Protecting our KIDS Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8670
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]
Introduced: 2020-10-23
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Criminal justice information and records

Internet and video services

Internet, web applications, social media

Sex offenses

Telephone and wireless communication
Latest action: action_date: 2020-10-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-10-23
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Protecting our KIDS Act of 2020</b></p> <p>This bill makes changes to the administration of the National Sex Offender Registry, including by setting out more detailed requirements for the internet identifiers (e.g., email addresses) that sex offenders must provide to the registry.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8670 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 23, 2020 Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire (for herself and Mr. Gonzalez of Ohio ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the KIDS Act of 2008 to require sex offenders to provide online and mobile identifiers, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting our KIDS Act of 2020 . 2. Direction to the Attorney General Section 2(a) of the KIDS Act of 2008 ( 34 U.S.C. 20916(a) ) is amended— (1) by striking The Attorney and inserting (1) In general .—The Attorney ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (2) Internet identifiers For purposes of paragraph (1), the internet identifiers required to be provided— (A) shall include— (i) all identifiers used for communication on mobile applications and internet websites; (ii) all account names and identifiers used to access social networking platforms; (iii) mobile telephone numbers; and (iv) device ID information; and (B) shall not include personal passwords used to access social networking platforms. . 3. Social networking website Section 2(e)(1)(A) of the KIDS Act of 2008 ( 34 U.S.C. 20916(e)(1)(A) ) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting or mobile application after website ; and (2) in clause (ii), by striking where such users are likely to include a substantial number of minors . 4. Report to congress Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department of Justice shall submit to Congress a report on audit findings with respect to the implementation of— (1) section 2 of the KIDS Act of 2008 ( 34 U.S.C. 20916 ), as amended by this Act; and (2) section 3 of the KIDS Act of 2008 ( 34 U.S.C. 20917 ).