,i #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ijdc ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,december #ba1 #bjbj,mr4 ,gottheimer 7for himself and ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 and in addition to the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to require social media companies to establish an office dedicated to identifying and removing violent or extremist content associated with or distributed by any entity identified as a terrorist organization4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,online ,terrorism ,prevention ,act4 #b4 ,office dedicated to identifying and removing content associated with any terrorist organization 7a7 ,in general ,not later than one year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 each social media company shall establish an office to identify and remove violent or extremist content associated with or distributed by any entity identified as a terrorist organization4 ,the office shall be lead by a dedicated staff member who reports directly to the highest official at the social media company4 ,the duties of the office shall include-- 7#a7 educating and training employees about compliance requirements that are consistent with the social media company's social media platform content moderation standards or terms of service agreements and about detecting contributors to the social media platform that are identified as a terrorist organization2 7#b7 conducting regular1 comprehensive audits to ensure compliance with the identification and removal requirements in this subsection1 and making records of such audits publicly available on the social media platform2 7#c7 maintaining updated1 clear1 and understandable records of all relevant practices undertaken by the social media company2 and 7#d7 serving as the point of contact between the social media company and the ,federal ,trade ,commission4 7b7 ,requirement for immediate removal upon request by certain officials ,a social media company shall expeditiously remove any violent or extremist content associated with or distributed by any entity identified as a terrorist organization that appears on its social media platform1 upon the request of the ,federal ,trade ,commission4 #c4 ,civil ,enforcement 7a7 ,enforcement by the ,federal ,trade ,commission 7#a7 ,unfair or deceptive acts or practices ,a violation of section #b shall be treated as a violation of a rule defining an unfair or deceptive act or practice prescribed under section #ah7;a77#a77;,b7 of the ,federal ,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #eg;a7a77#a77;,b774 7#b7 ,powers of the ,commission 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,commission shall enforce this ,act and any regulations promulgated under this ,act 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 ,act1 and any person who violates this ,act or a regulation promulgated under this ,act shall be subject to the penalties and entitled to the privileges and immunities provided in the ,federal ,trade ,commission ,act4 7,b7 ,regulations ,the ,commission may1 under section #eec of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 prescribe any regulations it determines necessary to carry out this ,act4 7,c7 ,effect on other laws ,nothing in this ,act shall be construed in any way to limit the authority of the ,commission under any other provision of law4 7b7 ,enforcement by ,state attorneys general 7#a7 ,in general ,if the chief law enforcement officer of a ,state1 or an official or agency designated by a ,state1 has reason to believe that any person has violated or is violating section #b1 the attorney general1 official1 or agency of the ,state1 in addition to any authority it may have to bring an action in ,state court under its consumer protection law1 may bring a civil action in any appropriate ,united ,states district court or in any other court of competent jurisdiction1 including a ,state court1 to-- 7,a7 enjoin further such violation by such person2 7,b7 enforce compliance with such section2 7,c7 obtain civil penalties2 and 7,d7 obtain damages1 restitution1 or other compensation on behalf of residents of the ,state4 7#b7 ,notice and intervention by the ,,ftc ,the attorney general 7or other such officer7 of a ,state shall provide prior written notice of any action under paragraph 7#a7 to the ,commission and provide the ,commission with a copy of the complaint in the action1 except in any case in which such prior notice is not feasible1 in which case the attorney general shall serve such notice immediately upon instituting such action4 ,the ,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#c7 ,limitation on ,state action while ,federal action is pending ,if the ,commission has instituted a civil action for violation of this ,act1 no ,state attorney general1 or official or agency of a ,state1 may bring an action under this paragraph during the pendency of that action against any defendant named in the complaint of the ,commission for any violation of this ,act alleged in the complaint4 7#d7 ,relationship with ,state law claims ,if the attorney general of a ,state has authority to bring an action under ,state law directed at acts or practices that also violate this ,act1 the attorney general may assert the ,state law claim and a claim under this ,act in the same civil action4 7c7 ,savings clause ,nothing in this subsection 7b7 shall preempt or otherwise affect any ,state or local law4 7d7 ,,fbi enforcement ,the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation may exercise its full authority under section #bgji of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 to investigate violations of this ,act1 and may share any information obtained under such section with the ,federal ,trade ,commission for enforcement of this ,act under subsection 7a74 7e7 ,criminal penalties ,whoever owns1 manages1 or operates a social media company and acts in reckless disregard of the fact that content made available on the social media platform of such company in violation of section #b contributed to terrorism1 shall constitute an offense of 8providing material support to terrorists0 under section #bcci;,a7a7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4 #d4 ,definitions ,as used in this ,act-- 7#a7 the term social media company means any person that owns1 manages1 or operates a social media platform and has an annual revenue in excess of #aj1jjj1jjj2 7#b7 the term social media platform-- 7,a7 means a website or internet medium1 including a mobile application1 that-- 7i7 permits a person to become a registered user1 establish an account1 or create a profile for the purpose of allowing users to create1 share1 and view user-generated content through such an account or profile2 7ii7 enables one or more users to generate content that can be viewed by other users of the medium2 and 7iii7 serves as a medium for users to view content generated by other users of the medium2 and 7,b7 does not include-- 7i7 any such platform that serves fewer than #ajj1jjj users who access their account or profile at least once a month2 7ii7 an email program1 email distribution lists1 multi-person text message groups1 or a website that is primarily for the purpose of internet commerce2 7iii7 a private platform or messaging service used by an entity solely to communicate with others employed by or affiliated with such entity2 or 7iv7 an internet-based platform whose primary purpose is-- 7,i7 to allow users to post product reviews1 business reviews1 travel information and reviews2 or 7,,ii7 to provide news or entertainment content1 but that may also include a comment section for users to discuss such news or entertainment content if such comment section does not include functionality that permits a user to share images1 videos1 or other visual depictions2 and 7#c7 the term terrorist organization means-- 7,a7 any entity designated as foreign terrorist organizations by the ,department of ,state2 and 7,b7 any entity engaged in domestic terrorism or international terrorism1 as such terms are defined in section #bcca of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4