Stop Sextortion Act

(1) in section 2252—

(A) in subsection (a)(2)—

(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)—

(I) by inserting, or threatens to distribute any visual depiction with intent to intimidate, coerce, extort, or cause substantial emotional distress to any person, after distributes, any visual depiction;

(II) by striking foreign commerce or that and inserting foreign commerce, or involving a visual depiction that; and

(III) by striking, or which contains materials which have been mailed or so shipped or transported,; and

(B) in subsection (b)—

(i) in paragraph (1), by striking Whoever and inserting Except as provided in paragraph (3), whoever; and

(ii) by adding at the end the following:

(3) Whoever violates, or attempts or conspires to violate, subsection (a)(2) for threatening to distribute any visual depiction, as described in that subsection, shall be punished as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection if no such visual depiction existed.

(ii) ; and

(2) in section 2252A—

(A) in subsection (a)(2)(A)—

(i) by inserting, or threatens to distribute any child pornography with intent to intimidate, coerce, extort, or cause substantial emotional distress to any person, after any child pornography; and

(ii) by striking foreign commerce or that and inserting foreign commerce, or involving any child pornography that; and

(B) in subsection (b)—

(i) in paragraph (1), by striking Whoever and inserting Except as provided in paragraph (4), whoever; and

(ii) by adding at the end the following:

(4) Whoever violates, or attempts or conspires to violate, subsection (a)(2)(A) for threatening to distribute any child pornography, as described in that subsection, shall be punished as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection if no such child pornography existed.

Title 18, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in section 1466A—

(A) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding subsection (b), by inserting, but if the offense involves the knowing use of a visual depiction of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct, with the intent to intimidate, coerce, extort, or cause substantial emotional distress to any person, the maximum term of imprisonment provided in section 2252A(b)(1) shall be increased by 10 years before the period at the end; and

(B) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding subsection (c), by inserting, but if the offense involves the knowing use of a visual depiction of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct, with the intent to intimidate, coerce, extort, or cause substantial emotional distress to any person, the maximum term of imprisonment provided in section 2252A(b)(2) shall be increased by 10 years before the period at the end; and

(2) in section 2260A—

(A) in the section heading, by striking Penalties for registered sex offenders and inserting Other offenses and penalties;

(B) by striking Whoever and inserting the following:

Whoever

(B) ; and

(C) by adding at the end the following:

If any offense under section 875(d), 2251, 2252, 2252A, or 2260 involves the knowing use of child pornography with the intent to intimidate, coerce, extort, or cause substantial emotional distress to any person, the maximum term of imprisonment provided in section 875(d), 2251(e), 2252(b), 2252A(b), or 2260(c) shall be increased by 10 years.

The table of sections for chapter 110 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 2260A and inserting the following: