115 STAT. 284 PUBLIC LAW 107-56—OCT. 26, 2001 "(D) to a government entity as authorized under chapters 119, 121, or 206 of title 18, United States Code, except that such disclosure shall not include records revealing cable subscriber selection of video programming from a cable operator."; and (2) in subsection (h), by striking "A governmental entity" and inserting "Except as provided in subsection (c)(2)(D), a governmental entity". SEC. 212. EMERGENCY DISCLOSURE OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICA- TIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND LIMB. (a) DISCLOSURE OF CONTENTS. — (1) IN GENERAL. —Section 2702 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (A) by striking the section heading and inserting the following: "§2702. Voluntary disclosure of customer communications or records"; (B) in subsection (a)— (i) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking "and" at the end; (ii) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking the period and inserting "; and"; and (iii) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: "(3) a provider of remote computing service or electronic communication service to the public shall not knowingly divulge a record or other information pertaining to a subscriber to or customer of such service (not including the contents of communications covered by paragraph (1) or (2)) to any governmental entity."; (C) in subsection (b), by striking "EXCEPTIONS. —^A person or entity" and inserting "EXCEPTIONS FOR DISCLOSURE OF COMMUNICATIONS.— A provider described in subsection (a)"; (D) in subsection (b)(6)— (i) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking "or"; (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period and inserting "; or"; and (iii) by adding after subparagraph (B) the following: "(C) if the provider reasonably believes that an emergency involving immediate danger of death or serious physical injury to any person requires disclosure of the information without delay."; and (E) by inserting after subsection (b) the following: "(c) EXCEPTIONS FOR DISCLOSURE OF CUSTOMER RECORDS. — A provider described in subsection (a) may divulge a record or other information pertaining to a subscriber to or customer of such service (not including the contents of communications covered by subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2))— "(1) as otherwise authorized in section 2703; "(2) with the lawful consent of the customer or subscriber; "(3) as may be necessarily incident to the rendition of the service or to the protection of the rights or property of the provider of that service;
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