PROTECT Act of 2003

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The PROTECT Act of 2003 (Pub. L. 108–21 (text) (PDF), 117 Stat. 650, S. 151, enacted April 30, 2003) is a United States law with the stated intent of preventing child abuse as well as investigating and prosecuting violent crimes against children.[1][2] "PROTECT" is a backronym which stands for "Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to End the Exploitation of Children Today".

The PROTECT Act incorporates the Truth in Domain Names Act (TDNA) of 2003 (originally two separate bills, submitted by Senator Orrin Hatch and Congressman Mike Pence), codified at 18 U.S.C. § 2252(B)(b).[3]

  1. ^ "Fact Sheet PROTECT Act". Department of Justice. April 30, 2003.
  2. ^ "Full Text of S.151 - PROTECT Act (Enrolled as Agreed to or Passed by Both House and Senate)". Library of Congress. 2003-04-30. Archived from the original on 2008-12-18. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
  3. ^ Jane K. Winn and Benjamin Wright (2000). The law of electronic commerce. Vol. 2008–02 Supp. (4th ed.). Aspen Publishers Online. pp. 11–21. ISBN 9780735516489.