PUBLIC LAW 105-277—OCT. 21, 1998 112 STAT. 2681-728 SEC. 1204. NO EXPANSION OF TAX AUTHORITY. 19 USC 2241 Nothing in this title shall be construed to expand the duty of any person to collect or pay taxes beyond that which existed immediately before the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 1205. PRESERVATION OF AUTHORITY. 19 USC 2241 Nothing in this title shall limit or otherwise affect the implementation of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-104) or the amendments made by such Act. SEC. 1206. SEVERABILITY. 19 USC 2241 If any provision of this title, or any amendment made by this title, or the application of that provision to any person or circumstance, is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to violate any provision of the Constitution of the United States, then the other provisions of that title, and the application of that provision to other persons and circumstances, shall not be affected. TITLE XIII—CHILDREN'S ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION ChUdren's Online Privacy SEC. 1301. SHORT TITLE. Protection Act of This title may be cited as the "Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998". 1998. 15 USC 6501 note. SEC. 1302. DEFINITIONS. ,; 15 USC 6501. In this title: (1) CHILD. —The term "child" means an individual under the age of 13. (2) OPERATOR. —The term "operator"— (A) means any person who operates a website located on the Internet or an online service and who collects or maintains personal information from or about the users of or visitors to such website or online service, or on whose behalf such information is collected or maintained, where such website or online service is operated for commercial purposes, including any person offering products or services for sale through that website or online service, involving commerce— (i) among the several States or with 1 or more foreign nations; (ii) in any territory of the United States or in the District of Columbia, or between any such territory and— (I) another such territory; or (II) any State or foreign nation; or (iii) between the District of Colum.bia and any State, territory, or foreign nation; but (B) does not include any nonprofit entity that would otherwise be exempt from coverage under section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 45). (3) COMMISSION.— The term "Commission" means the Federal Trade Commission. (4) DISCLOSURE. — The term "disclosure" means, with respect to personal information— (A) the release of personal information collected from a child in identifiable form by an operator for any purpose, except where such information is provided to a person other than the operator who provides support for the
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