Protect Our Children Act of 2010

Protect Our Children Act of 2010 - Amends the federal criminal code to require the provider of an electronic communication service or remote computing service to retain for at least two years all records or other information identifying a user of a temporarily assigned network address. Allows such records or information to be disclosed to law enforcement only for use in connection with an investigation of child sexual exploitation.

[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6027 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6027

     To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect youth from 
   exploitation by adults using the Internet, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 30, 2010

 Mr. Edwards of Texas (for himself, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Daniel E. 
  Lungren of California, and Mr. Rodriguez) introduced the following 
       bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect youth from 
   exploitation by adults using the Internet, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protect Our Children Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. RETENTION OF CERTAIN RECORDS AND INFORMATION THAT MAY BE USEFUL 
              TO LAW ENFORCEMENT RELATING TO CHILD EXPLOITATION BY 
              ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION SERVICE PROVIDERS FOR DISCLOSURE 
              PURSUANT TO WARRANT, SUBPOENA, OR COURT ORDER.

    Section 2703 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(h) Retention of Certain Records and Information That May Be 
Useful to Law Enforcement Relating to Child Sexual Exploitation by 
Electronic Communication Service Providers for Disclosure Pursuant to 
Warrant, Subpoena, or Court Order.--A provider of an electronic 
communication service or remote computing service shall retain for a 
period of at least two years all records or other information 
pertaining to the identity of a user of a temporarily assigned network 
address the service assigns to that user. Any record or information 
retained under this subsection may be disclosed to law enforcement 
pursuant to warrant, subpoena, or court order under subsection (c) but 
only for use in connection with an investigation of child sexual 
expoitation.''.
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