,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #hge  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #af1 #bjbc,mr4    
,rubio 7= himself & ,ms4 ,ern/7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to prohibit ! receipt ( ,f$]al
 funds by individuals or entities       
conduct+ bus9ess ) social m$ia companies
 associat$ ) c\ntries ( conc]n1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,no ,funds = ,enabl]s (    
,adv]s>ial ,propag&a ,act4  #b4         
,prohibition on receipt ( ,f$]al funds =
 p]sons conduct+ bus9ess ) social m$ia  
companies associat$ ) c\ntries ( conc]n 
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,on or aft] ! date ( !     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 no individual or   
entity may receive ,f$]al funds if t    
individual or entity has 9 place any    
agreem5t1 p>tn]%ip1 or adv]tis+         
relation%ip ) a social m$ia company     
domicil$ 91 headqu>t]$ 91 organiz$ "u ! 
laws (1 or ^: pr9cipal place ( bus9ess  

is locat$ 9 a c\ntry ( conc]n4  7b7     
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,c\ntry
 ( conc]n ,! t]m c\ntry ( conc]n means !
 ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a 7includ+ !       
,special ,adm9i/rative ,regions ( ,*9a1 
includ+ ,hong ,kong & ,macau71 ,russia1 
,iran1 ,nor? ,korea1 ,cuba1 & ,v5ezuela4
  7#b7 ,entity ,! t]m entity includes a 
gov]nm5tal entity4  7#c7 ,social m$ia   
company ,! t]m social m$ia company--    
7,a7 means any entity t op]ates1        
directly or indirectly1 includ+ ?r\gh   
its p>5t company1 subsidi>ies1 or       
affiliates1 a website1 desktop          
application1 or mobile application t--  
7i7 p]mits an individual or entity to   
create an acc\nt or pr(ile = ! purpose (
 g5]at+1 %>+1 & view+ us]-g5]at$ cont5t 
?r\gh su* acc\nt or pr(ile2  7ii7 sells 
digital adv]tis+ space2  7iii7 has m ?an
 #a1jjj1jjj mon?ly active us]s = a      
majority ( mon?s dur+ ! prec$+ #ab      
mon?s2  7iv7 enables "o or m us]s to    
g5]ate cont5t t c be view$ by o!r us]s (
 ! website1 desktop application1 or     

mobile application2 &  7v7 enables us]s 
to view cont5t g5]at$ by o!r us]s ( !   
website1 desktop application1 or mobile 
application2 &  7,b7 does n include an  
entity if ! entity does n op]ate a      
website1 desktop application1 or mobile 
application except = a website1 desktop 
application1 or mobile application !    
prim>y purpose ( :i* is-- 7i7 to all[   
us]s to po/ product reviews1 bus9ess    
reviews1 or travel in=mation & reviews2 
or  7ii7 to provide em]g5cy al]t        
s]vices4