H.R. 1198House117th Congress (2021-2023)In Committee

END Child Exploitation Act

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The END Child Exploitation Act amends the federal law governing reports of online child sexual exploitation. It requires entities that submit reports to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children’s CyberTipline to keep the report’s contents for 180 days instead of 90, and lets them keep the data longer voluntarily. The change aims to help law‑enforcement and other officials investigate and stop the spread of child sexual abuse material.

Key Provisions

Increases the mandatory retention period for CyberTipline reports from 90 days to 180 days.
Allows a reporting provider to keep the report’s contents for more than 180 days voluntarily, to aid in reducing and preventing online child sexual exploitation.

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee

April 28, 2021

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Introduced in House

February 22, 2021

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Judiciary Committee

February 22, 2021

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee

April 28, 2021

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Introduced in HouseIssued February 22, 2021

117th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 1198

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 22, 2021

Mr. Gonzalez of Ohio (for himself, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Reschenthaler, and Mrs. McBath) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To amend title 18, United States Code, to require a provider of a report to the CyberTipline related to online sexual exploitation of children to preserve the contents of such report for 180 days, and for other purposes.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Eliminate Network Distribution of Child Exploitation Act or the END Child Exploitation Act.

Preservation of reports to CyberTipline related to online sexual exploitation of children

Section 2258A(h) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—

(1)

in paragraph (1), by striking 90 days and inserting 180 days; and

(2)

by adding at the end the following:

(5)

Extension of preservation

A provider of a report to the CyberTipline may voluntarily preserve the contents provided in the report (including any comingled content described in paragraph (2)) for longer than 180 days after the submission to the CyberTipline for the purpose of reducing the proliferation of online child sexual exploitation or preventing the online sexual exploitation of children.