,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ggfc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #bj1 #bjbd,ms4   
,tlaib 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,b[man1 ,mr4     
,?ompson ( ,mississippi1 ,mrs4 ,ramirez1
 & ,ms4 ,ocasio-,cortez7 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to e/abli% ! ,arti/ ,comp5sation       
,royalty ,fund1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,liv+ ,wage = ,musicians ,act ( #bjbd4  
#b4 ,arti/ ,comp5sation ,royalty ,fund  
7a7 ,e/abli%m5t  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!       
,regi/]1 ) ! approval ( ! ,libr>ian (   
,congress1 %all designate an eligible   
entity to e/abli% & adm9i/] a fund to be
 kn[n z ! ,arti/ ,comp5sation ,royalty  
,fund4  7#b7 ,notice ( designation 9    
,f$]al ,regi/] ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft]
 ! eligible entity is designat$ "u      
p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,regi/] %all publi% a  
notice 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/] t-- 7,a7      
includes ! contact in=mation = !        
eligible entity2 &  7,b7 ! reason = :y !

 ,regi/] designat$ ! eligible entity "u 
su* p>agraph4  7b7 ,deposit ( am\nts    
into ,fund  7#a7 ,deposit ,! ,fund      
,adm9i/rator %all deposit into ! ,fund  
any am\nts receiv$ by ! ,fund           
,adm9i/rator "u p>agraph 7#b7 or 7#c74  
7#b7 ,am\nts f s]vice provid]s ,n lat]  
?an ! la/ day ( ! fir/ cal5d> qu>t] aft]
 ! cal5d> qu>t] 9 :i* ! ,fund           
adm9i/rator is designat$1 & ea* cal5d>  
qu>t] !reaft]1 a s]vice provid] %all    
provide to ! ,fund ,adm9i/rator1 =      
deposit into ! ,fund-- 7,a7 ! am\nts    
collect$ by ! s]vice provid] 9 ! prior  
cal5d> qu>t] f ! liv+ wage royalty fee2 
&  7,b7 #aj p]c5t ( any non-subscription
 rev5ue receiv$ by ! s]vice provid] 9 ! 
prior cal5d> qu>t]4  7#c7 ,am\nts f     
s\rces o!r ?an s]vice provid]s ,! ,fund 
,adm9i/rator may receive am\nts =       
deposit into ! ,fund f any s\rce1       
includ+ f a ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local     
gov]nm5t4  7c7 ,use ( ,fund ,am\nts 9 ! 
,fund %all be made available 9          
accordance ) section #c4  #c4 ,paym5ts  

to musical arti/s f ,arti/ ,comp5sation 
,royalty ,fund  7a7 ,9 g5]al  7#a7      
,allocation ( paym5ts ,am\nts 9 ! ,fund 
%all be allocat$ z foll[s3 7,a7 #ij     
p]c5t ( su* am\nts %all be allocat$ =   
paym5ts to eligible featur$ arti/s4     
7,b7 #aj p]c5t ( su* am\nts %all be     
allocat$ = paym5ts to eligible          
non-featur$ arti/s4  7#b7 ,paym5ts f    
,fund ,n lat] ?an ! la/ day ( ! cal5d>  
qu>t] 9 :i* am\nts are fir/ deposit$    
into ! ,fund "u section #b7;b77#b71 &   
once ea* cal5d> qu>t] !reaft]1 ! ,fund  
,adm9i/rator %all promptly provide--    
7,a7 a p]c5tage ( ! am\nt allocat$ "u   
p>agraph 7#a77;,a7 ( ?is subsection to  
ea* eligible featur$ arti/1 t is equal  
to ! p]c5tage ( qualify+ /reams accru$  
by ! eligible featur$ arti/ 9 ! prior   
cal5d> qu>t] out ( all qualify+ /reams  
accru$ by all eligible featur$ arti/s 9 
! prior cal5d> qu>t]2 &  7,b7 paym5t f !
 am\nt allocat$ "u p>agraph 7#a77;,b7 ( 
?is subsection to ! ,am]ican ,f$]ation (
 ,musicians & ,scre5 ,actors ,guild & ! 

,am]ican ,f$]ation ( ,television &      
,radio ,arti/s ,intellectual ,prop]ty   
,rights ,di/ribution ,fund 7or any      
successor ,fund7 = di/ribution to ea*   
eligible non-featur$ arti/4  7#c7       
,unclaim$ funds ,if ! ,fund ,adm9i/rator
 attempts to ! be/ ( ! ability ( ! ,fund
 ,adm9i/rator to id5tify an eligible    
featur$ arti/ to provide paym5t to su*  
arti/ "u p>agraph 7#b77;,a71 & is unable
 to id5tify su* arti/ at su* "t1 ! ,fund
 %all-- 7,a7 reta9 ! requir$ paym5t 9 a 
segregat$ tru/ acc\nt2 &  7,b7 if !     
,fund ,adm9i/rator is n able to id5tify 
su* arti/ aft] a p]iod det]m9$          
reasonable by ! ,fund ,adm9i/rator1     
deposit ! paym5t back into ! ,fund4  7b7
 ,ret5tion ( records ,! ,fund           
,adm9i/rator %all-- 7#a7 keep books &   
records relat+ to-- 7,a7 am\nts provid$ 
to ! ,fund ,adm9i/rator "u section      
#b7;b77#b72 &  7,b7 am\nts di/ribut$ f !
 ,fund "u subsection 7a7 ( ?is section2 
&  7#b7 reta9 any su* book or record = a
 p]iod ( n less ?an #c cal5d> ye>s aft] 

