I 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1198 To 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. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 22, 2021 Mr. GONZALEZ of Ohio (for himself, Ms. KUSTER, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, and Mrs. MCBATH) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Eliminate Network 4 Distribution of Child Exploitation Act’’ or the ‘‘END 5 Child Exploitation Act’’. 6 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:23 Mar 13, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1198.IH H1198 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 1198 IH SEC. 2. PRESERVATION OF REPORTS TO CYBERTIPLINE RE- 1 LATED TO ONLINE SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF 2 CHILDREN. 3 Section 2258A(h) of title 18, United States Code, is 4 amended— 5 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘90 days’’ and 6 inserting ‘‘180 days’’; and 7 (2) by adding at the end the following: 8 ‘‘(5) EXTENSION OF PRESERVATION.—A pro- 9 vider of a report to the CyberTipline may voluntarily 10 preserve the contents provided in the report (includ- 11 ing any comingled content described in paragraph 12 (2)) for longer than 180 days after the submission 13 to the CyberTipline for the purpose of reducing the 14 proliferation of online child sexual exploitation or 15 preventing the online sexual exploitation of chil- 16 dren.’’. 17 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:23 Mar 13, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H1198.IH H1198 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with BILLS