No money may be used for a computer network that does not block pornography
Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 5, Sec. 5.
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No money may be used for a computer network that does not block pornography
The document says “may not”Who acts: departments and agencies funded by division BHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography.”
Subsection (a) of section 503 of division B. It bars the division's money from maintaining or establishing a computer network unless the network blocks pornography. Subsection (b) provides that this does not limit funds needed by any federal, state, tribal or local law enforcement agency, or any other body carrying out criminal investigations, prosecutions or adjudications.
What the document actually says
“None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography.”
That sentence, in plain words
This money may not run a computer network that lets pornography through. The network has to block it.
What this is about
The rule does not apply to police work. Investigators may need to see such material. Courts and prosecutors are covered too.
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Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026, Public Law 119-74, sec. 5, 140 Stat. 6 (2026). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ74/html/PLAW-119publ74.htm
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“No money may be used for a computer network that does not block pornography,” Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026, section 5, Sec. 5. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/commerce-justice-science-energy-water-development/proposal/sec05-computer-network-pornography/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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