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The safeguards include (1) limiting access to specified sexual material, (2) providing parental controls on social media and online video game platforms, and (3) requiring artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots to disclose certain information to users who are minors.\nFirst, publicly available online platforms on which more than one-third of the content is considered sexual material harmful to minors under the bill must adopt technology to identify minors and prevent them from accessing such material.\nNext, social media platforms must (1) implement default settings for minors that limit compulsive usage features and the ability of other users to communicate with minors, and (2) provide tools for parents to manage the privacy and account settings of a minor. Social media platforms may not allow ephemeral messaging features for minors.\nThe bill also requires online video game platforms to provide tools that allow parents to (1) limit communication between a minor and other users of the platform, and (2) restrict purchases by a minor on the platform.\nFurther, providers of AI chatbots must disclose to users who are minors (1) that the chatbot is an AI system and not a human, and (2) suicide and crisis intervention hotline information.\nFinally, the bill requires specified studies and reports about the effects of social media platforms on minors and provides for enforcement of the bill's requirements by the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general.\n\nFULL TEXT\n[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]\n[H.R. 7757 Referred in Senate (RFS)]\n\n<DOC>\n119th CONGRESS\n2d Session\nH. R. 7757\n\n_______________________________________________________________________\n\nIN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES\n\nJuly 13, 2026\n\nReceived; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce,\nScience, and Transportation\n\n_______________________________________________________________________\n\nAN ACT\n\nTo protect children and teens online, empower parents and strengthen\nfamilies, and for other purposes.\n\nBe it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the\nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.\n\n(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Kids Internet and\nDigital Safety Act'' or the ``KIDS Act''.\n(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as\nfollows:\n\nSec. 1. Short title; table of contents.\nSec. 2. Definitions.\nTITLE I--SHIELDING MINORS FROM OBSCENITY\n\nSec. 101. Short title.\nSec. 102. Definitions.\nSec. 103. Technology verification measures.\nSec. 104. Consultation requirements.\nSec. 105. GAO report.\nTITLE II--ONLINE PLATFORMS\n\nSec. 201. Definitions.\nSubtitle A--Kids Online Safety\n\nSec. 211. Short title.\nSec. 212. Definitions.\nSec. 213. Addressing harms to minors.\nSec. 214. Safeguards for minors, parental tools, and teen messaging\ncontrols.\nSec. 215. Reporting mechanism.\nSec. 216. Disclosure.\nSec. 217. Advertising and marketing information and labels.\nSec. 218. Advertising of illegal products to minors.\nSec. 219. Audit; report.\nSec. 220. Rule of construction on age verification.\nSec. 221. Rule of construction on encryption.\nSubtitle B--Stop Profiling Youth and Kids\n\nSec. 231. Short title.\nSec. 232. Know; knows defined.\nSec. 233. Market research.\nSec. 234. Effective date.\nTITLE III--SOCIAL GAMING PLATFORMS\n\nSec. 301. Short title.\nSec. 302. Definitions.\nSec. 303. Safeguards requirements for online video game providers.\nTITLE IV--ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CHATBOTS\n\nSec. 401. Short title.\nSec. 402. Definitions.\nSec. 403. Certain statements prohibited.\nSec. 404. Disclosure required.\nSec. 405. Policies required.\nSec. 406. Rule of construction.\nTITLE V--RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND BEST PRACTICES FOR PROTECTING MINORS\nONLINE\n\nSubtitle A--Research\n\nSec. 501. Definitions.\nSec. 502. Exemption.\nPart 1--Safe Social Media Act\n\nSec. 511. Short title.\nSec. 512. Report by Commission on social media use by minors.\nPart 2--No Fentanyl on Social Media Act\n\nSec. 513. Short title.\nSec. 514. Report on the ability of minors to access fentanyl through\nsocial media platforms.\nPart 3--Assessing Safety Tools for Parents and Minors Act\n\nSec. 515. Short title.\nSec. 516. Industry review and report.\nPart 4--Study on Chatbots and Mental Health of Minors\n\nSec. 517. Study required.\nSec. 518. Consultation.\nSec. 519. Report.\nSubtitle B--Education\n\nPart 1--Promoting a Safe Internet for Minors Act\n\nSec. 521. Short title.\nSec. 522. Online safety education for minors.\nPart 2--AI Warnings And Resources for Education (AWARE) Act\n\nSec. 523. Short title.\nSec. 524. Safe chatbot use for minors.\nSubtitle C--Partnerships and Best Practices\n\nSec. 525. Short title.\nSec. 526. Kids Internet Safety Partnership.\nTITLE VI--KIDS PRIVACY PROTECTIONS\n\nSubtitle A--COPPA 2.0\n\nSec. 601. Short title.\nSec. 602. Online collection, use, disclosure, and deletion of personal\ninformation of children and teens.\nSec. 603. Study and reports of mobile and online application oversight\nand enforcement.\nSec. 604. GAO study.\nSec. 605. Severability.\nSubtitle B--Data Broker Disclosures\n\nSec. 611. Definitions.\nSec. 612. Registration requirement.\nSec. 613. Rule of construction.\nTITLE VII--GENERAL PROVISIONS\n\nSec. 701. Enforcement.\nSec. 702. Judicial review.\nSec. 703. Rules of construction.\nSec. 704. Relationship to State laws.\nSec. 705. Severability.\nSec. 706. Effective date.\n\nSEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.\n\nIn this Act:\n(1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the meaning given that\nterm in section 551 of title 5, United States Code.\n(2) Algorithm.