--- title: "15 U.S.C. 6505 COPPA: Administration and applicability" canonical: "https://dposchool.com/coppa/section/6505" source: "https://uscode.house.gov/us/usc/119-136/t15/s6505/" source_note: "Source: United States Code, title 15, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives (uscode.house.gov), release point 119-136. The editorial and statutory notes are not reproduced. Source: Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR), title 16, up to date as of 29 October 2026, from the eCFR API (ecfr.gov). The eCFR is an editorial compilation of the CFR and Federal Register amendments, not an official legal edition of the CFR." text_as_of: "2026-10-22" language: "en" publisher: "DPO School" --- 15 U.S.C. 6505 COPPA · Chapter 91: CHILDREN’S ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION # 15 U.S.C. 6505 COPPA: Administration and applicability United States Code, current through Public Law 119-136 (October 22, 2026). Retrieved 30 October 2026. ## Official text ### 15 U.S.C. 6505(a) **(a)** In general Except as otherwise provided, this chapter shall be enforced by the Commission under the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.). ### 15 U.S.C. 6505(b) **(b)** Provisions Compliance with the requirements imposed under this chapter shall be enforced under⁠— #### 15 U.S.C. 6505(b)(1) **(1)** section 8 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1818), in the case of⁠— ##### 15 U.S.C. 6505(b)(1)(A) **(A)** national banks, and Federal branches and Federal agencies of foreign banks, by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency; ##### 15 U.S.C. 6505(b)(1)(B) **(B)** member banks of the Federal Reserve System (other than national banks), branches and agencies of foreign banks (other than Federal branches, Federal agencies, and insured State branches of foreign banks), commercial lending companies owned or controlled by foreign banks, and organizations operating under section 25 or 25(a) 1 of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 601 et seq. and 611 et. seq.), by the Board; and ##### 15 U.S.C. 6505(b)(1)(C) **(C)** banks insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (other than members of the Federal Reserve System) and insured State branches of foreign banks, by the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; #### 15 U.S.C. 6505(b)(2) **(2)** section 8 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1818), by the Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision, in the case of a savings association the deposits of which are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; #### 15 U.S.C. 6505(b)(3) **(3)** the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) by the National Credit Union Administration Board with respect to any Federal credit union; #### 15 U.S.C. 6505(b)(4) **(4)** part A of subtitle VII of title 49 by the Secretary of Transportation with respect to any air carrier or foreign air carrier subject to that part; #### 15 U.S.C. 6505(b)(5) **(5)** the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 (7 U.S.C. 181 et. seq.) (except as provided in section 406 of that Act (7 U.S.C. 226, 227)), by the Secretary of Agriculture with respect to any activities subject to that Act; and #### 15 U.S.C. 6505(b)(6) **(6)** the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C. 2001 et seq.) by the Farm Credit Administration with respect to any Federal land bank, Federal land bank association, Federal intermediate credit bank, or production credit association. ### 15 U.S.C. 6505(c) **(c)** Exercise of certain powers For the purpose of the exercise by any agency referred to in subsection (a) 2 of its powers under any Act referred to in that subsection, a violation of any requirement imposed under this chapter shall be deemed to be a violation of a requirement imposed under that Act. In addition to its powers under any provision of law specifically referred to in subsection (a),2 each of the agencies referred to in that subsection may exercise, for the purpose of enforcing compliance with any requirement imposed under this chapter, any other authority conferred on it by law. ### 15 U.S.C. 6505(d) **(d)** Actions by Commission The Commission shall prevent any person from violating a rule of the Commission under section 6502 of this title in the same manner, by the same means, and with the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though all applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were incorporated into and made a part of this chapter. Any entity that violates such rule shall be subject to the penalties and entitled to the privileges and immunities provided in the Federal Trade Commission Act in the same manner, by the same means, and with the same jurisdiction, power, and duties as though all applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act were incorporated into and made a part of this chapter. ### 15 U.S.C. 6505(e) **(e)** Effect on other laws Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to limit the authority of the Commission under any other provisions of law. ## Notes in the official text - (1) See References in Text note below. - (2) So in original. Probably should be subsection “(b)”. - (2) So in original. Probably should be subsection “(b)”. ## Source Source: United States Code, title 15, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives (uscode.house.gov), release point 119-136. The editorial and statutory notes are not reproduced. Source credit: ( Pub. L. 105-277, div. C, title XIII, § 1306 , Oct. 21, 1998 , 112 Stat. 2681–734 .) [15 U.S.C. 6505 on the Office of the Law Revision Counsel](https://uscode.house.gov/us/usc/119-136/t15/s6505/) United States Code, current through Public Law 119-136 (October 22, 2026). Retrieved 30 October 2026. 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