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18 U.S.C. 2258B: Limited liability for the reporting, storage, and handling of certain visual depictions of apparent child pornography to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

Created in 2008 by the Providing Resources, Officers, and Technology To Eradicate Cyber Threats to Our Children Act of 2008" or the "PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-401). Changed by 2 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2024

    • Pub. L. 118–59, §2(a)(1), substituted "the reporting, storage, and handling of certain visual depictions of apparent child pornography to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children" for "providers or domain name registrars" in section catchline. (Revising Existing Procedures On Reporting via Technology Act" or the "REPORT Act) Law text
    • Pub. L. 118–59, §2(a)(2)(A), inserted "or charge" after "a claim" in introductory provisions. (Revising Existing Procedures On Reporting via Technology Act" or the "REPORT Act) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 118–59, §2(a)(2)(B), struck out "this section," after "or function under". (Revising Existing Procedures On Reporting via Technology Act" or the "REPORT Act) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 118–59, §2(a)(3), added subsecs. (d) and (e). (Revising Existing Procedures On Reporting via Technology Act" or the "REPORT Act) Law text · (d), (e)

    2018

    • Pub. L. 115–395, §3(1), substituted "providers, or domain name registrars" for "electronic communication service providers, remote computing service providers, or domain name registrar" in section catchline. (CyberTipline Modernization Act of 2018) Law text
    • Pub. L. 115–395, §3(2), substituted "a provider" for "an electronic communication service provider, a remote computing service provider," and substituted "such provider" for "such electronic communication service provider, remote computing service provider," in two places. (CyberTipline Modernization Act of 2018) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 115–395, §3(3), substituted "provider" for "electronic communication service provider, remote computing service provider," in two places in introductory provisions. (CyberTipline Modernization Act of 2018) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 115–395, §3(4), substituted "A provider" for "An electronic communication service provider, a remote computing service provider," in introductory provisions and "visual depiction" for "image" wherever appearing in pars. (1) and (2). (CyberTipline Modernization Act of 2018) Law text · (c)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.