Kids Off Social Media Act
This bill limits children’s access to social media platforms and requires both platforms and schools to implement certain restrictions on children’s social media usage.
Specifically, the bill prohibits social media platforms from knowingly allowing children under the age of 13 to create or maintain accounts. Platforms must delete existing accounts held by children and any personal data collected from child users. Platforms are also generally prohibited from using automated systems to suggest or promote content based on personal data collected from users under the age of 17. The bill directs the Federal Trade Commission to enforce these provisions. States may also bring civil actions against platforms whose violations of these provisions have adversely affected their residents.
Further, as a condition of receiving discounted telecommunications service under the Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support (E-Rate) program, schools must enforce policies preventing the use of E-Rate-supported services, networks, and devices to access social media, and must use blocking or filtering technology to prevent such access. Schools that do not make a good faith effort to comply and correct known violations are required to reimburse any E-Rate support they received for the applicable period. Schools must also submit copies of their internet safety policies to the Federal Communications Commission for publication.
Under the bill, social media platforms are defined as public-facing sites that function primarily as forums for user-generated content. Some categories of online platforms are explicitly excluded, including sites that provide primarily videoconferencing, emailing, or educational services.
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[S. 278 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 278
To prohibit users who are under age 13 from accessing social media
platforms, to prohibit the use of personalized recommendation systems
on individuals under age 17, and limit the use of social media in
schools.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 28, 2025
Mr. Schatz (for himself, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Britt, Mr. Welch,
Mr. Budd, Mr. King, Mr. Curtis, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Fetterman)
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To prohibit users who are under age 13 from accessing social media
platforms, to prohibit the use of personalized recommendation systems
on individuals under age 17, and limit the use of social media in
schools.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Kids Off Social
Media Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--KIDS OFF SOCIAL MEDIA ACT
Sec. 101. Short title.
Sec. 102. Definitions.
Sec. 103. No children under 13.
Sec. 104. Prohibition on the use of personalized recommendation systems
on children or teens.
Sec. 105. Determination of whether an operator has knowledge fairly
implied on the basis of objective
circumstances that an individual is a child
or teen.
Sec. 106. Enforcement.
Sec. 107. Relationship to other laws.
Sec. 108. Effective date.
TITLE II--EYES ON THE BOARD ACT OF 2025
Sec. 201. Short title.
Sec. 202. Updating the Children's Internet Protection Act to include
social media platforms.
Sec. 203. Internet safety policies.
TITLE III--SEVERABILITY
Sec. 301. Severability.
TITLE I--KIDS OFF SOCIAL MEDIA ACT
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be referred to as the ``Kids Off Social Media Act''.
SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) Personalized recommendation system.--The term
``personalized recommendation system'' means a fully or
partially automated system used to suggest, promote, or rank
content, including other users or posts, based on the personal
data of users.
(2) Child.--The term ``child'' means an individual under
the age of 13.
(3) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal
Trade Commission.
(4) Know or knows.--The term ``know'' or ``knows'' means to
have actual knowledge or knowledge fairly implied on the basis
of objective circumstances.
(5) Personal data.--The term ``personal data'' has the same
meaning as the term ``personal information'' as defined in
section 1302 of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act
(15 U.S.C. 6501) .
(6) Social medial platform.--
(A) In general.--The term ``social media platform''
means a public-facing website, online service, online
application, or mobile application that--
(i) is directed to consumers;
(ii) collects personal data;
(iii) primarily derives revenue from
advertising or the sale of personal data; and
(iv) as its primary function provides a
community forum for user-generated content,
including messages, videos, and audio files
among users where such content is primarily
intended for viewing, resharing, or platform-
enabled distributed social endorsement or
comment.
(B) Limitation.--The term ``social medial
platform'' does not include a platform that, as its
primary function for consumers, provides or facilitates
any of the following:
(i) The purchase and sale of commercial
goods.
(ii) Teleconferencing or videoconferencing
services that allow reception and transmission
of audio or video signals for real-time
communication, provided that the real-time
communication is initiated by using a unique
link or identifier to facilitate access.
(iii) Crowd-sourced reference guides such
as encyclopedias and dictionaries.
(iv) Cloud storage, file sharing, or file
collaboration services, including such services
that allow collaborative editing by invited
users.
(v) The playing or creation of video games.
