Title 15 — Commerce and Trade
Chapter 91A — Promoting a Safe Internet for Children
§ 6552. Public awareness campaign
Statutory text
The Federal Trade Commission shall carry out a nationwide program to increase public awareness and provide education regarding strategies to promote the safe use of the Internet by children. The program shall utilize existing resources and efforts of the Federal Government, State and local governments, nonprofit organizations, private technology and financial companies, Internet service providers, World Wide Web-based resources, and other appropriate entities, that includes—
identifying, promoting, and encouraging best practices for Internet safety;
establishing and carrying out a national outreach and education campaign regarding Internet safety utilizing various media and Internet-based resources;
facilitating access to, and the exchange of, information regarding Internet safety to promote up-to-date knowledge regarding current issues; and
facilitating access to Internet safety education and public awareness efforts the Commission considers appropriate by States, units of local government, schools, police departments, nonprofit organizations, and other appropriate entities.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act
Pub. L. 110–385 title II § 212 · 122 Stat. 4096
Enacted · 15 U.S.C. § 6552
(Pub. L. 110–385, title II, § 212, Oct. 10, 2008, 122 Stat. 4103.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 110–385, title II, § 212, Oct. 10, 2008, 122 Stat. 4103.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 212. PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN. The Federal Trade Commission shall carry out a nationwide program to increase public awareness and provide education regarding strategies to promote the safe use of the Internet by children. The program shall utilize existing resources and efforts of the Federal Government, State and local governments, nonprofit organizations, private technology and financial companies, Internet service providers, World Wide Web-based resources, and other appropriate entities, that includes— (1) identifying, promoting, and encouraging best practices for Internet safety; (2) establishing and carrying out a national outreach and education campaign regarding Internet safety utilizing various media and Internet-based resources; (3) facilitating access to, and the exchange of, information regarding Internet safety to promote up-to-date knowledge regarding current issues; and (4) facilitating access to Internet safety education and public awareness efforts the Commission considers appropriate by States, units of local government, schools, police departments, nonprofit organizations, and other appropriate entities.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision