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 PUBLIC LAW 107-317—DEC. 4, 2002 116 STAT. 2767 mechanism developed by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, for citizens to report sexual crimes against children; (8) the CyberTipline has received more than 64,400 reports, including reports of child pornography, online enticement for sexual acts, child molestation (outside the family), and child prostitution; (9) although the computer software and hardware industries, and other related industries, have developed innovative ways to help parents and educators restrict material that is harmful to minors through parental control protections and self-regulation, to date such efforts have not provided a national solution to the problem of minors accessing harmful material on the World Wide Web; (10) the creation of a "green-light" area within the United States country code Internet domain, that will contain only content that is appropriate for children under the age of 13, is analogous to the creation of a children's section within a library and will promote the positive experiences of children and families in the United States; and (11) while custody, care, and nurture of the child reside first with the parent, the protection of the physical and psychological well-being of minors by shielding them from material that is harmful to them is a compelling governmental interest, (b) PURPOSES. —The purposes of this Act are— (1) to facilitate the creation of a second-level domain within the United States country code Internet domain for the location of material that is suitable for minors and not harmful to minors; and (2) to ensure that the National Telecommunications and Information Administration oversees the creation of such a second-level domain and ensures the effective and efficient establishment and operation of the new domain. SEC. 3. NTIA AUTHORiry. Section 103(b)(3) of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 902(b)(3)) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking "and" at the end; (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting "; and"; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: "(C) shall assign to the NTIA responsibility for providing for the establishment, and overseeing operation, of a second-level Internet domain within the United States country code domain in accordance with section 157.". SEC. 4. CHILD-FRIENDLY SECOND-LEVEL INTERNET DOMAIN. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) is amended in part C by adding at the end the following new section: "SEC. 157. CmLD-FRIENDLY SECOND-LEVEL INTERNET DOMAIN, 47 USC 941. "(a) RESPONSIBILITIES. —The NTIA shall require the registry selected to operate and maintain the United States country code Internet domain to establish, operate, and maintain a second-level domain within the United States country code domain that provides

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