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[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 602 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        S.602

                       One Hundred Tenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America

                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday,
            the third day of January, two thousand and eight

                                 An Act

 
     To develop the next generation of parental control technology.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. EXAMINATION OF ADVANCED BLOCKING TECHNOLOGIES AND EXISTING 
              PARENTAL EMPOWERMENT TOOLS.

    (a) Inquiry Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications Commission shall 
initiate a notice of inquiry to consider measures to examine--
        (1) the existence and availability of advanced blocking 
    technologies that are compatible with various communications 
    devices or platforms;
        (2) methods of encouraging the development, deployment, and use 
    of such technology by parents that do not affect the packaging or 
    pricing of a content provider's offering; and
        (3) the existence, availability, and use of parental 
    empowerment tools and initiatives already in the market.
    (b) Content of Proceeding.--In conducting the inquiry required 
under subsection (a), the Commission shall consider advanced blocking 
technologies that--
        (1) may be appropriate across a wide variety of distribution 
    platforms, including wired, wireless, and Internet platforms;
        (2) may be appropriate across a wide variety of devices capable 
    of transmitting or receiving video or audio programming, including 
    television sets, DVD players, VCRs, cable set top boxes, satellite 
    receivers, and wireless devices;
        (3) can filter language based upon information in closed 
    captioning;
        (4) operate independently of ratings pre-assigned by the 
    creator of such video or audio programming; and
        (5) may be effective in enhancing the ability of a parent to 
    protect his or her child from indecent or objectionable 
    programming, as determined by such parent.
    (c) Reporting.--Not later than 270 days after the enactment of this 
Act, the Commission shall issue a report to Congress detailing any 
findings resulting from the inquiry required under subsection (a).
    (d) Definition.--In this section, the term ``advanced blocking 
technologies'' means technologies that can improve or enhance the 
ability of a parent to protect his or her child from any indecent or 
objectionable video or audio programming, as determined by such parent, 
that is transmitted through the use of wire, wireless, or radio 
communication.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.
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