§ 6554. Online Safety and Technology working group

Footnotes

1. 1 See References in Text note below.

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.

1. 2008

   Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act

   Pub. L. 110–385 title II § 214 · 122 Stat. 4096

   Enacted · 15 U.S.C. § 6554

   Pub. L. 110–385, title II, § 214, Oct. 10, 2008, 122 Stat. 4103

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 110–385, title II, § 214, Oct. 10, 2008, 122 Stat. 4103

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 214. ONLINE SAFETY AND TECHNOLOGY WORKING GROUP. (a) Establishment.— Within Deadline. 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information shall establish an Online Safety and Technology working group comprised of representatives of relevant sectors of the business community, public interest groups, and other appropriate groups and Federal agencies to review and evaluate— (1) the status of industry efforts to promote online safety through educational efforts, parental control technology, blocking and filtering software, age-appropriate labels for content or other technologies or initiatives designed to promote a safe online environment for children; (2) the status of industry efforts to promote online safety among providers of electronic communications services and remote computing services by reporting apparent child pornography under section 13032 of title 42, United States Code, including any obstacles to such reporting; (3) the practices of electronic communications service providers and remote computing service providers related to record retention in connection with crimes against children; and (4) the development of technologies to help parents shield their children from inappropriate material on the Internet. (b) Report.— Within 1 year after the working group is first convened, it shall submit a report to the Assistant Secretary, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives that— (1) describes in detail its findings, including any information related to the effectiveness of such strategies and technologies and any information about the prevalence within industry of educational campaigns, parental control technologies, blocking and filtering software, labeling, or other technologies to assist parents; and (2) includes Recommenda- tions. recommendations as to what types of incentives could be used or developed to increase the effectiveness and implementation of such strategies and technologies. (c) FACA Not To Apply to Working Group.— The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the working group.

2. 2022

   Pub. L. 117–286 § 4(a)(76) · 136 Stat. 4196

   1. Substituted · 15 U.S.C. § 6554(c)

      Pub. L. 117–286 substituted “Chapter 10 of title 5” for “FACA” in text

   2. Substituted · 15 U.S.C. § 6554(c)

      Pub. L. 117–286 substituted “Chapter 10 of title 5” for “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” in text

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 117–286 substituted “Chapter 10 of title 5” for “FACA” in heading and “Chapter 10 of title 5” for “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” in text.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (76) Section 214(c) of the Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act (15 U.S.C. 6554(c)) is amended— (A) in the subsection heading, by striking “FACA” and inserting “Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code,”; and (B) in text, by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”.

3 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision