,,ii #aagth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bcch ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,july #ad1 #bjba,mr4 ,daines introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation ,a ,,bill ,to improve fairness in political speech1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,preserving ,political ,speech ,online ,act4 #b4 ,fairness in political advertising 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #abj days after the date of enactment of this section1 the ,commission shall initiate a rulemaking proceeding in accordance with section #eec of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 to require any online platform or third party advertiser that displays1 hosts1 or otherwise allows the advertisement of a legally qualified candidate in an election for ,federal office to abide by the following rules of fair access and equal opportunity3 7#a7 ,any online platform or third party advertiser who permits a legally qualified candidate in an election for ,federal office to display or otherwise post an advertisement on such online platform or through such third party advertiser shall afford equal advertisement opportunities to any other legally qualified candidate for such office in such election4 7#b7 ,any online platform or third party advertiser shall charge comparable rates to each legally qualified candidate for any advertising service described in paragraph 7#a74 7#c7 ,any online platform or third party advertiser shall have no power of censorship over the content of any advertisement described in this subsection4 7b7 ,transparency requirement ,an online platform shall maintain1 and make available online for public inspection in a machine readable format1 a complete record of any purchase of an advertising service by a legally qualified candidate on such online platform within #bd hours of such purchase4 7c7 ,enforcement by the ,commission 7#a7 ,unfair or deceptive acts or practices ,a violation of subsection 7a7 or 7b7 or a rule promulgated thereunder shall be treated as a violation of a rule defining an unfair or a deceptive act or practice 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 section 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 section4 7,b7 ,privileges and immunities ,any person who violates subsection 7a7 or 7b7 or a rule promulgated thereunder shall be subject to the penalties and entitled to the privileges and immunities provided in the ,federal ,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #da et seq474 7,c7 ,authority preserved ,nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the authority of the ,federal ,trade ,commission under any other provision of law4 7d7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,commission ,the term ,commission means the ,federal ,trade ,commission4 7#b7 ,election ,the term election has the meaning given that term in section #cja of the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaja74 7#c7 ,federal office ,the term ,federal office has the meaning given that term in section #cja of the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaja74 7#d7 ,legally qualified candidate ,the term legally qualified candidate has the meaning given that term for purposes of section #cae of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #cae74 7#e7 ,online platform ,the term online platform means any public-facing website1 web application1 or digital application1 including a social network1 video streaming service1 advertisement network1 or search engine4 7#f7 ,third party advertiser ,the term third party advertiser means any advertisement agency1 company1 or website developer that distributes or serves advertisements on an affiliated or unaffiliated online platform4 #c4 ,application of ,federal ,communications ,commission equal opportunity requirements to additional licensees ,part ,i of title ,,iii of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #cja et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #cdd4 ,application of equal opportunity principles to licensees that serve political advertising through other means ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this section1 the ,commission shall initiate a rulemaking to apply the principles of equal opportunity under sections #cab7;a77#g7 and #cae to any licensee that-- 7#a7 displays1 hosts1 or otherwise allows the advertisement of a legally qualified candidate for any public office2 and 7#b7 is not already subject to those principles under this ,act or under a regulation promulgated by the ,commission4 4 #d4 ,protection for ,good ,samaritan blocking and screening of offensive material ,section #bcj7;c77#b7 of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bcj7;c77#b77 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7 as clauses 7i7 and 7ii71 respectively1 and adjusting the margins accordingly2 7#b7 in clause 7i71 as so redesignated-- 7,a7 by striking filthy12 and 7,b7 by striking harassing1 or otherwise objectionable1 whether or not such material is constitutionally protected and inserting harassing or threatening1 or promoting illegal activity2 7#c7 in clause 7ii71 as so redesignated1 by striking paragraph 7#a7 and inserting clause 7i72 7#d7 in the matter preceding clause 7i71 as so redesignated1 by striking ,no provider or user and inserting the following3 7,a7 ,in general ,no provider or user 2 and 7#e7 by adding at the end the following3 7,b7 ,prohibition of bad faith blocking and screening 7i7 ,in general ,for purposes of subparagraph 7,a77i71 it shall not be considered good faith for a provider of an interactive computer service to block1 censor1 or screen material on the grounds of race1 color1 religion1 sex1 national origin1 or political affiliation or speech4 7ii7 ,exception ,clause 7i7 shall not apply to a provider of an interactive computer service that operates services dedicated to a specific set of issues1 policies1 beliefs1 or viewpoints4 4