,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ecg ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,february #f1 #bjac ,mr4 ,engel 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,mr4 ,grimm1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,mr4 ,ellison1 and ,ms4 ,pingree of ,maine7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,education and the ,workforce ,a ,,bill ,to prohibit employers and certain other entities from requiring or requesting that employees and certain other individuals provide a user name1 password1 or other means for accessing a personal account on any social networking website4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,social ,networking ,online ,protection ,act4 #b4 ,employer ,access to ,personal ,accounts on ,social ,networking ,websites 7a7 ,conduct prohibited ,it shall be unlawful for any employer-- 7#a7 to require or request that an employee or applicant for employment provide the employer with a user name1 password1 or any other means for accessing a private email account of the employee or applicant or the personal account of the employee or applicant on any social networking website2 or 7#b7 to discharge1 discipline1 discriminate against in any manner1 or deny employment or promotion to1 or threaten to take any such action against1 any employee or applicant for employment because-- 7,a7 the employee or applicant for employment refuses or declines to provide a user name1 password1 or other means for accessing a private email account of the employee or applicant or the personal account of the employee or applicant on any social networking website2 or 7,b7 such employee or applicant for employment has filed any complaint or instituted or caused to be instituted any proceeding under or related to this ,act or has testified or is about to testify in any such proceeding4 7b7 ,enforcement 7#a7 ,civil ,penalties 7,a7 ,in general ,subject to paragraph 7#b71 any employer who violates any provision of this ,act may be assessed a civil penalty of not more than #aj1jjj4 7,b7 ,determination of amount ,in determining the amount of any penalty under paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary of ,labor shall take into account the previous record of the person in terms of compliance with this ,act and the gravity of the violation4 7,c7 ,collection ,any civil penalty assessed under this subsection shall be collected in the same manner as is required by subsections 7b7 through 7e7 of section #ejc of the ,migrant and ,seasonal ,agricultural ,worker ,protection ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #ahec7 with respect to civil penalties assessed under subsection 7a7 of such section4 7#b7 ,injunctive ,actions by the ,secretary of ,labor ,the ,secretary of ,labor may bring an action under this section to restrain violations of this ,act4 ,in any action brought under this section1 the district courts of the ,united ,states shall have jurisdiction1 for cause shown1 to issue temporary or permanent restraining orders and injunctions to require compliance with this ,act1 including such legal or equitable relief incident thereto as may be appropriate1 including1 employment1 reinstatement1 promotion1 and the payment of lost wages and benefits4 #c4 ,institution of higher education access to personal accounts on social networking websites ,section #dhg7;a7 of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajie7;a77 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7#cj7 7,a7 ,the institution will not-- 7i7 require or request that a student or potential student provide the institution with a user name1 password1 or any other means for accessing a private email account of the student or potential student or the personal account of the student or potential student on any social networking website2 or 7ii7 discharge1 discipline1 discriminate against in any manner1 or deny admission to1 suspend1 or expel1 or threaten to take any such action against1 any student or potential student because-- 7,i7 the student or potential student refuses or declines to provide a user name1 password1 or other means for accessing a private email account of the student or potential student or the personal account of the student or potential student on any social networking website2 or 7,,ii7 such student or potential student has filed any complaint or instituted or caused to be instituted any proceeding under or related to this paragraph or has testified or is about to testify in any such proceeding4 7,b7 ,for purposes of this paragraph1 the term social networking website has the meaning given such term in section #e7b7 of the ,social ,networking ,online ,protection ,act4 4 #d4 ,local educational agency access to personal accounts on social networking websites 7a7 ,in general ,subpart #b of part ,e of title ,,ix of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajid et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following new section3 #iecg4 ,prohibition on access to personal accounts of students 7a7 ,in general ,no local educational agency receiving funds under this ,act may-- 7#a7 require or request that a student or potential student provide the agency or a school served by the agency with a user name1 password1 or any other means for accessing a private email account of the student or potential student or the personal account of the student or potential student on any social networking website2 or 7#b7 discharge1 discipline1 discriminate against in any manner1 or deny admission to1 suspend1 or expel1 or threaten to take any such action against1 any student or potential student because-- 7,a7 the student or potential student refuses or declines to provide a user name1 password1 or other means for accessing a private email account of the student or potential student or the personal account of the student or potential student on any social networking website2 or 7,b7 such student or potential student has filed any complaint or instituted or caused to be instituted any proceeding under or related to this paragraph or has testified or is about to testify in any such proceeding4 7b7 ,definition ,for purposes of this subsection1 the term social networking website has the meaning given such term in section #e7b7 of the ,social ,networking ,online ,protection ,act4 4 7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of contents for the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcja et seq47 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section #iecf1 the following new item3 ,sec4 #iecg4 ,prohibition on access to personal accounts of students4 4 #e4 ,definitions ,as used in this ,act-- 7#a7 the term employer means any person acting directly or indirectly in the interest of an employer in relation to an employee or an applicant for employment2 and 7#b7 the term social networking website means any ,internet service1 platform1 or website that provides a user with a distinct account-- 7,a7 whereby the user can access such account by way of a distinct user name1 password1 or other means distinct for that user2 and 7,b7 that is primarily intended for the user to upload1 store1 and manage user-generated personal content on the service1 platform1 or website4