,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #fi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$
 ,,/ates  ,janu>y #i1 #bjbe,mr4 ,s*mitt 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,communications ,act
 ( #aicd to address gov]nm5tal int]f]5ce
 9 cont5t mod]ation decisions by        
provid]s ( int]active comput] s]vices1 &
 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,curtail+ ,onl9e   
,limitations t ,lead ,uncon/itutionally 
to ,democracy's ,erosion ,act or !      
,,collude ,act4  #b4 ,cont5t mod]ation1 
creation & developm5t1 & di/ribution    
,section #bcj ( ! ,communications ,act (
 #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bcj7 is am5d$--  
7#a7 9 subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 
7#a7-- 7i7 by /rik+ ,no provid] & ins]t+
 ! foll[+3  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject to   
subp>agraph 7,b71 no provid]  2 &  7ii7 
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,b7        
,affirmative def5se ,9 a crim9al or     
civil action aga9/ a provid] or us] ( an

 int]active comput] s]vice t treats !   
provid] or us] z ! publi%] or speak] (  
any in=mation1 ! provid] or us] %all be>
 ! burd5 ( prov+ t ! provid] or us] is n
 an in=mation cont5t provid] ) respect  
to t in=mation = purposes ( subp>agraph 
7,a74  2  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#b77;,b71 by 
/rik+ p>agraph 7#a7 & ins]t+ subp>agraph
 7,a72 &  7,c7 by add+ at ! end !       
foll[+3  7#c7 ,loss ( protection 9 cases
 ( gov]nm5tal c5sor%ip  7,a7 ,9 g5]al   
,except z provid$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b71   
?is subsection %all n apply to a provid]
 ( an int]active comput] s]vice t       
re/ricts access to or availability (    
mat]ial-- 7i7 9 a mann] t reasonably    
appe>s to express1 promote1 limit !     
visibility (1 or suppress legitimate    
political spee*1 includ+ a disc]nible   
viewpo9t2 &  7ii7 z a result ( a        
communication t-- 7,i7 is s5t to !      
provid] by-- 7aa7 a gov]nm5tal entity2  
or  7bb7 a non-gov]nm5tal entity t is   
act+ at ! reque/ or behe/ ( a gov]nm5tal
 entity2 &  7,,ii7 ! applicable entity  

"u subclause 7,i7 s5ds only to ! provid]
 & n to any o!r entity4  7,b7 ,exception
 ,a communication t is = a legitimate   
law en=cem5t purpose or a national      
security purpose %all n be consid]$ to  
be a communication t is describ$ 9      
subp>agraph 7,a77ii74  2 &  7#b7 9      
subsection 7f71 by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  7#e7 ,legitimate law en=cem5t  
purpose ,! t]m legitimate law en=cem5t  
purpose means1 ) respect to a           
communication1 t ! purpose ( !          
communication is s t a law en=cem5t     
ag5cy c1 )9 ! lawful au?ority ( t ag5cy1
 inve/igate a crim9al (f5se4  7#f7      
,national security purpose ,! t]m       
national security purpose means1 )      
respect to a communication1 t ! purpose 
( ! communication relates to-- 7,a7     
intellig5ce activities2  7,b7           
cryptologic activities t relate to !    
national security ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2    
7,c7 comm& & control ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces2   
7,d7 equipm5t t is an integral "p ( a   
weapon or a weapons sy/em2 or  7,e7 !   

direct fulfillm5t ( a milit>y or        
intellig5ce mission4  4