1.This Act may be cited as the
Internet Safety and Child Protection
Act of 2005
.
2.The purpose of this Act is to—
(1)set tighter age verification standards to
block minors from entering Internet pornography sites; and
(2)provide funding and support to law
enforcement efforts to combat Internet and pornography-related crimes against
children.
<enum>I</enum><header>Child Protection Efforts</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id88DEB49A178A4E279D6A1F3768E3F6F9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>101.</enum><header>Age verification
requirement</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id61F868C8645A4212A414AEF53198C6CC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An operator of a
regulated pornographic Web site shall verify that any user attempting to access
their site is 18 years of age or older using software certified for that
purpose by the Commission.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id32E02481EDEC4A34AF1FCB5EA4499C15"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The age verification required by this
section shall take place prior to the display of any pornographic material,
including free content that may be available prior to the purchase of a
subscription or product.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBEBD2EEAF8A34AD9B81CA53098214459" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>102.</enum><header>Credit card
requirement</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">A bank, credit
card company, third-party merchant, Internet payment service provider, or
business that performs financial transactions for a regulated pornographic Web
site shall only process age-verified Internet pornography credit card
transactions for sales carried out in accordance with this title.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF114FB479004494DB2F48AEC874BE133" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>103.</enum><header>Commission
requirement</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Commission
shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe1202a5b24e7424fa9223c990693f13f"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">require each regulated pornographic Web
site to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3302308f29954c41bf10b50cb74a3802"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">use appropriate age-screening software to
carry out this title; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID67c25920ebc64699b9f10b7038ec4555"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">use that software correctly and
consistently through such means as conducting periodic tests trying to access
the Web site without appropriate age verifications; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID90fda90c80db4b958d7923d111ab734b"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in coordination with the Department of
Justice and other Federal agencies, maintain a list of regulated pornographic
Web sites that are not in compliance with section 101.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H49E07D4BF28B429D9C2FCB917BED9C46" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>104.</enum><header>Enforcement by the
Federal Trade Commission</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA9919F9B57874EC8A6E8CD99C2275FA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Unfair or
deceptive acts or practices</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A
violation of section 101 shall be treated as a violation of section 18 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="FTCA">Federal Trade Commission Act</act-name> (15
U.S.C. 57a) regarding unfair or deceptive acts or practices.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD17B6CE1D51F42D69B002D33BF8817F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Powers of
Commission</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission
shall issue and enforce the regulations for the enforcement of section 101 in
the same manner, by the same means, and with the same jurisdiction, powers, and
duties as though all applicable terms and provisions of the
<act-name parsable-cite="FTCA">Federal Trade Commission Act</act-name> (15
U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were incorporated into and made a part of this title. Any
person who violates such regulations shall be subject to the penalties provided
in that title.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA4FE0DA8B2E04B7384B0EBBAE7B24E94" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>105.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1A96FC958A354C24B70183BACC8EBBA8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Commission</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Commission</term> means the
Federal Trade Commission.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id663B9939E2224983A6D9E86BBAEBE766"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Regulated
pornographic web site</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
term <term>regulated pornographic Web site</term> means a person required to
maintain documents verifying the age of persons engaged in sexually explicit
conduct pursuant to section 2257(a) of title 18, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph></section><enum>II</enum><header>Funding for Child Protection</header>
<subtitle commented="no" id="id726BF30BEC064D4C933EE857BB86E033" style="OLC"><enum>A</enum><header>Excise Tax</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2EB4597BF68B480FAAC9F8EC37726AB8" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>201.</enum><header>Excise tax on
Internet display or distribution of pornography</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0BE82E77417D4C26A089BB0BD402CE08"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 33 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to facilities and services) is amended
by inserting after subchapter C the following new subchapter:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id38AC0D310A7F42D5A1D51A8E001CD6FE" style="OLC">
<subchapter commented="no" id="idBCD7B0BB047A49509F22300B1FC8FE32"><enum>D</enum><header>Internet display
or distribution of pornography</header>
<toc>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">Sec. 4285. Internet display
or distribution of pornography.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBEFA4F2AB2C64E359D1C1DACEAED4551" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4285.</enum><header>Internet display or
distribution of pornography</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBEA0A90D0326455595A772F49C8CAD7F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Imposition of
tax</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is imposed on
amounts charged by a regulated pornographic Web site for individuals to receive
the display or distribution of pornography through the Internet a tax equal to
25 percent of the amounts so charged.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAC437B24F61F49BF8ED393990B0B0571"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Payment of
