Protecting Our Children in an AI World Act of 2025

119 HR 1283 IH: Protecting Our Children in an AI World Act of 2025 U.S. House of Representatives 2025-02-13 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1283 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 13, 2025 Mr. Bilirakis introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit child pornography produced using artificial intelligence. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Our Children in an AI World Act of 2025 . 2. Child pornography produced using artificial intelligence (a) Elimination of affirmative defense Section 2252A(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (c)— (A) paragraph (1), by striking ; or at the end; and (B) by striking paragraph (2); and (2) in the matter following subsection (c), by striking No affirmative defense under subsection (c)(2) shall be available in any prosecution that involves child pornography as described in section 2256(8)(C). . (b) Definition of sexually explicit conduct Section 2256(2)(B) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in clause (ii)(III), by striking or at the end; (2) in clause (iii), by adding or at the end; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (iv) actual or simulated obscene exhibition of the clothed or unclothed genitals, pubic area, buttocks, or female nipple; . (c) Severability If any provision of this Act, or any amendment made by this Act, or the application of such provision to any person, entity, government, or circumstance, is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act, or any amendment made thereby, or the application of such provision to all other persons, entities, governments, or circumstances, shall not be affected thereby.