! date on :i* su* book or record is     
creat$4  #d4 ,s]vice ,provid]           
,obligations  7a7 ,liv+ wage royalty fee
 ,beg9n+ on a date det]m9$ appropriate  
by ! ,fund ,adm9i/rator1 s]vice provid] 
%all *>ge ea* p]son *>g$ a subscription 
fee by ! provid] an additional fee 9 an 
am\nt equal to #ej p]c5t ( !            
subscription fee *>g$ by ! s]vice       
provid]1 except t su* additional fee    
%all n be an am\nt less ?an #d or m ?an 
#aj4  7b7 ,notice ( additional fee ,9   
ea* /atem5t or receipt a s]vice provid] 
provides = ! *>ge ( a subscription fee &
 ! additional fee requir$ by subsection 
7a71 ! s]vice provid] %all include a l9e
 item describ+ su* additional fee4  7c7 
,treatm5t ( royalty ,a s]vice provid]   
may n include ! am\nts collect$ by !    
s]vice provid] f ! liv+ wage royalty fee
 9 any calculation by ! s]vice provid] (
 ! total co/s or rev5ue ( cont5t = !    
s]vice provid]4  7d7 ,records  7#a7     
,ret5tion ,beg9n+ on ! date on :i* !    
,fund adm9i/rator is designat$-- 7,a7   

ea* s]vice provid] %all keep books &    
records relat+ to activities c>ri$ out  
by ! provid] "u ?is ,act2 &  7,b7 reta9 
su* book & records = a p]iod ( n less   
?an #c cal5d> ye>s aft] ! date on :i*   
su* book or record is creat$4  7#b7     
,regulations ,! ,fund ,adm9i/rator may--
 7,a7 require1 by regulation1 t s]vice  
provid]s provide ! ,fund ,adm9i/rator   
in=mation on-- 7i7 non-subscription     
rev5ue receiv$ by ! s]vice provid]2     
7ii7 rev5ue receiv$ by ! s]vice provid] 
f subscription fee2  7iii7 ! collection 
( ! liv+ wage royalty fee by ! provid]2 
&  7iv7 data ( ! s]vice provid] )       
respect to ! numb] /reams accru$ by     
arti/s ?r\gh su* provid]2 &  7,b7 audit 
! books & records ( a s]vice provid] to 
v]ify any in=mation provid$ by t s]vice 
provid] "u subp>agraph 7,a74  #e4       
,en=cem5t ,! ,fund ,adm9i/rator may     
e/abli%1 by regulation1 p5alties =--    
7#a7 a violation ( a prohibition "u ?is 
,act by a s]vice provid]2 or  7#b7 a    
failure to comply ) a requirem5t "u ?is 

,act by a s]vice provid]4  #f4          
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,arti/ ,! 
t]m arti/-- 7,a7 means a human creator2 
&  7,b7 does n include-- 7i7 corporate  
entities2 or  7ii7 fully g5]ative       
artificial intellig5ce4  7#b7 ,eligible 
entity ,! t]m eligible entity means--   
7,a7 a s+le non-pr(it entity t is-- 7i7 
e/abli%$ solely = ! purpose ( e/abli%+ &
 adm9i/]+ ! ,fund2  7ii7 gov]n$ by a    
,bo>d ( ,directors t includes-- 7,i7    
committees t are compos$ ( a mix ( vot+ 
& nonvot+ memb]s2 &  7,,ii7 arti/       
repres5tatives z memb]s ( ! ,bo>d2 &    
7iii7 able to demon/rate to ! ,regi/] t1
 by ! date describ$ "u section          
#c7;a77#b7 ! entity w h ! adm9i/rative &
 te*nological capabilities to e/abli% & 
adm9i/] ! ,fund 9 accordance ) ?is ,act2
 &  7,b7 if no entity meets ! crit]ia "u
 subp>agraph 7,a71 an entity det]m9$ by 
! ,regi/] to mo/ ne>ly fit su* crit]ia4 
7#c7 ,eligible featur$ arti/ ,! t]m     
eligible featur$ arti/ means a featur$  
arti/ :o-- 7,a7 regi/]s ) ! ,fund2 &    

