,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bgaj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,augu/ #aa 7legislative
 day1 ,augu/ #aj71 #bjba,mr4 ,blum5?al  
7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 & ,ms4    
,klobu*>7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on 
! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to promote     
competition & r$uce gatekeep] p[] 9 !   
app economy1 increase *oice1 improve    
quality1 & r$uce co/s = consum]s4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,op5 ,app ,m>kets ,act4  #b4 ,def9itions
 ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,app ,! t]m ,app     
means a s(tw>e application or electronic
 s]vice t may be run or direct$ by a us]
 on a comput]1 a mobile device1 or any  
o!r g5]al purpose comput+ device4  7#b7 
,app /ore ,! t]m ,app ,/ore means a     
publicly available website1 s(tw>e      
application1 or o!r electronic s]vice t 
di/ributes ,apps f ?ird-p>ty develop]s  
to us]s ( a comput]1 a mobile device1 or
 any o!r g5]al purpose comput+ device4  
7#c7 ,cov]$ company ,! t]m ,cov]$       

,company means any p]son t owns or      
controls an ,app ,/ore = :i* us]s 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates exce$ #ej1jjj1jjj4  7#d7  
,develop] ,! t]m develop] means a p]son 
t owns or controls an ,app or an ,app   
,/ore4  7#e7 ,9-app paym5t sy/em ,! t]m 
,9-,app ,paym5t ,sy/em means an         
application1 s]vice1 or us] int]face to 
process ! paym5ts f us]s ( an ,app4     
7#f7 ,non-public bus9ess in=mation ,!   
t]m non-public bus9ess in=mation means  
non-public data t is-- 7,a7 d]iv$ f a   
develop] or an ,app or ,app ,/ore own$  
or controll$ by a develop]1 includ+     
int]actions betwe5 us]s & ! ,app or ,app
 ,/ore ( ! develop]2 &  7,b7 collect$ by
 a ,cov]$ ,company 9 ! c\rse ( op]at+ an
 ,app ,/ore or provid+ an op]at+ sy/em4 
#c4 ,protect+ a competitive app m>ket   
7a7 ,exclusivity & ty+ ,a ,cov]$        
,company %all n-- 7#a7 require develop]s
 to use an ,9-,app ,paym5t ,sy/em own$  
or controll$ by ! ,cov]$ ,company or any
 ( its bus9ess p>tn]s z a condition (   
be+ di/ribut$ on an ,app ,/ore or       

accessible on an op]at+ sy/em2  7#b7    
require z a t]m ( di/ribution on an ,app
 ,/ore t pric+ t]ms or conditions ( sale
 be equal to or m favorable on its ,app 
,/ore ?an ! t]ms or conditions "u ano!r 
,app ,/ore2 or  7#c7 take punitive      
action or o!rwise impose less favorable 
t]ms & conditions aga9/ a develop] = us+
 or (f]+ diff]5t pric+ t]ms or          
conditions ( sale ?r\gh ano!r ,9-,app   
,paym5t ,sy/em or on ano!r ,app ,/ore4  
7b7 ,int]f]5ce ) legitimate bus9ess     
communications ,a ,cov]$ ,company %all n
 impose re/rictions on communications ( 
develop]s ) ! us]s ( ! ,app ?r\gh an    
,app or direct outrea* to a us] conc]n+ 
legitimate bus9ess (f]s1 su* z pric+    
t]ms & product or s]vice (f]+s4  7c7    
,non-,public bus9ess in=mation ,a ,cov]$
 ,company %all n use non-public bus9ess 
in=mation d]iv$ f a ?ird-p>ty ,app = !  
purpose ( compet+ ) t ,app4  7d7        
,int]op]ability ,a ,cov]$ ,company t    
controls ! op]at+ sy/em or op]at+ sy/em 
configuration on :i* its ,app ,/ore     

