,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hhch  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bf1 #bjbd,mr4  
,clyde introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,ov]sight & ,acc\ntability1 = a p]iod
 to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1
 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*        
provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! 
committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
prohibit ag5cies f tak+ c]ta9 action    
relat+ to social m$ia companies1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,free ,spee* ,def5se    
,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !      
foll[+3 7#a7 ,! ,fir/ ,am5dm5t gu>antees
 fre$oms conc]n+ religion1 expression1  
assembly1 & petition ( ! gov]nm5t4 ,!   
,fir/ ,am5dm5t gu>antees ! fre$om (     
expression by prohibit+ ! gov]nm5t f    
re/rict+ ! press or ! "r ( an individual
 to speak freely4 ,! ,fir/ ,am5dm5t also
 gu>antees ! "r ( an individual to      
assemble peaceably & to petition !      

gov]nm5t4  7#b7 ,! ,f\r? ,am5dm5t /ates 
t ea* individual is secure f            
unreasonable se>*es & seizures ( prop]ty
 by ! gov]nm5t4 ,! ,f\r? ,am5dm5t       
protects aga9/ arbitr>y arre/s1         
wiretaps1 & o!r =ms ( surveillance      
conduct$ )\t a se>* w>rant4  7#c7 ,9    
,july #bjba1 ! ,:ite ,h\se press        
secret>y1 ,j5 ,psaki1 admitt$ t ! ,:ite 
,h\se 0 work+ ) social m$ia companies to
 id5tify mis9=mation4  7#d7             
,specifically1 ,psaki said1 ,we're      
regul>ly mak+ sure social m$ia plat=ms  
are aw>e ( ! late/ n>ratives1 dang]\s to
 public heal? t we & _m o!r ,am]icans   
are see+ across all ( social &          
traditional m$ia4 ,psaki also said1 ,we 
"w to engage ) !m to bett] und]/& !     
en=cem5t ( social m$ia plat=m policies4 
7#e7 #bhf pages ( docum5ts produc$ 9    
,july #bjbb by ! ,c5t]s = ,disease      
,control & ,prev5tion1 9 response to a  
,fre$om ( ,in=mation ,act reque/        
submitt$ by ! ,am]ica ,fir/ ,legal      
,f\ndation1 reveal$ %ock+ in=mation1    

includ+ ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,! ,c5t]s =      
,disease ,control & ,prev5tion s5t to   
(ficials ( ,twitt] a *>t ( tweets t !   
,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion 
det]m9$ to be mis9=mation4  7,b7 ,!     
,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion 
held regul> ,,bolo 7,be ,on ,! ,look\t7 
meet+s 9 :i* ! ,c5t]s = ,disease        
,control & ,prev5tion w\ld %>e ) social 
m$ia companies1 includ+ ,twitt] &       
,facebook1 :at ! ,c5t]s = ,disease      
,control & ,prev5tion det]m9$ to be     
mis9=mation4 ,9 ! meet+s1 ! ,c5t]s =    
,disease ,control & ,prev5tion w\ld     
provide slide decks reque/+1 among o!r  
?+s1 please d n %>e outside y\r tru/ &  
safety teams4  7,c7 ,! ,c5t]s = ,disease
 ,control & ,prev5tion recomm5d$ to     
,twitt] t in=mation ab\t ! ,vacc9e      
,adv]se ,ev5t ,report+ ,sy/em be add$ to
 tweets4  7,d7 ,(ficials f ! ,c5t]s =   
,disease ,control & ,prev5tion directly 
engag$ ) ,facebook1 reque/+ t ,facebook 
flag c]ta9 po/s z dis9=mation & ensure t
 v]ifiable in=mation s\rces 7 n block$  

because po/s on ,facebook by ,/ate      
,heal? ,dep>tm5ts 7 be+ block$ z vacc9e 
mis9=mation4  7,e7 ,! ,c5t]s = ,disease 
,control & ,prev5tion creat$ a          
,,covid-#ai ,mis9=mation ,report+       
,*annel = ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control &
 ,prev5tion & ! ,c5sus ,bureau to make  
reports to ,facebook & held a tra9+     
meet+ ab\t ! ,mis9=mation ,report+      
,*annel4  7,f7 #ae1jjj1jjj ( ,facebook  
adv]tis+ cr$its 7 provid$ to ! ,c5t]s = 
,disease ,control & ,prev5tion & !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices z a
 non-monet>y gift to promote vacc9es1   
social di/anc+1 travel1 & priority      
communication messages1 :i* may h       
violat$ ! limitation on volunt>y s]vices
 describ$ 9 section #acdb ( !           
,antidefici5cy ,act 7#ca ,u4,s4,c4      
#acdb74  7#f7 ,! ,secret>y ( ,homel&    
,security1 ,alej&ro ,mayorkas1 fail$ to 
provide cle> answ]s to ,congress ab\t ! 
purpose ( ! ,dis9=mation ,gov]nance     
,bo>d & ! selection ( ,n9a ,jank[icz to 
lead ! ,dis9=mation ,gov]nance ,bo>d4   

