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Prohibits the use of the mails to sell or distribute to a minor: (1) any picture of a person or portion of the human body which depicts nudity, sexual conduct, or sado-masochistic abuse, in a manner designed to primarily appeal to the viewer's prurient interests; or (2) any book or sound recording which depects nudity, sexual conduct, or sado-masochistic abuse or which contains explicit and detailed verbal descriptions of sexual excitement, sexual conduct, or sado-masochistic abuse, and which is designed to primarily appeal to the listener's or reader's prurient interests.

Prescribes a fine of not more than $5,000 or imprisonment of not more than 5 years, or both, for the first such offense, and a fine of not more than $10,000 or imprisonment of not more than 10 years, or both, for each such offense thereafter.

Provides similar penalties for the use of the mails to make an unsolicited sale or distribution of the above material with knowledge of its content to any person who has a minor child residing with him.

Defines the terms used in this Act. (Adds 18 U.S.C. 1466)

There is one summary for this bill. Bill summaries are authored by CRS.

Prohibits the use of the mails to sell or distribute to a minor: (1) any picture of a person or portion of the human body which depicts nudity, sexual conduct, or sado-masochistic abuse, in a manner designed to primarily appeal to the viewer's prurient interests; or (2) any book or sound recording which depects nudity, sexual conduct, or sado-masochistic abuse or which contains explicit and detailed verbal descriptions of sexual excitement, sexual conduct, or sado-masochistic abuse, and which is designed to primarily appeal to the listener's or reader's prurient interests.

Prescribes a fine of not more than $5,000 or imprisonment of not more than 5 years, or both, for the first such offense, and a fine of not more than $10,000 or imprisonment of not more than 10 years, or both, for each such offense thereafter.

Provides similar penalties for the use of the mails to make an unsolicited sale or distribution of the above material with knowledge of its content to any person who has a minor child residing with him.

Defines the terms used in this Act. (Adds 18 U.S.C. 1466)

There is one summary for this bill. Bill summaries are authored by CRS.

Prohibits the use of the mails to sell or distribute to a minor: (1) any picture of a person or portion of the human body which depicts nudity, sexual conduct, or sado-masochistic abuse, in a manner designed to primarily appeal to the viewer's prurient interests; or (2) any book or sound recording which depects nudity, sexual conduct, or sado-masochistic abuse or which contains explicit and detailed verbal descriptions of sexual excitement, sexual conduct, or sado-masochistic abuse, and which is designed to primarily appeal to the listener's or reader's prurient interests.

Prescribes a fine of not more than $5,000 or imprisonment of not more than 5 years, or both, for the first such offense, and a fine of not more than $10,000 or imprisonment of not more than 10 years, or both, for each such offense thereafter.

Provides similar penalties for the use of the mails to make an unsolicited sale or distribution of the above material with knowledge of its content to any person who has a minor child residing with him.

Defines the terms used in this Act. (Adds 18 U.S.C. 1466)

There is one summary for this bill. Bill summaries are authored by CRS.

Prohibits the use of the mails to sell or distribute to a minor: (1) any picture of a person or portion of the human body which depicts nudity, sexual conduct, or sado-masochistic abuse, in a manner designed to primarily appeal to the viewer's prurient interests; or (2) any book or sound recording which depects nudity, sexual conduct, or sado-masochistic abuse or which contains explicit and detailed verbal descriptions of sexual excitement, sexual conduct, or sado-masochistic abuse, and which is designed to primarily appeal to the listener's or reader's prurient interests.

Prescribes a fine of not more than $5,000 or imprisonment of not more than 5 years, or both, for the first such offense, and a fine of not more than $10,000 or imprisonment of not more than 10 years, or both, for each such offense thereafter.

Provides similar penalties for the use of the mails to make an unsolicited sale or distribution of the above material with knowledge of its content to any person who has a minor child residing with him.

Defines the terms used in this Act. (Adds 18 U.S.C. 1466)