op]ates %all all[ & provide ! readily   
accessible means = us]s ( t op]at+ sy/em
 to-- 7#a7 *oose ?ird-p>ty ,apps or ,app
 ,/ores z defaults = categories         
appropriate to ! ,app or ,app ,/ore2    
7#b7 in/all ?ird-p>ty ,apps or ,app     
,/ores ?r\gh means o!r ?an its ,app     
,/ore2 &  7#c7 hide or delete ,apps or  
,app ,/ores provid$ or pre9/all$ by !   
,app ,/ore own] or any ( its bus9ess    
p>tn]s4  7e7 ,self-,pref]5c+ 9 se>*     
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,a ,cov]$ ,company %all n 
provide unequal treatm5t ( ,apps 9 an   
,app ,/ore ?r\gh unreasonably pref]5c+  
or rank+ ! ,apps ( ! ,cov]$ ,company or 
any ( its bus9ess p>tn]s ov] ^? ( o!r   
,apps4  7#b7 ,consid]ations             
,unreasonably pref]5c+-- 7,a7 includes  
apply+ rank+ s*emes or algori?ms t      
prioritize ,apps bas$ on a crit]ion (   
own]%ip int]e/ by ! ,cov]$ ,company or  
its bus9ess p>tn]s2 &  7,b7 does n      
include cle>ly disclos$ adv]tis+4  7f7  
,op5 app developm5t ,access to op]at+   
sy/em int]faces1 developm5t in=mation1 &

 h>dw>e & s(tw>e features %all be       
provid$ to develop]s on a timely basis &
 on t]ms t are equival5t or             
functionally-equival5t to ! t]ms =      
access by simil> ,apps or functions     
provid$ by ! ,cov]$ ,company or to its  
bus9ess p>tn]s4  #d4 ,protect+ !        
security & privacy ( us]s  7a7 ,9 g5]al 
,subject to section 7b71 a ,cov]$       
,company %all n be 9 violation ( a      
subsection ( section #c = an action t   
is-- 7#a7 necess>y to a*ieve us]        
privacy1 security1 or digital safety2   
7#b7 tak5 to prev5t spam or fraud2 or   
7#c7 tak5 to prev5t a violation (1 or   
comply )1 ,f$]al or ,/ate law4  7b7     
,requirem5ts ,section 7a7 %all only     
apply if ! ,cov]$ ,company e/abli%es by 
cle> & conv9c+ evid5ce t ! action       
describ$ is-- 7#a7 appli$ on a          
demon/rably consi/5t basis to ,apps ( ! 
,cov]$ ,company or its bus9ess p>tn]s & 
to o!r ,apps2  7#b7 n us$ z a pretext to
 exclude1 or impose unnecess>y or       
discrim9atory t]ms on1 ?ird-p>ty ,apps1 

,9-,app ,paym5t ,sy/ems1 or ,app ,/ores2
 &  7#c7 n>r[ly tailor$ & c\ld n be     
a*iev$ ?r\gh a less discrim9atory &     
te*nically possible means4  #e4         
,en=cem5t  7a7 ,en=cem5t  7#a7 ,9 g5]al 
,! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission1 !         
,attorney ,g5]al1 & any attorney g5]al (
 a ,/ate subject to ! requirem5ts 9     
p>agraph 7#d7 %all en=ce ?is ,act 9 !   
same mann]1 by ! same means1 & ) ! same 
jurisdiction1 p[]s1 & duties z ?\gh all 
applicable t]ms & provisions ( ! ,f$]al 
,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4  
#da et seq47 or ! ,clayton ,act 7#ae    
,u4,s4,c4 #ab et seq471 z appropriate1 7
 incorporat$ into & made a "p ( ?is     
,act4  7#b7 ,unfair me?ods ( competition
 ,a violation ( ?is ,act %all also      
con/itute an unfair me?od ( competition 
"u section #e ( ! ,f$]al ,trade         
,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #e74    
7#c7 ,f$]al trade commission indep5d5t  
litigation au?ority ,if ! ,f$]al ,trade 
,commission has reason to believe t a   
,cov]$ ,company violat$ ?is ,act1 !     

