,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #djfb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bd1     
#bjbj,mrs4 ,loeffler introduced the     
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend section #bcj of  
the ,communications ,act of #aicd to    
require that providers and users of an  
interactive computer service meet       
certain standards to qualify for        
liability protections4  #a4 ,short title
 ,this ,act may be cited as the         
,stopping ,big ,tech's ,censorship ,act4
  #b4 ,scope of liability ,section #bcj 
of the ,communications ,act of #aicd    
7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bcj7 is amended-- 7#a7  
in subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 in paragraph   
7#a7-- 7i7 by striking ,no provider and 
inserting the following3  7,a7 ,in      
general ,no provider  2  7ii7 in        
subparagraph 7,a71 as so designated1 by 
inserting after interactive computer    
service the following3 that takes       

reasonable steps to prevent or address  
the unlawful use of the interactive     
computer service or unlawful publication
 of information on the interactive      
computer service2 and  7iii7 by adding  
at the end the following3  7,b7         
,definition ,for purposes of this       
paragraph1 the term unlawful use of the 
interactive computer service or unlawful
 publication of information on the      
interactive computer service includes   
cyberstalking1 sex trafficking1         
trafficking in illegal products or      
activities1 child sexual exploitation1  
and any other activity relating to the  
use of1 or publication of information   
on1 an interactive computer service that
 is otherwise proscribed by ,federal    
law4  2  7,b7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 by
 redesignating subparagraphs 7,a7 and   
7,b7 as clauses 7i7 and 7ii71           
respectively1 and adjusting the margins 
accordingly2  7ii7 in the matter        
preceding clause 7i71 as so             
redesignated1 by striking ,no provider  

and inserting the following3  7,a7 ,in  
general ,subject to subparagraph 7,b71  
no provider  2 and  7iii7 by adding at  
the end the following3  7,b7 ,first     
,amendment requirements  7i7 ,in general
 ,subject to clause 7ii71 a provider or 
user of an interactive computer service 
that takes action under clause 7i7 of   
subparagraph 7,a7 to restrict access to 
or availability of constitutionally     
protected material shall not be eligible
 for the protection under that          
subparagraph unless-- 7,i7 the action is
 taken in a viewpoint-neutral manner2   
7,,ii7 the restriction limits only the  
time1 place1 or manner in which the     
material is available2 and  7,,iii7     
there is a compelling reason for        
restricting that access or availability4
  7ii7 ,no punitive damages ,a court    
that holds a provider or user of an     
information computer service liable on  
account of action taken to restrict     
access to or availability of material as
 described in subparagraph 7,a77i7      

because the provider or user did not    
meet the requirements under clause 7i7  
of this subparagraph may not award      
punitive damages against the provider or
 user for taking that action4  2 and    
7,c7 by adding at the end the following3
  7#c7 ,notice requirements ,to be      
eligible for protection under this      
subsection-- 7,a7 a provider of an      
interactive computer service shall1 in  
any terms of service or user agreement  
produced by the provider1 clearly       
explain the practices and procedures    
used by the provider in restricting     
access to or availability of any        
material2 and  7,b7 a provider or user  
of an interactive computer service that 
decides to restrict access to or        
availability of any material shall      
provide a clear explanation of that     
decision to the information content     
provider that created or developed the  
material4  7#d7 ,burden of proof ,in any
 action or proceeding in which a party  
asserts paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 as a     

defense to liability1 the party alleging
 liability shall bear the burden of     
demonstrating that the other party is   
not entitled to immunity under that     
paragraph4  2  7#b7 in subsection 7e71  
by adding at the end the following3     
7#f7 ,no effect on ,federal civil       
liability ,nothing in this section shall
 be construed to impair or limit any    
civil enforcement action brought by a   
,federal agency1 office1 or other       
establishment arising from any violation
 of a ,federal statute or regulation4  2
 and  7#c7 in subsection 7f71 by adding 
at the end the following3  7#e7         
,constitutionally protected material    
,the term constitutionally protected    
material means any material protected by
 a right under the ,constitution of the 
,united ,states1 regardless of whether  
the right is otherwise enforceable      
against a nongovernmental entity4  4