Protecting Children Over Profits Act

119 S962 IS: Protecting Children Over Profits Act U.S. Senate 2025-03-11 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 962 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 11 (legislative day, March 10), 2025 Mr. Lankford (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to preclude a provider of electronic communication service or remote computing service from receiving reimbursement or other compensation for information relating to child exploitation, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Children Over Profits Act . 2. Amendments Title 18 of the United States Code is amended— (1) in section 2706(c)— (A) by striking The requirement and inserting the following: (1) Telephone records The requirement ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (2) Child exploitation The requirement of subsection (a) of this section does not apply with respect to records or other information maintained by a provider of electronic communications service, or remote computing service that relate to child exploitation, as defined in section 2 of the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 ( 34 U.S.C. 21101 ). ; (2) in section 2518, in the matter following subsection (4)(e), in the penultimate sentence, by inserting , except that no provider of electronic communications service or remote computing service, as defined in section 2711, shall be compensated by the applicant for expenses incurred with respect to information, facilities, or technical assistance relating to child exploitation, as defined in section 2 of the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 ( 34 U.S.C. 21101 ) after such facilities or assistance ; and (3) in section 3124(c), by inserting , except that no provider of electronic communications service or remote computing service, as defined in section 2711, shall be compensated for expenses incurred with respect to facilities or technical assistance relating to child exploitation, as defined in section 2 of the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 ( 34 U.S.C. 21101 ) before the period at the end.