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CIPA (Children's Internet Protection Act) Documents
- S. 97, 106th Congress, 1st. Session
Original bill introduced January 19, 1999 by Senator John McCain of Arizona with 7 co-sponsors.
Complete title:
"A bill to require the installation and use by schools and libraries of a technology for filtering or blocking material on the Internet on computers with Internet access to be eligible to receive or retain universal service assistance."
Bill Summary and Complete Text
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Public Law 106-554 Title XVII
S. 97 as passed was incorporated into the much larger appropriations bill Public Law 106-554 as Title XVII Children's Internet Protection Act.
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CC Docket No. 96-45
Federal Communications Commission
The FCC adopted rules to implement the act and issued these as CC Docket No. 96-45 as required by law.
Original text version
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Court Opinion No. 02-361
U.S. Supreme Court
Upon being challenged by the American Library Association and others, the U.S. Supreme Court issued Decision No. 02-361, reversing a lower court's decision to suspend enforcement of some provisions of the act.
Additional Resources
Prepared by Kate Graf and Jason Stirnaman
Reference Services, Missouri State Library, August 3, 2003