,i #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #hbej ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,april #ac1 #bjbf,mr4 ,gottheimer 7for himself and ,ms4 ,stefanik7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce ,a ,,bill ,to require operating system providers to verify the age of any user of an operating system1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,parents ,decide ,act4 #b4 ,required age verification for users of operating systems 7a7 ,requirements ,an operating system provider1 with respect to any operating system of such provider1 shall carry out the following3 7#a7 ,require any user of the operating system to provide the date of birth of the user in order to-- 7,a7 set up an account on the operating system2 and 7,b7 use the operating system4 7#b7 ,if the relevant user of the operating system is under #ah years of age1 require a parent or legal guardian of the user to verify the date of birth of the user4 7#c7 ,develop a system to allow an app developer to access any information as is necessary1 collected by the operating system to carry out this section and any regulation promulgated under this section1 to verify the date of birth of a user of an app of the app developer4 7b7 ,safe harbor ,an operating system provider may not be held liable for a violation of a provision of this ,act or a regulation promulgated under this ,act if the provider follows the requirements described in such provision or regulation4 7c7 ,enforcement by ,commission 7#a7 ,unfair or deceptive acts or practices ,a violation of this section or a regulation promulgated under this section shall be treated as a violation of a regulation under section #ah7;a77#a77;,b7 of the ,federal ,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #eg;a7a77#a77;,b77 regarding unfair or deceptive acts or practices4 7#b7 ,powers of ,commission ,the ,commission shall enforce this section and any regulation promulgated under this section 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 ,any person who violates this section or a regulation promulgated under this section shall be subject to the penalties and entitled to the privileges and immunities provided in the ,federal ,trade ,commission ,act4 7d7 ,regulations 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,commission shall promulgate1 under section #eec of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 regulations to carry out this section1 including regulations relating to the following3 7,a7 ,how an operating system provider can-- 7i7 verify the date of birth of a parent or legal guardian described in subsection 7a77#b72 and 7ii7 carry out the requirements described in subsection 7a7 with respect to an operating system of such provider that may be shared by individuals of varying ages4 7,b7 ,data protection standards related to how an operating system provider shall ensure a date of birth collected by the operating system provider from a user1 or the parent or legal guardian of the user1 to carry out this section and any regulation promulgated under this section-- 7i7 is collected in a secure manner to maintain the privacy of the user or the parent or legal guardian of the user2 and 7ii7 is not stolen or breached4 7,c7 ,how an operating system provider shall-- 7i7 ensure an app developer can access information collected by the operating system provider to carry out this section and any regulation promulgated under this section1 subject to the data protection standards under subparagraph 7,b71 to verify the date of birth of a user of an app of the app developer2 and 7ii7 ensure the parent or legal guardian of a user of an operating system who is under #ah years of age is allowed to control what such user is allowed to access on a device4 7#b7 ,briefing to ,congress ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,commission shall brief ,congress on the following information3 7,a7 ,the rulemaking process of the ,commission with respect to such regulations4 7,b7 ,any considerations of the ,commission with respect to implementing such regulations4 7e7 ,report ,not later than #ah months after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,commission shall submit to ,congress a report on-- 7#a7 how operating system providers carry out the requirements described in subsection 7a72 and 7#b7 any recommendation for legislative action related to updating such requirements4 7f7 ,effective date ,this section1 and any regulation promulgated pursuant to subsection 7d77#a71 shall take effect on the date that is #a year after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7g7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,app ,the term app means a software application or electronic service that may be run or directed by a user on a computer1 mobile device1 or any other general purpose computing device4 7#b7 ,app developer ,the term app developer means a person that owns or controls an app that is available for use in the ,united ,states4 7#c7 ,commission ,the term ,commission means the ,federal ,trade ,commission4 7#d7 ,operating system ,the term operating system means software that supports the basic functions of a computer1 mobile device1 or any other general purpose computing device4 7#e7 ,operating system provider ,the term operating system provider means a person that develops1 licenses1 or controls the operating system on a computer1 mobile device1 or any other general purpose computing device4