I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8454 
To establish a National Commission on Online Child Sexual Exploitation 
Prevention, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 
Ms. GARCIA of Texas (for herself and Mrs. WAGNER) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and 
in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Education and 
Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To establish a National Commission on Online Child Sexual 
Exploitation Prevention, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Eliminating Abusive 
and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act of 
2020’’ or the ‘‘EARN IT Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the National Commission on Online Child 
Sexual Exploitation Prevention. 
(2) INTERACTIVE
COMPUTER
SERVICE.—The 
term ‘‘interactive computer service’’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 230(f)(2) of the Commu-
nications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 230(f)(2)). 
SEC. 3. NATIONAL COMMISSION ON ONLINE CHILD SEXUAL 
EXPLOITATION PREVENTION. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Na-
tional Commission on Online Child Sexual Exploitation 
Prevention. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Commission is to 
develop recommended best practices that providers of 
interactive computer services may choose to implement to 
prevent, reduce, and respond to the online sexual exploi-
tation of children, including the enticement, grooming, sex 
trafficking, and sexual abuse of children and the prolifera-
tion of online child sexual abuse material. 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) COMPOSITION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall 
be composed of 19 members. 
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(B) AGENCY HEADS.—The following Fed-
eral officials shall serve as members of the 
Commission: 
(i) The Attorney General or his or her 
representative. 
(ii) The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity or his or her representative. 
(iii) The Chairman of the Federal 
Trade Commission or his or her represent-
ative. 
(C) OTHER MEMBERS.—Of the remaining 
16 members of the Commission— 
(i) 4 shall be appointed by the major-
ity leader of the Senate, of whom— 
(I) 1 shall have the qualifications 
required under clause (i) or (ii) of 
paragraph (2)(A); 
(II) 1 shall have the qualifica-
tions 
required 
under 
paragraph 
(2)(B); 
(III) 1 shall have the qualifica-
tions required under clause (i) or (ii) 
of paragraph (2)(C); and 
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(IV) 1 shall have the qualifica-
tions required under clause (i) or (ii) 
of paragraph (2)(D); 
(ii) 4 shall be appointed by the minor-
ity leader of the Senate, of whom— 
(I) 1 shall have the qualifications 
required under clause (i) or (ii) of 
paragraph (2)(A); 
(II) 1 shall have the qualifica-
tions 
required 
under 
paragraph 
(2)(B); 
(III) 1 shall have the qualifica-
tions required under clause (i) or (ii) 
of paragraph (2)(C); and 
(IV) 1 shall have the qualifica-
tions required under clause (i) or (ii) 
of paragraph (2)(D); 
(iii) 4 shall be appointed by the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives, 
of whom— 
(I) 1 shall have the qualifications 
required under clause (i) or (ii) of 
paragraph (2)(A); 
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