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,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bb1 #bjba,ms4   
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introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
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,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,communications ,act
 ( #aicd to provide t1 "u c]ta9         
circum/ances1 an int]active comput]     
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( heal? mis9=mation ?r\gh t s]vice %all 
be treat$ z ! publi%] or speak] ( t     
mis9=mation1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,heal? ,mis9=mation ,act ( #bjba4  #b4  
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7    
,access to accurate & reliable in=mation
 is crucial = public heal? & safety dur+
 a national em]g5cy or crisis1 su* z !  
,,covid-#ai p&emic4  7#b7 ,on ,janu>y   
#bg1 #bjbj1 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &      
,human ,s]vices det]m9$ t a public heal?
 em]g5cy exi/$ "u section #cai ( !      
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db        

,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d71 z a result ( confirm$
 cases ( ,,covid-#ai 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 
7#c7 ,z ( ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 
9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 !re h be5 m ?an      
#cd1jjj1jjj cases ( ,,covid-#ai & m ?an 
#fjj1jjj dea?s result+ f ,,covid-#ai4   
7#d7 ,s9ce ! decl>ation ( ! public heal?
 em]g5cy describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71      
mis9=mation & dis9=mation relat+ to     
,,covid-#ai h spread at an al>m+ rate1  
:i* has-- 7,a7 h9d]$ ! public response  
ef=ts ( ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 local1 & indig5\s
 lead]s2 &  7,b7 endang]$ lives4  7#e7  
,! ,,covid-#ai p&emic is ! fir/ p&emic 9
 human hi/ory dur+ :i*-- 7,a7 ! int]net 
is be+ us$ to keep individuals in=m$ &  
connect$2 &  7,b7 mis9=mation &         
dis9=mation ab\t ! disease1 & ab\t      
treatm5ts & prev5tative measures )      
respect to ! disease1 includ+ vacc9es1 h
 prolif]at$ on ! int]net & ?r\gh ! use (
 social m$ia4  7#f7 ,features t are     
built into te*nology plat=ms h          
contribut$ to ! spread ( mis9=mation &  
dis9=mation1 ) social m$ia plat=ms      

inc5tiviz+ individuals to %>e cont5t to 
get likes1 comm5ts1 & o!r positive      
signals ( engagem5t1 :i* rew>ds         
engagem5t r ?an accuracy4  7#g7 ,social 
m$ia companies use algori?ms t det]m9e  
:at mat]ial us]s see onl9e1 & ^?        
algori?ms (t5 prioritize cont5t bas$ on 
! popul>ity ( ! cont5t1 or simil>ity to 
previ\sly se5 cont5t1 :i* means t a us] 
expos$ to in=mation once c\ld see m ( t 
k9d ( in=mation ov] "t1 fur!r+ ! effects
 ( mis9=mation & dis9=mation4  7#h7 ,"o 
/udy has f\nd t z mu* z #fe p]c5t (     
mis9=mation & dis9=mation on ! int]net &
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vacc9es c be trac$ back to #ab          
individuals & ano!r /udy has f\nd t ev5 
brief exposure to mis9=mation relat+ to 
! ,,covid-#ai vacc9es makes individuals 
less likely to want to receive "o ( ^?  
vacc9es4  7#i7 ,! ,,covid-#ai p&emic    
rema9s an ongo+ ?reat & !re is a ne$ to 
ensure t social m$ia plat=ms d _! "p 9  
promot+ accurate sci5tific in=mation to 
us]s ( ^? plat=ms4  #c4 ,treatm5t (     

publi%] or speak]  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section
 #bcj ( ! ,communications ,act ( #aicd  
7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bcj71 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 
subsection 7c77#a7-- 7,a7 by /rik+ ,no  
provid] & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7,a7 ,9     
g5]al ,except z provid$ 9 subp>agraph   
7,b71 no provid]  2 &  7,b7 by add+ at !
 end ! foll[+3  7,b7 ,exception ,a      
provid] ( an int]active comput] s]vice  
%all be treat$ z ! publi%] or speak] (  
heal? mis9=mation t is creat$ or        
develop$ ?r\gh ! int]active comput]     
s]vice dur+ a cov]$ p]iod if ! provid]  
promotes t heal? mis9=mation ?r\gh an   
algori?m us$ by ! provid] 7or simil>    
s(tw>e functionality71 except t ?is     
subp>agraph %all n apply if t promotion 
occurs ?r\gh a neutral me*anism1 su* z  
?r\gh ! use ( *ronological              
functionality4  2 &  7#b7 9 subsection  
7f71 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#e7   
,cov]$ p]iod ,! t]m cov]$ p]iod means a 
p]iod dur+ :i* a public heal? em]g5cy   
decl>$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human 
,s]vices "u section #cai ( ! ,public    

,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#bdg;d71 includ+ a r5ewal ( any su*     
decl>ation1 is 9 effect4  4  7b7        
,guidance ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] !   
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y 
( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 9           
consultation ) ! heads ( o!r relevant   
,f$]al ag5cies & outside exp]ts det]m9$ 
appropriate by ! ,secret>y1 %all issue  
guidance reg>d+ :at con/itutes heal?    
mis9=mation = ! purposes ( subp>agraph  
7,b7 ( section #bcj7;c77#a7 ( !         
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #bcj7;c77#a771 z add$ by      
subsection 7a7 ( ?is section4