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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

• 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.

• 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

• 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

• NTIA Report to Congress on CIPA
  National Telecommunications and Information Administration

• Federal Communications Commission: CIPA

• American Library Association: CIPA

Prepared by Kate Graf and Jason Stirnaman
Reference Services, Missouri State Library, August 3, 2003