tax</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The tax imposed by this
section shall be paid by the operator of the regulated pornographic Web site
receiving payment for the display or distribution taxed under subsection
(a).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1F38857633F24D46A3594CF1A2268D3C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3CBB641B1AD7430FBEE63556B4260364"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Pornography</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>pornography</term> has the
same meaning as defined in section 2256(2) of title 18, United States
Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAD739D4CB0744DD183974D9023CF27FB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Regulated
pornographic web site</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
term <term>regulated pornographic Web site</term> has the same meaning as
defined in section 105 of the Internet Safety and Child Protection Act of
2005.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subchapter><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB16CFC9183704AE8B62E2F591C5873D1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
Amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of
subchapters for chapter 33 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by
adding at the end the following new item:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd72a0b93-98c0-4899-8c2c-e9676b4ffdd2" style="OLC">
<toc>
<toc-entry bold="off" idref="idBCD7B0BB047A49509F22300B1FC8FE32" level="subchapter">Subchapter D—Internet display or distribution of
pornography</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id75013DDEC71D4177A3646267D9E7460B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by
this section shall take effect on January 1, 2006.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="id948E1925C84C4D0693BFCE812F8A7083" style="OLC"><enum>B</enum><header>Child Protection Programs</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7C22558F662E46F09CE98DC93538A23A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>211.</enum><header>Trust fund</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7A4942DFEBCA4D7CA531D61EFB4B27ED"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established
in the Treasury the Internet Safety and Child Protection Trust Fund (referred
to in this subtitle as the <quote>trust fund</quote>) into which shall be
deposited all taxes collected under section 4285 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFE293DF4328348D59787104A09984701"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Availability of
amounts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts deposited
into the trust fund shall be available to carry out the programs provided in
section 212, subject to annual appropriations.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id652ED490AE3F412F84B892E7D8B8D6BD" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>212.</enum><header>Funding for Child
Internet Safety and protection programs</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDEFF1C968B014DBFA866CCA520DDEC74"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Priorities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts available in the trust fund shall
be allocated on a priority basis as follows:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id149B34D448A84EAFBF95387F5FD9FC68"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Enforcement of
this Act</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The first priority
for the use of amounts in the trust fund shall be to provide funding for the
appropriate Federal agencies to carry out the enforcement of sections 103, 104,
and 201 of this Act. Funding may also be used to promote the development of
technology that would facilitate the enforcement of this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDde8d9effcbb74e8fab4953c45a4efe95"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Department of
Justice cyber tip-line</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
second priority for the use of amounts in the trust fund shall be to provide
funds to the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to ensure
that the congressionally-mandated cyber tip line is fully operational and
staffed 24 hours a day.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID226e26da96ed44c1889dc257d8406b99"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Internet crimes
against children task force</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The third priority for the use of amounts
in the trust fund shall be to provide funds to States to support 1 Internet
Crimes Against Children Task Force center per 5,000,000 State residents, with
each State receiving sufficient funding to support at least 1 center and no
State receiving funding for more than 7 centers.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd07b3e511a974c9ebdd52c5cbab05733"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Research and
development grants</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id44A19B6EA6DE474295E6E8029F0F45C4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The fourth priority
for the use of amounts in the trust fund is to establish a competitive grant
process for companies and other organizations who work in the technology field
to support the research and development into new filtering technologies that
will help parents control children’s access to inappropriate content via
wireless and other emerging technologies.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3E1C677676944DC1A14D2162B00F4213"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Set
aside</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney General
shall allocate up to 10 percent of annual trust fund revenues to award a
minimum of 15 research and development grants under this paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3c083322c79b4f03a3f30bbda3f438e7"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Educational
training</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7BA6B0329C06434080470016F0357430"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The fifth priority
for the use of amounts in the trust fund shall be to provide relevant State
agencies with funds to support educational training contributing to greater
child Internet safety and reductions in sex trafficking and sex crimes against
children.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1922F8083F8A4F6DA71889D7FAF4A862"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Conditions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The program authorized by this paragraph
shall be carried out subject to the following conditions:</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDff247bd6b1b344c9b9c972374de5d60c"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">States shall receive funding amounting to
