,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #hge  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #af1         
#bjbc,mr4 ,rubio 7for himself and ,ms4  
,ernst7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and 
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit
 the receipt of ,federal funds by       
individuals or entities conducting      
business with social media companies    
associated with countries of concern1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,no
 ,funds for ,enablers of ,adversarial   
,propaganda ,act4  #b4 ,prohibition on  
receipt of ,federal funds for persons   
conducting business with social media   
companies associated with countries of  
concern  7a7 ,in general ,on or after   
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
no individual or entity may receive     
,federal funds if that individual or    
entity has in place any agreement1      
partnership1 or advertising relationship

 with a social media company domiciled  
in1 headquartered in1 organized under   
the laws of1 or whose principal place of
 business is located in a country of    
concern4  7b7 ,definitions ,in this     
section3 7#a7 ,country of concern ,the  
term country of concern means the       
,people's ,republic of ,china 7including
 the ,special ,administrative ,regions  
of ,china1 including ,hong ,kong and    
,macau71 ,russia1 ,iran1 ,north ,korea1 
,cuba1 and ,venezuela4  7#b7 ,entity    
,the term entity includes a governmental
 entity4  7#c7 ,social media company    
,the term social media company-- 7,a7   
means any entity that operates1 directly
 or indirectly1 including through its   
parent company1 subsidiaries1 or        
affiliates1 a website1 desktop          
application1 or mobile application      
that-- 7i7 permits an individual or     
entity to create an account or profile  
for the purpose of generating1 sharing1 
and viewing user-generated content      
through such account or profile2  7ii7  

sells digital advertising space2  7iii7 
has more than #a1jjj1jjj monthly active 
users for a majority of months during   
the preceding #ab months2  7iv7 enables 
one or more users to generate content   
that can be viewed by other users of the
 website1 desktop application1 or mobile
 application2 and  7v7 enables users to 
view content generated by other users of
 the website1 desktop application1 or   
mobile application2 and  7,b7 does not  
include an entity if the entity does not
 operate a website1 desktop application1
 or mobile application except for a     
website1 desktop application1 or mobile 
application the primary purpose of which
 is-- 7i7 to allow users to post product
 reviews1 business reviews1 or travel   
information and reviews2 or  7ii7 to    
provide emergency alert services4