,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #djdh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #aa1 #bjad   
,mr4 ,duffy introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &   
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,f$]al
 ,trade ,commission to promulgate       
regulations prohibit+ mobile            
applications f access+ c]ta9 cont5t &   
functions ( a mobile device :5 su*      
applications are n actively 9 use unless
 ! us] is provid$ ) a disclosure ( su*  
access & grants affirmative express     
cons5t to su* access4  #a4 ,%ort title  
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,secur+ ,our  
,nation's ,application ,privacy ,act (  
#bjad or ! ,,snap ,act ( #bjad4  #b4    
,access by mobile applications to c]ta9 
device cont5t & functions  7a7 ,9 g5]al 
,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,f$]al ,trade    
,commission %all promulgate regulations 
9 accordance ) section #eec ( title #e1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 t require--  7#a7  
any p]son :o develops1 sells or (f]s =  

sale1 or o!rwise makes available to     
consum]s a mobile application to ensure 
t ! application does n access any cont5t
 or functions describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 
:ile ! application is n actively 9 use1 
unless--  7,a7 ! application trigg]s !  
disclosure & cons5t functions ( ! mobile
 plat=m or op]at+ sy/em describ$ 9      
p>agraph 7#b72 &  7,b7 ! us] grants     
affirmative express cons5t z describ$ 9 
su* p>agraph2 &  7#b7 any p]son :o      
develops1 sells or (f]s = sale1 or      
o!rwise makes available to consum]s a   
mobile plat=m or op]at+ sy/em to ensure 
t ! mobile plat=m or op]at+ sy/em--     
7,a7 imm$iately be=e any mobile         
application t is in/all$ on ! mobile    
device & t is n actively 9 use accesses 
any cont5t or functions describ$ 9      
subsection 7b71 provides ! us] ( !      
device ) a disclosure ( su* access & !  
opportunity to grant affirmative express
 cons5t to su* access or to d5y su*     
access2 &  7,b7 prev5ts ! application f 
engag+ 9 su* access unless ! us] ( !    

device grants su* affirmative express   
cons5t4  7b7 ,cont5t describ$ ,! cont5t 
& functions describ$ 9 ?is subsection   
are ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,in=mation ab\t !   
geographic location ( ! device4  7#b7   
,contact in=mation ( individuals /or$ on
 ! device4  7#c7 ,photographs1 video    
record+s1 or audio record+s /or$ on !   
device4  7#d7 ,ev5ts or notations /or$ 9
 a cal5d> application 7or an application
 ) cal5d> functions7 on ! device4  7#e7 
,a cam]a ( ! device or any in=mation    
obta9$ f su* a cam]a4  7#f7 ,a          
microphone ( ! device or any in=mation  
obta9$ f su* a microphone4  7#g7 ,su*   
additional cont5t or functions specifi$ 
by ! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission 9 !      
regulations promulgat$ "u subsection 7a7
 z ! ,commission consid]s necess>y to   
protect ! privacy ( us]s ( mobile       
devices4  #c4 ,en=cem5t by ,f$]al ,trade
 ,commission  7a7 ,unfair or deceptive  
acts or practices ,a violation ( a      
regulation promulgat$ "u section #b %all
 be treat$ z a violation ( a regulation 

"u section #ah7;a77#a77;,b7 ( ! ,f$]al  
,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4  
#eg;a7a77#a77;,b77 reg>d+ unfair or     
deceptive acts or practices4  7b7 ,p[]s 
( ,commission ,! ,f$]al ,trade          
,commission %all en=ce ! regulations    
promulgat$ "u section #b 9 ! same mann]1
 by ! same means1 & ) ! same            
jurisdiction1 p[]s1 & duties z ?\gh all 
applicable t]ms & provisions ( ! ,f$]al 
,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4  
#da et seq47 7 incorporat$ into & made a
 "p ( ?is ,act4 ,any p]son :o violates  
su* a regulation %all be subject to !   
p5alties & entitl$ to ! privileges &    
immunities provid$ 9 ! ,f$]al ,trade    
,commission ,act4  #d4 ,def9itions ,9   
?is ,act3  7#a7 ,actively 9 use ,! t]m  
actively 9 use means1 ) respect to a    
mobile application1 t--  7,a7 !         
application is op]at+ 9 accordance ) !  
t]ms ( s]vice provid$ by ! develop] ( ! 
application to ! us] ( ! mobile device2 
&  7,b7 ! us] ( ! mobile device is      
int]act+ ) ! application or !           

application is o!rwise op]at+ 9 a mann] 
su* t a us] ( ord9>y te*nical exp]tise &
 exp]i5ce w\ld consid] ! application to 
be active1 op51 or runn+4  7#b7 ,mobile 
application ,! t]m mobile application   
means a s(tw>e program t runs on !      
mobile plat=m or op]at+ sy/em ( a mobile
 device4  7#c7 ,mobile device ,! t]m    
mobile device means a sm>tphone1 tablet 
comput]1 or simil> portable comput+     
device t transmits data ov] a wireless  
connection4  7#d7 ,mobile plat=m or     
op]at+ sy/em ,! t]m mobile plat=m or    
op]at+ sy/em means ! s(tw>e t enables ! 
basic functionality ( a mobile device & 
! in/allation & use ( mobile            
applications on ! device4