[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1280 Introduced in Senate (IS)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1280

    To amend the PROTECT Act to clarify certain volunteer liability.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 18, 2003

Mr. Hatch (for himself and Mr. Biden) introduced the following bill; 
        which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the 
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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the PROTECT Act to clarify certain volunteer liability.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. AMENDMENT TO THE PROTECT ACT.

    Section 108 of the PROTECT ACT (Public Law 108-21) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) Volunteer Liability.--
            ``(1) In general.--The National Center for Missing and 
        Exploited Children, including any of its officers, employees, 
        or agents, shall not be liable for damages of any kind in any 
        civil action arising out of any action or communication by the 
        National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, its 
        officers, employees, or agents, in connection with any 
        activities under this section.
            ``(2) Exception.--The limitation in paragraph (1) does not 
        apply in any action in which the plaintiff proves that the 
        National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, its 
        officers, employees, or agents acted with actual malice, or 
        provided information or took action for a purpose unrelated to 
        an activity mandated by Federal law.''.
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