7#g7 ,reveal+ :i/lebl[] docum5ts uncov]$
 by ,s5ators ,jo% ,hawley & ,*uck       
,grassley %[ ! %ock+ ext5t to :i* !     
,dis9=mation ,gov]nance ,bo>d 0 will+ to
 spy on ,am]icans1 )\t a w>rant1 & flag 
po/s = social m$ia companies z s-call$  
dis9=mation4  #c4 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x  
is ! s5se ( ,congress t3 7#a7 ,! records
 produc$ by ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control
 & ,prev5tion 9 response to ! ,fre$om ( 
,in=mation ,act reque/ describ$ 9       
section #b7e7 reveal ! ext5t to :i* !   
,bid5 ,adm9i/ration is will+ to engage 9
 uncon/itutional & o!rwise unlawful     
activities 9 total disreg>d ( ! rights (
 ! ,am]ican p4  7#b7 ,secret>y          
,mayorkas1 9 congressional committee    
te/imony1 fail$ to provide cle> answ]s  
to ,congress ab\t ! purpose ( !         
,dis9=mation ,gov]nance ,bo>d4  7#c7 ,! 
antidote to mis9=mation & dis9=mation is
 n c5sor%ip b m in=mation1 s ! ,am]ican 
p c make in=m$ decisions indep5d5tly4   
7#d7 ,! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t %\ld n be all[$
 to circumv5t ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ 

,/ates ?r\gh int]m$i>ies & ?ird p>ties  
to violate ! rights ( ! ,am]ican p to   
in=mation & fre$om f intrusion by !     
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1 ev5 if ! in=mation is 
n consi/5t ) ! views ( (ficials 9 !     
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t4  #d4 ,prohibition     
aga9/ ,f$]al regulation ( social m$ia   
companies  7a7 ,prohibition aga9/       
regulation  7#a7 ,prohibition ,except z 
provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71 ! head ( an    
ag5cy may n direct or enc\rage a social 
m$ia company to-- 7,a7 remove or susp5d 
a us] f ! social m$ia plat=m ( ! social 
m$ia company2  7,b7 label cont5t on !   
social m$ia plat=m ( ! social m$ia      
company z in=mation1 dis9=mation1 true1 
false1 or any o!r simil> *>act]ization2 
or  7,c7 %>e ) ! ag5cy data or in=mation
 ab\t a p>ticul> topic or gr\p ( us]s on
 ! social m$ia plat=m ( ! social m$ia   
company1 includ+-- 7i7 ! "n1 age1 or    
demographic ( ! us]s2 &  7ii7 ! cont5t  
su* us]s %>e on ! social m$ia plat=m ( !
 social m$ia company4  7#b7 ,exceptions 
,! prohibitions describ$ 9 subp>agraphs 

7,a7 & 7,c7 ( p>agraph 7#a7 d n apply to
 an action tak5 by ! head ( an ag5cy--  
7,a7 pursuant to a w>rant-- 7i7 issu$ by
 a ,f$]al c\rt ( compet5t jurisdiction 9
 accordance ) ! proc$ures describ$ 9    
rule #da ( ! ,f$]al ,rules ( ,crim9al   
,proc$ure2 or  7ii7 issu$ by a ,/ate    
c\rt ( compet5t jurisdiction2 or  7,b7  
pursuant to a crim9al inve/igation into1
 or 9 response to1 an imm$iate ?reat to 
public safety1 includ+-- 7i7 *ild       
exploitation2  7ii7 human traffick+2    
7iii7 active /ream+ ( a crime 9 progress
 or ano!r imm$iate ?reat to public      
safety2 or  7iv7 activity by a =eign    
t]rori/ organization 7z designat$ by !  
,secret>y ( ,/ate1 9 consultation ) !   
,secret>y ( ! ,treasury & ! ,attorney   
,g5]al1 "u section #bai7;a7 ( !         
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #aahi7;a7774  7b7 ,prohibition
 aga9/ public-,private p>tn]%ips  7#a7  
,prohibition ,! head ( an ag5cy may n   
ent] into a public-private p>tn]%ip ) a 
social m$ia company to monitor any      

