,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cffc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #af1 
#bjbb ,mr4 ,blumenthal 7for himself and 
,mrs4 ,blackburn7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to protect the safety of  
children on the internet4  #a4 ,short   
title2 table of contents  7a7 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,kids ,online ,safety ,act4  7b7 ,table 
of contents ,the table of contents for  
this ,act is as follows3  ,sec4 #a4     
,short title2 table of contents4 ,sec4  
#b4 ,definitions4 ,sec4 #c4 ,duty of    
care4 ,sec4 #d4 ,safeguards for minors4 
,sec4 #e4 ,disclosure4 ,sec4 #f4        
,transparency4 ,sec4 #g4 ,independent   
research4 ,sec4 #h4 ,market research4   
,sec4 #i4 ,age verification study and   
report4 ,sec4 #aj4 ,enforcement4 ,sec4  
#aa4 ,kids ,online ,safety ,council4    
,sec4 #ab4 ,authorization of            

appropriations4 ,sec4 #ac4 ,effective   
date4 ,sec4 #ad4 ,severability4  #b4    
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7        
,algorithmic recommendation system ,the 
term algorithmic recommendation system  
means a fully or partially automated    
system used to suggest1 promote1 or rank
 information4  7#b7 ,covered platform   
,the term covered platform means a      
commercial software application or      
electronic service that connects to the 
internet and that is used1 or is        
reasonably likely to be used1 by a      
minor4  7#c7 ,minor ,the term minor     
means an individual who is age #af or   
younger4  7#d7 ,parent ,the term parent 
includes a legal guardian or an         
individual with legal custody over a    
child4  7#e7 ,personal data ,the term   
personal data means information that    
identifies or is linked or reasonably   
linkable to an individual1 household1 or
 consumer device4  #c4 ,duty of care    
7a7 ,best interests ,a covered platform 
has a duty to act in the best interests 

of a minor that uses the platform's     
products or services4  7b7 ,prevention  
of harm to minors ,in acting in the best
 interests of minors1 a covered platform
 has a duty to prevent and mitigate the 
heightened risks of physical1 emotional1
 developmental1 or material harms to    
minors posed by materials on1 or        
engagement with1 the platform1          
including--  7#a7 promotion of          
self-harm1 suicide1 eating disorders1   
substance abuse1 and other matters that 
pose a risk to physical and mental      
health of a minor2  7#b7 patterns of use
 that indicate or encourage             
addiction-like behaviors2  7#c7 physical
 harm1 online bullying1 and harassment  
of a minor2  7#d7 sexual exploitation1  
including enticement1 grooming1 sex     
trafficking1 and sexual abuse of minors 
and trafficking of online child sexual  
abuse material2  7#e7 promotion and     
marketing of products or services that  
are unlawful for minors1 such as illegal
 drugs1 tobacco1 gambling1 or alcohol2  

and  7#f7 predatory1 unfair1 or         
deceptive marketing practices4  #d4     
,safeguards for minors  7a7 ,safeguards 
for minors  7#a7 ,in general ,a covered 
platform shall provide a minor1 or a    
parent acting on a minor's behalf1 with 
readily accessible and easy-to-use      
safeguards to control their experience  
and personal data on the covered        
platform1 including settings to-- 7,a7  
limit the ability of other individuals  
to contact or find a minor1 in          
particular adults with no relationship  
to the minor2  7,b7 prevent other       
individuals from viewing the minor's    
personal data collected by or shared on 
the covered platform1 in particular     
restricting public access to personal   
data2  7,c7 limit features that         
increase1 sustain1 or extend use of the 
covered platform by a minor1 such as    
automatic playing of media1 rewards for 
time spent on the platform1 and         
notifications2  7,d7 opt out of         
algorithmic recommendation systems that 

