15 U.S.C. § 7709: Study of effects of…

Summary

Within 24 months after December 16, 2003, the Commission must, after consulting with the Department of Justice and other agencies, send Congress a detailed report on how the chapter’s rules are working, how they are being enforced, and whether Congress should change them. The report must look at how technology and market changes (like new devices for reading email) affect the rules, recommend how to deal with commercial email that starts in or goes through other countries (including steps the U.S. could take in international talks), and suggest ways to protect consumers, especially children, from obscene or pornographic commercial email.

Title 15, §7709

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(a)In general

Not later than 24 months after December 16, 2003, the Commission, in consultation with the Department of Justice and other appropriate agencies, shall submit a report to the Congress that provides a detailed analysis of the effectiveness and enforcement of the provisions of this chapter and the need (if any) for the Congress to modify such provisions.

(b)Required analysis

The Commission shall include in the report required by subsection (a)—

(1)an analysis of the extent to which technological and marketplace developments, including changes in the nature of the devices through which consumers access their electronic mail messages, may affect the practicality and effectiveness of the provisions of this chapter;

(2)analysis and recommendations concerning how to address commercial electronic mail that originates in or is transmitted through or to facilities or computers in other nations, including initiatives or policy positions that the Federal Government could pursue through international negotiations, fora, organizations, or institutions; and

(3)analysis and recommendations concerning options for protecting consumers, including children, from the receipt and viewing of commercial electronic mail that is obscene or pornographic.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This chapter, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (b)(1), was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 108–187, Dec. 16, 2003, 117 Stat. 2699, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 7701 of this title and Tables.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective Jan. 1, 2004, see section 16 of Pub. L. 108–187, set out as a note under section 7701 of this title.

§7709 Study of Effects of Commercial Electronic Mail