---
kind: "section"
citation: "15 U.S.C. § 7709"
title: "15"
title_heading: "Commerce and Trade"
number: "7709"
heading: "Study of effects of commercial electronic mail"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/15/7709"
units:
  - "Chapter 103 — Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing"
---

# §7709. Study of effects of commercial electronic mail

- (a) **In general—** Not later than 24 months after December 16, 2003, the [Commission](/usc/15/7702.md?p=3), in consultation with the Department of Justice and other appropriate agencies, shall submit a report to the Congress that provides a detailed analysis of the effectiveness and enforcement of the provisions of this chapter and the need (if any) for the Congress to modify such provisions.
- (b) **Required analysis—** The [Commission](/usc/15/7702.md?p=3) shall include in the report required by [subsection (a)](#a)—
  - (1) an analysis of the extent to which technological and marketplace developments, including changes in the nature of the [devices](/usc/15/55.md?p=d) through which consumers access their [electronic mail messages](/usc/15/7702.md?p=6), may affect the practicality and effectiveness of the provisions of this chapter;
  - (2) analysis and recommendations concerning how to address commercial electronic mail that originates in or is transmitted through or to facilities or computers in other nations, including initiatives or policy positions that the Federal Government could pursue through international negotiations, fora, organizations, or institutions; and
  - (3) analysis and recommendations concerning options for protecting consumers, including children, from the receipt and viewing of commercial electronic mail that is obscene or pornographic.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 108–187, § 10, Dec. 16, 2003, 117 Stat. 2716.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This chapter, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (b)(1), was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 108–187, Dec. 16, 2003, 117 Stat. 2699, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 7701 of this title and Tables.

### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective Jan. 1, 2004, see section 16 of Pub. L. 108–187, set out as a note under section 7701 of this title.