use a minor's personal data2  7,e7      
delete the minor's account and request  
removal of personal data2  7,f7 restrict
 the sharing of the geolocation of a    
minor and to provide notice regarding   
the tracking of a minor's geolocation2  
and  7,g7 limit time spent by a minor on
 the covered platform4  7#b7 ,default   
safeguard settings for minors ,a covered
 platform shall provide that1 in the    
case of a user that the platform knows  
or reasonably believes to be a minor1   
the default setting for any safeguard   
described under paragraph 7#a7 shall be 
the strongest option available4  7#c7   
,accessibility for minors ,with respect 
to safeguards described under paragraph 
7#a71 a covered platform shall provide  
information and control options in a    
manner that is age appropriate and does 
not encourage minors to weaken or turn  
off safeguards4  7b7 ,parental tools    
7#a7 ,parental tools ,a covered platform
 shall provide readily accessible and   
easy-to-use parental tools for parents  

to appropriately supervise the use of   
the covered platform by a minor4  7#b7  
,requirements ,the parental tools       
provided by a covered platform shall    
include--  7,a7 the ability to control  
privacy and account settings1 including 
the safeguards established under        
subsection 7a77#a72  7,b7 the ability to
 restrict purchases and financial       
transactions by a minor2  7,c7 the      
ability to track total time spent on the
 platform2  7,d7 a clear and conspicuous
 mechanism for parents to opt out of or 
turn off any default parental tools put 
in place by the covered platform2 and   
7,e7 access to other information        
regarding a minor's use of a covered    
platform and control options necessary  
to a parent's ability to address the    
harms described in section #c7;b74  7#c7
 ,notice to minors ,a covered platform  
shall provide clear and conspicuous     
notice to a minor when parental tools   
are in effect4  7#d7 ,default parental  
tools ,a covered platform shall provide 

that1 in the case of a user that the    
platform knows or reasonably believes to
 be a minor1 parental tools shall be    
enabled by default4  7c7 ,reporting     
mechanism  7#a7 ,parental reports ,a    
covered platform shall provide minors   
and parents with--  7,a7 a readily      
accessible and easy-to-use means to     
submit reports of harms to a minor1     
including harms described in section    
#c7;b72  7,b7 an electronic point of    
contact specific to matters involving   
harms to a minor2 and  7,c7 confirmation
 of the receipt of such a report and a  
means to track a submitted report4  7#b7
 ,timing ,a covered platform shall      
establish an internal process to receive
 and respond to reports in a reasonable 
and timely manner4  7d7 ,illegal content
 ,a covered platform shall not          
facilitate the advertising of products  
or services to minors that are illegal  
to sell to minors based on applicable   
,state or ,federal law4  #e4 ,disclosure
  7a7 ,notice  7#a7 ,registration ,prior

 to registration1 use1 or purchase of a 
covered platform by a minor1 the        
platform shall provide clear1           
accessible1 and easy-to-understand--    
7,a7 notice of the policies and         
practices of the covered platform with  
respect to personal data and safeguards 
for minors2  7,b7 information about how 
to access the safeguards and parental   
tools required under section #d2 and    
7,c7 notice about whether the covered   
platform1 including any algorithmic     
recommendation systems used by the      
platform1 pose any heightened risks of  
harm to a minor1 including harms        
described in section #c7;b74  7#b7      
,parental notification ,for a minor1 or 
an individual that a covered platform   
reasonably believes is a minor1 a       
covered platform shall additionally     
provide the notice1 information1 and    
statement described in paragraph 7#a7 to
 a parent of the minor4  7#c7           
,acknowledgment ,after providing the    
notice1 information1 and statement      

described in paragraph 7#a71 but prior  
to initial use of the covered platform1 
the covered platform shall obtain       
acknowledgment from a minor1 or a parent
 of the minor1 of the receipt of        
information related to the heightened   
risks of harm to minors referenced in   
the statement in paragraph 7#a77;,c74   
7b7 ,algorithmic recommendation system  
,a covered platform that uses an        
algorithmic recommendation system shall 
set out in its terms and conditions1 in 
a clear1 accessible1 and                
easy-to-understand manner--  7#a7 an    
overview of how algorithmic             
recommendation systems are used by the  
covered platform to provide information 
to users of the platform who are minors1
 including how such systems use personal
 data belonging to minors2 and  7#b7    
options for minors or their parents to  
modify the results of the algorithmic   
recommendation system1 including the    
right to opt out or down-rank types or  
categories of recommendations4  7c7     

