,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cahd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ac1 #bjba,ms4   
,cl>ke ( ,new ,york introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d  
section #bcj ( ! ,communications ,act ( 
#aicd to cl>ify t su* section has no    
effect on civil rights laws ) respect to
 ! t>get+ ( cov]$ adv]tisem5ts1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,civil ,rights             
,mod]nization ,act ( #bjba4  #b4 ,no    
effect on civil rights laws ) respect to
 t>get+ ( cov]$ adv]tisem5ts  7a7 ,9    
g5]al ,section #bcj7;e7 ( !             
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #bcj7;e77 is am5d$ by add+ at 
! end ! foll[+3  7#f7 ,no effect on     
civil rights laws ) respect to t>get+ ( 
cov]$ adv]tisem5ts ,no?+ 9 ?is section  
%all be con/ru$ to impair or limit1 )   
respect to ! t>get+ ( a cov]$           
adv]tisem5t by a provid] ( an int]active
 comput] s]vice-- 7,a7 an inve/igation  

"u1 or ! en=cem5t (1 any civil rights   
law2  7,b7 any claim 9 an adm9i/rative  
or civil action aris+ "u any civil      
rights law2 or  7,c7 any *>ge 9 a       
crim9al prosecution = a violation ( any 
civil rights law4  4  7b7 ,def9itions   
,section #bcj7;f7 ( ! ,communications   
,act ( #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bcj7;f77 is
 am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#e7 
,civil rights law ,! t]m civil rights   
law means-- 7,a7 any ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or  
local law1 any "p ( :i* prohibits       
discrim9ation or o!r adv]se action on ! 
basis ( a protect$ class or /atus2  7,b7
 any o!r ,f$]al law t is adm9i/]$ or    
en=c$1 9 :ole or 9 "p1 by ! ,civil      
,rights ,division ( ! ,dep>tm5t (       
,ju/ice2 or  7,c7 any ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or 
local law t prohibits ! dissem9ation (  
false or mislead+ in=mation int5d$1 )   
respect to an election = public (fice1  
to prev5t vot]s f ca/+ _! ballots or to 
prev5t vot]s f vot+ = ! c&idate ( _!    
*oice4  7#f7 ,t>get+ ,! t]m t>get+ means
 ! use by a provid] ( an int]active     

comput] s]vice ( any in=mation          
te*nology1 includ+ an algori?m or a     
s(tw>e application1 to deliv] or %[ a   
cov]$ adv]tisem5t to any p>ticul> subset
 ( us]s :o are "p ( or h a protect$     
class or /atus4  7#g7 ,cov]$ adv]tisem5t
 ,! t]m cov]$ adv]tisem5t means an      
adv]tisem5t = ! deliv]y or publi%+ ( :i*
 a provid] ( an int]active comput]      
s]vice receives any consid]ation        
7monet>y or o!rwise7 directly f !       
adv]tis]4  7#h7 ,protect$ class or /atus
 ,! t]m protect$ class or /atus means   
actual or p]ceiv$ race1 color1 e?nicity1
 religion1 national orig91 sex 7includ+ 
sexual ori5tation & g5d] id5tity71 age1 
disability1 familial /atus1 pregnancy1  
g5etic in=mation1 or citiz5%ip or       
immigration /atus4  7#i7 ,g5etic        
in=mation ,! t]m g5etic in=mation has ! 
mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #bja ( !   
,g5etic ,in=mation ,nondiscrim9ation    
,act ( #bjjh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;ff74  
4  7c7 ,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made 
by ?is section %all apply ) respect to !

 t>get+ ( a cov]$ adv]tisem5t t occurs  
on or aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
,act4