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means, visual depictions of what appear to be children engaging in sexually explicit conduct that are virtually indistinguishable to the unsuspecting viewer from unretouched photographic images of actual children engaging in sexually explicit conduct; (6) computers and computer imaging technology can be used to

(A) alter sexually explicit photographs, films, and videos in such a way as to make it virtually impossible for unsuspecting viewers to identify individuals, or to determine if the offending material was produced using children;

(B) produce visual depictions of child sexual activity designed to satisfy the preferences of individual child molesters, pedophiles, and pornography collectors; and

(C) alter innocent pictures of children to create visual depictions of those children engaging in sexual conduct;

(7) the creation or distribution of child pornography which includes an image of a recognizable minor invades the child's privacy and reputational interests, since images that are created showing a child's face or other identifiable feature on a body engaging in sexually explicit conduct can haunt the minor for years to come;

(8) the effect of visual depictions of child sexual activity on a child molester or pedophile using that material to stimulate or whet his own sexual appetites, or on a child where the material is being used as a means of seducing or breaking down the child's inhibitions to sexual abuse or exploitation, is the same whether the child pornography consists of photographic depictions of actual children or visual depictions produced wholly or in part by electronic, mechanical, or other means, including by computer, which are virtually indistinguishable to the unsuspecting viewer from photographic images of actual children;

(9) the danger to children who are seduced and molested with the aid of child sex pictures is just as great when the child pornographer or child molester uses visual depictions of child sexual activity produced wholly or in part by electronic, mechanical, or other means, including by computer, as when the material consists of unretouched photographic images of actual children engaging in sexually explicit conduct;

(10)(A) the existence of and traffic in child pornographic images creates the potential for many types of harm in the community and presents a clear and present danger to all children; and (B) it inflames the desires of child molesters, pedophiles, and child pornographers who prey on children, thereby increasing the creation and distribution of child pornography and the sexual abuse and exploitation of actual children who are victimized as a result of the existence and use of these materials;

(11)(A) the sexualization and eroticization of minors through any form of child pornographic images has a deleterious effect on all children by encouraging a societal perception of children as sexual objects and leading to further sexual abuse and exploitation of them; and

(B) this sexualization of minors creates an unwholesome environment which affects the psychological, mental and emotional development of children and undermines the efforts of parents and families to encourage the sound mental, moral and emotional development of children;

(12) prohibiting the possession and viewing of child pornography will encourage the possessors of such material to rid themselves of or destroy the material, thereby helping to protect the victims of child pornography and to eliminate the market for the sexual exploitative use of children; and

(13) the elimination of child pornography and the protection of children from sexual exploitation provide a compelling governmental interest for prohibiting the production, distribution, possession, sale, or viewing of visual depictions of children engaging in sexually explicit conduct, including both photographic images of actual children engaging in such conduct and depictions produced by computer or other means which are virtually indistinguishable to the unsuspecting viewer from photographic images of actual children engaging in such conduct. SUBSECTION 2. DEFINITIONS.

Section 2256 of title 18, United States Code, is amended

(1) in paragraph (5), by inserting before the semicolon the following: ", and data stored on computer disk or by electronic means which is capable of conversion into a visual image"; (2) in paragraph (6), by striking "and";

(3) in paragraph (7), by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and

(4) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: "(8) 'child pornography' means any visual depiction, including any photograph, film, video, picture, or computer or computergenerated image or picture, whether made or produced by electronic, mechanical, or other means, of sexually explicit conduct, where

"(A) the production of such visual depiction involves the use of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct;

"(B) such visual depiction is, or appears to be, of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct;

"(C) such visual depiction has been created, adapted, or modified to appear that an identifiable minor is engaging in sexually explicit conduct; or

"(D) such visual depiction is advertised, promoted, presented, described, or distributed in such a manner that conveys the impression that the material is or contains a visual depiction of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct; and

"(9) 'identifiable minor'— "(A) means a person

"(i)(I) who was a minor at the time the visual depiction was created, adapted, or modified; or

"(II) whose image as a minor was used in creating, adapting, or modifying the visual depiction; and

"(ii) who is recognizable as an actual person by the person's face, likeness, or other distinguishing characteristic, such as a unique birthmark or other recognizable feature; and

"(B) shall not be construed to require proof of the actual identity of the identifiable minor."

