,,ii #aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #dai ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,february #ad1 #bjbc,mr4 ,hawley introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation ,a ,,bill ,to require social media platforms to verify that all individuals who create an account on the platform are age #af or older1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,making ,age-,verification ,technology ,uniform1 ,robust1 and ,effective ,act or the ,,mature ,act4 #b4 ,requiring social media platforms to verify that account holders are of appropriate age 7a7 ,requirement 7#a7 ,in general ,except as provided in subsection 7c71 beginning on the date that is #f months after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the operator of a social media platform shall not allow an individual to create an account on the platform unless the individual is age #af or older1 as verified by the platform using an age verification process that meets the requirements specified in paragraph 7#b74 7#b7 ,age verification process requirements ,the requirements specified in this paragraph are1 with respect to an age verification process and a social media platform1 that the platform require any individual who attempts to create an account on the platform to provide the platform with-- 7,a7 the individual's full legal name2 7,b7 the individual's date of birth2 and 7,c7 a scan1 image1 or upload of government-issued identification of the individual that verifies the information required under subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b74 7b7 ,use of data collected for age verification purposes2 deletion of data 7#a7 ,in general ,the operator of a social media platform shall not sell1 transfer1 or use any information collected from an individual for the purpose of verifying the individual's identity and age for any other purpose4 7#b7 ,deletion of data ,if an account on a social media platform is deleted 7whether at the request of the account holder or otherwise71 the operator of the social media platform shall delete any information collected from an individual for the purpose of verifying the individual's identity and age not later than #cj days after the date of such deletion4 7c7 ,application to existing accounts ,the operator of a social media platform may continue to allow an individual to maintain and use an account on the platform without verifying that the individual is age #af or older as required under subsection 7a7 if-- 7#a7 the account was created by the individual before the date that is #f months after the date of enactment of this ,act2 and 7#b7 no other individual uses the account4 #c4 ,,ftc compliance audits 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 and not less frequently than every #f months thereafter1 the ,commission shall conduct an audit of each large social media platform by comparing the age verification information associated with a randomly selected sample of all accounts created on the platform since the last audit was conducted under this section 7or1 in the case of the first audit conducted under this section1 since the date that is #f months after the date of enactment of this ,act7 to ,state and ,federal records to confirm that the individuals creating such accounts are age #af or older4 7b7 ,compliance standards ,an operator of a large social media platform shall not be considered to be in violation of the requirements of section #b7;a7 if-- 7#a7 with respect to the first and second audits conducted under this section1 the ,commission determines that #ij percent of the accounts reviewed under the audit are accurate and in compliance with the requirements of such section2 7#b7 with respect to the third and fourth audits conducted under this section1 the ,commission determines that #ie percent of the accounts reviewed under the audit are accurate and in compliance with the requirements of such section2 and 7#c7 with respect to the fifth audit and any subsequent audit conducted under this section1 the ,commission determines that #ajj percent of the accounts reviewed under the audit are accurate and in compliance with the requirements of such section4 #d4 ,enforcement 7a7 ,unfair or deceptive acts or practices ,a violation of section #b shall be treated as a violation of a rule defining an unfair or deceptive act or practice prescribed under section #ah7;a77#a77;,b7 of the ,federal ,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #eg;a7a77#a77;,b774 7b7 ,powers of the commission 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,commission shall enforce section #b 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 ,act4 7#b7 ,privileges and immunities ,any person who violates section #b shall be subject to the penalties and entitled to the privileges and immunities provided in the ,federal ,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #da et seq474 7#c7 ,effect on other laws ,nothing in this ,act shall be construed to limit the authority of the ,commission under any other provision of law4 7c7 ,private right of action 7#a7 ,in general ,any parent or guardian of an individual less than #af years of age to whom a social media account is provided in violation of this ,act may bring a civil action against the social media company in an appropriate district court of the ,united ,states or a ,state court of competent jurisdiction for-- 7,a7 injunctive relief2 7,b7 damages2 and 7,c7 attorney's fees and costs4 7#b7 ,application ,paragraph 7#a7 shall apply to any violation that occurs after the fourth audit described in section #c7;b77#b74 #e4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,commission ,the term ,commission means the ,federal ,trade ,commission4 7#b7 ,government-issued identification ,the term government-issued identification means1 with respect to an individual1 a government-issued document that demonstrates the individual's identity and age1 including-- 7,a7 a passport or visa2 7,b7 a birth certificate2 7,c7 a driver's license2 7,d7 an identification card issued by a ,state2 or 7,e7 another document determined appropriate by the ,commission4 7#c7 ,social media platform2 large social media platform 7,a7 ,social media platform ,the term social media platform means any electronic medium1 such as ,facebook1 ,instagram1 ,you,tube1 or ,twitter 7as such services existed in #bjbc71 a live-chat system1 or an electronic dating service that-- 7i7 primarily serves as a medium for users to interact with original content generated by other third-party users of the medium2 7ii7 enables users to create accounts or profiles specific to the medium or to import profiles from another medium2 and 7iii7 enables #a or more users to generate original content that can be viewed by other third-party users of the medium4 7,b7 ,large social media platform ,the term large social media platform means a social media platform that-- 7i7 averages more than #a1jjj1jjj unique users on a monthly basis2 or 7ii7 has more than #a1jjj1jjj user accounts4 7,c7 ,exclusion ,the term social media platform shall not include a platform that only permits users to interact via a predetermined set of phrases1 emoticons1 or nonlinguistic symbols4