Requiring Reporting of Online Terrorist Activity Act

Bill: 114-hr-4628
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17]
Introduced: 2016-02-25
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Chemical and biological weapons

Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

Criminal justice information and records

Firearms and explosives

Internet and video services

Internet, web applications, social media

Nuclear weapons

Terrorism
Latest action: action_date: 2016-04-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-02-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Requiring Reporting of Online Terrorist Activity Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires an electronic communication or remote computing service company that obtains actual knowledge of terrorist activity to report relevant facts and circumstances to appropriate authorities, including information related to unlawful distribution of explosives, destructive devices, and weapons of mass destruction.</p> <p>It directs the Department of Justice to determine the appropriate authorities.</p> <p>The bill does not require an electronic communication or a remote computing service company to monitor any user, subscriber, or customer, or the content of such person's communication. </p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4628 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 25, 2016 Mrs. Lowey (for herself and Mr. King of New York ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To require reporting of terrorist activities and the unlawful distribution of information relating to explosives, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Requiring Reporting of Online Terrorist Activity Act . 2. Requirement to report terrorist activities and the unlawful distribution of information relating to explosives (a) Duty To report Whoever, while engaged in providing an electronic communication service or a remote computing service to the public through a facility or means of interstate or foreign commerce, obtains actual knowledge of any terrorist activity, including the facts or circumstances described in subsection (c), shall, as soon as reasonably possible, provide to the appropriate authorities the facts or circumstances of the alleged terrorist activities. (b) Attorney general determination The Attorney General shall determine the appropriate authorities referred to in subsection (a). (c) Facts or circumstances The facts or circumstances described in this subsection, include any facts or circumstances from which there is an apparent violation of section 842(p) of title 18, United States Code, that involves distribution of information relating to explosives, destructive devices, and weapons of mass destruction. (d) Protection of privacy Nothing in this section may be construed to require the provider of an electronic communication service or of a remote computing service— (1) to monitor any user, subscriber, or customer of that provider; or (2) to monitor the content of any communication of any person described in paragraph (1). (e) Definitions In this section, the terms electronic communication service and remote computing service have the meaning given those terms in section 2258E of title 18, United States Code (regarding sexual exploitation and other abuse of children).