COP Act

S 3704 (COP Act) adds new criminal provisions targeting threats to distribute images of minors in sexually explicit conduct. It makes it a federal offense to knowingly threaten to share such images with the intent that the minor (or someone believed to be a minor) create or send similar images. The bill directly affects individuals who make these specific threats, expanding existing laws against child exploitation material. This amendment clarifies that threatening to distribute images to coerce minors into creating explicit content is punishable under federal law.