,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #efha  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #c1 #bjbe,mr4 
,got!im] 7= himself & ,mr4 ,bacon7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & 9 
addition to ! ,p]man5t ,select          
,committee on ,intellig5ce1 = a p]iod to
 be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 
ea* case = consid]ation ( su* provisions
 z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee 
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !       
report+ ( c]ta9 t]ms ( s]vice ( social  
m$ia companies = purposes ( limit+ !    
onl9e pres5ce ( t]rori/ organizations4  
#a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z
 ! ,/opp+ ,t]rori/s ,onl9e ,pres5ce &   
,hold+ ,acc\ntable ,te* ,entities ,act (
 #bjbe or z ! ,,/op ,,hate ,act ( #bjbe4
  #b4 ,/opp+ ,t]rori/s ,onl9e ,pres5ce &
 ,hold+ ,acc\ntable ,te* ,entities  7a7 
,t]ms ( s]vice publication  7#a7 ,9     
g5]al ,no lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date
 ( enactm5t ( ?is section1 ea* social   
m$ia company describ$ 9 subsection      

7f77#d7 %all publi% t]ms ( s]vice1 or   
lack !re(1 = ea* social m$ia plat=m own$
 or op]at$ by ! company 9 a mann]       
reasonably design$ to in=m all us]s ( ! 
social m$ia plat=m ( ! exi/5ce & cont5ts
 ( ! t]ms ( s]vice applicable to !      
foll[+3 7,a7 ,a =eign t]rori/           
organization designat$ "u section #bai (
 ! ,immigration & ,nationality ,act4    
7,b7 ,individuals or entities designat$ 
z ,specially ,designat$ ,global         
,t]rori/s "u ,executive ,ord] #acbbd4   
7#b7 ,additional publication ( in=mation
 ,9 addition to ! t]ms ( s]vice publi%$ 
pursuant to p>agraph 7#a71 ! social m$ia
 company %all also publi% ! foll[+      
in=mation3  7,a7 ,contact in=mation = ! 
purpose ( all[+ us]s to ask ! social    
m$ia company que/ions ab\t ! t]ms (     
s]vice4  7,b7 ,a description (--  7i7 ! 
process t a us] mu/ foll[-- 7,i7 to flag
 an item ( cont5t t ! us] believes      
violates ! t]ms ( s]vice2 or  7,,ii7 to 
flag a gr\p or ano!r us] t ! us]        
believes has violat$ ! t]ms ( s]vice2 & 

7ii7 ! social m$ia company's commitm5ts 
on response & resolution "t4  7,c7 ,a   
li/ ( ways 9 :i* an item ( cont5t or a  
us] may be action$ by ! social m$ia     
company4  7b7 ,t]ms ( s]vice report to !
 ,attorney ,g5]al  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,ea*   
social m$ia company %all electronically 
submit1 on a triannual basis1 a t]ms (  
s]vice report to ! ,attorney ,g5]al     
pursuant to p>agraph 7#b71 reg>d+       
in=mation & en=cem5t ( ! t]ms ( s]vice  
id5tifi$ 9 subsection 7a77#a71 t w      
include ! foll[+3  7,a7 ,! v]sion ( !   
t]ms ( s]vice = ea* social m$ia plat=m  
own$ or op]at$ by ! company 9 effect z (
 ! date ( ! report4  7,b7 ,data relat$  
to violations ( ! t]ms ( s]vice (       
id5tifi$ "u subsection 7a71 includ+ !   
foll[+3  7i7 ,! total numb] ( items (   
cont5t flagg$4  7ii7 ,! total numb] (   
action$ items ( cont5t4  7iii7 ,! total 
numb] ( action$ items ( cont5t t result$
 9 action tak5 by ! social m$ia company 
aga9/ ! us] or gr\p ( us]s responsible =
 ! cont5t4  7iv7 ,! total numb] (       

