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18 U.S.C. 2258D: Limited liability for NCMEC

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 1 later law. 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

    2018

    • Pub. L. 115–395, §5(1), substituted "NCMEC" for "the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children" in section catchline. (CyberTipline Modernization Act of 2018) Law text
    • Pub. L. 115–395, §5(2), substituted "Pursuant to its clearinghouse role as a private, nonprofit organization and its mission to help find missing children, reduce online sexual exploitation of children and prevent future victimization, and except as provided" for "Except as provided", … (CyberTipline Modernization Act of 2018) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 115–395, §5(3), substituted "if NCMEC" for "if the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children", "of NCMEC" for "of such center", and "(34 U.S.C. 11293)" for "(42 U.S.C. 5773)". (CyberTipline Modernization Act of 2018) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 115–395, §5(4), substituted "NCMEC" for "The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children" in introductory provisions and "visual depiction" for "image" in pars. (1) and (2). (CyberTipline Modernization Act of 2018) Law text · (d)

    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.