,f$]al ,trade ,commission may comm5ce a 
civil action1 9 its own "n by any ( its 
attorneys designat$ by x = su* purpose1 
to recov] a civil p5alty & seek o!r     
appropriate relief 9 a di/rict c\rt ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates aga9/ ! cov]$ plat=m      
op]ator4  7#d7 ,p>5s patriae ,any       
attorney g5]al ( a ,/ate may br+ a civil
 action 9 ! "n ( su* ,/ate = a violation
 ( ?is ,act z p>5s patriae on behalf (  
natural p]sons resid+ 9 su* ,/ate1 9 any
 di/rict c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates hav+    
jurisdiction ( ! def5dant1 & may secure 
any =m ( relief provid$ = 9 ?is section4
  7b7 ,suits by develop]s injur$  7#a7  
,9 g5]al ,any develop] :o %all be injur$
 by reason ( any?+ =bidd5 9 ?is ,act may
 sue !re= 9 any di/rict c\rt ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates 9 ! di/rict 9 :i* ! def5dant     
resides or is f\nd or has an ag5t1 )\t  
respect to ! am\nt 9 controv]sy1 & %all 
recov] ?reefold ! damages by him su/a9$1
 & ! co/ ( suit1 includ+ a reasonable   
attorney's fee4 ,! c\rt may aw>d "u ?is 
subsection1 pursuant to a motion by su* 

develop] promptly made1 simple int]e/ on
 actual damages = ! p]iod beg9n+ on !   
date ( s]vice ( su* develop]'s plead+   
sett+ =? a claim "u ?is ,act & end+ on !
 date ( judgm5t1 or = any %ort] p]iod   
!re91 if ! c\rt f9ds t ! aw>d ( su*     
int]e/ = su* p]iod is j 9 !             
circum/ances4 ,9 det]m9+ :e!r an aw>d ( 
int]e/ "u ?is subsection = any p]iod is 
j 9 ! circum/ances1 ! c\rt %all consid] 
only-- 7,a7 :e!r su* develop] or !      
oppos+ p>ty1 or ei!r p>ty's             
repres5tative1 made motions or ass]t$   
claims or def5ses s lack+ 9 m]it z to %[
 t su* p>ty or repres5tative act$       
int5tionally = delay1 or o!rwise act$ 9 
bad fai?2  7,b7 :e!r1 9 ! c\rse ( !     
action involv$1 su* develop] or ! oppos+
 p>ty1 or ei!r p>ty's repres5tative1    
violat$ any applicable rule1 /atute1 or 
c\rt ord] provid+ = sanctions = dilatory
 behavior or o!rwise provid+ = exp$iti\s
 proce$+s2 &  7,c7 :e!r su* develop] or 
! oppos+ p>ty1 or ei!r p>ty's           
repres5tative1 engag$ 9 conduct prim>ily

 = ! purpose ( delay+ ! litigation or   
increas+ ! co/ !re(4  7#b7 ,injunctive  
relief ,any develop] %all be entitl$ to 
sue = & h injunctive relief1 9 any c\rt 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates hav+ jurisdiction ov] 
! p>ties1 aga9/ ?reat5$ loss or damage  
by a violation ( ?is ,act1 :5 & "u !    
same conditions & pr9ciples z injunctive
 relief aga9/ ?reat5$ conduct t w cause 
loss or damage is grant$ by c\rts (     
equity1 "u ! rules gov]n+ su* proce$+s1 
& ^u ! execution ( prop] bond aga9/     
damages = an injunction improvid5tly    
grant$ & a %[+ t ! dang] ( irrep>able   
loss or damage is imm$iate1 a prelim9>y 
injunction may issue4 ,9 any action "u  
?is p>agraph 9 :i* ! pla9tiff           
sub/antially prevails1 ! c\rt %all aw>d 
! co/ ( suit1 includ+ a reasonable      
attorney's fee1 to su* pla9tiff4  #f4   
,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act    
%all be con/ru$ to limit any au?ority ( 
! ,attorney ,g5]al or ! ,f$]al ,trade   
,commission "u ! antitru/ laws 7z def9$ 
9 ! fir/ section ( ! ,clayton ,act 7#ae 

,u4,s4,c4 #ab771 ! ,f$]al ,trade        
,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #da et  
seq471 or any o!r provision ( law or to 
limit ! application ( any law4  #g4     
,sev]ability ,if any provision ( ?is    
,act1 or ! application ( su* a provision
 to any p]son or circum/ance1 is held to
 be uncon/itutional1 ! rema9+ provisions
 ( ?is ,act1 & ! application ( !        
provision held to be uncon/itutional to 
any o!r p]son or circum/ance1 %all n be 
affect$ !reby4