H.R. 7051House118th Congress (2023-2025)In Committee

Parity for Child Exploitation Offenders Act

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The Parity for Child Exploitation Offenders Act changes federal sentencing rules so that prior convictions under the Uniform Code of Military Justice are counted the same way as state or federal convictions when determining enhanced penalties for child sexual exploitation crimes. It updates several sections of Title 18 to reference military offenses, creating uniform treatment across federal, state, and military courts. The changes affect anyone convicted of child sexual exploitation offenses and the courts that impose recidivist penalties.

Key Provisions

Adds language to treat a prior military conviction as a qualifying offense for enhanced penalties in the recidivist provision of section 2241(c).
Replaces specific references to UCMJ article 120 with the broader phrase “the Uniform Code of Military Justice” in sections 2251(e), 2252(b), and 2252A(b).
Inserts “or the Uniform Code of Military Justice” after “State law” in section 2426(b)(1)(B) to include military offenses in sentencing considerations.
Updates section 3559(e)(2) to count state or military sex offenses, and adds “or the Uniform Code of Military Justice” to ensure military offenses are included in sentencing enhancements.
Ensures that prior military convictions are counted alongside state convictions for determining recidivist penalties across multiple child exploitation statutes.

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Judiciary Committee

January 18, 2024

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Introduced in House

January 18, 2024

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Judiciary Committee

January 18, 2024

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Introduced in HouseIssued January 18, 2024

118th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 7051

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 18, 2024

Ms. Tenney (for herself and Ms. Ross) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To amend title 18, United States Code, to revise recidivist penalty provisions for child sexual exploitation offenses to uniformly account for prior military convictions, thereby ensuring parity among Federal, State, and military convictions, and for other purposes.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Parity for Child Exploitation Offenders Act.

Amendments

Title 18 of the United States Code is amended—

(1)

in section 2241(c), in the second sentence, by inserting “or an offense under the Uniform Code of Military Justice” after State offense;

(2)

in section 2251(e), by striking “section 920 of title 10 (article 120 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), or under” each place it appears and inserting “the Uniform Code of Military Justice or”;

(3)

in section 2252(b)—

(A)

in paragraph (1), by striking “section 920 of title 10 (article 120 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), or under” and inserting “the Uniform Code of Military Justice or”; and

(B)

in paragraph (2), by striking “section 920 of title 10 (article 120 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), or under” and inserting “the Uniform Code of Military Justice or”;

(4)

in section 2252A(b)—

(A)

in paragraph (1), by striking “section 920 of title 10 (article 120 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), or under” and inserting “the Uniform Code of Military Justice or”; and

(B)

in paragraph (2), by striking “section 920 of title 10 (article 120 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), or under” and inserting “the Uniform Code of Military Justice or”;

(5)

in section 2426(b)(1)(B), by inserting or the Uniform Code of Military Justice after State law; and

(6)

in section 3559(e)(2)—

(A)

in subparagraph (B)—

(i)

by striking State sex offense and inserting State or Military sex offense; and

(ii)

by inserting or the Uniform Code of Military Justice after State law; and

(B)

in subparagraph (C), by inserting or Military after State.