To amend title 18, United States Code, to punish the placing of sexually explicit photographs on the Internet without the permission of the persons photographed.

March 9, 2005

Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

To amend title 18, United States Code, to punish the placing of sexually explicit photographs on the Internet without the permission of the persons photographed.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `Personal Pictures Protection Act of 2005'.

SEC. 2. SEXUALLY EXPLICIT PHOTOGRAPHS ON THE INTERNET.

(a) In General- Part I of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 79 the following:

`CHAPTER 80--PERSONAL PRIVACY

`Sec.

`1631. Sexually explicit photographs on the Internet.

`Sec. 1631. Sexually explicit photographs on the Internet

`Whoever, with the intent to embarrass or cause emotional distress to another person places on a computer photographs of the sexually explicit conduct (as defined in section 2256) of that person so that such photographs are accessible on the Internet, without the permission of that other person, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 2 years, or both.'.

(b) Clerical Amendment- The table of chapters for part I of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to chapter 79 the following new item:

`80. Personal privacy.'.

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