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I117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 1198IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFebruary 22, 2021Mr. Gonzalez of Ohio (for himself, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Reschenthaler, and Mrs. McBath) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo 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.

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Short title

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

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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..