,advertising and marketing ,a covered   
platform that facilitates advertising   
aimed at minors shall provide clear1    
accessible1 and easy-to-understand      
information and labels regarding-- 7#a7 
the name of the product1 service1 or    
brand and the subject matter of an      
advertisement or marketing material2    
7#b7 why the minor is being targeted for
 a particular advertisement or marketing
 material if the covered platform       
engages in targeted advertising1        
including meaningful information about  
how the personal data of the minor was  
used to target the advertisement or     
marketing material2 and  7#c7 whether   
particular media displayed to a user is 
an advertisement or marketing material1 
including disclosure of endorsements of 
products1 services1 or brands made for  
commercial consideration by other users 
of the platform4  7d7 ,resources for    
parents and minors ,a covered platform  
shall provide to minors and parents     
clear1 accessible1 easy-to-understand1  

and comprehensive information in a      
prominent location regarding-- 7#a7 its 
policies and practices with respect to  
personal data and safeguards for minors2
 and  7#b7 how to access the safeguards 
and parental tools required under       
section #d4  #f4 ,transparency  7a7     
,audit of systemic risks to minors  7#a7
 ,in general ,not less frequently than  
once a year1 a covered platform shall   
issue a public report identifying the   
foreseeable risks of harm to minors     
based on an independent1 third-party    
audit conducted through reasonable      
inspection of the covered platform and  
describe the prevention and mitigation  
measures taken to address such risks4   
7#b7 ,content  7,a7 ,transparency ,the  
public reports required of a covered    
platform under this section shall       
include-- 7i7 an assessment of whether  
the covered platform is reasonably      
likely to be accessed by minors2  7ii7 a
 description of the commercial interests
 of the covered platform in use by      

minors2  7iii7 an accounting of the     
number of individuals using the covered 
platform reasonably believed to be      
minors in the ,united ,states1          
disaggregated by the age ranges of #j-e1
 #f-i1 #aj-ab1 and #ac-af2  7iv7 an     
accounting of the time spent by the     
median and average minor in the ,united 
,states on a daily1 weekly1 and monthly 
basis1 disaggregated by the age ranges  
of #j-e1 #f-i1 #aj-ab1 and #ac-af2  7v7 
an accounting1 disaggregated by category
 of harm1 of--  7,i7 the total number of
 reports of the dissemination of illegal
 or harmful content involving minors2   
and  7,,ii7 the prevalence of content   
that is illegal or harmful to minors2   
and  7vi7 a description of any material 
breaches of parental tools or assurances
 regarding minors1 unexpected use of the
 personal data of minors1 and other     
matters regarding non-compliance4  7,b7 
,systemic risks assessment ,the public  
reports required of a covered platform  
under this section shall include--  7i7 

an audit of the known and emerging risks
 to minors posed by the covered         
platform1 including the harms described 
in section #c7;b72  7ii7 an assessment  
of how algorithmic recommendation       
systems and targeted advertising systems
 can contribute to harms to minors2     
7iii7 a description of whether and how  
the covered platform uses system design 
features to increase1 sustain1 or extend
 use of a product or service by a minor1
 such as automatic playing of media1    
rewards for time spent1 and             
notifications2  7iv7 a description of   
whether1 how1 and for what purpose the  
platform collects or processes          
geolocation1 contact information1 health
 data1 or other categories of personal  
data of heightened concern regarding    
minors1 as determined by the            
,commission2  7v7 an evaluation of the  
efficacy and any issues in delivering   
safeguards to minors under section #d2  
and  7vi7 an evaluation of any other    
relevant matters of public concern over 