cont5t dissem9at$ on ! social m$ia      
plat=m ( ! social m$ia company4  7#b7   
,exception ,! prohibition describ$ 9    
p>agraph 7#a7 does n apply to a         
public-private p>tn]%ip betwe5 an ag5cy 
& a social m$ia plat=m relat+ to        
address+ imm$iate ?reats to public      
safety4  7#c7 ,t]m9ation ( exi/+        
public-private p>tn]%ips ,any           
public-private p>tn]%ip describ$ 9      
p>agraph 7#a71 if 9 exi/5ce on ! date ( 
! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 is t]m9at$4  7c7 
,prohibition aga9/ ,f$]al fund+ ,f$]al  
funds may n be us$ to fund any entity   
t-- 7#a7 classifies or facilitates !    
classification ( any communication z    
in=mation1 mis9=mation1 mal9=mation1    
dis9=mation1 or any o!r simil>          
designation2 or  7#b7 in/ructs1         
influ5ces1 directs1 or recomm5ds t      
private companies engage 9 any c5sor%ip1
 prohibition1 or ob/ruction ( lawful &  
con/itutionally protect$ spee* on a     
social m$ia plat=m1 includ+ by-- 7,a7   
t]m9at+ an acc\nt ( a us]2  7,b7        

tempor>ily or p]man5tly susp5d+ an      
acc\nt ( a us]2  7,c7 impos+ a w>n+ or  
/rike aga9/ an acc\nt ( a us] to *ill or
 det] future spee*2  7,d7 %ad[bann+1 or 
9 any way manipulat+ ! audi5ce or rea*  
(1 a us]2  7,e7 demonetiz+ a type ( us] 
or cont5t2  7,f7 adju/+ algori?ms to    
suppress or de-emphasize us]-g5]at$     
cont5t2  7,g7 deboo/+ a type ( cont5t or
 us]2  7,h7 promot+ or demot+ cont5t2   
7,i7 plac+ a w>n+ label or explanatory  
note on any cont5t2  7,j7 suppress+     
cont5t 9 ! fe$ ( a us]2  7,k7 promot+   
negative comm5ts ab\t a type ( disfavor$
 cont5t2  7,l7 requir+ an additional    
click-?r\gh to access cont5t2  7,m7     
deplat=m+ any cont5t or us]2 or  7,n7   
any o!r su* me?od4  7d7 ,prohibition    
aga9/ solicit+ or accept+ free or       
r$uc$-,co/ social m$ia adv]tis+  7#a7 ,9
 g5]al ,an ag5cy employee act+ 9 an     
(ficial capacity may n solicit or       
accept1 or ent] into a contract or o!r  
agreem5t 7includ+ a no-co/ agreem5t7 =1 
free or r$uc$-co/ adv]tis+ or o!r       

promotion on ! social m$ia plat=m ( a   
social m$ia company4  7#b7 ,exception   
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! prohibition describ$ 9 
p>agraph 7#a7 does n apply to an action 
tak5 by an ag5cy employee to address a  
natural disa/] or ano!r imm$iate ?reat  
to public safety4  7,b7 ,exclusion ,!   
exception describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7   
does n include a public heal? em]g5cy4  
7#c7 ,limitation on funds ,no ,f$]al    
funds may be obligat$ or exp5d$ to--    
7,a7 ent] into a contract or o!r        
agreem5t 7includ+ a no-co/ agreem5t7 =  
free or r$uc$-co/ adv]tis+ or o!r       
promotion on behalf ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t
 on ! social m$ia plat=m ( a social m$ia
 company2 or  7,b7 pay ! sal>y or       
exp5ses ( any ag5cy employee to solicit 
or accept free or r$uc$-co/ adv]tis+ or 
o!r promotion on behalf ( ! ,f$]al      
,gov]nm5t on ! social m$ia plat=m ( a   
social m$ia company4  7e7 ,additional   
limitations = s5ior ,f$]al (ficials     
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,no s5ior ,f$]al (ficial  
may solicit1 accept1 or use1 9 _!       

p]sonal capacity1 any adv]tis+ f a      
social m$ia company t is provid$ free ( 
*>ge or at a r$uc$ rate or are o!rwise  
gratuit\s4  7#b7 ,exception ,except = a 
public heal? em]g5cy1 ! prohibition     
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 %all n apply 9 
circum/ances :]e ! ,unit$ ,/ates        
,gov]nm5t is legally au?oriz$ to accept 
free or subsidiz$ adv]tis+ on social    
m$ia plat=ms1 includ+ any in/ance       
describ$ 9 subsection 7a77#b77;,b77iii71
 or = public safety ann\ncem5ts1 z      
det]m9$ by ! relevant ag5cy head1 9     
consultation ) ! ,(fice ( ,gov]nm5t     
,e?ics4  7f7 ,p5alties = ag5cy employees
 & s5ior ,f$]al (ficials ,an ag5cy      
employee or s5ior ,f$]al (ficial :o     
kn[+ly & willfully violates subsection  
7d7 or subsection 7e71 respectively1    
%all be f9$ n m ?an #e1jjj1 imprison$ = 
n m ?an #b ye>s1 or bo?4  7g7 ,private  
"r ( action ,an individual ^: acc\nt1   
cont5t1 or in=mation on ! social m$ia   
plat=m ( a social m$ia company has be5  
affect$ 9 violation ( ?is ,act may file 

