I ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported substitute amendment be withdrawn, the Klobuchar substitute amendment, which is at the desk, be considered and agreed to, and the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The committee-reported amendment, in the nature of a substitute, was withdrawn. The amendment (No. 2248), in the nature of a substitute, was agreed to as follows: (Purpose: In the nature of a substitute) Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Stopping Harmful Image Exploitation and Limiting Distribution Act of 2023'' or the ``SHIELD Act of 2023''. SEC. 2. CERTAIN ACTIVITIES RELATING TO INTIMATE VISUAL DEPICTIONS. (a) In General.--Chapter 88 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Sec. 1802. Certain activities relating to intimate visual depictions ``(a) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Communications service.--The term `communications service' means-- ``(A) a service provided by a person that is a common carrier, as that term is defined in section 3 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 153), insofar as the person is acting as a common carrier; ``(B) an electronic communication service, as that term is defined in section 2510; ``(C) an information service, as that term is defined in section 3 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C.…
Peter Welch: “I ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported substitute amendment be withdrawn, the Klobuchar substitute…”
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