This bill establishes a federal definition of obscenity within the Communications Act of 1934, the law governing telecommunications and broadcast media. The definition applies to visual depictions including pictures, images, films, and videos, and requires that material appeal to prurient interest in nudity or sex, depict sexual acts with intent to arouse sexual desires, and lack serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value. The bill affects content regulations across interstate and international communications, potentially impacting broadcasters, internet service providers, and other entities that transmit visual material. The legislation also makes a technical change to obscene telephone call provisions by removing a requirement that such calls must be made "with intent to abuse, threaten, or harass" another person. There is no specific funding mechanism or implementation timeline included in the bill.
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