(vi) Content that consists primarily of
news, sports, sports coverage, entertainment,
or other information or content that is not
user-generated but is preselected by the
platform and for which any chat, comment, or
interactive functionality is incidental,
directly related to, or dependent on the
provision of the content provided by the
platform.
(vii) Business, product, or travel
information including user reviews or rankings
of such businesses, products, or other travel
information.
(viii) Educational information,
experiences, training, or instruction provided
to build knowledge, skills, or a craft,
district-sanctioned or school-sanctioned
learning management systems and school
information systems for the purposes of schools
conveying content related to the education of
students, or services or services on behalf of
or in support of an elementary school or
secondary school, as such terms are defined in
section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
(ix) An email service.
(x) A wireless messaging service, including
such a service provided through short message
service or multimedia messaging protocols, that
is not a component of, or linked to, a social
media platform and where the predominant or
exclusive function of the messaging service is
direct messaging consisting of the transmission
of text, photos, or videos that are sent by
electronic means, where messages are
transmitted from the sender to the recipient
and are not posted publicly or within a social
media platform.
(xi) A broadband internet access service
(as such term is defined for purposes of
section 8.1(b) of title 47, Code of Federal
Regulations, or any successor regulation).
(xii) A virtual private network or similar
service that exists solely to route internet
traffic between locations.
(7) Teen.--The term ``teen'' means an individual over the
age of 12 and under the age of 17.
(8) User.--The term ``user'' means, with respect to a
social media platform, an individual who registers an account
or creates a profile on the social media platform.
SEC. 103. NO CHILDREN UNDER 13.
(a) No Accounts for Children Under 13.--A social media platform
shall not permit an individual to create or maintain an account or
profile if it knows that the individual is a child.
(b) Termination of Existing Accounts Belonging to Children.--A
social media platform shall terminate any existing account or profile
of a user who the social media platform knows is a child.
(c) Deletion of Children's Personal Data.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), upon termination
of an existing account or profile of a user pursuant to
subsection (b), a social media platform shall immediately
delete all personal data collected from the user or submitted
by the user to the social media platform.
(2) Children's access to personal data.--To the extent
technically feasible and not in violation of any licensing
agreement, a social media platform shall allow the user of an
existing account or profile that the social media platform has
terminated under subsection (b), from the date such termination
occurs to the date that is 90 days after such date, to request,
and shall provide to such user upon such request, a copy of the
personal data collected from the user or submitted by the user
to the social media platform both--
(A) in a manner that is readable and which a
reasonable person can understand; and
(B) in a portable, structured, and machine-readable
format.
(d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in subsection (c) shall be
construed to prohibit a social media platform from retaining a record
of the termination of an account or profile and the minimum information
necessary for the purposes of ensuring compliance with this section.
SEC. 104. PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF PERSONALIZED RECOMMENDATION SYSTEMS
ON CHILDREN OR TEENS.
(a) In General.--
(1) Prohibition on use of personalized recommendation
systems on children or teens.--Except as provided in paragraph
(2), a social media platform shall not use the personal data of
a user or visitor in a personalized recommendation system to
display content if the platform knows that the user or visitor
is a child or teen.
(2) Exception.--A social media platform may use a
personalized recommendation system to display content to a
child or teen if the system only uses the following personal
data of the child or teen:
(A) The type of device used by the child or teen.
(B) The languages used by the child or teen to
communicate.
(C) The city or town in which the child or teen is
located.
(D) The fact that the individual is a child or
teen.
(E) The age of the child or teen.
(b) Rule of Construction.--The prohibition in subsection (a) shall
not be construed to--
(1) prevent a social media platform from providing search
results to a child or teen deliberately or independently
searching for (such as by typing a phrase into a search bar or
providing spoken input), or specifically requesting, content,
so long as such results are not based on the personal data of
the child or teen (except to the extent permitted under
subsection (a)(2));
(2) prevent a social media platform from taking reasonable
measures to--
(A) block, detect, or prevent the distribution of
unlawful or obscene material;
(B) block or filter spam, or protect the security
of a platform or service; or
(C) prevent criminal activity; or
(3) prohibit a social media platform from displaying user-
generated content that has been selected, followed, or
subscribed to by a teen account holder as long as the display
of the content is based on a chronological format.
SEC. 105. DETERMINATION OF WHETHER AN OPERATOR HAS KNOWLEDGE FAIRLY
IMPLIED ON THE BASIS OF OBJECTIVE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT AN
INDIVIDUAL IS A CHILD OR TEEN.