risks to minors4  7,c7 ,mitigation ,the 
public reports required of a covered    
platform under this section shall       
include-- 7i7 a description of the      
safeguards and parental tools available 
to minors and parents on the covered    
platform2  7ii7 a description of        
interventions by the covered platform   
when it had or has reason to believe    
that harm could occur to minors2  7iii7 
a description of the prevention and     
mitigation measures intended to be taken
 in response to the known and emerging  
risks identified in its audit of system 
risks1 including steps taken to--  7,i7 
adapt or remove system design features  
that expose minors to risks2  7,,ii7 set
 safeguards to their most safe settings 
by default2  7,,iii7 prevent the        
presence of illegal and illicit content 
on the covered platform2 and  7,,iv7    
adapt algorithmic recommendation system 
to prioritize the best interests of     
users who are minors2  7iv7 a           
description of internal processes for   

handling reports and automated detection
 mechanisms for harms to minors1        
including the rate1 timeliness1 and     
effectiveness of responses under the    
requirement of section #d7;c72  7v7 the 
status of implementing prevention and   
mitigation measures identified in prior 
assessments2 and  7vi7 a description of 
the additional measures to be taken by  
the covered platform to address the     
circumvention of safeguards and parental
 tools4  7#c7 ,reasonable inspection ,in
 conducting an inspection of the        
systemic risks of harm to minors1 a     
covered platform shall--  7,a7 take into
 consideration the function of          
algorithmic recommendation systems2     
7,b7 consult parents1 experts1 and civil
 society with respect to the prevention 
of harms to minors2  7,c7 conduct       
research based on experiences of minors 
that use the covered platform1 including
 harms reported under section #d7;c72   
7,d7 take account of research1 including
 research regarding system design       

features1 marketing1 or product         
integrity1 industry best practices1 or  
outside research2 and  7,e7 consider    
indicia or inferences of age of users1  
in addition to any self-declared        
information about the age of            
individuals4  7#d7 ,privacy safeguards  
,in issuing the public reports required 
under this section1 a covered platform  
shall take steps to safeguard the       
privacy of its users1 including ensuring
 that data is presented in a            
de-anonymized1 aggregated format4  #g4  
,independent research  7a7 ,definitions 
,in this section3 7#a7 ,assistant       
,secretary ,the term ,assistant         
,secretary means the ,assistant         
,secretary of ,commerce for             
,communications and ,information4  7#b7 
,eligible researcher ,the term eligible 
researcher means an individual or group 
of individuals affiliated with or       
employed by-- 7,a7 an institution of    
higher education 7as defined in section 
#aja of the ,higher ,education ,act of  

#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja772 or  7,b7 a
 nonprofit organization1 including any  
organization described in section       
#eja7;c7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code
 of #aihf4  7#c7 ,program ,the term     
,program means the program established  
under subsection 7b77#a74  7#d7 ,public 
interest research ,the term public      
interest research means the scientific  
or historical analysis of information   
that is performed for the primary       
purpose of advancing a broadly          
recognized public interest4  7#e7       
,qualified researcher ,the term         
qualified researcher means an eligible  
researcher who is approved by the       
,assistant ,secretary to conduct public 
interest research regarding harms to    
minors under the ,program4  7b7 ,access 
to data on harms to minors  7#a7        
,establishment ,the ,assistant          
,secretary shall establish a program    
under which an eligible researcher may  
apply for1 and a covered platform shall 
provide1 access to data assets from the 

covered platform for the sole purpose of
 conducting public interest research    
regarding harms to the safety and       
well-being of minors1 including matters 
described in section #c7;b74  7#b7      
,application requirements ,in order to  
be approved to access data assets from a
 covered platform1 an eligible          
researcher shall1 in the application    
submitted under paragraph 7#a7--  7,a7  
conduct the research for noncommercial  
purposes2  7,b7 demonstrate a proven    
record of expertise on the proposed     
research topic and related research     
methodologies2 and  7,c7 commit to      
fulfill1 and demonstrate a capacity to  
fulfill1 the specific data security and 
confidentiality requirements            
corresponding to the application4  7#c7 
,duties and rights of covered platforms 
7,a7 ,access to data assets  7i7 ,in    
general ,if the ,assistant ,secretary   
approves an application under paragraph 
7#a7 with respect to a covered platform1
 the covered platform shall1 in a timely

