Dot Kids Implementation and Efficiency Act of 2002
| Date | Chamber | What was voted on | Result | Yes–No | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2002 | House · vote #174 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed | 406–2 | See who voted → |
Requires NTIA to publicize the availability of the new domain and to educate parents of minors regarding the process for utilizing such domain in coordination with filtering or blocking technologies.
Directs the registry to annually prepare and submit to specified congressional committees a report on the its monitoring and enforcement procedures for the new domain.
Allows a registry, upon a showing of extreme financial hardship, to relinquish the right to operate and maintain the new domain and requires NTIA to then select, under a competitive bidding process, a contractor to operate and maintain such domain. Prohibits the registry from relinquishing such right before the end of the three-year period following the enactment of this Act.
Authorizes NTIA to suspend from new domain operation a registry found not to be serving its intended purpose.
Became Public Law No: 107-317.