The legislation is quite similar to that which was enacted in Australia a few years ago. They saw an immediate reduction in the amount of spam that originated from Australia. They dropped out of the top ten spam-originating countries almost overnight. We know—because we lack legislation—that there are some fairly significant spam operations running within our borders. We expect that this legislation will address them. We have attempted to put into this legislation the necessary tools for enforcement agencies and a private right of action. This will allow the enforcement agencies to cooperate with their counterparts on investigations, and the private right of action could be exercised outside our borders.
On October 7th, 2009. See this statement in context.