18 U.S.C. 2258A: Reporting requirements of providers

2024

• Pub. L. 118–59, §4(a)(1), inserted ", of section 1591 (if the violation involves a minor), or of 2422(b)" after "child pornography". (Revising Existing Procedures On Reporting via Technology Act" or the "REPORT Act) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 118–59, §4(a)(2)(A), substituted "$850,000 in the case of a provider with not less than 100,000,000 monthly active users or $600,000 in the case of a provider with less than 100,000,000 monthly active users" for "$150,000". (Revising Existing Procedures On Reporting via Technology Act" or the "REPORT Act) Law text · (e)
• Pub. L. 118–59, §4(a)(2)(B), substituted "$1,000,000 in the case of a provider with not less than 100,000,000 monthly active users or $850,000 in the case of a provider with less than 100,000,000 monthly active users" for "$300,000". (Revising Existing Procedures On Reporting via Technology Act" or the "REPORT Act) Law text · (e)
• Pub. L. 118–59, §3(1), substituted "1 year" for "90 days". (Revising Existing Procedures On Reporting via Technology Act" or the "REPORT Act) Law text · (h)
• Pub. L. 118–59, §3(2), added pars. (5) and (6). (Revising Existing Procedures On Reporting via Technology Act" or the "REPORT Act) Law text · (h), (6)

