,,ii #aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #cjgd ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,october #ah1 #bjbc,mr4 ,cruz 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,budd1 and ,mrs4 ,capito7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation ,a ,,bill ,to prohibit schools that receive certain support from the ,federal ,communications ,commission from allowing access to social media platforms on subsidized services1 devices1 or networks1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,eyes on the ,board ,act of #bjbc4 #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,commission ,the term ,commission means the ,federal ,communications ,commission4 7#b7 ,covered support ,the term covered support means support from-- 7,a7 the ,e-,rate program2 or 7,b7 the ,emergency ,connectivity ,fund4 7#c7 ,emergency ,connectivity ,fund ,the term ,emergency ,connectivity ,fund means the fund established under section #gdjb7;c77#a7 of the ,american ,rescue ,plan ,act of #bjba 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bed note74 7#d7 ,e-rate program ,the term ,e-rate program means the universal service program for schools and libraries established under section #bed7;h7 of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bed7;h771 the rules of which are set forth under subpart ,f of part #ed of title #dg1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 or any successor regulations4 7#e7 ,social media platform ,the term social media platform-- 7,a7 means any website1 online service1 online application1 or mobile application that-- 7i7 serves the public2 and 7ii7 primarily provides a forum for users to communicate user-generated content1 including messages1 videos1 images1 games1 and audio files1 to other online users2 and 7,b7 does not include-- 7i7 an internet service provider2 7ii7 electronic mail2 or 7iii7 an online service1 application1 or website-- 7,i7 that consists primarily of content that is not user-generated1 but is preselected by the provider2 and 7,,ii7 for which any chat1 comment1 or interactive functionality is incidental to1 directly related to1 or dependent on the provision of content described in subclause 7,i74 #c4 ,prohibition on use of school broadband subsidies for access to social media platforms 7a7 ,prohibition 7#a7 ,in general ,except for purposes of complying with section #bed7;h77#e77;,b77iii7 of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bed7;h77#e77;,b77iii771 a school that receives covered support may not allow access to a social media platform to students on any supported service1 device1 or network4 7#b7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in paragraph 7#a7 may be construed to prohibit parent-sanctioned learning management systems and school information systems used for purposes of schools conveying content related to the education of students4 7b7 ,certification 7#a7 ,certification for ,e-,rate applicants ,beginning in the first funding year that begins after the date of enactment of this ,act1 each school applying for support under the ,e-,rate program 7without regard to whether the school submits an application directly for that support or such an application is submitted on behalf of the school by a consortium or school district71 as a condition for receiving that support1 shall1 during each annual application cycle1 certify that the school will comply with the requirements of this section for the year covered by the application4 7#b7 ,certification for emergency connectivity fund applicants ,the ,commission may not provide support from amounts made available from the ,emergency ,connectivity ,fund to any school that has not certified compliance with the requirements of this section as of the date that is #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act4 7c7 ,enforcement ,the ,commission shall-- 7#a7 not later than #abj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 amend the rules of the ,commission to carry out this section2 and 7#b7 enforce this section1 and any rules issued under this section1 as if this section and those rules were part of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #aea et seq47 or the ,american ,rescue ,plan ,act of #bjba 7,public ,law #aag-b2 #ace ,stat4 #d71 as applicable1 or the rules issued under either such ,act4 #d4 ,empowering transparency and parental limits on screen time in schools 7a7 ,in general ,section #bed7;h77#e77;,b7 of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bed7;h77#e77;,b77 is amended-- 7#a7 in clause 7ii71 by striking and at the end2 7#b7 in clause 7iii71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7iv7 has adopted a screen time policy that includes guidelines1 disaggregated by grade1 for the number of hours and uses of screen time that may be assigned to students1 whether during school hours or as homework1 on a regular basis4 4 7b7 ,certification and reporting ,beginning in the first funding year that begins after the date of enactment of this ,act1 each school seeking covered support 7without regard to whether the school submits an application directly for that covered support or such an application is submitted on behalf of the school by a consortium or school district7 shall1 as a condition of receiving that covered support-- 7#a7 certify that the school will comply with the requirements of this section and the amendments made by this section for the year covered by the application2 and 7#b7 provide to the ,commission a copy of the screen time policy of the school to which the certification relates4 7c7 ,commission requirements ,the ,commission shall1 not later than #abj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 amend the rules of the ,commission to carry out this section and the amendments made by this section4 #e4 ,internet safety policies ,section #bed of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bed7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7h77#e7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,a77i7-- 7i7 in subclause 7,i71 by inserting and copies of the internet safety policy and screen time policy to which each such certification pertains before the semicolon at the end2 and 7ii7 in subclause 7,,ii7-- 7,i7 by striking ,commission and all that follows through the end of the subclause and inserting the following3 ,commission-- 7aa7 a certification that an internet safety policy and screen time policy described in subclause 7,i7 have been adopted and implemented for the school2 and 2 and 7,,ii7 by adding at the end the following3 7bb7 copies of the internet safety policy and screen time policy described in item 7aa72 and 2 and 7,b7 by adding at the end the following3 7,g7 ,database of internet safety and screen time policies ,the ,commission shall establish an easily accessible1 public database that contains each internet safety policy and screen time policy submitted to the ,commission under subclauses 7,i7 and 7,,ii7 of subparagraph 7,a77i74 2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7l71 by striking paragraph 7#c7 and inserting the following3 7#c7 ,availability for review ,a copy of each internet safety policy adopted by a library under this subsection shall be made available to the ,commission1 upon request of the ,commission1 by the library for purposes of the review of the internet safety policy by the ,commission4 4