Title 15 — Commerce and Trade
Chapter 103 — Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing
§ 7709. Study of effects of commercial electronic mail
Statutory text
In general
Not later than 24 months after , the Commission, in consultation with the Department of Justice and other appropriate agencies, shall submit a report to the Congress that provides a detailed analysis of the effectiveness and enforcement of the provisions of this chapter and the need (if any) for the Congress to modify such provisions.
Required analysis
The Commission shall include in the report required by subsection (a)—
an analysis of the extent to which technological and marketplace developments, including changes in the nature of the devices through which consumers access their electronic mail messages, may affect the practicality and effectiveness of the provisions of this chapter;
analysis and recommendations concerning how to address commercial electronic mail that originates in or is transmitted through or to facilities or computers in other nations, including initiatives or policy positions that the Federal Government could pursue through international negotiations, fora, organizations, or institutions; and
analysis and recommendations concerning options for protecting consumers, including children, from the receipt and viewing of commercial electronic mail that is obscene or pornographic.
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.
Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003
Pub. L. 108–187 § 10 · 117 Stat. 2699
Enacted · 15 U.S.C. § 7709
(Pub. L. 108–187, § 10, Dec. 16, 2003, 117 Stat. 2716.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 108–187, § 10, Dec. 16, 2003, 117 Stat. 2716.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 10. STUDY OF EFFECTS OF COMMERCIAL ELECTRONIC MAIL. (a) In General.— Not Deadline. Reports. later than 24 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission, in consultation with the Department of Justice and other appropriate agencies, shall submit a report to the Congress that provides a detailed analysis of the effectiveness and enforcement of the provisions of this Act and the need (if any) for the Congress to modify such provisions. (b) Required Analysis.— The Commission shall include in the report required by subsection (a)— (1) an analysis of the extent to which technological and marketplace developments, including changes in the nature of the devices through which consumers access their electronic mail messages, may affect the practicality and effectiveness of the provisions of this Act; (2) analysis and recommendations concerning how to address commercial electronic mail that originates in or is transmitted through or to facilities or computers in other nations, including initiatives or policy positions that the Federal Government could pursue through international negotiations, fora, organizations, or institutions; and (3) analysis and recommendations concerning options for protecting consumers, including children, from the receipt and viewing of commercial electronic mail that is obscene or pornographic.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (b)(1), was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 108–187, , 117 Stat. 2699, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 7701 of this title and Tables.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective , see section 16 of Pub. L. 108–187, set out as a note under section 7701 of this title.