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104th Congress
1st Session
S. 714
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
Mr. Leahy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the committee on_______
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A BILL
To require the Attorney General to study and report to Congress on the
means of controlling the flow of violent, sexually explicit, harassing,
offense, or otherwise unwanted material in interactive
telecommunications systems.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. STUDY ON MEANS OF RESTRICTING ACCESS TO UNWANTED
MATERIAL IN INTERACTIVE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS.
(a) STUDY AND REPORT. -- Not later than 150 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall complete a study
and submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Rep resentatives a report
containing --
(1) an evaluation of whether current criminal laws governing the
distribution of obscenity over computer networks and the creation and
distribution of child pornography by means of computers are fully
enforceable in interactive media;
(2) an assessment of the Federal, State, and local law enforcement
resources that are currently available to enforce those laws;
(3) an evaluation of the technical means available to --
(A) enable parents to exercise control over the information that
their children receive and enable other users to exercise control over
the commercial and noncommercial information that they receive over
interactive telecommunications systems so that they may avoid violent,
sexually explicit, harassing, offensive, or otherwise unwanted material; and
(B) promote the free flow of information consistent, with
Constitutional values, in interactive media; and
(4) recommendations to encourage the development and deployment of
technical means, including hardware and software, to enable parents to
exercise control over the information that their children receive and
enable other users of exercise control over the information that they
receive over interactive telecommunications systems so that they may
avoid harassing, violent, sexually explicit, harassing, offensive, or
otherwise unwanted material.
(b) CONSULTATION -- In conducting the study and preparing the
report under subsection (a), the Attorney General shall consult with the
National Telecommunications and Information Administration of the
Department of Commerce.