,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #eacf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bg1     
#bjbf,mr4 ,schiff introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,rules   
and ,administration  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend the ,federal ,election ,campaign  
,act of #aiga to require a disclaimer   
for certain communications paid for by a
 political committee1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,promoting          
,authenticity with ,influencer          
,disclaimers ,act4  #b4 ,requiring      
disclaimers on certain communications   
7a7 ,requirement ,section #cah of the   
,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of    
#aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjabj7 is amended 
by adding at the end the following new  
subsection3  7e7 ,special disclaimer for
 certain communications  7#a7           
,requirement ,whenever a political      
committee makes a disbursement for the  
purpose of financing any communication  

by a person to post content on an       
internet website1 web application1 or   
digital application1 such communication 
shall state in a clear and conspicuous  
manner that the communication has been  
paid for by such political committee4   
7#b7 ,clear and conspicuous manner ,a   
statement required under this subsection
 shall be considered to be made in a    
clear and conspicuous manner if the     
statement meets the following           
requirements3 7,a7 ,audiovisual1 text1  
or graphic communication ,in the case of
 an audiovisual1 text1 or graphic       
communication1 the statement is readily 
legible to an average viewer4  7,b7     
,audio only communications ,in the case 
of an audio communication1 the statement
 is spoken in a clearly audible and     
intelligible manner4  7#c7 ,notification
 requirement ,a political committee     
described under paragraph 7#a7 shall    
notify the person to whom the           
disbursement is made of the requirement 
under paragraph 7#a7 at the time such   

disbursement is made for the            
communication4  7#d7 ,exception  7,a7   
,in general ,this subsection shall not  
apply to-- 7i7 content posted on a      
political committee's own website2 or   
7ii7 content posted by a compensated    
employee of a committee on the          
employee's own social media page or     
account where the only expense or cost  
of the communication is compensated     
staff time4  7,b7 ,special rule ,this   
exception shall not apply if the        
compensated employee's principal duties 
are to post content on their own social 
media page or account4  7#e7            
,regulations ,not later than ,january   
#a1 #bjbg1 the ,commission shall        
promulgate regulations to carry out this
 subsection4  4  7b7 ,effective date    
,the amendments made by this section    
shall apply with respect to             
communications made on or after ,january
 #a1 #bjbg1 and shall take effect       
without regard to whether or not the    
,federal ,election ,commission has      

promulgated regulations to carry out    
such amendments4