Title 34 — Crime Control and Law Enforcement
Chapter 211 — Combating Child Exploitation
§ 21101. Definitions
Statutory text
In this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
Child exploitation
The term “child exploitation” means any conduct, attempted conduct, or conspiracy to engage in conduct involving a minor that violates section 1591, chapter 109A, chapter 110, and chapter 117 of title 18 or any sexual activity involving a minor for which any person can be charged with a criminal offense.
Child obscenity
The term “child obscenity” means any visual depiction proscribed by section 1466A of title 18.
Minor
The term “minor” means any person under the age of 18 years.
Sexually explicit conduct
The term “sexually explicit conduct” has the meaning given such term in section 2256 of title 18.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Providing Resources, Officers, and Technology To Eradicate Cyber Threats to Our Children Act of 2008
Pub. L. 110–401 § 2 · 122 Stat. 4229
Enacted · 34 U.S.C. § 21101
(Pub. L. 110–401, § 2, Oct. 13, 2008, 122 Stat. 4229.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 110–401, § 2, Oct. 13, 2008, 122 Stat. 4229.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act, the following definitions shall apply: (1) Child exploitation.— The term “child exploitation” means any conduct, attempted conduct, or conspiracy to engage in conduct involving a minor that violates section 1591, chapter 109A, chapter 110, and chapter 117 of title 18, United States Code, or any sexual activity involving a minor for which any person can be charged with a criminal offense. (2) Child obscenity.— The term “child obscenity” means any visual depiction proscribed by section 1466A of title 18, United States Code. (3) Minor.— The term “minor” means any person under the age of 18 years. (4) Sexually explicit conduct.— The term “sexually explicit conduct” has the meaning given such term in section 2256 of title 18, United States Code.
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Editorial Notes
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 110–401, , 122 Stat. 4229, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 2008 Act note set out under section 10101 of this title and Tables.
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 17601 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.