,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eegc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #i1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,walberg 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,rush7 introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,children's ,online ,privacy  
,protection ,act of #aiih4  #a4 ,short  
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,preventing ,real ,online ,threats      
,endangering ,children ,today or the    
,,protect ,kids ,act4  #b4 ,amendments  
to the ,children's ,online ,privacy     
,protection ,act of #aiih ,the          
,children's ,online ,privacy ,protection
 ,act of #aiih 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #feja et  
seq47 is amended--  7#a7 by inserting 1 
including a service provided through a  
mobile application1 after online service
 each place it appears2  7#b7 in section
 #acjb--  7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by    
striking age of #ac and inserting age of
 #af2  7,b7 in paragraph 7#h7--  7i7 in 
the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 

by inserting including a service        
provided through a mobile application   
after collected online2  7ii7 by        
redesignating subparagraphs 7,f7 and    
7,g7 as subparagraphs 7,h7 and 7,i71    
respectively2 and  7iii7 by inserting   
after subparagraph 7,e7 the following3  
7,f7 precise geolocation information2   
7,g7 biometric information2  2 and  7,c7
 by adding at the end the following3    
7#ac7 ,mobile application ,the term     
mobile application means a software     
program that runs on the operating      
system of-- 7,a7 a mobile telephone2    
7,b7 a tablet computer2 or  7,c7 a      
similar portable computing device that  
transmits data over a wireless          
connection4  7#ad7 ,biometric           
information ,the term biometric         
information means the record of any     
unique1 immutable biological attribute  
or measurement generated by automatic   
measurements of a consumer's biological 
characteristics1 including fingerprints1
 genetic information1 iris or retina    

patterns1 facial characteristics1 or    
hand geometry1 that are used to uniquely
 and durably authenticate the identity  
of a consumer when such consumer        
accesses a physical location1 device1   
system1 or account4  7#ae7 ,precise     
geolocation information ,the term       
precise geolocation information means   
historical or real-time location        
information1 or inferences drawn from   
other information1 capable of           
identifying the location of an          
individual or a consumer device of an   
individual with specificity sufficient  
to identify street level location       
information or an individual's or       
device's location within a range of     
#a1fdj feet or less4  2 and  7#c7 in    
section #acjc7;b7-- 7,a7 in paragraph   
7#a7--  7i7 in subparagraph 7,a77,i71 by
 inserting or mobile application after  
website2 and  7ii7 in subparagraph      
7,b77ii71 by striking use or maintenance
 in retrievable form1 or future online  
collection and inserting collection or  

use2 and  7,b7 by amending paragraph    
7#c7 to read as follows3  7#c7          
,continuation of service ,the           
regulations shall--  7,a7 prohibit the  
operator of a website1 online service1  
or mobile application from terminating  
service provided to a child whose parent
 has refused1 under the regulations     
prescribed under paragraph              
7#a77;,b77ii71 to permit the operator's 
further collection or use of personal   
information from that child1 or has     
required such operator to delete such   
information2 and  7,b7 require the      
operator1 upon request of a parent whose
 child has provided personal information
 to that website or1 online service1    
including a service provided through a  
mobile application1 upon proper         
identification of that parent1 to delete
 any personal information collected from
 such child4  4  #c4 ,federal ,trade    
,commission study  7a7 ,in general  7#a7
 ,not later than #b years after the date
 of enactment of this ,act1 the         

,commission shall conduct a study on the
 knowledge standard found in section    
#acjc7;a77#a7 of the ,children's ,online
 ,privacy ,protection ,act of #aiih 7#ae
 ,u4,s4,c4 #feja et seq74  7#b7 ,in     
conducting such study1 the ,commission  
shall-- 7,a7 consider whether the       
existing knowledge standard is still    
appropriate for accomplishing the goals 
of this ,act2  7,b7 consider the affect 
changing such knowledge standard will   
have on children's online privacy1      
including whether it will increase or   
decrease such privacy2  7,c7 consider   
the feasibility of complying with any   
change to such knowledge standard2  7,d7
 whether any ,federal agency has studied
 such change2 and  7,e7 whether any     
think tank or privacy advocacy or       
digital rights group has studied such a 
change4  7#c7 ,based on the study1 the  
,commission shall--  7,a7 develop       
recommendations as to whether the       
knowledge standard should be changed2   
7,b7 develop recommendations as to what 

the new knowledge standard should be1 if
 appropriate2  7,c7 provide the basis   
for its recommendation to change the    
knowledge standard1 if appropriate2     
7,d7 cite examples of ,federal agency   
studies on changing the knowledge       
standard2 and  7,e7 cite examples of    
think tank or privacy advocacy or       
digital rights group studies on changing
 the knowledge standard4  7b7 ,report to
 ,congress ,following completion of the 
study pursuant to subsection 7a71 the   
,commission shall report the results and
 recommendations to the ,committee on   
,energy and ,commerce of the ,house of  
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
 of the ,senate4