,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bgjh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bg1 #bjbc,mr4   
,w>n] 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,fis*]1 ,ms4    
,klobu*>1 & ,mr4 ,?une7 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & 
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit
 ! use ( exploitative & deceptive       
practices by l>ge onl9e op]ators & to   
promote transp>5cy & consum] *oice 9 !  
use ( behavioral rese>* by su* provid]s4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,deceptive ,exp]i5ces ,to ,onl9e    
,us]s ,r$uction ,act or ! ,,det\r ,act4 
#b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7       
,affirmative ,express cons5t ,! t]m     
affirmative express cons5t-- 7,a7 means 
an affirmative act by a us] t-- 7i7     
cle>ly communicates ! us]'s au?orization
 = a specific act or practice = :i* !   
us]'s cons5t is s\ght to proce$2  7ii7  
is freely tak5 by ! us]2 &  7iii7 is    
tak5 aft] ! us] is in=m$ ab\t ! act or  
practice = :i* cons5t is s\ght1 includ+ 

?r\gh ! pres5tation to ! us] ( a cle> & 
conspicu\s description ( ! act or       
practice2 &  7,b7 does n include-- 7i7 !
 cons5t ( a *ild or te52 or  7ii7 !     
cons5t to a provision conta9$ 9 a g5]al 
contract or s]vice agreem5t4  7#b7      
,aggregat$ data ,! t]m aggregat$ data   
means data t h be5 comb9$ or collect$   
toge!r 9 summ>y or o!r =m su* t ! data  
is n l9k$ or reasonably l9kable to any  
individual4  7#c7 ,auto-play ,! t]m     
auto-play means ! automatic play+ (     
cont5t select$ by a p]sonaliz$          
recomm5dation sy/em = a us]4  7#d7 ,*ild
 ,! t]m *ild has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 
section #acjb ( ! ,*ildr5's ,onl9e      
,privacy ,protection ,act ( #aiih 7#ae  
,u4,s4,c4 #feja74  7#e7 ,commission ,!  
t]m ,commission means ! ,f$]al ,trade   
,commission4  7#f7 ,compulsive usage ,! 
t]m compulsive usage means any response 
/imulat$ by ext]nal factors t causes an 
individual to engage 9 repetitive       
behavior caus+ psy*ological di/ress1    
loss ( control1 anxiety1 depression1 or 

h>mful /ress responses4  7#g7 ,cov]$    
rese>* ,! t]m cov]$ rese>* means        
behavioral or psy*ological exp]im5tation
 or rese>*1 includ+ ?r\gh human         
exp]im5tation1 ( ov]t or obs]vable us]  
actions on onl9e plat=ms1 includ+       
int]actions betwe5 & among individuals &
 ! activities ( social gr\ps1 t involves
 int]v5tions t are design$ by !         
exp]im5t] or rese>*] to alt] or         
manipulate ! emotions ( us]s4  7#h7     
,de-id5tifi$ data ,! t]m de-id5tifi$    
data means in=mation t-- 7,a7 does n    
id5tify & is n l9k$ or reasonably       
l9kable to a di/9ct individual or a     
device1 reg>dless ( :e!r ! in=mation is 
aggregat$2 &  7,b7 does n conta9 any    
p]si/5t id5tifi] or o!r in=mation t c\ld
 readily be us$ to reid5tify1 or l9k !  
in=mation to1 ! individual to :om1 or ! 
device to :i*1 ! id5tifi] or in=mation  
p]ta9s4  7#i7 ,indep5d5t review bo>d ,! 
t]m indep5d5t review bo>d means a bo>d1 
committee1 or o!r gr\p t-- 7,a7 s]ves   
to-- 7i7 protect ! autonomy & privacy ( 

