,,iii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #gid  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #g1 #bjbj,mr4
 ,cotton 7= himself & ,mrs4 ,loeffl]7   
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,relations  ,,resolution  ,urg+ !       
,european ,p>liam5t to exempt c]ta9     
te*nologies us$ to detect *ild sexual   
exploitation f ,european ,union         
e,privacy directive4  ,:]eas ensur+ !   
safety ( *ildr5 onl9e is a global issue 
t nations mu/ address toge!r2 ,:]eas !  
onl9e traffick+ ( *ild sexual abuse     
mat]ial 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is preamble z     
,,csam7 & onl9e enticem5t ( *ildr5 7also
 kn[n z groom+7 are p]vasive problems t 
are gr[+ at dramatic rates2 ,:]eas      
crucial tools 9 detect+ ,,csam & groom+ 
onl9e & protect+ *ildr5 us+ onl9e       
plat=ms f *ild pr$ators are ha%+1       
,photo,d,n,a1 & anti-groom+ te*nologies 
t are volunt>ily us$ by electronic      
s]vice provid]s 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is        
preamble z ,e,s,ps7 to detect1 report1 &

 remove ,,csam2 ,:]eas ! use ( ha%+1    
,photo,d,n,a1 & anti-groom+ te*nology by
 ,e,s,ps has g5]at$ millions ( reports  
annually to ! ,cyber,tipline ( !        
,national ,c5t] = ,miss+  ,exploit$     
,*ildr52 ,:]eas ! ,cyber,tipline is a   
global hotl9e = reports relat$ to *ild  
sexual exploitation t 0 au?oriz$ by     
,congress 9 #aiih2 ,:]eas 9 #bjai1 m ?an
 #fi1jjj1jjj images1 videos1 & files    
relat$ to *ild sexual abuse 7 report$ to
 ! ,cyber,tipline1 ) m ?an #c1jjj1jjj ( 
^! images1 videos1 & files relat$ to an 
(f5d] or *ild victim 9 ! ,european      
,union 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is preamble z !    
,,eu72 ,:]eas 9 a ,communication to !   
,european ,p>liam5t1 dat$ ,july #bd1    
#bjbj1 ! ,european ,commission not$1 !  
,,eu has become ! l>ge/ ho/ ( *ild      
sexual abuse mat]ial globally 7f m ?an  
half 9 #bjaf to m ?an two ?irds 9       
#bjai72 ,:]eas 9 #bjah1 an ,,eu         
,directive ext5d$ ! scope ( prohibitions
 on process+ p]sonal data 9 ! electronic
 communications sector to cov]          

int]p]sonal communications1 su* z       
mess5g] s]vices & e-mail2 ,:]eas ?is    
,,eu ,directive w cause ,e,s,ps to lose 
any legal basis to use ha%+1            
,photo,d,n,a1 & anti-groom+ te*nologies 
to detect & report ,,csam & onl9e       
enticem5t ( *ildr5 to ! ,cyber,tipline2 
,:]eas ?is ,,eu ,directive w take effect
 ,decemb] #ba1 #bjbj1 :i* /ill all[s "t 
to am5d ?is ,directive to exempt !      
volunt>y practice ( us+ ^! te*nologies  
to detect & report di/ribution ( ,,csam 
& enticem5t ( *ildr5 = sexual abuse2    
,:]eas ! prohibition on ! use ( ha%+1   
,photo,d,n,a1 & anti-groom+ te*nologies 
c\ld h dire consequ5ces = *ildr5 9      
,europe & globally2 ,:]eas x is uncle>  
:e!r ,e,s,ps-- 7#a7 w be able to        
p>tition ! use ( ha%+1 ,photo,d,n,a1 &  
anti-groom+ te*nologies to c>ve out us]s
 9 ! ,,eu2 &  7#b7 w decide to ab&on !  
volunt>y use ( ^! te*nologies 9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates & globally2 ,:]eas s9ce *ildr5 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates c be h>m$ by onl9e     
pr$ators 9 ! ,,eu ?r\gh groom+1         

enticem5t1 & ! dissem9ation ( ,,csam    
images among ,,eu (f5d]s1 su* mat]ial   
%\ld be detect$1 report$1 & remov$2     
,:]eas if ! use ( ha%+1 ,photo,d,n,a1 & 
anti-groom+ te*nologies = detect+ ,,csam
 & groom+ is /opp$1 ! exploitation (    
*ildr5 globally w l>gely g undetect$ &  
cont9ue to prolif]ate2 & ,:]eas         
,congress agrees ) ! ,european          
,commission t imm$iate action mu/ be    
tak5 to address ?is issue3 ,n[1 !re=e1  
be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 f9ds t ha%+1    
,photo,d,n,a1 & anti-groom+ te*nologies 
are ess5tial 9 detect+ *ild sexual abuse
 mat]ial & exploitation onl9e1 includ+  
kn[n & new ,,csam1 & groom+ ( *ildr5    
globally2 &  7#b7 urges ! ,european     
,p>liam5t to pass an int]im regulation  
to all[ electronic s]vice provid]s to   
cont9ue _! curr5t volunt>y activities ( 
us+ ha%+1 ,photo,d,n,a1 & anti-groom+   
te*nologies = ! purpose ( detect+ *ild  
sexual exploitation4