"108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2405
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit video voyeurism
in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United
States, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 10, 2003
Mr. OXLEY (for himself and Mr. GONZALEZ) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary:
A BILL to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit video voyeurism
in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United
States, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Video Voyeurism Prevention Act of
2003'.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF VIDEO VOYEURISM.
(a) IN GENERAL- Title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting
after chapter 87 the following new chapter:
`CHAPTER 88--PRIVACY
`Sec.
`1801. Video voyeurism.
`Sec. 1801. Video voyeurism
`(a) Whoever, in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction
of the United States, having the intent to capture an improper image
of an individual, knowingly does so under circumstances violating
the privacy of that individual, shall be fined under this title or
imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
`(b) In this section--
`(1) the term `captures', with respect to an image, means videotapes,
photographs, films, or records by any electronic means;
`(2) the term `improper image', with respect to an individual, means
an image, captured without the consent of that individual, of the
naked or undergarment clad genitals, pubic area, buttocks, or female
breast of that individual; and
`(3) the term `under circumstances violating the privacy of that
individual' means under circumstances in which the individual exhibits
an expectation that the improper image would not be made, in a situation
in which a reasonable person would be justified in that expectation.'.
(b) AMENDMENT TO PART ANALYSIS- The table of chapters at the beginning
of part I of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting
after the item relating to chapter 87 the following new item:
1801'.
END OF OFFICIAL RECORD OF U.S. HOUSE OF REPS.