SUBSECTION 3. PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES RELATING TO MATERIAL CONSTITUTING OR CONTAINING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY

(a) IN GENERAL.-Chapter 110 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding after section 2252 the following: " SEC. 2252A. Certain activities relating to material constituting or containing child pornography

"(a) Any person who "(1) knowingly mails, or transports or ships in interstate or foreign commerce by any means, including by computer, any child pornography;

"(2) knowingly receives or distributes

"(A) any child pornography that has been mailed, or shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce by any means, including by computer; or

"(B) any material that contains child pornography that has been mailed, or shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce by any means, including by computer;

“(3) knowingly reproduces any child pornography for distribution through the mails, or in interstate or foreign commerce by any means, including by computer;

"(4) either

"(A) in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, or on any land or building owned by, leased to, or otherwise used by or under the control of the United States Government, or in the Indian country (as defined in section 1151), knowingly sells or possesses with the intent to sell any child pornography; or

"(B) knowingly sells or possesses with the intent to sell any child pornography that has been mailed, or shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce by any means, including by computer, or that was produced using materials that have been mailed, or shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce by any means, including by computer; or “(5) either

"(A) in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, or on any land or building owned by, leased to, or otherwise used by or under the control of the United States Government, or in the Indian country (as defined in section 1151), knowingly possesses any book, magazine, periodical, film, videotape, computer disk, or any other material that contains 3 or more images of child pornography; or

"(B) knowingly possesses any book, magazine, periodical, film, videotape, computer disk, or any other material that contains 3 or more images of child pornography that has been mailed, or shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce by any means, including by computer, or that was produced using materials that have been mailed, or shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce by any means, including by computer, shall be punished as provided in subsection (b).

"(b)(1) Whoever violates, or attempts or conspires to violate, paragraphs (1), (2), (3), or (4) of subsection (a) shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both, but, if such person has a prior conviction under this chapter or chapter 109A, or under the laws of any State relating to aggravated sexual abuse, sexual abuse, or abusive sexual conduct involving a minor or ward, or the production, possession, receipt, mailing, sale, distribution, shipment, or transportation of child pornography, such person shall be fined under this title and imprisoned for not less than 5 years nor more than 30 years.

"(2) Whoever violates, or attempts or conspires to violate, subsection (a)(5) shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both, but, if such person has a prior conviction under this chapter or chapter 109A, or under the laws of any State relating to the possession of child pornography, such person shall be fined under this title and imprisoned for not less than 2 years nor more than 10 years.

"(c) It shall be an affirmative defense to a charge of violating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), or (4) of subsection (a) that—

"(1) the alleged child pornography was produced using an actual person or persons engaging in sexually explicit conduct; "(2) each such person was an adult at the time the material was produced; and

"(3) the defendant did not advertise, promote, present, describe, or distribute the material in such a manner as to convey the impression that it is or contains a visual depiction of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct."

(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.-The table of sections for chapter 110 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding after the item relating to section 2252 the following: "2252A. Certain activities relating to material constituting or containing child pornography."

SUBSECTION 4. PENALTIES FOR SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN. Section 2251(d) of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

"(d) Any individual who violates, or attempts or conspires to violate, this section shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not less than 10 years nor more than 20 years, or both, but if such person has one prior conviction under this chapter or chapter 109A, or under the laws of any State relating to the sexual exploitation of children, such person shall be fined under this title and imprisoned for not less than 15 years nor more than 30 years, but if such person has 2 or more prior convictions under this chapter or chapter 109A, or under the laws of any State relating to the sexual exploitation of children, such person shall be fined under this title and imprisoned not less than 30 years nor more than life. Any organization that violates, or attempts or conspires to violate, this section shall be fined under this title. Whoever, in the course of an offense under this section, engages in conduct that results in the death of a person, shall be punished by death or imprisoned for any term of years or for life."

transportation of child pornography, the sexual exploitation of children, or the sale or purchase of children under section 2251, 2251A, 2252, or 2252A of title 18, United States Code"; and (2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting before the parenthesis at the end the following: ", or if the offense involves the production, possession, receipt, mailing, sale, distribution, shipment, or transportation of child pornography, the sexual exploitation of children, or the sale or purchase of children under section 2251, 2251A, 2252, or 2252A of title 18, United States Code". SUBSECTION 7. AMBER HAGERMAN CHILD PROTECTION ACT OF 1996 (a) SHORT TITLE.-This section may be cited as the "Amber Hagerman Child Protection Act of 1996".

(b) AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A MINOR.-Section 2241(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "(c) WITH CHILDREN.-Whoever crosses a State line with intent to engage in a sexual act with a person who has not attained the age of 12 years, or in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States or in a Federal prison, knowingly engages in a sexual act with another person who has not attained the age of 12 years, or knowingly engages in a sexual act under the circumstances described in subsections (a) and (b) with another person who has attained the age of 12 years but has not attained the age of 16 years (and is at least 4 years younger than that person), or attempts to do so, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for any term of years or life, or both. If the defendant has previously been convicted of another Federal offense under this subsection, or of a State offense that would have been an offense under either such provision had the offense occurred in a Federal prison, unless the death penalty is imposed, the defendant shall be sentenced to life in prison."

