A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code relating to the sexual exploitation of children.
Sexual Exploitation of Children Act of 1983 - Amends the Federal criminal code dealing with the sexual exploitation of children. Increases the penalties for the sexual exploitation of children from $10,000 to $75,000 and, on a subsequent conviction, from $15,000 to $150,000.
Establishes as an affirmative defense to prosecution that the medium (upon which such prosecution is based), when taken as a whole, possesses serious literary, artistic, scientific, social or educational value.
Referred to Subcommittee on Crime.
Referred to Subcommittee on Crime.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Referred to Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice.
Committee on Judiciary requested executive comment from Office of the U.S. Attorney General.
Committee on Judiciary received executive comment from Office of the U.S. Attorney General.
Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice. Approved for full committee consideration with amendments favorably.
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered reported S.1469 in lieu of this bill.
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