,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #fi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the 
,,united ,,states  ,january #i1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,schmitt introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the              
,communications ,act of #aicd to address
 governmental interference in content   
moderation decisions by providers of    
interactive computer services1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,curtailing    
,online ,limitations that ,lead         
,unconstitutionally to ,democracy's     
,erosion ,act or the ,,collude ,act4    
#b4 ,content moderation1 creation and   
development1 and distribution ,section  
#bcj of the ,communications ,act of     
#aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bcj7 is amended-- 
7#a7 in subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 in        
paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 by striking ,no    
provider and inserting the following3   
7,a7 ,in general ,subject to            

subparagraph 7,b71 no provider  2 and   
7ii7 by adding at the end the following3
  7,b7 ,affirmative defense ,in a       
criminal or civil action against a      
provider or user of an interactive      
computer service that treats the        
provider or user as the publisher or    
speaker of any information1 the provider
 or user shall bear the burden of       
proving that the provider or user is not
 an information content provider with   
respect to that information for purposes
 of subparagraph 7,a74  2  7,b7 in      
paragraph 7#b77;,b71 by striking        
paragraph 7#a7 and inserting            
subparagraph 7,a72 and  7,c7 by adding  
at the end the following3  7#c7 ,loss of
 protection in cases of governmental    
censorship  7,a7 ,in general ,except as 
provided in subparagraph 7,b71 this     
subsection shall not apply to a provider
 of an interactive computer service that
 restricts access to or availability of 
material-- 7i7 in a manner that         
reasonably appears to express1 promote1 

limit the visibility of1 or suppress    
legitimate political speech1 including a
 discernible viewpoint2 and  7ii7 as a  
result of a communication that-- 7,i7 is
 sent to the provider by-- 7aa7 a       
governmental entity2 or  7bb7 a         
non-governmental entity that is acting  
at the request or behest of a           
governmental entity2 and  7,,ii7 the    
applicable entity under subclause 7,i7  
sends only to the provider and not to   
any other entity4  7,b7 ,exception ,a   
communication that is for a legitimate  
law enforcement purpose or a national   
security purpose shall not be considered
 to be a communication that is described
 in subparagraph 7,a77ii74  2 and  7#b7 
in subsection 7f71 by adding at the end 
the following3  7#e7 ,legitimate law    
enforcement purpose ,the term legitimate
 law enforcement purpose means1 with    
respect to a communication1 that the    
purpose of the communication is so that 
a law enforcement agency can1 within the
 lawful authority of that agency1       

investigate a criminal offense4  7#f7   
,national security purpose ,the term    
national security purpose means1 with   
respect to a communication1 that the    
purpose of the communication relates    
to-- 7,a7 intelligence activities2  7,b7
 cryptologic activities that relate to  
the national security of the ,united    
,states2  7,c7 command and control of   
the ,armed ,forces2  7,d7 equipment that
 is an integral part of a weapon or a   
weapons system2 or  7,e7 the direct     
fulfillment of a military or            
intelligence mission4  4