Expands federal court protections for child victims and witnesses, requires online providers to report child sexual exploitation more fully to NCMEC, and creates new civil lawsuits against online platforms and app stores whose conduct contributes to child sexual exploitation.

• Requires providers of online services to submit CyberTipline reports to NCMEC within 60 days of learning of apparent child pornography or related facts, with fines for late or false reports and annual transparency reports to the Attorney General and FTC for large providers
• Strengthens protections for child victims and witnesses in federal court, including a presumption against public disclosure of their protected information and authorizes $25,000,000 per fiscal year for courts to carry out related duties
• Allows victims of child pornography or sexual exploitation to sue interactive computer service providers and app stores for personal injury, with liquidated damages of $300,000, and bars liability based solely on using end-to-end encryption
• Creates a federal offense for online providers that knowingly host child pornography or facilitate related violations, with fines up to $1,000,000 or $5,000,000 in aggravated cases

• Judiciary Committee (Senate)

Crime and Law Enforcement