action$ items ( cont5t t 7 remov$1      
demonetiz$1 or deprioritiz$ by ! social 
m$ia company4  7v7 ,! numb] ( times     
action$ items ( cont5t 7 view$ by us]s4 
7vi7 ,! numb] ( times action$ items (   
cont5t 7 %>$1 & ! numb] ( us]s t view$ !
 cont5t be=e x 0 action$4  7vii7 ,!     
numb] ( times us]s appeal$ social m$ia  
company actions tak5 on t plat=m & !    
numb] ( rev]sals ( social m$ia company  
actions on appeal disaggregat$ by ea*   
type ( action4  7,c7 ,all in=mation     
requir$ by subp>agraph 7,b7 %all be     
disaggregat$ into ! foll[+ categories3  
7i7 ,! category ( cont5t1 includ+ any   
relevant categories describ$ 9          
subp>agraph 7,b74  7ii7 ,! type (       
cont5t1 includ+ po/s1 comm5ts1 messages1
 pr(iles ( us]s1 or gr\ps ( us]s4  7iii7
 ,! type ( m$ia ( ! cont5t1 includ+     
text1 images1 & videos4  7iv7 ,h[ !     
cont5t 0 flagg$1 includ+ :e!r ! cont5t 0
 flagg$ by--  7,i7 company employees or 
contractors ( ! social m$ia company2    
7,,ii7 artificial intellig5ce s(tw>e2   

7,,iii7 community mod]ators ( ! social  
m$ia plat=m2  7,,iv7 civil society      
p>tn]s2 or  7,v7 us]s ( ! social m$ia   
plat=m4  7v7 ,h[ ! cont5t 0 action$1    
includ+ :e!r ! cont5t 0 action$ by--    
7,i7 employees or contractors ( ! social
 m$ia company2  7,,ii7 artificial       
intellig5ce s(tw>e2  7,,iii7 community  
mod]ators ( ! social m$ia plat=m2       
7,,iv7 civil society p>tn]s2 &  7,v7    
action$ by us]s4  7,d7 ,a complete &    
detail$ evaluation ( ! *anges ov] "t1   
includ+ id5tifiable tr5ds & analysis1 ) 
respect to ! in=mation 9 subp>agraphs   
7,a7 ?r\gh 7,c7 s9ce ! previ\s report1  
if applicable1 & ^? !reaft]4  7#b7      
,deadl9e ,n lat] ?an #cfj days aft] !   
date ( enactm5t ( ?is section1 ea*      
social m$ia company %all submit ! fir/  
report requir$ pursuant to p>agraph     
7#a74 ,aft] ! submission ( ! fir/       
report1 ! foll[+ reports w occur no lat]
 ?an ,janu>y #ca1 ,april #cj1 & ,octob] 
#ca ! foll[+ ye>s4  7#c7 ,publication ,!
 ,attorney ,g5]al %all make all reports 

submitt$ "u ?is section available to !  
public 9 a se>*able repository on !     
website ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice4  7c7   
,civil p5alty  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!         
,attorney ,g5]al may br+ an action = a  
civil p5alty ( n m ?an #e1jjj1jjj p]    
violation p] day aga9/ any social m$ia  
company t does n submit a report requir$
 "u subsection 7b74  7#b7 ,violations ,a
 social m$ia company %all be consid]$ 9 
violation ( ! provisions ( ?is *apt] =  
ea* day ! social m$ia company does any (
 ! foll[+3  7,a7 ,fails to po/ t]ms (   
s]vice 9 accordance ) subsection 7a74   
7,b7 ,fails to timely submit to !       
,attorney ,g5]al a report requir$       
pursuant to subsection 7b74  7,c7       
,mat]ially omits or misrepres5ts requir$
 in=mation 9 a report submitt$ pursuant 
to subsection 7b74  7d7 ,reports  7#a7  
,national intellig5ce e/imate ,n lat]   
?an #cfj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t (  
?is section1 ! ,director ( ,national    
,intellig5ce %all submit a ,national    
,intellig5ce ,e/imate on ! use ( plat=ms