us]s2  7ii7 prev5t exploitative &       
manipulative acts or practices2  7iii7  
promote transp>5t pr9ciples ( us]       
int]face & us] exp]i5ce design2  7iv7   
promote rese>* 9 keep+ ) be/ practices (
 cov]$ rese>*2 &  7v7 cont9ually        
evaluate indu/ry practices & issue      
guidance consi/5t ) ! objectives ( ?is  
,act2 &  7,b7 is =mally designat$ by a  
l>ge onl9e op]ator to review1 to approve
 ! initiation (1 & to conduct ongo+     
p]iodic reviews (1 any cov]$ rese>* by1 
or at ! direction or discretion (1 a    
l>ge onl9e op]ator1 involv+ human       
subjects4  7#aj7 ,l>ge onl9e op]ator ,! 
t]m l>ge onl9e op]ator means any p]son  
t-- 7,a7 provides an onl9e s]vice t has 
m ?an #ajj1jjj1jjj au!nticat$ us]s ( an 
onl9e s]vice 9 any #cj-;day p]iod2 &    
7,b7 is subject to ! jurisdiction ( !   
,commission "u ! ,f$]al ,trade          
,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #da et  
seq474  7#aa7 ,onl9e s]vice ,! t]m onl9e
 s]vice means a website or a s]vice1 o!r
 ?an an int]net access s]vice1 t is made

 available to ! public ov] ! int]net1   
includ+ a social network1 a se>* eng9e1 
or an email s]vice4  7#ab7 ,publicly    
available in=mation ,! t]m publicly     
available in=mation means any in=mation 
t a l>ge onl9e op]ator has a reasonable 
basis to believe has be5 lawfully made  
available to ! g5]al public f-- 7,a7    
,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local gov]nm5t        
records2  7,b7 widely di/ribut$ m$ia1   
includ+-- 7i7 in=mation f a telephone   
book or onl9e directory2  7ii7          
television1 int]net1 or radio cont5t or 
programm+2 or  7iii7 a website or onl9e 
s]vice made available to all memb]s ( ! 
public1 = free or = a fee1 includ+ :]e  
all memb]s ( ! public1 = free or = a    
fee1 c log 9 to ! website or onl9e      
s]vice2  7,c7 a disclosure to ! g5]al   
public t is requir$ to be made by       
,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local law2 or  7,d7 ! 
visual obs]vation ( ! physical pres5ce (
 an individual or a device 9 a public   
place1 n includ+ data collect$ by a     
device 9 ! possession ( ! individual4   

7#ac7 ,te5 ,! t]m te5 means an          
individual ov] ! age ( #ab & "u ! age ( 
#ag4  7#ad7 ,us] ,! t]m us] means any   
individual :o engages ) an onl9e s]vice4
  7#ae7 ,us] autonomy ,! t]m us]        
autonomy means ! te*nical ability ( a   
us] to int]act ) a us] int]face ( an    
onl9e s]vice 9 a mann] t aligns )       
p]sonal int5t4  7#af7 ,us] data ,! t]m  
us] data-- 7,a7 means any in=mation t   
id5tifies or is l9k$ or reasonably      
l9kable to an individual or a device t  
is l9k$ or reasonably l9kable to an     
individual1 :e!r directly submitt$ to ! 
l>ge onl9e op]ator by ! us] or d]iv$ f !
 obs]v$ activity ( ! us] by ! l>ge onl9e
 op]ator2 &  7,b7 does n include-- 7i7  
aggregat$ data2  7ii7 de-id5tifi$ data2 
or  7iii7 publicly available in=mation1 
or inf]5ces d]iv$ solely bas$ on        
publicly available in=mation4  7#ag7    
,us] exp]i5ce ,! t]m us] exp]i5ce means 
h[ a us] int]acts ) an onl9e s]vice4    
7#ah7 ,us] int]face ,! t]m us] int]face 
means ! po9t at :i* a us] int]acts ) a  

sy/em1 device1 or process ( an onl9e    
s]vice4  #c4 ,unfair & deceptive acts & 
practices relat+ to ! manipulation ( us]
 int]faces  7a7 ,conduct prohibit$ ,x   
%all be unlawful = any l>ge onl9e       
op]ator-- 7#a7 to design1 modify1 or    
manipulate a us] int]face on an onl9e   
s]vice ) ! purpose or sub/antial effect 
( obscur+1 subv]t+1 or impair+ us]      
autonomy1 decision mak+1 or *oice to    
obta9 cons5t or us] data2  7#b7 to      
subdivide or segm5t consum]s ( onl9e    
s]vices into gr\ps = ! purposes ( cov]$ 
rese>*1 except ) ! affirmative express  
cons5t ( ea* us] involv$2 or  7#c7 to   
design1 modify1 or manipulate a us]     
int]face on an onl9e s]vice1 or portion 
( a us] int]face or onl9e s]vice1 t is  
direct$ to a *ild or te5 ) ! purpose or 
sub/antial effect ( caus+1 increas+1 or 
enc\rag+ compulsive usage1 includ+ us+  
video auto-play functions initiat$ )\t !
 cons5t ( a us]4  7b7 ,duties ( l>ge    
onl9e op]ators ,any l>ge onl9e op]ator t
 engages 9 any =m ( cov]$ rese>* bas$ on

