The Cooper Davis and Devin Norring Act would require electronic communication and remote computing service providers to report certain drug crimes to the Attorney General. Covered crimes involve fentanyl, methamphetamine, counterfeit substances, or prescription pain medicines and stimulants sold or made by unauthorized people or businesses. Providers must report within 60 days after they actually learn of facts showing a covered crime. They may also report when they reasonably believe such facts exist.
Reports must include available information identifying the account involved. Providers may choose to include message content and other details. The bill does not require providers to monitor users or scan communications, and it does not require them to decrypt messages. Broadband internet access and text messaging providers are exempt while providing those services. The Attorney General would review reports, could share them with law enforcement, and would publish annual statistics. A report would also trigger 90 days of preservation for reported material and certain related data.
If you use a covered online service, information about an account may be reported to the Attorney General if the provider learns facts indicating a covered drug crime. The bill allows reports to include communication content, but does not require providers to include it. Providers must protect preserved materials and limit access. The bill sets fines for providers that knowingly fail to report or submit certain false or incomplete reports.
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The bill states that its reporting requirements are intended to reduce the unlawful sale, distribution, or manufacture of counterfeit substances and certain controlled substances.
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