S. 783Senate116th Congress (2019-2021)In Committee

Clean Slate for Kids Online Act of 2019

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The Clean Slate for Kids Online Act would add a new right for people who are now over age 13 (or their legal guardians) to have any personal data that was collected about them when they were under 13 removed from a website or online service. Operators of child‑directed sites would have to post clear instructions on how to request deletion, carry out the deletion promptly, and confirm it in writing. The law also tells the Federal Trade Commission to issue rules on these requirements within a year and limits the data that can be kept for legal or safety reasons.

Key Provisions

Adds a definition of “delete” as removing personal information so it cannot be retrieved in normal business operations.
Makes it unlawful for a child‑directed website or any operator that knows it collected a child’s data to refuse a deletion request.
Requires operators to post prominent notice explaining how individuals over 13 (or their guardians) can request deletion of data collected when the person was a child.
Mandates prompt deletion of the requested data and written confirmation of the deletion to the requester.
Allows operators to retain data only when necessary for a court order or law‑enforcement/public‑safety purposes, and only for as long as needed for that purpose.
Directs the FTC to issue regulations implementing these rules within one year of the law’s enactment.
Updates related safe‑harbor and state‑action provisions in COPPA to reference the new deletion requirements.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S1849-1850)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

March 13, 2019

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Introduced in Senate

March 13, 2019

SenateIntro Referral

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S1849-1850)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

March 13, 2019

Floor Debate

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Sen. Dianne FeinsteinD-CA · Mar 13, 2019

Mr. President, I am pleased to introduce the ``Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act.'' This legislation would expand the boundaries of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area by…

Mr. President, I am pleased to introduce the ``Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act.'' This legislation would expand the boundaries of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area by 191,000 acres.

This legislation would provide surrounding communities with much- needed access to nature and open space, while maintaining private property rights and existing local land-use authorities.

The proposed expansion is based upon findings of the National Park Service after a six-year special resource study of the area.

This study was directed by Congress in the Rim of the Valley Corridor Study Act, passed in 2008.

The National Park Service's recommendation takes into account over 2,000 comments received from the public, elected officials, local organizations, and other stakeholders.

This bill would add an additional 191,000 acres, known as the Rim of the Valley Unit, to the existing Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation area to provide members of the local community with improved recreational and educational opportunities.

The proposed expansion would also better protect natural resources and habitats, including valuable habitat for endangered wildlife, such as the California red-legged frog, mountain lions, bobcats, foxes, badgers, coyotes, and deer.

Notably, the ``Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act'' would only allow the Department of the Interior to acquire non-Federal land within the new boundaries through exchange, donation, or purchase from willing sellers.

I want to highlight that this legislation will not create any additional liability or restrictions for private property owners.

This legislation will significantly expand outdoor recreational opportunities for residents of Los Angeles County, one of the most densely populated and park-poor areas in California.

In fact, 47% of Californians--that's six percent of the total U.S. population--live within two hours of the proposed expansion area. Enlarging the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, at no cost to U.S. taxpayers, will provide these communities with increased access to public lands and boost the local economy.

This bill enjoys the support of more than 50 local municipalities, community groups, and elected officials. It is the product of significant public engagement in the legislative process.

I would like to thank my colleague, Representative Adam Schiff, for re-introducing this legislation in the House.

I look forward to working with my colleagues to pass the ``Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act'' as quickly as possible.

Thank you, Mr. President, I yield the floor.

Sen. John ThuneR-SD · Mar 13, 2019

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record.

Sen. Richard J. DurbinD-IL · Mar 13, 2019

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record.

Sen. Richard J. DurbinD-IL · Mar 13, 2019

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record.

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Introduced in SenateIssued March 13, 2019

116th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 783

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

March 13, 2019

Mr. Durbin (for himself, Mr. Markey, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mrs. Gillibrand) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

A BILL

To amend the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to give Americans the option to delete personal information collected by internet operators as a result of the person’s internet activity prior to age 13.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Clean Slate for Kids Online Act of 2019.

Enhancing the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998

(a)

Definitions

Section 1302 of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (15 U.S.C. 6501) is amended by adding at the end the following:

(13)

Delete

The term delete means to remove personal information such that the information is not maintained in retrievable form and cannot be retrieved in the normal course of business.

(b)

Regulation of unfair and deceptive acts and practices in connection with the collection and use of personal information from and about children on the internet

Section 1303 of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (15 U.S.C. 6502) is amended—

(1)

in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:

(3)

Failure to delete

It is unlawful for an operator of a website or online service directed to children, or any operator that has actual knowledge that it is collecting personal information from a child, to fail to delete personal information collected from or about a child if a request for deletion is made pursuant to regulations prescribed under subsection (e).

; and

(2)

by adding at the end the following:

(e)

Right of an individual To delete personal information collected when the person was a child

(1)

In general

Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Commission shall promulgate under section 553 of title 5, United States Code, regulations that require the operator of any website or online service directed to children, or any operator that has actual knowledge that it has collected personal information from a child or maintains such personal information—

(A)

to provide notice in a prominent place on the website of how an individual over the age of 13, or a legal guardian of an individual over the age of 13 acting with the knowledge and consent of the individual, can request that the operator delete all personal information in the possession of the operator that was collected from or about the individual when the individual was a child notwithstanding any parental consent that may have been provided when the individual was a child;

(B)

to promptly delete all personal information in the possession of the operator that was collected from or about an individual when the individual was a child when such deletion is requested by an individual over the age of 13 or by the legal guardian of such individual acting with the knowledge and consent of the individual, notwithstanding any parental consent that may have been provided when the individual was a child;

(C)

to provide written confirmation of deletion, after the deletion has occurred, to an individual or legal guardian of such individual who has requested such deletion pursuant to this subsection; and

(D)

to except from deletion personal information collected from or about a child—

(i)

only to the extent that the personal information is necessary—

(I)

to respond to judicial process; or

(II)

to the extent permitted under any other provision of law, to provide information to law enforcement agencies or for an investigation on a matter related to public safety; and

(ii)

if the operator retain such excepted personal information for only as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purpose for which the information has been excepted and that the excepted information not be used, disseminated or maintained in a form retrievable to anyone except for the purposes specified in this subparagraph.

(c)

Safe harbors

Section 1304 of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (15 U.S.C. 6503) is amended—

(1)

in subsection (a), by striking section 1303(b) and inserting subsections (b) and (e) of section 1303; and

(2)

in subsection (b)(1), by striking subsection (b) and inserting subsections (b) and (e).

(d)

Actions by States

Section 1305(a)(1) of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (15 U.S.C. 6504(a)(1)) is amended by striking 1303(b) and inserting subsection (b) or (e) of section 1303.