(a) Rules of Construction.--For purposes of enforcing this title,
in making a determination as to whether a social media platform has
knowledge fairly implied on the basis of objective circumstances that a
user is a child or teen, the Commission or the attorney general of a
State, as applicable, shall rely on competent and reliable evidence,
taking into account the totality of circumstances, including whether a
reasonable and prudent person under the circumstances would have known
that the user is a child or teen.
(b) Protections for Privacy.--Nothing in this title, including a
determination described in subsection (a), shall be construed to
require a social media platform to--
(1) implement an age gating or age verification
functionality; or
(2) affirmatively collect any personal data with respect to
the age of users that the social media platform is not already
collecting in the normal course of business.
(c) Restriction on Use and Retention of Personal Data.--If a social
media platform or a third party acting on behalf of a social media
platform voluntarily collects personal data for the purpose of
complying with this title, the social media platform or a third party
shall not--
(1) use any personal data collected specifically for a
purpose other than for sole compliance with the obligations
under this title; or
(2) retain any personal data collected from a user for
longer than is necessary to comply with the obligations under
this title or than is minimally necessary to demonstrate
compliance with this title.
SEC. 106. ENFORCEMENT.
(a) Enforcement by Commission.--
(1) Unfair or deceptive acts or practices.--A violation of
this title shall be treated as a violation of a rule defining
an unfair or deceptive act or practice prescribed under section
18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C.
57a(a)(1)(B)).
(2) Powers of commission.--
(A) In general.--The Commission shall enforce this
title in the same manner, by the same means, and with
the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though all
applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade
Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were incorporated
into and made a part of this title.
(B) Privileges and immunities.--Any person who
violates this title shall be subject to the penalties
and entitled to the privileges and immunities provided
in the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et
seq.).
(3) Authority preserved.--Nothing in this title shall be
construed to limit the authority of the Commission under any
other provision of law.
(b) Enforcement by States.--
(1) Authorization.--Subject to paragraph (3), in any case
in which the attorney general of a State has reason to believe
that an interest of the residents of the State has been or is
threatened or adversely affected by the engagement of a social
media platform in a practice that violates this title, the
attorney general of the State may, as parens patriae, bring a
civil action against the social media platform on behalf of the
residents of the State in an appropriate district court of the
United States to--
(A) enjoin that practice;
(B) enforce compliance with this title;
(C) on behalf of residents of the States, obtain
damages, restitution, or other compensation, each of
which shall be distributed in accordance with State
law; or
(D) obtain such other relief as the court may
consider to be appropriate.
(2) Rights of federal trade commission.--
(A) Notice to federal trade commission.--
(i) In general.--The attorney general of a
State shall notify the Commission in writing
that the attorney general intends to bring a
civil action under paragraph (1) before the
filing of the civil action.
(ii) Contents.--The notification required
under clause (i) with respect to a civil action
shall include a copy of the complaint to be
filed to initiate the civil action.
(iii) Clause (i) shall not apply with
respect to the filing of an action by an
attorney general of a State under this
paragraph if the attorney general of the State
determines that it not feasible to provide the
notice required in that clause before filing
the action.
(B) Intervention by federal trade commission.--Upon
receiving notice under subparagraph (A)(i), the
Commission shall have the right to intervene in the
action that is the subject of the notice.
(3) Effect of intervention.--If the Commission intervenes
in an action under paragraph (1), it shall have the right--
(A) to be heard with respect to any matter that
arises in that action; and
(B) file a petition for appeal.
(4) Investigatory powers.--Nothing in this subsection may
be construed to prevent the attorney general of a State from
exercising the powers conferred on the attorney general by the
laws of the State to--
(A) conduct investigations;
(B) administer oaths or affirmations; or
(C) compel the attendance of witnesses or the
production of documentary or other evidence.
(5) Preemptive action by federal trade commission.--In any
case in which an action is instituted by or on behalf of the
Commission for a violation of this Act, no State may , during
the pendency of that action, institute a separate civil action
under paragraph (1) against any defendant named in the
complaint in the action instituted by or on behalf of the
Commission for that violation.
(6) Venue; service of process.--
(A) Venue.--Any action brought under paragraph (1)
may be brought in--
(i) the district court of the United States
that meets applicable requirements relating to
venue under section 1391 of title 28, United
States Code; or
(ii) another court of competent
jurisdiction.
