,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bj1        
#bjbc,mr4 ,edwards introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to establish requirements   
for the labeling and user agreements of 
internet-connected toys for children1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,transparency ,over ,toys ,spying ,act  
or the ,,tots ,act4  #b4 ,labeling and  
user agreement requirements for         
internet-connected toys  7a7            
,regulations ,not later than #a year    
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,commission shall promulgate  
under section #eec of title #e1 ,united 
,states ,code1 regulations that require 
a manufacturer introducing into         
interstate commerce an                  
internet-connected toy to include-- 7#a7
 on the packaging associated with the   
toy1 a label that clearly indicates--   

7,a7 that the toy has the ability to--  
7i7 connect to the internet2 and  7ii7  
collect and transmit the personal       
information of a user of the toy2 and   
7,b7 whether personal information       
collected by the toy is retained-- 7i7  
in the toy2 or  7ii7 by the manufacturer
 or another entity2 and  7#b7 in any    
user agreement or privacy policy        
associated with the toy1 highlighted    
information that is easy to read1 is the
 first text presented by the agreement  
or policy1 and describes-- 7,a7 how     
personal information may be collected by
 the toy and what personal information  
may be collected2  7,b7 what personal   
information may be retained in the toy2 
7,c7 what personal information may be   
transmitted from the toy and to whom the
 personal information may be            
transmitted2  7,d7 how transmitted      
personal information may be provided to1
 retained1 and used by the manufacturer 
or another entity2  7,e7 any actions    
taken by the manufacturer to minimize   

the collection1 retention1 or           
transmission of personal information2   
7,f7 the protections available to the   
user with respect to collected1         
retained1 or transmitted personal       
information1 including protections under
 ,federal law2 and  7,g7 whether the toy
 can be used in a manner that prevents  
the collection1 retention1 or           
transmission of personal information1   
including without connection to the     
internet or another internet-connected  
device4  7b7 ,enforcement by ,federal   
,trade ,commission  7#a7 ,unfair or     
deceptive acts or practices ,a violation
 of a regulation promulgated under      
subsection 7a7 shall be treated as a    
violation of a regulation under section 
#ah7;a77#a77;,b7 of the ,federal ,trade 
,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4         
#eg;a7a77#a77;,b77 regarding unfair or  
deceptive acts or practices4  7#b7      
,powers of ,commission ,the ,commission 
shall enforce the regulations           
promulgated under subsection 7a7 in the 

same manner1 by the same means1 and with
 the same jurisdiction1 powers1 and     
duties as though all applicable terms   
and provisions of the ,federal ,trade   
,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #da et  
seq47 were incorporated into and made a 
part of this ,act4 ,any person who      
violates such a regulation shall be     
subject to the penalties and entitled to
 the privileges and immunities provided 
in the ,federal ,trade ,commission ,act4
  7c7 ,definitions ,in this section3    
7#a7 ,internet-connected toy ,the term  
internet-connected toy means a device-- 
7,a7 introduced into interstate commerce
 and targeted to a child or likely to be
 operated by a child2  7,b7 the purpose 
of which is entertainment or amusement2 
7,c7 that is able to be connected to the
 internet1 directly or through another  
internet-connected device2 and  7,d7    
through which the personal information  
of a child may be collected and         
transmitted to a person other than the  
child or the parent of the child4  7#b7 

,personal information ,the term personal
 information means individually         
identifiable information about an       
individual1 including-- 7,a7 a first and
 last name2  7,b7 a home or other       
physical address1 including street name 
and name of a city or town2  7,c7 an    
e-mail address2  7,d7 a telephone       
number2  7,e7 a ,social ,security       
number2  7,f7 a photo1 video1 or audio  
recording2  7,g7 any other identifier   
that the ,commission determines permits 
the physical or online contacting of a  
specific individual2 or  7,h7           
information concerning a child or the   
parents of that child collected from the
 child and combined with an identifier  
described in this paragraph4  7#c7      
,terms defined in ,children's ,online   
,privacy ,protection ,act of #aiih ,the 
terms child1 ,commission1 parent1 and   
person have the meanings given each of  
those terms respectively in section     
#acjb of the ,children's ,online        
,privacy ,protection ,act of #aiih 7#ae 

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