 manner1 provide the qualified          
researcher with access to data assets   
necessary to conduct public interest    
research described in that paragraph4   
7ii7 ,form of access ,a covered platform
 shall provide to a qualified researcher
 access to data assets under clause 7i7 
through online databases1 application   
programming interfaces1 and data files  
as appropriate for the qualified        
researcher to undertake public interest 
research4  7,b7 ,nondisclosure agreement
 ,a covered platform may require1 as a  
condition of access to the data assets  
of the covered platform1 that a         
qualified researcher enter into a       
nondisclosure agreement regarding the   
release of data assets1 provided that-- 
7i7 the agreement does not restrict the 
publication of the qualified            
researcher's findings2 and  7ii7 the    
terms of the agreement allow the        
qualified researcher to provide the     
original agreement or a copy of the     
agreement to the ,assistant ,secretary4 

7,c7 ,appeal ,a covered platform may    
appeal the granting of an application   
under paragraph 7#a7 on the grounds     
that1 and the ,assistant ,secretary     
shall grant such appeal if-- 7i7 the    
covered platform does not have access to
 the requested data assets2 or  7ii7    
providing access to the data assets will
 lead to significant vulnerabilities in 
the security of the covered platform's  
service4  7#d7 ,processes1 procedures1  
and standards ,not later than #a year   
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,assistant ,secretary shall   
establish--  7,a7  7i7 a process by     
which an eligible researcher may submit 
an application described in paragraph   
7#a72 and  7ii7 an appeals process for  
eligible researchers to appeal adverse  
decisions on applications described in  
paragraph 7#a7 7including a decision to 
grant an appeal under paragraph         
7#c77;,c772  7,b7 procedures for        
implementation of the ,program1         
including methods for-- 7i7             

participation by covered platforms2 and 
7ii7 verification by the ,assistant     
,secretary of the credentials of        
eligible researchers2  7,c7 standards   
for privacy1 security1 and              
confidentiality required to participate 
in the ,program2 and  7,d7 standards for
 transparency regarding the operation   
and administration of the ,program4     
7#e7 ,duty of confidentiality ,to       
protect user privacy1 a qualified       
researcher shall have a duty of         
confidentiality with respect to data    
assets provided by a covered platform1  
which may be defined by the ,assistant  
,secretary4  7#f7 ,federal agencies     
,nothing in this subsection shall be    
construed to authorize a ,federal agency
 to seek access to the data of a covered
 platform through the ,program4  7c7    
,safe harbor for independent collection 
,with respect to public interest        
research conducted regarding harms to   
minors1 including matters described in  
section #c7;b71 no cause of action      

related to terms of service violations  
undertaken while collecting data assets 
in the course of such research shall lie
 or be maintained in any court against  
the researcher conducting the research4 
7d7 ,rulemaking ,the ,assistant         
,secretary1 in consultation with the    
,secretary of ,commerce and the         
,director of the ,national ,institute of
 ,standards and ,technology1 shall      
promulgate rules in accordance with     
section #eec of title #e1 ,united       
,states ,code1 as necessary to implement
 this section4  #h4 ,market research    
7a7 ,market research by covered         
platforms ,the ,federal ,trade          
,commission1 in coordination with the   
,secretary of ,commerce1 shall establish
 guidelines for covered platforms       
seeking to conduct market- and          
product-focused research on minors or   
individuals it reasonably believes to be
 minors4 ,such guidelines shall         
include--  7#a7 a standard consent form 
that provides minors and their parents a

 clear and easy-to-understand           
explanation of the scope and purpose of 
the research to be conducted1 and       
provides an opportunity for informed    
consent2 and  7#b7 recommendations for  
research practices for studies that may 
include minors1 disaggregated by the age
 ranges of #j-e1 #f-i1 #aj-ab1 #ac-ae1  
and #af-ag4  7b7 ,guidelines ,the       
,federal ,trade ,commission shall       
promulgate such guidelines not later    
than #ah months after the date of       
enactment of this ,act4 ,in doing so1   
they shall seek input from members of   
the public and the representatives of   
the ,kids ,online ,safety ,council      
established under section #aa4  #i4 ,age
 verification study and report  7a7     
,study ,the ,director of the ,national  
,institute of ,standards and            
,technology1 in coordination with the   
,federal ,communications ,commission1   
,federal ,trade ,commission1 and the    
,secretary of ,commerce1 shall conduct a
 study evaluating the most              