 ! activity or data ( ! us]s ( ! l>ge   
onl9e op]ator %all d ea* ( ! foll[+3    
7#a7 ,disclose to its us]s on a r\t9e   
basis1 b n less ?an once ea* #ij days1 !
 g5]al purpose ( any su* cov]$ rese>* to
 ea* us] ^: us] data is or 0 subject to 
or includ$ 9 any cov]$ rese>* dur+ !    
previ\s #ij-;day p]iod4  7#b7 ,disclose 
to ! public on a r\t9e basis1 b n less  
?an once ea* #ij days1 any cov]$ rese>* 
) ! purposes ( promot+ engagem5t or     
product conv]sion be+ curr5tly und]tak51
 or conclud$ s9ce ! prior disclosure4   
7#c7 ,pres5t ! disclosures describ$ 9   
p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b7 9 a mann] t is--  
7,a7 cle>1 conspicu\s1                  
context-appropriate1 & easily           
accessible2 &  7,b7 n deceptively       
obscur$4  7#d7 7,a7 ,subject to         
subp>agraph 7,b71 remove & delete all   
us] data obta9$ f affect$ us]s 9 ! c\rse
 ( cov]$ rese>* if ! l>ge onl9e         
op]ator-- 7i7 det]m9es 7or det]m9es t x 
has reason to believe7 t ! affirmative  
express cons5t requir$ "u ?is section f 

su* us]s 0 n acquir$2 &  7ii7 is unable 
to obta9 )9 #b bus9ess days ( su*       
det]m9ation ! affirmative express cons5t
 requir$ "u ?is section4  7,b7 ,if      
unable to remove & delete us] data      
pursuant to subp>agraph 7,a71 discont9ue
 ! cov]$ rese>*4  7#e77;,a7 ,e/abli% a  
process by :i* a us] may *oose to opt   
out ( cov]$ rese>* at a lat] date f :5 !
 us] previ\sly provid$ affirmative      
express cons5t = su* rese>*4 7,b7       
,subject to subp>agraph 7,a71 foll[+ !  
decision ( a us] to opt out1 /op        
collect+1 process+1 or transf]r+ any    
data f su* us] = ! purposes ( ! cov]$   
rese>*4  7#f7 ,e/abli% an indep5d5t     
review bo>d t %all-- 7,a7 develop1 on a 
cont9u+ basis & us+ ! res\rces develop$ 
"u section #d1 guidance & rules = !     
developm5t ( us] int]face & us] exp]i5ce
 design ( ! l>ge onl9e op]ator t are    
consi/5t ) ! requirem5ts ( subsection   
7a7 ( ?is section2 &  7,b7 review & h   
au?ority to approve1 require            
modification 91 or disapprove all cov]$ 

rese>* conduct$ on us]s or on ! basis ( 
us] activity or data consi/5t )         
subsection 7a77#b74  7#g7 ,ensure t any 
indep5d5t review bo>d e/abli%$ "u       
p>agraph 7#f7 regi/]s ) ! ,commission1  
includ+ provid+ to ! ,commission-- 7,a7 
! names & resumes ( e memb] ( !         
indep5d5t review bo>d2  7,b7 !          
composition & report+ /ructure ( !      
indep5d5t review bo>d to ! managem5t ( !
 l>ge onl9e op]ator2  7,c7 ! process by 
:i* ! indep5d5t review bo>d is to be    
notifi$ ( cov]$ rese>* or modifications 
( cov]$ rese>*1 along ) ! processes by  
:i* ! indep5d5t review bo>d is capable (
 veto+ or am5d+ su* rese>*2  7,d7 any   
comp5sation provid$ to memb]s ( !       
indep5d5t review bo>d2 &  7,e7 any      
conflict ( int]e/ t might exi/ conc]n+ !
 p>ticipation ( an individual on !      
indep5d5t review bo>d4  #d4 ,national   
,in/itute ( ,/&>ds & ,te*nology         
,res\rces  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #edj
 days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
,act1 ! ,director ( ! ,national         

