Stop Exploiting Children Act

Bill: 116-hr-5367
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2]
Introduced: 2019-12-09
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Canada

Crimes against children

Foreign aid and international relief

Latin America

Mexico

Pornography

Sanctions
Latest action: action_date: 2019-12-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-12-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Stop Exploiting Children Act</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits the President from providing foreign assistance to a country that shares a border with the United States if that country is not taking adequate measures to stop child pornography from entering the United States.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5367 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 9, 2019 Mr. Burchett introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To prohibit the provision of foreign assistance to border countries that are not taking adequate measures to stop child pornography from entering the United States.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Exploiting Children Act . 2. Prohibition on foreign assistance to border countries that are not taking adequate measures to stop child pornography from entering the United States (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President may not provide foreign assistance to any country described in subsection (b) that the President determines is not taking adequate measures to stop child pornography from entering the United States. (b) Country described A country described in this subsection is a country that shares an international border with the United States. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Child pornography The term child pornography has the meaning given the term in section 2256 of title 18, United States Code. (2) Foreign assistance The term foreign assistance includes grants, loans, guarantees, and other types of financial assistance.