Title 15Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73not60

§7708 Do-not-e-mail Registry

Title 15 › Chapter 103— CONTROLLING THE ASSAULT OF NON-SOLICITED PORNOGRAPHY AND MARKETING › § 7708

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

Within 6 months after December 16, 2003, the Commission must report to Congress a plan and timetable for a nationwide Do-Not-E-Mail registry, note any technical, privacy, security, or enforcement concerns, and describe effects on children. The registry cannot start before 9 months after December 16, 2003.

Full Legal Text

Title 15, §7708

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(a)Not later than 6 months after December 16, 2003, the Commission shall transmit to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce a report that—
(1)sets forth a plan and timetable for establishing a nationwide marketing Do-Not-E-Mail registry;
(2)includes an explanation of any practical, technical, security, privacy, enforceability, or other concerns that the Commission has regarding such a registry; and
(3)includes an explanation of how the registry would be applied with respect to children with e-mail accounts.
(b)The Commission may establish and implement the plan, but not earlier than 9 months after December 16, 2003.

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Citation

15 U.S.C. § 7708

Title 15Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60