[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2471 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2471

To amend section 2710 of title 18, United States Code, to clarify that 
a video tape service provider may obtain a consumer's informed, written 
 consent on an ongoing basis and that consent may be obtained through 
                             the Internet.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 8, 2011

Mr. Goodlatte (for himself, Mr. Coble, Mr. Sensenbrenner, and Ms. Linda 
  T. Sanchez of California) introduced the following bill; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend section 2710 of title 18, United States Code, to clarify that 
a video tape service provider may obtain a consumer's informed, written 
 consent on an ongoing basis and that consent may be obtained through 
                             the Internet.

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

SECTION 1. AMENDMENT.

    Section 2710(b)(2) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:
                    ``(B) to any person with the informed, written 
                consent (including through an electronic means using 
                the Internet) of the consumer given at one or both of 
                the following times:
                            ``(i) The time the disclosure is sought.
                            ``(ii) In advance for a set period of time 
                        or until consent is withdrawn by such 
                        consumer.''.
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