,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #biag  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #cj1         
#bjba,mr4 ,hawley introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to e/abli% a ,f$]al tort aga9/ social  
m$ia companies t cause bodily injury to 
*ildr5 or h>m ! m5tal heal? ( *ildr54   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,f$]al ,big ,te* ,tort ,act4  #b4     
,f$]al tort = social m$ia h>m to *ildr5 
7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section-- 7#a7 ! 
t]m cov]$ int]active comput] s]vice     
means an int]active comput] s]vice--    
7,a7 provid$ ?r\gh a website1 onl9e     
application1 or mobile application      
7includ+ a s+le int]active comput]      
s]vice t is provid$ ?r\gh m ?an "o su*  
website or application72  7,b7 ?r\gh :i*
 in=mation provid$ by ano!r in=mation   
cont5t provid] is di/ribut$2  7,c7 t    
enables an individual us] to create an  
acc\nt = ! purpose ( view+1 g5]at+1 or  
modify+ cont5t t c be view$1 %>$1 or    

o!rwise int]act$ ) by o!r ?ird-p>ty us]s
 ( ! int]active comput] s]vice2 &  7,d7 
t does n h pe]-to-pe] messag+ z its     
pr9cipal function2  7#b7 ! t]m          
int]active comput] s]vice has ! mean+   
giv5 ! t]m 9 section #bcj ( !           
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #bcj72 &  7#c7 ! t]m social   
m$ia company-- 7,a7 means a company t   
provides1 9 or affect+ int]/ate or =eign
 comm]ce1 a cov]$ int]active comput]    
s]vice2 &  7,b7 does n include an       
organization describ$ 9 section #eja7;c7
 ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf &   
exempt f taxation "u section #eja7;a7 ( 
su* ,code4  7b7 ,liability ,a social    
m$ia company %all be liable 9 accordance
 ) ?is section to any individual :o     
suff]s bodily injury or h>m to m5tal    
heal? t is attributable1 9 :ole or 9 "p1
 to ! individual's use ( a cov]$        
int]active comput] s]vice provid$ by !  
social m$ia company :5 ! individual 0   
less ?an #af ye>s ( age4  7c7 ,private  
"r ( action ,an individual :o suff]s    

bodily injury or h>m to m5tal heal? t is
 attributable1 9 :ole or 9 "p1 to !     
individual's use ( a cov]$ int]active   
comput] s]vice provid$ by a social m$ia 
company z describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 may 
br+ a civil action aga9/ ! social m$ia  
company 9 an appropriate di/rict c\rt ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates or a ,/ate c\rt (       
compet5t jurisdiction =-- 7#a7          
comp5satory damages 9 an am\nt equal to 
! great] (-- 7,a7 ! am\nt obta9$ by--   
7i7 = ea* ye> 9 :i* ! individual suff]$ 
su* injury or h>m attributable1 9 :ole  
or 9 "p1 to su* use1 divid+-- 7,i7 !    
annual rev5ue ( ! social m$ia company 9 
! ,unit$ ,/ates dur+ t ye>1 by  7,,ii7 !
 numb] ( active us]s ( ! cov]$          
int]active comput] s]vice dur+ ! mon? t 
_h ! fewe/ su* us]s dur+ t ye>2 &  7ii7 
add+ toge!r ! am\nts calculat$ "u clause
 7i7 = ea* ye> 9 :i* ! individual suff]$
 su* injury or h>m attributable1 9 :ole 
or 9 "p1 to su* use2 or  7,b7 actual    
damages2  7#b7 punitive damages2 &  7#c7
 attorney's fees & co/s4  7d7           

,affirmative def5se ,x %all be an       
affirmative def5se to an action br\ght  
by or on behalf ( a us] ( a cov]$       
int]active comput] s]vice provid$ by a  
social m$ia company "u subsection 7c7 t 
! social m$ia company1 at all relevant  
times-- 7#a7 took reasonable1           
affirmative /eps to asc]ta9 ! age ( ea* 
us] ( ! cov]$ int]active comput] s]vice2
 &  7#b7 did n "k & _h no reason to "k t
 ! us] 9 "q 0 less ?an #af ye>s ( age :5
 ! us] us$ ! int]active comput] s]vice4 
7e7 ,effective date2 applicability ,?is 
,act-- 7#a7 %all take effect on ! date t
 is #ahj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t (  
?is ,act2 &  7#b7 %all n apply to any   
use ( a cov]$ int]active comput] s]vice 
t took place be=e ! effective date "u   
p>agraph 7#a74