2018

• Pub. L. 115–395, §2(1), substituted "providers" for "electronic communication service providers and remote computing service providers" in section catchline. (CyberTipline Modernization Act of 2018) Law text
• Pub. L. 115–395, §2(2)(A), amended par. (1) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (1) related to general reporting duty of electronic communication service providers. (CyberTipline Modernization Act of 2018) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 115–395, §2(2)(B), amended par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) described facts or circumstances of apparent violations requiring report. (CyberTipline Modernization Act of 2018) Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 115–395, §2(3)(A), in introductory provisions, substituted "In an effort to prevent the future sexual victimization of children, and to the extent the information is within the custody or control of a provider, the facts and circumstances included in each report under subsectio… (CyberTipline Modernization Act of 2018) Law text · (b)
• Pub. L. 115–395, §2(3)(B), inserted "or plans to violate" after "who appears to have violated" and "payment information (excluding personally identifiable information)," after "uniform resource locator,". (CyberTipline Modernization Act of 2018) Law text · (b)
• Pub. L. 115–395, §2(3)(C), substituted "a provider uploaded, transmitted, or received content relating to the report or when and how content relating to the report was reported to, or discovered by the provider" for "an electronic communication service or a remote computing service … (CyberTipline Modernization Act of 2018) Law text · (b)
• Pub. L. 115–395, §2(3)(D), amended par. (3) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: (CyberTipline Modernization Act of 2018) Law text · (b)
• Pub. L. 115–395, §2(3)(E), in heading, substituted "Visual depictions" for "Images" and, in text, substituted "visual depiction" for "image" and inserted "or other content" after "apparent child pornography". (CyberTipline Modernization Act of 2018) Law text · (b)
• Pub. L. 115–395, §2(3)(F), substituted "visual depiction" for "image" and inserted "or other content" after "apparent child pornography" in introductory provisions and substituted "visual depictions" for "images" in subpar. (B). (CyberTipline Modernization Act of 2018) Law text · (b)
• Pub. L. 115–395, §2(4), amended subsec. (c) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (c) related to forwarding of reports to domestic and foreign law enforcement agencies. (CyberTipline Modernization Act of 2018) Law text · (c)
• Pub. L. 115–395, §2(5)(A), substituted "may designate a" for "shall designate promptly the". (CyberTipline Modernization Act of 2018) Law text · (d)
• Pub. L. 115–395, §2(5)(B), substituted "may" for "shall promptly" in introductory provisions and "designate" for "designate the" in subpar. (A). (CyberTipline Modernization Act of 2018) Law text · (d)
• Pub. L. 115–395, §2(5)(C), substituted "may" for "shall", "NCMEC" for "the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children", and "providers" for "electronic communication service providers, remote computing service providers". (CyberTipline Modernization Act of 2018) Law text · (d)
• Pub. L. 115–395, §2(5)(E), (F), redesignated par. (6) as (5) and amended it generally. Prior to amendment, par. related to contents of Center's notification to providers of report forwarded at request of foreign law enforcement agency. (CyberTipline Modernization Act of 2018) Law text · (d)
• Pub. L. 115–395, §2(5)(D), struck out par. (5). Text read as follows: "It is the sense of Congress that— (CyberTipline Modernization Act of 2018) Law text · (d)
• Pub. L. 115–395, §2(5)(E), redesignated par. (6) as (5). (CyberTipline Modernization Act of 2018) Law text · (d)
• Pub. L. 115–395, §2(6), substituted "A provider" for "An electronic communication service provider or remote computing service provider". (CyberTipline Modernization Act of 2018) Law text · (e)
• Pub. L. 115–395, §2(7)(A), substituted "a provider" for "an electronic communication service provider or a remote computing service provider" in introductory provisions. (CyberTipline Modernization Act of 2018) Law text · (f)
• Pub. L. 115–395, §2(7)(B), substituted "search, screen, or scan for" for "seek". (CyberTipline Modernization Act of 2018) Law text · (f)
• Pub. L. 115–395, §2(8)(A)(i), which directed substitution of "a provider" for "an electronic communication service provider or remote computing service provider", was executed by making the substitution for "an electronic communication service provider or remote computing pro… (CyberTipline Modernization Act of 2018) Law text · (g)
• Pub. L. 115–395, §2(8)(A)(ii), amended subpar. (B) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: (CyberTipline Modernization Act of 2018) Law text · (g)
• Pub. L. 115–395, §2(8)(B)(i), (ii), in heading, substituted "NCMEC" for "the national center for missing and exploited children" and, in introductory provisions, substituted "NCMEC may disclose by mail, electronic transmission, or other reasonable means, information received in a re… (CyberTipline Modernization Act of 2018) Law text · (g)
• Pub. L. 115–395, §2(8)(B)(iii), substituted "any Federal law enforcement agency" for "to any Federal law enforcement agency" and inserted "or that is involved in the investigation of child sexual exploitation, kidnapping, or enticement crimes" before semicolon at end. (CyberTipline Modernization Act of 2018) Law text · (g)
• Pub. L. 115–395, §2(8)(B)(iv), substituted "any State" for "to any State" and "child sexual exploitation" for "child pornography, child exploitation". (CyberTipline Modernization Act of 2018) Law text · (g)
• Pub. L. 115–395, §2(8)(B)(v), substituted "any foreign law enforcement agency" for "to any foreign law enforcement agency" and "or that has an established relationship with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or INTERPOL, and is involved in t… (CyberTipline Modernization Act of 2018) Law text · (g)
• Pub. L. 115–395, §2(8)(B)(vi), substituted "a provider" for "an electronic communication service provider or remote computing service provider" and "; and" for period at end. (CyberTipline Modernization Act of 2018) Law text · (g)
• Pub. L. 115–395, §2(8)(B)(vii), added subpar. (E). (CyberTipline Modernization Act of 2018) Law text · (g)
• Pub. L. 115–395, §2(8)(C), added par. (4). (CyberTipline Modernization Act of 2018) Law text · (g)
• Pub. L. 115–395, §2(9)(A), substituted "a completed submission by a provider of a report to the CyberTipline under subsection (a)(1) shall be treated as a request to preserve the contents provided in the report for 90 days after the submission to the CyberTipline" for "the notificat… (CyberTipline Modernization Act of 2018) Law text · (h)
• Pub. L. 115–395, §2(9)(D), in heading, substituted "content" for "images" and, in text, substituted "a provider" for "an electronic communication service provider or a remote computing service", "visual depictions" for "images", and "reasonably accessible and may provide context or … (CyberTipline Modernization Act of 2018) Law text · (h)
• Pub. L. 115–395, §2(9)(B), (C), redesignated par. (3) as (2) and struck out former par. (2). Prior to amendment, text of par. (2) read as follows: "Pursuant to paragraph (1), an electronic communication service provider or a remote computing service shall preserve the contents of the report provide… (CyberTipline Modernization Act of 2018) Law text · (h)
• Pub. L. 115–395, §2(9)(E), which directed substitution of "A provider" for "An electronic communication service or remote computing service", was executed by making the substitution for "An electronic communications service or remote computing service", to reflect the probable inten… (CyberTipline Modernization Act of 2018) Law text · (h)
• Pub. L. 115–395, §2(9)(C), redesignated par. (4) as (3). Former par. (3) redesignated (2). (CyberTipline Modernization Act of 2018) Law text · (h)
• Pub. L. 115–395, §2(9)(C), redesignated pars. (4) and (5) as (3) and (4), respectively. (CyberTipline Modernization Act of 2018) Law text · (h), (5)