a civil action aga9/ ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,di/rict ,c\rt = !       
,di/rict ( ,columbia = reasonable       
attorneys' fees1 injunctive relief1 &   
actual damages4  7h7 ,report ,n lat] ?an
 #bdj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (   
?is section1 & annually !reaft] ?r\gh ! 
t5? subsequ5t ye>1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al1 9
 consultation ) ! ,assi/ant ,attorney   
,g5]al = ,civil ,rights & ! ,(fice (    
,special ,c\nsel1 %all submit to !      
appropriate congressional committees a  
report evaluat+ ! compliance by ag5cies 
) ?is ,act1 includ+ a description ( any 
action by ! head ( an ag5cy to-- 7#a7   
consult ) a social m$ia company ab\t    
label+ cont5t on ! social m$ia plat=m ( 
! social m$ia company z describ$ 9      
subsection 7a77#a77;,b72  7#b7 consult )
 any ?ird p>ty ab\t c5sor%ip by an ag5cy
 employee2 or  7#c7 engage 9 any o!r    
prohibit$ activity "u ?is ,act4  7i7    
,sev]ability ,if any provision ( ?is    
,act1 or ! application ( any su*        
provision to any p]son or circum/ance1  

is held to be uncon/itutional1 ! rema9d]
 ( ?is ,act1 & ! application ( su*      
provision to any o!r p]son or           
circum/ance1 %all n be affect$ by !     
hold+4  #e4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3    
7#a7 ,ag5cy ,! t]m ag5cy has ! mean+    
giv5 su* t]m 9 section #eea ( title #e1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7 ,appropriate 
congressional committees ,! t]m         
appropriate congressional committees    
means-- 7,a7 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y
 & ! ,committee on ,ov]sight & ,re=m ( !
 ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2 &  7,b7 !     
,committee on ! ,judici>y & ! ,committee
 on ,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal     
,affairs ( ! ,s5ate4  7#c7              
,public-private p>tn]%ip ,! t]m         
public-private p>tn]%ip means a         
coop]ative arrangem5t betwe5 #a or m    
ag5cies & an ext]nal organization1 9 :i*
 ! arrangem5t is directly involv$ 9     
monitor+ cont5t = public safety         
purposes4  7#d7 ,s5ior ,f$]al (ficial ,!
 t]m s5ior ,f$]al (ficial means any     
ag5cy employee1 includ+ any memb] ( !   

uni=m$ s]vices 7z t t]m is def9$ 9      
section #aja ( title #cg1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code71 ^: basic rate ( pay is at or    
above ! rate ( basic pay = level ,v ( ! 
,executive ,s*$ule "u section #ecaf (   
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#e7    
,social m$ia company ,! t]m social m$ia 
company means a company t provides1 9 or
 affect+ int]/ate or =eign comm]ce1 a   
social m$ia plat=m4  7#f7 ,social m$ia  
plat=m ,! t]m social m$ia plat=m-- 7,a7 
means a website or int]net m$ium t-- 7i7
 p]mits a p]son to become a regi/]$ us]1
 e/abli% an acc\nt1 or create a pr(ile =
 ! purpose ( all[+ us]s to create1 %>e1 
& view us]-g5]at$ cont5t ?r\gh su* an   
acc\nt or pr(ile2  7ii7 prim>ily s]ves z
 a m$ium = us]s to int]act ) cont5t     
g5]at$ by o!r us]s ( ! m$ium2 &  7iii7  
enables "o or m us]s to g5]ate cont5t t 
c be view$ by o!r us]s ( ! m$ium2 &     
7,b7 does n include-- 7i7 an email      
program1 email di/ribution li/s1        
multi-p]son text message gr\ps1 or a    
website t is prim>ily = ! purpose (     

int]net comm]ce2  7ii7 a private plat=m 
or messag+ s]vice us$ by an entity      
solely to communicate ) o!rs employ$ by 
or affiliat$ ) su* entity2 or  7iii7 an 
int]net-bas$ plat=m ^: prim>y purpose   
is-- 7,i7 to all[ us]s to po/ product   
reviews1 bus9ess reviews1 travel        
in=mation & reviews2 or  7,,ii7 to      
provide news or ent]ta9m5t cont5t1 b t  
may also include a comm5t section = us]s
 to discuss su* news or ent]ta9m5t      
cont5t4  7#g7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate means  
ea* ,/ate ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict 
( ,columbia1 ea* commonweal?1 t]ritory1 
or possession ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & ea*  
f$]ally recogniz$ ,indian ,tribe4