Verifying Kids’ Online Privacy Act

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7534 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7534 To amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to improve protections for children, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 5, 2024 Mr. Auchincloss introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to improve protections for children, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Verifying Kids' Online Privacy Act''. SEC. 2. CHILDREN'S ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION. (a) Child Defined.--Section 1302(1) of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (15 U.S.C. 6501(1)) is amended by striking ``age of 13'' and inserting ``age of 16''. (b) Verification of Age Required.--Section 1303(b) of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (15 U.S.C. 6502(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(4) Verification of age required.--The regulations shall-- ``(A) require each operator to verify the age of each individual accessing the website or online service of such operator to determine whether such individual is a child; and ``(B) with respect to information collected from an individual to verify the age of such individual, prohibit each operator-- ``(i) from selling or transferring such information or otherwise making use of such inform