 by ! individuals & entities id5tifi$ "u
 subsection 7a77#a7 to ,congress4 ,!    
,director %all ensure an unclassifi$    
v]sion ( ! assessm5t is publi%$ on !    
,dep>tm5t's website no lat] ?an #cj days
 foll[+ ! submission to ,congress4  7#b7
 ,comptroll] g5]al reports ,n lat] ?an  
#edj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is  
section1 & !n aga9 #edj days aft]1 !    
,comptroll] ,g5]al %all submit to       
,congress reports on ! implem5tation (  
?is section4  7e7 ,sunset ,! au?ority to
 c>ry out ?is section %all t]m9ate on ! 
date t is #e ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t
 ( ?is section4  7f7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is 
section3 7#a7 ,action$ ,! t]m action$   
means t1 pursuant to a violation ( !    
t]ms ( s]vice ( a social m$ia plat=m--  
7,a7 9 ! case ( an item ( cont5t1 t item
 ( cont5t 0 remov$1 demonetiz$1 or      
deprioritiz$ f ! social m$ia plat=m2 or 
7,b7 9 ! case ( a us]1 t us] 0 bann$ f !
 social m$ia plat=m1 or ! acc\nt ( t us]
 0 demonetiz$4  7#b7 ,cont5t ,! t]m     
cont5t means1 on an int]net-bas$ s]vice 

or application-- 7,a7 a /atem5t or      
comm5t made by a us]2 or  7,b7 m$ia t   
are creat$1 po/$1 %>$1 or o!rwise       
int]act$ ) by a us]4  ,! t]m does n     
include m$ia on a s]vice or application 
exclusively = ! purpose ( cl\d /orage1  
transmitt+ files1 or file collaboration4
  7#c7 ,social m$ia plat=m ,! t]m social
 m$ia plat=m means any entity subject to
 ! jurisdiction ( ! ,f$]al ,trade       
,commission "u section #e7;a77#b7 ( !   
,f$]al ,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae     
,u4,s4,c4 #de7;a77#b77 t--  7,a7 is a   
website1 desktop application1 or mobile 
application t-- 7i7 p]mits a p]son to   
become a regi/]$ us]1 e/abli% an acc\nt1
 or create a pr(ile = ! purpose ( all[+ 
! us] to create1 %>e1 & view us]-g5]at$ 
cont5t ?r\gh su* an acc\nt or pr(ile2   
7ii7 enables "o or m us]s to g5]ate     
cont5t t c be view$ by o!r us]s ( !     
plat=m2 &  7iii7 prim>ily s]ves z a     
m$ium = us]s to int]act ) cont5t g5]at$ 
by o!r us]s ( ! plat=m & = ! plat=m to  
deliv] ads to us]s2 &  7,b7 has at lea/ 

#be1jjj1jjj unique mon?ly us]s 9 !      
,unit$ ,/ates = a majority ( ! mon?s 9 !
 mo/ rec5t #ab-mon? p]iod4  7#d7 ,social
 m$ia company ,! t]m social m$ia company
 means a p]son or entity t owns or      
op]ates "o or m social m$ia plat=ms4    
7#e7 ,t]ms ( s]vice ,! t]m t]ms ( s]vice
 means a policy or set ( policies adopt$
 by a social m$ia company t specifies1  
at lea/1 ! us] behavior & activities t  
are p]mitt$ on ! int]net-bas$ s]vice    
own$ or op]at$ by ! social m$ia company1
 & ! us] behavior & activities t may    
subject ! us] or an item ( cont5t to be+
 action$4  7g7 ,rule ( con/ruction  7#a7
 ,9 g5]al ,no?+ 9 ?is section %all be   
con/ru$ to dim9i% or infr+e ^u any "r   
protect$ "u ! ,fir/ ,am5dm5t to !       
,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7   
,confid5tiality & ,privacy ,!           
publication ( ! reports au?oriz$ 9      
subsection 7d7 %all comply ) any ,f$]al1
 ,/ate1 & local laws affect+            
confid5tiality & privacy1 includ+ !     
,privacy ,act ( #aigd4