$1 for every resident, with a minimum of $1,000,000 for each State.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe60149da39f24521986c6f71401b2106"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">25 percent of each State’s funding shall go
to the State education agency to support State and local programs providing
child Internet safety training to teachers.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdfad2eefd24f42149d5ba63438d3df9c"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">30 percent of each State’s funding shall go
to the State Attorneys’ General office to support child Internet safety
training for law enforcement, as well as training that enhances the capacity of
law enforcement to combat sex trafficking and sex crimes against
children.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb268c8cb47a247edb65ea7062c1afca1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">10 percent of each State’s funding shall be
allocated to the Governor's office to develop and implement a coordinated State
child internet safety strategy.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID977866b04b204e0e916767fa9da14223"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">35 percent of the State funding shall go to
the relevant State agency to support Public Service Announcements promoting
child Internet safety.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID31a6457e395749398d9f44b632877086"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Remaining
amounts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After fully funding
the priorities established in paragraphs (1) through (5) for a fiscal year any
remaining amounts shall be allocated as follows:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD86706C553144AF1A8BFA0AAB6E35150"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Federal agency
support</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">50 percent of
remaining amounts shall be used to provide funding to support child Internet
safety activities, as well as activities combating sex trafficking and sex
crimes against children, on the part of the following Federal agencies:</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe7e456e2f4194c2b872086c495133731"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Department of Justice.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID34ff40f18d154c1dae12091f98542f84"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Department of Commerce.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1d9aee8d206b4cb1970e5bcb7710829f"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Department of Defense.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb8c51cea1d1340498320a92962d1f8f4"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Department of Education.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID762666534636444ab5388489b941f487"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Department of Health and Human
Services.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID246f38a5186d49478c32019b1277372a"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Department of State.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf78dd8e11d6e42fdba5ae8b8c8e7a62d"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Department of Homeland Security.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID57f4c11311d843909fec3dc5a2a7072c"><enum>(viii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Department of Treasury.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb974d2f01db14e309a8d88c3d48fd232"><enum>(ix)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Department of Agriculture.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb37b90b288564fddbd0c54056310d077"><enum>(x)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">United States Postal Service.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID76d09e447c6243c2b92276b53d8ba3b4"><enum>(xi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal Trade Commission.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID43edbbb39c4946de90232f3f31a2fbe2"><enum>(xii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal Communications Commission.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa543e61a7bfc4604882e4b8305d49a38"><enum>(xiii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">National Aeronautics and Space
Administration.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd2bf8ecc075e42ee9ee76d0c081791c8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Private
entities</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC9A3055D6BE14B50A81BBAC0F596D7D2"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">50 percent of
remaining amounts shall be allocated through a competitive grant process to
international and domestic nongovernmental organizations and not-for-profits,
to support work promoting child Internet safety and combating sex trafficking
and sex crimes against children.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id277A0584381C4B22A338A08E04C2E474"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Details</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney General shall—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id14AAE2586E57480EA4E2764578EC35EE"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">publish guidance in the Federal Register
describing the variety and scope of organizational work to be funded under this
subparagraph in a fiscal year and soliciting grant proposals under this
subparagraph; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8933AE12453F41CE8CE73B9038AF9C59"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">allocate funds on the basis of a
competitive grant process.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD3564D1992EE42DB9D6EF4585EA5E177"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Funding
limit</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For every $1 allocated
for international work under this subparagraph, the Attorney General shall
allocate $2.5 dollars for domestic work.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC909D00BBBFB4E82835814F3AED2BC46"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Grant
programs</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8B87356FFC454769A4278156EBC15B1C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney General
shall carry out this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2C0FDBF9A18B493A80AD0FF40933AFA6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Terms and
conditions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney
General shall prescribe the terms and conditions for grant applications and
awards under this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5CB07D36D75F4F0CA1BF99746DC1B6FC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>213.</enum><header>Deficit
reduction</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Amounts remaining in
the trust fund after the programs authorized in section 212 are funded shall be
returned to the Treasury and applied to deficit reduction.</text>
</section></subtitle>