(B) Service of process.--In an action brought under
paragraph (1), process may be served in any district in
which the defendant--
(i) is an inhabitant; or
(ii) may be found.
SEC. 107. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS.
The provisions of this title shall preempt any State law, rule, or
regulation only to the extent that such State law, rule, or regulation
conflicts with a provision of this title. Nothing in this title shall
be construed to prohibit a State from enacting a law, rule, or
regulation that provides greater protection to children or teens than
the protection provided by the provisions of this title. Nothing in
this title shall be construed to--
(1) affect the application of--
(A) section 444 of the General Education Provisions
Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g, commonly known as the ``Family
Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974'') or other
Federal or State laws governing student privacy; or
(B) the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of
1998 (15 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.) or any rule or regulation
promulgated under such Act; or
(2) authorize any action that would conflict with section
18(h) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 57a(h)).
SEC. 108. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This title shall take effect 1 year after the date of enactment of
this Act.
TITLE II--EYES ON THE BOARD ACT OF 2025
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Eyes on the Board Act of 2025''.
SEC. 202. UPDATING THE CHILDREN'S INTERNET PROTECTION ACT TO INCLUDE
SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS.
(a) In General.--Section 1721 of the Children's Internet Protection
Act (title XVII of Public Law 106-554) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (f) through (h) as
subsections (g) through (i), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following:
``(f) Limitation on Use of School Broadband Subsidies for Access to
Social Media Platforms.--
``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
``(A) Commission.--The term `Commission' means the
Federal Communications Commission.
``(B) Section 254(h).--The term `section 254(h)'
means section 254(h) of the Communications Act of 1934
(47 U.S.C. 254(h)).
``(C) Social media platform.--The term `social
media platform'--
``(i) means any website, online service,
online application, or mobile application
that--
``(I) serves the public; and
``(II) primarily provides a forum
for users to communicate user-generated
content, including messages, videos,
images, and audio files, to other
online users; and
``(ii) does not include--
``(I) an internet service provider;
``(II) electronic mail;
``(III) an online service,
application, or website--
``(aa) that consists
primarily of content that is
not user-generated, but is
preselected by the provider;
and
``(bb) for which any chat,
comment, or interactive
functionality is incidental to,
directly related to, or
dependent on the provision of
content described in item (aa);
``(IV) an online service,
application, or website--
``(aa) that is non-
commercial and primarily
designed for educational
purposes; and
``(bb) the revenue of which
is not primarily derived from
advertising or the sale of
personal data;
``(V) a wireless messaging service,
including such a service provided
through a short messaging service or
multimedia service protocols--
``(aa) that is not a
component of, or linked to, a
website, online service, online
application, or mobile
application described in clause
(i); and
``(bb) the predominant or
exclusive function of which is
direct messaging consisting of
the transmission of text,
photos, or videos that--
``(AA) are sent by
electronic means from
the sender to a
recipient; and
``(BB) are not
posted publicly or on a
website, online
service, online
application, or mobile
application described
in clause (i);
``(VI) a teleconferencing or video
conferencing service that allows for
the reception and transmission of audio
or video signals for real-time
communication that is initiated by
using a unique link or identifier to
facilitate access;
``(VII) a product or service that
primarily functions as business-to-
business software or a cloud storage,
file sharing, or file collaboration
service; or
``(VIII) an organization that is
not organized to carry on business for
the profit of the organization or of
the members of the organization.
``(D) Technology protection measure.--The term
`technology protection measure' means a specific
technology that blocks or filters access to a social
media platform.
``(2) Requirements with respect to social media
platforms.--
``(A) In general.--
``(i) Certification required.--An
elementary or secondary school that is subject
to paragraph (5) of section 254(h) may not
receive services at discount rates under
section 254(h) unless the school, school board,
local educational agency, or other authority
with responsibility for administration of the
school--
``(I) submits to the Commission the
certification described in subparagraph
(B); and
``(II) ensures that the use of the
school's supported services, devices,
and networks is in accordance with the
certification described in subclause
(I).
``(ii) Rule of construction.--Nothing in
clause (i) may be construed to prohibit--
``(I) district-sanctioned or
school-sanctioned learning management
systems and school information systems
used for purposes of schools conveying
content related to the education of
students; or
``(II) a teacher from using a
social media platform for educational
instruction.