technologically feasible options for    
developing systems to verify age at the 
device or operating system level4  7b7  
,contents ,such study shall consider--  
7#a7 the benefits of creating a device  
or operating system level age           
verification system2  7#b7 what         
information may need to be collected to 
create this type of age verification    
system2  7#c7 the accuracy of such      
systems and their impact or steps to    
improve accessibility1 including for    
individuals with disabilities2  7#d7 how
 such a system or systems could verify  
age while mitigating risks to user      
privacy and data security and           
safeguarding minors' personal data2 and 
7#e7 the technical feasibility1         
including the need for potential        
hardware and software changes1 including
 for devices currently in commerce and  
owned by consumers4  7c7 ,report ,not   
later than #a year after the date of    
enactment of this ,act1 the agencies    
described in subsection 7a7 shall submit

 a report containing the results of the 
study conducted under such subsection to
 the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 
and ,transportation of the ,senate and  
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
of the ,house of ,representatives4  #aj4
 ,enforcement  7a7 ,enforcement by      
,federal ,trade ,commission  7#a7       
,unfair and deceptive acts or practices 
,a violation of this ,act or a          
regulation promulgated under this ,act  
by any person shall be treated as a     
violation of a rule defining an unfair  
or deceptive act or practice prescribed 
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 ,except as provided in          
subparagraph 7,b7 and subsection 7b71   
the ,federal ,trade ,commission         
7referred to in this section as the     
,commission7 shall enforce this ,act and
 any regulation promulgated under this  
,act 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 ,act4     
7,b7 ,application to common carriers and
 nonprofit organizations                
,notwithstanding section #d1 #e7;a77#b71
 or #f of the ,federal ,trade           
,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #dd1    
#de7;a77#b71 #df7 or any jurisdictional 
limitation of the ,commission1 the      
,commission shall also enforce this ,act
 and the regulations promulgated under  
this ,act1 in the manner provided under 
this subsection1 with respect to--  7i7 
common carriers subject to the          
,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #aea et seq47 and all ,acts   
amendatory thereof and supplementary    
thereto2 and  7ii7 organizations not    
organized to carry on business for their
 own profit or that of their members4   
7,c7 ,privileges and immunities ,any    

person that violates this ,act or a     
regulation promulgated under this ,act  
shall be subject to the penalties1 and  
entitled to the privileges and          
immunities1 provided in the ,federal    
,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4  
#da et seq474  7#c7 ,regulations ,the   
,commission may promulgate regulations  
under section #eec of title #e1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to carry out sections #d1
 #e1 and #f of this ,act4  7#d7         
,authority preserved ,nothing in this   
section shall be construed to limit the 
authority of the ,commission under any  
other provision of law4  7b7            
,enforcement by ,state attorneys general
  7#a7 ,in general  7,a7 ,civil actions 
,in any case in which the attorney      
general of a ,state has reason to       
believe that an interest of the         
residents of that ,state has been or is 
threatened or adversely affected by the 
engagement of any person in a practice  
that violates this ,act or a regulation 
promulgated under this ,act1 the ,state1

 as parens patriae1 may bring a civil   
action on behalf of the residents of the
 ,state in a district court of the      
,united ,states or a ,state court of    
appropriate jurisdiction to--  7i7      
enjoin that practice2  7ii7 enforce     
compliance with this ,act or such       
regulation2  7iii7 on behalf of         
residents of the ,state1 obtain damages1
 statutory damages1 restitution1 or     
other compensation1 each of which shall 
be distributed in accordance with ,state
 law2 or  7iv7 obtain such other relief 
as the court may consider to be         
appropriate4  7,b7 ,notice  7i7 ,in     
general ,before filing an action under  
subparagraph 7,a71 the attorney general 
of the ,state involved shall provide to 
the ,commission-- 7,i7 written notice of
 that action2 and  7,,ii7 a copy of the 
complaint for that action4  7ii7        
,exemption  7,i7 ,in general ,clause 7i7
 shall not apply with respect to the    
filing of an action by an attorney      
general of a ,state under this paragraph