(c) SEXUAL ABUSE OF A MINOR.-Section 2243(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting "crosses a State line with intent to engage in a sexual act with a person who has not attained the age of 12 years, or" after "Whoever". SUBSECTION 8. SEVERABILITY

If any provision of this Act, including any provision or section of the definition of the term child pornography, an amendment made by this Act, or the application of such provision or amendment to any person or circumstance is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act, including any other provision or section of the definition of the term child pornography, the amendments made by this Act, and the application of such to any other person or circumstance shall not be affected thereby.]

SEC. 107. Section 151 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (5 U.S.C. 5928 note), is amended by inserting "or Federal Bureau of Investigation" after "Drug Enforcement Administration".

SEC. 108. Section 110 of the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (47 U.S.C. 1009) is amended by striking "and" after "1997," and inserting", 1999, and 2000" after "1998".

SEC. 109. (a) Section 1402 of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984,

SUBSECTION 5. MATERIAL INVOLVING SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF MI- (42 U.S.C. 10601), is amended in subsection (d) by—

NORS

Section 2252 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:

"(b)(1) Whoever violates, or attempts or conspires to violate, paragraphs (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (a) shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both, but if such person has a prior conviction under this chapter or chapter 109A, or under the laws of any State relating to aggravated sexual abuse, sexual abuse, or abusive sexual conduct involving a minor or ward, or the production, possession, receipt, mailing, sale, distribution, shipment, or transportation of child pornography, such person shall be fined under this title and imprisoned for not less than 5 years nor more than 30 years.

"(2) Whoever violates, or attempts or conspires to violate, paragraph (4) of subsection (a) shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both, but if such person has a prior conviction under this chapter or chapter 109A, or under the laws of any State relating to the possession of child pornography, such person shall be fined under this title and imprisoned for not less than 2 years nor more than 10 years." SUBSECTION 6. PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT AMENDMENTS

Section 101 of the Privacy Protection Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 2000aa) is amended

(1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting before the parenthesis at the end the following: ", or if the offense involves the production, possession, receipt, mailing, sale, distribution, shipment, or

(1) replacing "judicial branch administrative costs; grant program percentages" in the heading with "grant programs"; (2) striking paragraph (1);

(3) replacing "next" in paragraph (2) with "first"; and

(4) redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4) as paragraphs (1) through (3), respectively.

(b) Any unobligated sums hitherto available to the judicial branch pursuant to the paragraph repealed by section (a) shall be deemed to be deposits into the Crime Victims Fund as of the effective date hereof.

SEC. 110. Section 131(c) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (Pub. Law 104-208, Div. C),
is amended by striking “$25,000" and inserting "$30,000".
SEC. 111. The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, as amend-
ed, is further amended-

(a) in section 286(e) by adding "or cruise ship” after “aircraft”;
(b) by striking entirely section 286(s);
(c) in section 286(r) by—

(1) adding ", and amount described in section 245(i)(3)(b)” after "recovered by the Department of Justice" in subsection (2);

(2) replacing "Immigration and Naturalization Service" with "Attorney General" in subsection (3); and

(3) striking subsection (4), and replacing it with, "The amounts required to be refunded from the Fund for fiscal year 1998 and thereafter shall be refunded in accordance with estimates made in the budget request of the President for those fiscal years. Any

proposed changes in the amounts designated in such budget requests shall only be made after Congressional reprogramming notification in accordance with the reprogramming guidelines for the applicable fiscal year."

(d) in section 245(i)(3)(B), by replacing "Immigration Detention Account established under section 286(s)" with "Breached Bond/ Detention Fund established under section 286(r)".

SEC. 112. Section 506(c) of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,

1995 (8 U.S.C. 1182 note, 1255 note) is amended by deleting everything after "1994”.

SEC. 113. Section 404(b)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended (8 U.S.C. 1101 note), is further amended by striking Appropriations Act, 1997.) "President" and inserting "Attorney General". (Department of Justice

1The Administration proposes to delete this provision and will work with the Congress to address the issue of abortion funding.

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING

ADMINISTRATION

Federal Funds

General and special funds:

TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

For necessary expenses [necessary to carry into effect] of the Job Training Partnership Act, as amended, including the purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles, the construction, alteration, and repair of buildings and other facilities, and the purchase of real property for training centers as authorized by the Job Training Partnership Act; the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act; the Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations Act; the National Skill Standards Act of 1994; and the School-to-Work Opportunities Act; [$4,719,703,000] $5,295,318,000 plus reimbursements, of which [$3,559,408,000] $4,102,680,000 is available for obligation for the period July 1, [1997] 1998 through June 30, [1998] 1999; of which [$88,685,000] $118,491,000 is available for the period July 1, [1997] 1998 through June 30, [2000] 2001 for necessary expenses of construction, rehabilitation, and acquisition of Job Corps centers; and of which $200,000,000 shall be available from July 1, [1997] 1998 through September 30, [1998] 1999, for carrying out activities of the School-to-Work Opportunities Act: Provided, That $52,502,000 shall be for carrying out section 401 of the Job Training Partnership Act, $69,285,000 shall be for carrying out section 402 of such Act, $7,300,000 shall be for carrying out section 441 of such Act, [$8,000,000] $5,000,000 shall be for all activities conducted by and through the National Occupational Information Coordinating Committee under such Act, [$895,000,000] $1,063,990,000 shall be for carrying out title II, part A of such Act, and [$126,672,000] $129,965,000 shall be for carrying out title II, part C of such Act: Provided further, That no funds from any other appropriation shall be used to provide meal services at or for Job Corps centers: Provided further, That funds provided [to carry out] for title III of the Job Training Partnership Act shall not be subject to the limitation contained in subsection (b) of section 315 of such Act; that the waiver [allowing a reduction in the cost limitation relating to retraining services] described in [subsection (a)(2) of such section] section 315(a)(2) may be granted [with respect to funds from this Act] if a substate grantee demonstrates to the Governor that such waiver is appropriate due to the availability of low-cost retraining services, is necessary to facilitate the provision of needs-related payments to accompany long-term training, or is necessary to facilitate the provision of appropriate basic readjustment services; and that funds provided [to carry out the Secretary's] for discretionary grants under part B of such title III may be used to provide needs-related payments to participants who, in lieu of meeting the enrollment requirements [relating to enrollment in training] under section 314(e) of such Act, are enrolled in training by the end of the sixth week after grant funds have been awarded: Provided further, That service delivery areas may transfer funding provided herein under authority of [titles II-B and II-C] title II, parts B and C of the Job Training Partnership Act between the programs authorized by those titles of [that] the Act, if [such] the transfer is approved by the Governor: Provided further, That service delivery areas and substate areas may transfer up to 20 percent of the funding provided herein under authority of title [II-A] II, part A and title III of the Job Training Partnership Act between the programs authorized by those titles of the Act, if such transfer is approved by the Governor: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, any proceeds from the sale of Job Corps center facilities shall be retained by the Secretary of Labor to carry out the Job Corps program: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Labor may waive any of the statutory or regulatory requirements of titles I-III of the Job Training Partnership Act (except for requirements relating to wage and labor standards, worker rights, participation and protection, grievance procedures and judicial review, nondiscrimination, allocation of funds to local areas, eligibility, review and approval of plans, the establishment and functions of service

delivery areas and private industry councils, and the basic purposes of the Act), and any of the statutory or regulatory requirements of sections 8-10 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (except for requirements relating to the provision of services to unemployment insurance claimants and veterans, and to universal access to basic labor exchange services without cost to job seekers), only for funds available for expenditure in program year [1997] 1998, pursuant to a request submitted by a State which identifies the statutory or regulatory requirements that are requested to be waived and the goals which the State or local service delivery areas intend to achieve, describes the actions that the State or local service delivery areas have undertaken to remove State or local statutory or regulatory barriers, describes the goals of the waiver and the expected programmatic outcomes if the request is granted, describes the individuals impacted by the waiver, and describes the process used to monitor the progress in implementing a waiver, and for which notice and an opportunity to comment on such request has been provided to the organizations identified in section 105(a)(1) of the Job Training Partnership Act, if and only to the extent that the Secretary determines that such requirements impede the ability of the State to implement a plan to improve the workforce development system and the State has executed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Secretary requiring such State to meet agreed upon outcomes and implement other appropriate measures to ensure accountability: Provided further, That the Secretary of Labor shall establish a workforce flexibility (workflex) partnership demonstration program under which the Secretary shall authorize not more than six States, of which at least three States shall each have populations not in excess of 3,500,000, with a preference given to those States that have been designated EdFlex Partnership States under section 311(e) of Public Law 103227, to waive any statutory or regulatory requirement applicable to service delivery areas or substate areas within the State under titles I-III of the Job Training Partnership Act (except for requirements relating to wage and labor standards, grievance procedures and judicial review, nondiscrimination, allotment of funds, and eligibility), and any of the statutory or regulatory requirements of sections 8-10 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (except for requirements relating to the provision of services to unemployment insurance claimants and veterans, and to universal access to basic labor exchange services without cost to job seekers), for a duration not to exceed the waiver period authorized under section 311(e) of Public Law 103-227, pursuant to a plan submitted by such States and approved by the Secretary for the provision of workforce employment and training activities in the States, which includes a description of the process by which service delivery areas and substate areas may apply for and have waivers approved by the State, the requirements of the WagnerPeyser Act to be waived, the outcomes to be achieved and other measures to be taken to ensure appropriate accountability for federal funds. (Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 1997.)

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