,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bfce  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ag1 #bjbc,mr4 
,santos introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d section   
#bcj ( ! ,communications ,act ( #aicd to
 limit liability protection provid$ by  
su* section = provid]s ( social m$ia    
s]vice1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,!      
,big-,te* ,acc\ntability ,act ( #bjbc4  
#b4 ,limitation on liability = provid]s 
( social m$ia s]vice ,section #bcj ( !  
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #bcj7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by      
r$esignat+ subsection 7f7 z subsection  
7g72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] subsection  
7e7 ! foll[+3  7f7 ,provid]s ( social   
m$ia s]vice  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,p>agraphs   
7#a7 & 7#b7 ( subsection 7c7 %all n     
apply to a provid] ( a social m$ia      
s]vice t is a company ) respect to any  
in=mation provid$ ?r\gh ! s]vice by     
ano!r in=mation cont5t provid] aft] !   

date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is subsection4     
7#b7 ,prohibition  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,x %all
 be unlawful = a provid] ( social m$ia  
s]vice t is a company to de-plat=m a    
citiz5 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates aft] ! date ?is
 #ij days aft] ! enactm5t ( ?is         
subsection on ! basis ( ! social1       
political1 or religi\s /atus ( su*      
citiz5 ev5 if ! citiz5 ?r\gh ! social   
m$ia s]vice ( ! provid] cle>ly violates 
a policy ( ! company relat+ to-- 7i7    
hate spee*2  7ii7 sexual h>assm5t2      
7iii7 discrim9ation on ! basis ( sex1   
religion1 or sexual ori5tation2 or  7iv7
 mak+ viol5t ?reats1 viol5t spee*1 or   
viol5t decl>ations4  7,b7 ,civil p5alty 
,a provid] t violates subp>agraph 7,a7 )
 respect to a citiz5 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
%all be liable = a civil p5alty 9 an    
am\nt ( #e1jjj = ea* day t ! provid]    
de-plat=ms ! citiz54  7#c7 ,def9itions  
,9 ?is subsection3 7,a7 ,de-plat=m a    
citiz5 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,! t]m         
de-plat=m a citiz5 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
means1 ) respect to an acc\nt ( !       

citiz51 an action tak5 to-- 7i7 decrease
 engagem5t ) ! acc\nt by us]s ( !       
s]vice2  7ii7 p]man5tly susp5d ! acc\nt2
 or  7iii7 re/rict+ ! ability ( a citiz5
 to provide cont5t ?r\gh ! acc\nt4  7,b7
 ,social m$ia s]vice ,! t]m social m$ia 
s]vice-- 7i7 means an int]active comput]
 s]vice t-- 7,i7 all[s = or ho/s virtual
 facilitation ( mat]ial1 cont5t1 or     
in=mation ov] ! s]vice = ! purpose (    
facilitat+ public or widespread         
int]action ) su* mat]ial1 cont5t1 or    
in=mation2  7,,ii7 is meant = public    
disc\rse t focuses on communication &   
expression ( ideas or op9ions2 or       
7,,iii7 ho/s publicly accessible        
in=mation or cont5t1 public or          
widespread int]action1 & cont5t         
di/ribution ?r\gh ! s]vice2 &  7ii7     
includes int]active comput] s]vice      
provid$ by-- 7,i7 ,meta2  7,,ii7        
,facebook2  7,,iii7 ,twitt]2  7,,iv7    
,in/agram2 &  7,v7 ,tik ,tok4  4