``(B) Certification with respect to students and
social media.--
``(i) In general.--A certification under
this subparagraph is a certification that the
applicable school, school board, local
educational agency, or other authority with
responsibility for administration of the
school--
``(I) is enforcing a policy of
preventing students of the school from
accessing social media platforms on any
supported service, device, or network
that includes--
``(aa) monitoring the
online activities of any such
service, device, or network to
determine if those students are
accessing social media
platforms; and
``(bb) the operation of a
technology protection measure
with respect to those services,
devices, and networks that
protects against access by
those students to a social
media platform; and
``(II) is enforcing the operation
of the technology protection measure
described in subclause (I) during any
use of supported services, devices, or
networks by students of the school.
``(ii) Rule of construction.--Nothing in
this subparagraph may be construed to require
the applicable school, school board, local
educational agency, or other authority to track
an individual website, online application, or
mobile application that a student is attempting
to access (or any search terms used by, or the
browsing history of a student) beyond the
identity of the website or application and
whether access to the website or application is
blocked by a technology protection measure
because the website or application is a social
media platform.
``(C) Timing of implementation.--
``(i) In general.--In the case of a school
to which this paragraph applies, the
certification under this paragraph shall be
made--
``(I) with respect to the first
program funding year under section
254(h) after the date of enactment of
the Eyes on the Board Act of 2025, not
later than 120 days after the beginning
of that program funding year; and
``(II) with respect to any
subsequent funding year, as part of the
application process for that program
funding year.
``(ii) Process.--
``(I) Schools with measures in
place.--A school covered by clause (i)
that has in place measures meeting the
requirements necessary for
certification under this paragraph
shall certify its compliance with this
paragraph during each annual program
application cycle under section 254(h),
except that, with respect to the first
program funding year after the date of
enactment of the Eyes on the Board Act
of 2025, the certification shall be
made not later than 120 days after the
beginning of that first program funding
year.
``(II) Schools without measures in
place.--
``(aa) First 2 program
years.--A school covered by
clause (i) that does not have
in place measures meeting the
requirements for certification
under this paragraph--
``(AA) for the
first program year
after the date of
enactment of the Eyes
on the Board Act of
2025 in which the
school is applying for
funds under section
254(h), shall certify
that the school is
undertaking such
actions, including any
necessary procurement
procedures, to put in
place measures meeting
the requirements for
certification under
this paragraph; and
``(BB) for the
second program year
after the date of
enactment of the Eyes
on the Board Act of
2025 in which the
school is applying for
funds under section
254(h), shall certify
that the school is in
compliance with this
paragraph.
``(bb) Subsequent program
years.--Any school that is
unable to certify compliance
with such requirements in such
second program year shall be
ineligible for services at
discount rates or funding in
lieu of services at such rates
under section 254(h) for such
second year and all subsequent
program years under section
254(h), until such time as such
school comes into compliance
with this paragraph.
``(III) Waivers.--Any school
subject to subclause (II) that cannot
come into compliance with subparagraph
(B) in such second program year may
seek a waiver of subclause (II)(aa)(BB)
if State or local procurement rules or
regulations or competitive bidding
requirements prevent the making of the
certification otherwise required by
such subclause. A school, school board,
local educational agency, or other
authority with responsibility for
administration of the school shall
notify the Commission of the
applicability of such subclause to the
school. Such notice shall certify that
the school in question will be brought
into compliance before the start of the
third program year after the date of
enactment of the Eyes on the Board Act
of 2025 in which the school is applying
for funds under section 254(h).
``(D) Noncompliance.--
``(i) Failure to submit certification.--Any
school that knowingly fails to comply with the
application guidelines regarding the annual
submission of a certification required by this
paragraph shall not be eligible for services at
discount rates or funding in lieu of services
at such rates under section 254(h).
``(ii) Failure to comply with
certification.--Any school that knowingly fails
to ensure the use of its supported services,
devices, and networks is in accordance with a
certification under subparagraph (B) shall
reimburse any funds and discounts received
under section 254(h) for the period covered by
such certification.
``(iii) Remedy of noncompliance.--
``(I) Failure to submit.--A school
that has failed to submit a
certification under clause (i) may
remedy the failure by submitting the
certification to which the failure
relates. Upon submittal of such
certification, the school shall be
eligible for services at discount rates
under section 254(h).
