,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cdba  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bj1 #bjba,mr4  
,mc,eachin 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,castor of
 ,florida1 and ,mr4 ,levin of           
,california7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend section #bcj of the   
,communications ,act of #aicd to        
reaffirm civil rights1 victims' rights1 
and consumer protections4  #a4 ,short   
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,safeguarding ,against ,fraud1          
,exploitation1 ,threats1 ,extremism1 and
 ,consumer ,harms ,act or the ,,safe    
,,tech ,act4  #b4 ,communications       
,decency ,act improvements ,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 ,except as provided in paragraph
 7#c71 no provider  2  7ii7 by striking 

any information and inserting any       
speech2  7iii7 by inserting before the  
period at the end the following3 1      
unless the provider or user has accepted
 payment to make the speech available   
or1 in whole or in part1 created or     
funded the creation of the speech2 and  
7iv7 by adding at the end the following3
  7,b7 ,affirmative defense ,in any     
action in which the defendant raises    
subparagraph 7,a7 as a defense1 the     
defendant shall have the burden of      
persuasion1 by a preponderance of the   
evidence1 that the defendant is a       
provider or user of an interactive      
computer service and is being treated as
 the publisher or speaker of speech     
provided by another information content 
provider4  2  7,b7 in paragraph         
7#b77;,b71 by striking paragraph 7#a7   
and inserting subparagraph 7,a72 and    
7,c7 by adding at the end the following3
  7#c7 ,exclusion from ,good ,samaritan 
,immunity  7,a7 ,injunctive relief      
,paragraph 7#a7 shall not apply to any  

request for injunctive relief arising   
from the failure of an interactive      
computer service provider to remove1    
restrict access to or availability of1  
or prevent dissemination of material    
that is likely to cause irreparable     
harm4  7,b7 ,limitation of liability ,in
 the case of an interactive computer    
service provider that complies with an  
order granting injunctive relief        
described in subparagraph 7,a71 such    
compliance shall not subject the        
interactive computer service provider to
 liability for removing1 restricting    
access to or availability of1 or        
preventing dissemination of material    
subject to the order4  2 and  7#b7 in   
subsection 7e71 by adding at the end the
 following3  7#f7 ,no effect on civil   
rights laws ,nothing in this section    
shall be construed to limit1 impair1 or 
prevent any action alleging             
discrimination on the basis of any      
protected class1 or conduct that has the
 effect or consequence of discriminating

 on the basis of any protected class1   
under any ,federal or ,state law4  7#g7 
,no effect on antitrust laws ,nothing in
 this section shall be construed to     
prevent1 impair1 or limit any action    
brought under ,federal or ,state        
antitrust law4  7#h7 ,no effect on      
stalking1 harassment1 or intimidation   
laws ,nothing in this section shall be  
construed to prevent1 impair1 or limit  
any action alleging stalking1           
cyberstalking1 harassment1              
cyberharassment1 or intimidation based1 
in whole or in part1 on sex 7including  
sexual orientation and gender identity71
 race1 color1 religion1 ancestry1       
national origin1 or physical or mental  
disability brought under ,federal or    
,state law4  7#i7 ,no effect on         
international human rights law ,nothing 
in this section shall be construed to   
prevent1 impair1 or limit any action    
brought under section #acej of title    
#bh1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#aj7 ,no  
effect on wrongful death actions        

,nothing in this section shall be       
construed to prevent1 impair1 or limit  
any civil action for a wrongful death4  
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