7,b7 provides ! ,fund ,adm9i/rator ) !  
in=mation det]m9$ necess>y by ! ,fund   
,adm9i/rator-- 7i7 id5tify or locate su*
 featur$ arti/2 &  7ii7 provide paym5t  
to su* featur$ arti/ 7or a p]son        
designat$ by su* arti/ to receive su*   
paym5t on behalf ( su* arti/74  7#d7    
,eligible non-featur$ arti/ def9$ ,9 ?is
 p>agraph1 ! t]m eligible non-featur$   
arti/ means a non-featur$ arti/ t       
provides ! ,am]ican ,f$]ation (         
,musicians & ,scre5 ,actors ,guild & !  
,am]ican ,f$]ation ( ,television &      
,radio ,arti/s ,intellectual ,prop]ty   
,rights ,di/ribution ,fund 7or any      
successor ,fund7 ) ! in=mation det]m9$  
necess>y by su* ,fund-- 7,a7 to id5tify 
or locate su* non-featur$ arti/2 &  7,b7
 provide paym5t to ! non-featur$ arti/  
7or a p]son designat$ by su* arti/ to   
receive su* paym5t on behalf ( su*      
arti/74  7#e7 ,end us] ,! t]m end us]   
means a unique p]son t receives an (f]+ 
f ! s]vice provid]1 includ+ ! foll[+3   
7,a7 ,a p]son :o pays no fee = receiv+ !

 (f]+4  7,b7 ,a p]son :o pays a         
subscription fee = receiv+ ! (f]+4  7#f7
 ,featur$ arti/ ,! t]m featur$ arti/    
means an arti/ :o is prom95tly featur$  
on a s\nd record+ made available ?r\gh  
an (f]+4  7#g7 ,fund ,! t]m ,fund means 
! ,arti/ ,comp5sation ,royalty ,fund    
e/abli%$ by ! ,fund ,adm9i/rator "u     
section #b7;a74  7#h7 ,fund ,adm9i/rator
 ,! t]m ,fund ,adm9i/rator means !      
eligible entity designat$ "u section    
#b7;a77#a74  7#i7 ,liv+ wage royalty fee
 ,! t]m liv+ wage royalty fee means !   
additional free requir$ to be *>g$ "u   
section #d7;a74  7#aj7 ,ma/] record+ ,! 
t]m ma/] record+ means ! orig9al s\nd   
record+ ( a song4  7#aa7 ,non-featur$   
arti/ ,! t]m non-featur$ arti/-- 7,a7   
means an arti/ :o is n prom95tly featur$
 on a s\nd record+ made available ?r\gh 
an (f]+2 &  7,b7 includes ! foll[+3 7i7 
,a session musician4  7ii7 ,a back-up   
vocali/4  7#ab7 ,non-subscription rev5ue
 ,! t]m non-subscription rev5ue means   
any rev5ue receiv$ f music /ream+       

7includ+ rev5ue receiv$ f adv]tis+ )    
respect to su* music /ream+71 o!r ?an   
rev5ue f a subscription fee4  7#ac7     
,(f]+ ,! t]m (f]+ means ! provision ( a 
/ream by a s]vice provid]4  7#ad7       
,qualify+ /ream ,! t]m qualify+ /ream   
means ) respect to a ma/] record+ & a   
cal5d> mon?1 ! less] (-- 7,a7 ! numb] ( 
/reams ( ! ma/] record+ accru$ by !     
eligible featur$ arti/ 9 t cal5d> mon?2 
&  7,b7 #a1jjj1jjj /reams4  7#ae7       
,regi/] ,! t]m ,regi/] means ! ,regi/] (
 ,copyrights4  7#af7 ,s]vice provid] ,! 
t]m s]vice provid] means an entity1 t-- 
7,a7 provides a /ream to an end us]2    
7,b7 contracts ) or has a direct        
relation%ip ) an end us] to provide su* 
/reams2 &  7,c7 controls :i* su* /reams 
are made available to su* end us]s4     
7#ag7 ,/ream ,! t]m /ream-- 7,a7 means  
an int]active1 encrypt$ digital         
transmission t embodies a ma/] record+ t
 all[s a p]son to receive & li/5 to su* 
ma/] record+ ^u reque/ at a "t *os5 by !
 p]son2  7,b7 does n include a tempor>y 

copy ( su* ma/] record+-- 7i7 g5]at$ by 
a s]vice provid] 9 ! c\rse ( provid+ !  
transmission2 &  7ii7 us$ solely = !    
purpose ( ca*+ or buff]+4  7#ah7        
,subscription fee ,! t]m subscription   
fee means a mon?ly fee t a p]son pays to
 ! s]vice provid] to access an (f]+ ( ! 
s]vice provid]1 :e!r or n ! p]son pays !
 fee on a /&alone basis or z "p ( a s+le
 transaction t includes su* fee & ano!r 
fee = "o or m product or s]vices hav+ m 
?an tok5 value4