H.R. 8469 — Introduced in House

I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8469 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 21, 2022Mr. Gottheimer (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, Mr. Costa, Mr. Panetta, and Mr. Carson) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To direct the Attorney General to modify the uniform crime reporting program to include data on internet platforms used in connection with criminal offenses, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Combating Harmful Actions with Transparency on Social Act of 2022 or the CHATS Act of 2022. 2. Collection of data on internet platforms used in connection with criminal offenses (a) In general Under the authority of section 534 of title 28, United States Code, the Attorney General shall modify the uniform crime reporting program in the Federal Bureau of Investigation to include, for any offense for which data is collected under the program, data on any internet platform used in connection with such offense. (b) Guidelines Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall establish guidelines for the collection of the data described in subsection (a), including criteria for use by law enforcement agencies in determining whether an internet platform was used in connection with an offense. (c) No right of action Nothing in this section may be construed to— (1) create a private right of action; or (2) limit any existing right of action, including any action under chapter 7 of title 5, United States Code. (d) No personally identifiable information Data collected under this section may be used only for research or statistical purposes and may not contain any personally identifiable information. (e) Publication The Attorney General shall publish an annual summary of the data collected under this section, including— (1) the specific internet platforms used in connection with offenses for which data is collected under the uniform crime reporting program; and (2) offenses committed by, and offenses committed against, juveniles, with respect to which an internet platform was used in connection with such offense. (f) Definitions In this section: (1) The term used in connection with includes, with respect to an offense, planning, conspiring, facilitating, and perpetrating the offense. (2) The term internet platform means a commercial electronic service provided by means of the internet, including through a software application that connects to the internet. (g) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.