``(II) Failure to comply.--A school
that has failed to comply with a
certification as described in clause
(ii) may remedy the failure by ensuring
that the use of its supported services,
devices, and networks is in accordance
with such certification. Upon submittal
to the Commission of a certification or
other appropriate evidence of such
remedy, the school shall be eligible
for services at discount rates under
section 254(h).
``(E) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this
paragraph may be construed to consider a school, school
board, local educational agency, or other authority
with responsibility for the administration of a school
in violation of this paragraph, or subject to a delay
in the processing of funding applications or requests
for reimbursement, if that school, school board, local
educational agency, or other authority makes a good
faith effort to comply with this paragraph and to
correct a known violation of this paragraph within a
reasonable period of time.
``(3) Enforcement.--
``(A) In general.--The Commission shall--
``(i) not later than 120 days after the
date of enactment of the Eyes on the Board Act
of 2025, amend the rules of the Commission to
carry out this subsection; and
``(ii) subject to subparagraph (B), enforce
this subsection, and any rules issued under
this subsection, as if this subsection and
those rules were part of the Communications Act
of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) or the rules
issued under that Act.
``(B) Limitations.--
``(i) Noncompliance despite good faith
efforts.--The Commission may not seek recovery
of funding provided under section 254(h), or
delay the processing of a funding application,
because of the violation by a school, school
board, local educational agency, or other
authority with responsibility for
administration of the school of any requirement
of this subsection, or any rule issued under
this subsection, if the school, school board,
local educational agency, or other authority
with responsibility for administration of the
school made a good faith effort to comply with
that requirement and correct any known
violations of that requirement within a
reasonable period of time.
``(ii) Noncompliance without good faith
efforts.--With respect to any violation of a
requirement of this subsection, or any rule
issued under this subsection, in which a
school, school board, local educational agency,
or other authority with responsibility for
administration of the school does not make a
good faith effort to comply with that
requirement, or does not correct any known
violation of that requirement within a
reasonable period of time, the Commission shall
seek recovery of the funding provided to the
school under section 254(h) for such period
consistent with the remedy established under
paragraph (2)(D)(iii).
``(4) Exemption for certain libraries.--Nothing in this
subsection may be construed to require a library (as defined in
section 213 of the Museum and Library Services Act (20 U.S.C.
9122)), except a library of an elementary or secondary school,
to comply with the requirements of this subsection or any rule
issued under this subsection.''.
(b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--Section 254(h) of the
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254(h)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (5)(E)--
(A) in clause (i), in the matter preceding
subclause (I), by striking ``1721(h)'' and inserting
``1721(i)''; and
(B) in clause (ii)(I), by striking ``1721(h)'' and
inserting ``1721(i)''; and
(2) in paragraph (6)(E)--
(A) in clause (i), in the matter preceding
subclause (I), by striking ``1721(h)'' and inserting
``1721(i)''; and
(B) in clause (ii)(I), by striking ``1721(h)'' and
inserting ``1721(i)''.
SEC. 203. INTERNET SAFETY POLICIES.
Section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (h)(5)--
(A) in subparagraph (A)(i)--
(i) in subclause (I), by inserting ``and
copies of the Internet safety policy to which
each such certification pertains'' before the
semicolon at the end; and
(ii) in subclause (II)--
(I) by striking ``Commission'' and
all that follows through the end of the
subclause and inserting the following:
``Commission--
``(aa) a certification that
an Internet safety policy
described in subclause (I) have
been adopted and implemented
for the school; and''; and
(II) by adding at the end the
following:
``(bb) copies of the
Internet safety policy
described in item (aa); and'';
and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(G) Database of internet safety policies.--The
Commission shall establish an easily accessible, public
database that contains each Internet safety policy
submitted to the Commission under subclauses (I) and
(II) of subparagraph (A)(i).''; and
(2) in subsection (l), by striking paragraph (3) and
inserting the following:
``(3) Availability for review.--A copy of each Internet
safety policy adopted by a library under this subsection shall
be made available to the Commission, upon request of the
Commission, by the library for purposes of the review of the
Internet safety policy by the Commission.''.
TITLE III--SEVERABILITY
SEC. 301. SEVERABILITY.
If any provision of this Act is determined to be unenforceable or
invalid, the remaining provisions of this Act shall not be affected.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz without amendment. With written report No. 119-33.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz without amendment. With written report No. 119-33.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 108.
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