,in/itute ( ,/&>ds & ,te*nology %all1   
act+ ?r\gh ! ,in=mation ,te*nology      
,laboratory ( ! ,national ,in/itute (   
,/&>ds & ,te*nology1 conduct rese>* to  
develop & dissem9ate cons5sus-bas$      
res\rces consi/5t ) subsection 7b7 t    
provide recomm5dations = us] int]face & 
us] exp]i5ce design t support us]       
autonomy1 *oice1 & decision mak+ 9      
provid+ us] cons5t = onl9e s]vices4  7b7
 ,cont5t ( res\rces ,! res\rces develop$
 "u subsection 7a7 %all-- 7#a7 involve  
me?odology = usability te/+ to id5tify  
usability problems by collect+          
quantitative & qualitative data to      
det]m9e ! ability ( us]s to navigate    
options to a*ieve ! specifi$ goals ( us]
 autonomy1 *oice1 & decision mak+ 9 us] 
int]face & us] exp]i5ce design2  7#b7   
include examples or demon/rations ( us] 
int]face design t may re/rict ! us]     
autonomy1 *oice1 or decision mak+ ( a   
us]2 &  7#c7 include me?odology to      
evaluate ! ability to id5tify default   
sett+s t impair us] autonomy4  #e4      

,en=cem5t by ! ,commission  7a7 ,unfair 
or deceptive acts or practices ,a       
violation ( section #c or a regulation  
promulgat$ "u ?is ,act %all be treat$ z 
a violation ( a rule def9+ an unfair or 
deceptive act or practice "u section    
#ah7;a77#a77;,b7 ( ! ,f$]al ,trade      
,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4         
#eg;a7a77#a77;,b774  7b7 ,p[]s ( !      
,commission  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!           
,commission %all en=ce section #c & !   
regulations promulgat$ "u ?is ,act 9 !  
same mann]1 by ! same means1 & ) ! same 
jurisdiction1 p[]s1 & duties z ?\gh all 
applicable t]ms & provisions ( ! ,f$]al 
,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4  
#da et seq47 7 incorporat$ into & made a
 "p ( ?is ,act4  7#b7 ,privileges &     
immunities ,any p]son :o violates       
section #c or a regulation promulgat$ "u
 ?is ,act %all be subject to ! p5alties 
& entitl$ to ! privileges & immunities  
provid$ 9 ! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission   
,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #da et seq474  7#c7 
,au?ority pres]v$ ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act %all 

be con/ru$ to limit or exp& ! au?ority (
 ! ,commission "u any o!r provision (   
law4  7#d7 ,regulations ,n lat] ?an #b  
ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 
! ,commission %all promulgate           
regulations "u section #eec ( title #e1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 t-- 7,a7 e/abli%   
rules = ! regi/ration1 =mation1 &       
ov]sight ( indep5d5t review bo>ds1      
includ+ /&>ds t ensure effective        
indep5d5ce ( su* bo>ds f improp] or     
undue influ5ce by a l>ge onl9e op]ator2 
&  7,b7 us+ ! res\rces produc$ by !     
,director ( ! ,national ,in/itute (     
,/&>ds & ,te*nology "u section #d z     
guidance1 def9e conduct t does n h !    
purpose or sub/antial effect (-- 7i7    
obscur+1 subv]t+1 or impair+ us]        
autonomy1 decision mak+1 or *oice2 or   
7ii7 caus+1 increas+1 or enc\rag+       
compulsive usage = a *ild or te51 su*   
z-- 7,i7 de m9imis us] int]face *anges  
d]iv$ f te/+ consum] pref]5ces :]e su*  
*anges ( design elem5ts are n done      
solely to obta9 affirmative express     

cons5t or us] data2  7,,ii7 algori?ms or
 data outputs outside ! control ( a l>ge
 onl9e op]ator or ! affiliates ( su*    
op]ator2 &  7,,iii7 e/abli%+ default    
sett+s t provide enhanc$ privacy        
protection to us]s or o!rwise enhance ! 
autonomy & decision-mak+ ability ( su*  
us]s4  7#e7 ,safe h>bor ,! ,commission  
may n br+ an en=cem5t action "u ?is ,act
 aga9/ any l>ge onl9e op]ator t reli$ 9 
good fai? on ! def9itions develop$ "u   
p>agraph 7#d77;,b74