTYRE, 
Mr. AUSTRIA, Mr. WOMACK, and Mr. FITZPATRICK 
DECEMBER 16, 2011 
The Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged; committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be 
printed 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 25, 2011] 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to 
child pornography and child exploitation offenses. 
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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 Children 
From Internet Pornographers Act of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. FINANCIAL FACILITATION OF ACCESS TO CHILD 
PORNOGRAPHY. 
(a) OFFENSE.—Chapter 95 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 1960A. Financial facilitation of access to child por-
nography 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Whoever knowingly conducts, or 
attempts or conspires to conduct, a financial transaction 
(as defined in section 1956(c)) in or affecting interstate or 
foreign commerce, knowing that such transaction will fa-
cilitate access to, or the possession of, child pornography 
(as defined in section 2256) shall be fined under this title 
or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both. 
‘‘(b) EXCLUSION FROM OFFENSE.—This section does 
not apply to a financial transaction conducted by a person 
in cooperation with, or with the consent of, any Federal, 
State, or local law enforcement agency.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of chapter 95 of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘1960A. Financial facilitation of access to child pornography.’’. 
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