; and (C) blocks the input of any information, except with permission from a covered guardian of the minor consumer; (2) the term covered guardian means— (A) the legal guardian of a minor child; (B) the custodian of a minor child; or (C) in the case of a child in foster care, the State agency or Indian tribe or tribal organization responsible for the foster care of the child; and (3) the term minor consumer means a consumer who has not attained 16 years of age. (b) Blocking a file A consumer reporting agency that compiles and maintains files on consumers on a nationwide basis shall, upon request by, and receipt of appropriate proof of identity of, a minor consumer or the covered guardian of a minor consumer— (1) create a blocked file for the minor consumer; or (2) convert a file of the minor consumer already in existence to a blocked file. (c) Unblocking a file A consumer reporting agency that compiles and maintains files on consumers on a nationwide basis shall unblock a blocked file— (1) upon request by the covered guardian of a minor consumer; (2) if the file was blocked as a result of a material misrepresentation, including a representation that— (A) the consumer was a minor consumer when the consumer was not a minor consumer as of the date on which the representation was made; and (B) an individual was the covered guardian of a minor consumer when the individual was not the covered guardian of the minor consumer as of the date on which the representation was made; (3) on the date of the 16th birthday of the minor consumer