,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bfde  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #aj1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,duncan of ,tennessee 7for himself and 
,ms4 ,ros-,lehtinen7 introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit providers of    
social media services from using        
self-images uploaded by minors for      
commercial purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,forbidding ,advertisement ,through     
,child ,exploitation ,act of #bjac1 or  
the ,,face ,act of #bjac4  #b4          
,prohibition on commercial use by social
 media services of uploaded self-images 
of minors  7a7 ,in general ,a provider  
of a social media service may not       
intentionally or knowingly use for a    
commercial purpose a self-image uploaded
 to such service by a minor4  7b7       
,regulations ,the ,federal ,trade       
,commission may promulgate regulations  
under section #eec of title #e1 ,united 

,states ,code1 to implement this        
section4  #c4 ,application and          
enforcement  7a7 ,general application   
,the requirements of section #b and the 
regulations promulgated under such      
section apply1 according to their terms1
 to those persons1 partnerships1 and    
corporations over which the ,federal    
,trade ,commission has authority        
pursuant to section #e7;a77#b7 of the   
,federal ,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae   
,u4,s4,c4 #de7;a77#b774  7b7            
,enforcement by ,federal ,trade         
,commission  7#a7 ,unfair or deceptive  
acts or practices ,a violation of       
section #b or a regulation promulgated  
under such section shall be treated as  
an unfair or deceptive act or practice  
in violation of a regulation under      
section #ah7;a77#a77;,b7 of the ,federal
 ,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 
#eg;a7a77#a77;,b77 regarding unfair or  
deceptive acts or practices4  7#b7      
,powers of commission ,the ,federal     
,trade ,commission shall enforce section

 #b and the regulations promulgated     
under such section in the same manner1  
by the same means1 and with the same    
jurisdiction1 powers1 and duties as     
though all applicable terms and         
provisions of the ,federal ,trade       
,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #da et  
seq47 were incorporated into and made a 
part of this ,act4 ,any person who      
violates section #b or a regulation     
promulgated under such section shall be 
subject to the penalties and entitled to
 the privileges and immunities provided 
in the ,federal ,trade ,commission ,act4
  7c7 ,enforcement by ,state attorneys  
general  7#a7 ,in general ,in any case  
in which the attorney general of a      
,state1 or an official or agency of a   
,state1 has reason to believe that an   
interest of the residents of such ,state
 has been or is threatened or adversely 
affected by an act or practice in       
violation of section #b or a regulation 
promulgated under such section1 the     
,state1 as parens patriae1 may bring a  

civil action on behalf of the residents 
of the ,state in an appropriate ,state  
court or an appropriate district court  
of the ,united ,states to--  7,a7 enjoin
 such act or practice2  7,b7 enforce    
compliance with such section or such    
regulation2  7,c7 obtain damages1       
restitution1 or other compensation on   
behalf of residents of the ,state2 or   
7,d7 obtain such other legal and        
equitable relief as the court may       
consider to be appropriate4  7#b7       
,notice ,before filing an action under  
this subsection1 the attorney general1  
official1 or agency of the ,state       
involved shall provide to the ,federal  
,trade ,commission a written notice of  
such action and a copy of the complaint 
for such action4 ,if the attorney       
general1 official1 or agency determines 
that it is not feasible to provide the  
notice described in this paragraph      
before the filing of the action1 the    
attorney general1 official1 or agency   
shall provide written notice of the     

action and a copy of the complaint to   
the ,federal ,trade ,commission         
immediately upon the filing of the      
action4  7#c7 ,authority of ,federal    
,trade ,commission ,on receiving notice 
under paragraph 7#b7 of an action under 
this subsection1 the ,federal ,trade    
,commission shall have the right--  7,a7
 to intervene in the action2  7,b7 upon 
so intervening1 to be heard on all      
matters arising therein2 and  7,c7 to   
file petitions for appeal4  7#d7 ,rule  
of construction ,for purposes of        
bringing a civil action under this      
subsection1 nothing in this ,act shall  
be construed to prevent an attorney     
general1 official1 or agency of a ,state
 from exercising the powers conferred on
 the attorney general1 official1 or     
agency by the laws of such ,state to    
conduct investigations1 administer oaths
 and affirmations1 or compel the        
attendance of witnesses or the          
production of documentary and other     
evidence4  #d4 ,effect on ,state law    

,nothing in this ,act preempts any      
provision of law of a ,state or a       
political subdivision of a ,state that  
is more protective with respect to      
commercial use of self-images uploaded  
by minors to social media services4  #e4
 ,definitions ,in this ,act3  7#a7      
,self-image ,the term self-image means1 
with respect to an individual1 an image 
that depicts the individual4  7#b7      
,social media service ,the term social  
media service means any online service  
that allows an individual to upload1    
store1 and manage personal content in   
order to share the content with other   
individuals4  #f4 ,effective date ,this 
,act shall take effect on the date that 
is #f months after the date of the      
enactment of this ,act4