,i #aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #hba ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,february #b1 #bjbc ,mr4 ,stewart introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce ,a ,,bill ,to require providers of social media platforms to prohibit children under the age of #af from accessing such social media platforms1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,social ,media ,child ,protection ,act4 #b4 ,requirements for social media platforms 7a7 ,in general ,a provider of a social media platform-- 7#a7 may not permit a child to access such social media platform2 7#b7 may not permit any individual to access such social media platform unless such provider has verified the age of such individual by-- 7,a7 requiring such individual to provide a valid identity document issued by the ,federal ,government or a ,state or local government1 such as a birth certificate1 driver's license1 or passport2 or 7,b7 using another reasonable method of verification 7taking into consideration available technology72 and 7#c7 shall establish and maintain reasonable procedures to protect the confidentiality1 security1 and integrity of the personal information of users and prospective users of such social media platform1 which shall be consistent with the procedures required under section #acjc7;b77#a77;,d7 of the ,children's ,online ,privacy ,protection ,act of #aiih 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fejb7;b77#a77;,d774 7b7 ,enforcement 7#a7 ,enforcement by ,federal ,trade ,commission 7,a7 ,unfair or deceptive acts or practices ,a violation of this section shall be treated as a violation of a regulation under section #ah7;a77#a77;,b7 of the ,federal ,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #eg;a7a77#a77;,b77 regarding unfair or deceptive acts or practices4 7,b7 ,powers of ,commission ,the ,commission shall enforce this section 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 section4 ,any person who violates this section shall be subject to the penalties and entitled to the privileges and immunities provided in the ,federal ,trade ,commission ,act4 7#b7 ,actions by ,states 7,a7 ,in general 7i7 ,civil actions ,in any case in which the attorney general of a ,state has reason to believe that an interest of the residents of such ,state has been or is threatened or adversely affected by the engagement of a provider of a social media platform in an act or practice that violates this section1 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 of appropriate jurisdiction to-- 7,i7 enjoin such act or practice2 7,,ii7 enforce compliance with this section2 7,,iii7 obtain damages1 restitution1 or other compensation on behalf of residents of the ,state2 or 7,,iv7 obtain such other relief as the court may consider to be appropriate4 7ii7 ,notice 7,i7 ,in general ,before filing an action under clause 7i71 the attorney general of the ,state involved shall provide to the ,commission-- 7aa7 written notice of such action2 and 7bb7 a copy of the complaint for such action4 7,,ii7 ,exemption 7aa7 ,in general ,subclause 7,i7 shall not apply with respect to the filing of an action by an attorney general of a ,state under this subparagraph1 if the attorney general determines that it is not feasible to provide the notice described in such subclause before the filing of such action4 7bb7 ,notification ,in an action described in item 7aa71 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 such action4 7,b7 ,intervention 7i7 ,in general ,on receiving notice under subparagraph 7,a77ii71 the ,commission shall have the right to intervene in the action that is the subject of such notice4 7ii7 ,effect of intervention ,if the ,commission intervenes in an action under subparagraph 7,a71 it shall have the right-- 7,i7 to be heard with respect to any matter that arises in such action2 and 7,,ii7 to file a petition for appeal4 7,c7 ,construction ,for purposes of bringing any civil action under subparagraph 7,a71 nothing in this section 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-- 7i7 conduct investigations2 7ii7 administer oaths or affirmations2 or 7iii7 compel the attendance of witnesses or the production of documentary and other evidence4 7#c7 ,private right of action ,a parent of a child injured by a violation of this section by a provider of a social media platform may bring in a district court of the ,united ,states of appropriate jurisdiction a civil action to-- 7,a7 enjoin the violation2 7,b7 obtain compensatory damages and punitive damages2 or 7,c7 obtain such other relief as the court may consider to be appropriate4 7c7 ,review and report to ,congress ,not later than #ah months after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,commission shall-- 7#a7 review the implementation of this section1 including the effects of the implementation of this section on providers of social media platforms1 the efforts of the ,commission to ensure such providers comply with this section and the successfulness of such efforts1 any violations of this section by such providers1 and the actions taken by such providers to verify the age and identity of users and prospective users of the social media platforms of such providers2 and 7#b7 submit to ,congress a report on the results of the review described in paragraph 7#a74 7d7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,access ,the term access means1 with respect to a social media platform-- 7,a7 to establish an account on such social media platform2 7,b7 to create a profile on such social media platform2 or 7,c7 to create1 share1 or view user-generated content through such account or profile4 7#b7 ,child ,the term child means an individual under the age of #af4 7#c7 ,commission ,the term ,commission means the ,federal ,trade ,commission4 7#d7 ,parent ,the term parent has the meaning given such term in section #acjb of the ,children's ,online ,privacy ,protection ,act of #aiih 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #feja74 7#e7 ,personal information ,the term personal information means individually identifiable information about an individual collected online1 including-- 7,a7 a first and last name2 7,b7 a home or other physical address1 including street name and name of a city or town2 7,c7 an email address2 7,d7 a telephone number2 7,e7 a ,social ,security number2 or 7,f7 any other information the ,commission determines permits the physical or online contacting of a specific individual4 7#f7 ,social media platform 7,a7 ,in general ,the term social media platform means a website or other internet medium that does the following3 7i7 ,permits a person to establish an account or create a profile for the purpose of allowing users to create1 share1 and view user-generated content through such account or profile4 7ii7 ,enables #a or more users to generate content that can be viewed by other users of such medium4 7iii7 ,primarily serves as a medium for users to interact with content generated by other users of such medium4 7,b7 ,inclusion ,the term social media platform includes ,facebook1 ,twitter1 ,instagram1 ,snapchat1 and ,tik,tok4 7#g7 ,state ,the term ,state means each ,state of the ,united ,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1 each commonwealth1 territory1 or possession of the ,united ,states1 and each federally recognized ,indian ,tribe4 7e7 ,effective date ,this section shall take effect on the date that is #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act4