PUBLIC LAW 105-314—OCT. 30, 1998
112 STAT. 2975
TITLE VI—CRIMINAL, PROCEDURAL, AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS
Sec. 601. Pretrial detention of sexual predators.
Sec. 602. Criminal forfeiture for offenses against minors.
Sec. 603. Civil forfeiture for offenses against minors.
Sec. 604. Reporting of child pornography by electronic communication service
providers.
Sec. 605. Civil remedy for personal injuries resulting from certain sex crimes
against children.
Sec. 606. Administrative subpoenas.
Sec. 607. Grants to States to offset costs associated with sexually violent offender
registration requirements.
TITLE VII—MURDER AND KIDNAPPING INVESTIGATIONS
Sec. 701. Authority to investigate serial killings.
Sec. 702. Kidnapping.
Sec. 703. Morgan P. Hardiman Child Abduction and Serial Murder Investigative
Resources Center.
TITLE VIII—RESTRICTED ACCESS TO INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SERVICES
Sec. 801. Prisoner access.
Sec. 802. Recommended prohibition.
Sec. 803. Survey.
TITLE IX—STUDIES
Sec. 901. Study on limiting the availability of pornography on the Internet.
Sec. 902. Study of hotlines.
TITLE I—PROTECTION OF CHILDREN
FROM PREDATORS
SEC. 101. USE OF INTERSTATE FACILITIES TO TRANSMIT IDENTIFYING
INFORMATION ABOUT A MINOR FOR CRIMINAL SEXUAL
PURPOSES.
(a) IN GENERAL. —Chapter 117 of title 18, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following:
^'§2425. Use of interstate facilities to transmit information
about a minor
"Whoever, using the mail or any facility or means of interstate
or foreign commerce, or within the special maritime and territorial
jurisdiction of the United States, knowingly initiates the transmission of the name, address, telephone number, social security
number, or electronic mail address of another individual, knowing
that such other individual has not attained the age of 16 years,
with the intent to entice, encourage, offer, or solicit any person
to engage in any sexual activity for which any person can be
charged with a criminal offense, or attempts to do so, shall be
fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.".
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— The analysis
for chapter 117 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following:
"2425. Use of interstate facilities to transmit information about a minor.".\
SEC. 102. COERCION AND ENTICEMENT.
Section 2422 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by inserting "or attempts to do so," before "shall
be fined"; and
(B) by striking "five" and inserting "10"; and
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
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