 if the attorney general of the ,state  
determines that it is not feasible to   
provide the notice described in that    
clause before the filing of the action4 
7,,ii7 ,notification ,in an action      
described in subclause 7,i71 the        
attorney general of a ,state shall      
provide notice and a copy of the        
complaint to the ,commission at the same
 time as the attorney general files the 
action4  7#b7 ,intervention  7,a7 ,in   
general ,on receiving notice under      
paragraph 7#a77;,b71 the ,commission    
shall have the right to intervene in the
 action that is the subject of the      
notice4  7,b7 ,effect of intervention   
,if the ,commission intervenes in an    
action under paragraph 7#a71 it shall   
have the right-- 7i7 to be heard with   
respect to any matter that arises in    
that action2 and  7ii7 to file a        
petition for appeal4  7#c7 ,construction
 ,for purposes of bringing any civil    
action under paragraph 7#a71 nothing in 
this ,act shall be construed to prevent 

an attorney general of a ,state from    
exercising the powers conferred on the  
attorney general by the laws of that    
,state to--  7,a7 conduct               
investigations2  7,b7 administer oaths  
or affirmations2 or  7,c7 compel the    
attendance of witnesses or the          
production of documentary and other     
evidence4  7#d7 ,actions by the         
commission ,in any case in which an     
action is instituted by or on behalf of 
the ,commission for violation of this   
,act or a regulation promulgated under  
this ,act1 no ,state may1 during the    
pendency of that action1 institute an   
action under paragraph 7#a7 against any 
defendant named in the complaint in the 
action instituted by or on behalf of the
 ,commission for that violation4  7#e7  
,venue2 service of process  7,a7 ,venue 
,any action brought under paragraph 7#a7
 may be brought in-- 7i7 the district   
court of the ,united ,states that meets 
applicable requirements relating to     
venue under section #acia of title #bh1 

,united ,states ,code2 or  7ii7 a ,state
 court of competent jurisdiction4  7,b7 
,service of process ,in an action       
brought under paragraph 7#a7 in a       
district court of the ,united ,states1  
process may be served wherever          
defendant--  7i7 is an inhabitant2 or   
7ii7 may be found4  #aa4 ,kids ,online  
,safety ,council  7a7 ,establishment    
,not later than #a year after the date  
of enactment of this ,act1 the          
,secretary of ,commerce shall establish 
and convene the ,kids ,online ,safety   
,council for the purpose of providing   
advice on the implementation of this    
,act4  7b7 ,participation ,the ,kids    
,online ,safety ,council shall include  
participation from--  7#a7 parents1     
academic experts1 health professionals1 
and members of civil society with       
respect to the prevention of harms to   
minors2  7#b7 youth representation2     
7#c7 representatives of covered         
platforms2  7#d7 representatives of the 
,national ,telecommunications and       

,information ,administration1 the       
,national ,institute of ,standards and  
,technology1 the ,federal ,trade        
,commission1 and the ,department of     
,justice2 and  7#e7 ,state attorneys    
general or their representatives4  #ab4 
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
are authorized to be appropriated to the
 ,federal ,trade ,commission such sums  
as may be necessary to carry out this   
,act4  #ac4 ,effective date ,except as  
otherwise provided in this ,act1 this   
,act shall take effect on the date that 
is #ah months after the date of         
enactment of this ,act4  #ad4           
,severability ,if any provision of this 
,act1 or an amendment made by this ,act1
 is determined to be unenforceable or   
invalid1 the remaining provisions of    
this ,act and the amendments made by    
this ,act shall not be affected4