--The term ``algorithm'' means any\ncomputational process, model, or other automated means of\nprocessing to rank, order, promote, recommend, amplify, or\nsimilarly alter the delivery or display of information\n(including any text, image, audio, or video post and any page,\ngroup, account, channel, or affiliation).\n(3) Artificial intelligence.--The term ``artificial\nintelligence'' has the meaning given that term in section 5002\nof the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020\n(15 U.S.C. 9401).\n(4) Chatbot.--The term ``chatbot'' means an artificial\nintelligence system, marketed to and available for use by\nconsumers, that engages in interactive, natural-language\ncommunication with a user and generates or selects content in\nresponse to user inputs (including text, voice, or other\ninputs) using a conversational context.\n(5) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal\nTrade Commission.\n(6) Design feature.--The term ``design feature''--\n(A) means any feature or component of a covered\nplatform that encourages an increase in or increases\nthe frequency of use or time spent by a user who is a\nminor with respect to such covered platform; and\n(B) includes--\n(i) infinite scrolling or auto play;\n(ii) rewards or incentives based on\nfrequency of use or time spent;\n(iii) notifications and push alerts;\n(iv) badges or other visual award symbols\nbased on frequency of use or time spent;\n(v) appearance altering filters; and\n(vi) personalized recommendation systems.\n(7) Fully automated system.--The term ``fully automated\nsystem'' means an algorithm the final outputs of which are,\nonce computed, displayed directly to a covered user without\nreview or alteration by a covered online platform.\n(8) Minor.--Except as otherwise provided, the term\n``minor'' means an individual under the age of 17 years.\n(9) Narcotic drug.--The term ``narcotic drug'' has the\nmeaning given that term in section 102 of the Controlled\nSubstances Act (21 U.S.C. 802).\n(10) Parent.--The term ``parent'', with respect to a minor,\nmeans an adult with the legal right to make decisions on behalf\nof the minor, including any of the following:\n(A) A natural parent.\n(B) An adoptive parent.\n(C) A legal guardian.\n(D) An individual with legal custody over the\nminor.\n(11) Personal information.--The term ``personal\ninformation'' has the meaning given that term in section 1302\nof the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (15\nU.S.C. 6501) (as amended by section 602(a)(4) of this Act).\n(12) Personalized recommendation system.--The term\n``personalized recommendation system''--\n(A) means a fully automated system used to suggest,\npromote, or rank content, including other users,\nhashtags, and posts, based on the personal information\nof a user; and\n(B) does not include a fully automated system that\nsuggests, promotes, or ranks content based solely on\nthe language, city or town, or age of a user.\n(13) Sexual exploitation and abuse.--The term ``sexual\nexploitation and abuse'' means any of the following:\n(A) Any offense, including coercion and enticement,\ndescribed in section 2422 of title 18, United States\nCode.\n(B) Child pornography (as defined in section 2256\nof title 18, United States Code).\n(C) Trafficking for the production of images (as\ndescribed in section 2251 of title 18, United States\nCode).\n(D) Any offense described in section 1591 of title\n18, United States Code.\n(14) State.--The term ``State'' means each State of the\nUnited States, the District of Columbia, each commonwealth,\nterritory, or possession of the United States, and each\nfederally recognized Indian Tribe.\n(15) Verifiable consent.--The term ``verifiable consent''\nhas the meaning given that term in section 1302 of the\nChildren's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (15 U.S.C.\n6501) (as amended by section 602(a)(5) of this Act).\n\nTITLE I--SHIELDING MINORS FROM OBSCENITY\n\nSEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.\n\nThis title may be cited as the ``Shielding Children's Retinas from\nEgregious Exposure on the Net Act'' or the ``SCREEN Act''.\n\nSEC. 102. DEFINITIONS.\n\nIn this title:\n(1) Covered platform.--The term ``covered platform'' means\na website or other online platform--\n(A) that is accessible by the public;\n(B) with respect to which more than one-third of\nthe material made available thereon is sexual material\nharmful to minors; and\n(C) with respect to which the provider of such\nplatform knowingly makes available the sexual material\nharmful to minors described in subparagraph (B).\n(2) Minor.--The terms ``minor'' has the meaning given that\nterm in section 2256 of title 18, United States Code.\n(3) Sexual act; sexual contact.--The terms ``sexual act''\nand ``sexual contact'' have the meanings given those terms in\nsection 2246 of title 18, United States Code.\n(4) Sexual material harmful to minors.--The term ``sexual\nmaterial harmful to minors'' means a picture, image, graphic\nimage file, film, videotape, or other visual depiction that--\n(A)(i) taken as a whole and with respect to minors,\nappeals to the prurient interest in nudity, sex, or\nexcretion;\n(ii) depicts, describes, or represents, in\na patently offensive way with respect to what\nis suitable for minors, an actual or simulated\nsexual act or sexual contact, actual or\nsimulated normal or perverted sexual acts, or\nlewd exhibition of the genitals; and\n(iii) taken as a whole, lacks serious\nliterary, artistic, political, or scientific\nvalue as to minors; or\n(B) is child pornography.\n(5) Technology verification measure.--The term ``technology\nverification measure'' means technology that employs a system\nor process to determine whether it is more likely than not that\na user of a covered platform is a minor.\n(6) Technology verification measure data.--The term\n``technology verification measure data'' means data that--\n(A) is collected or processed for the purpose of\nfulfilling a request by an individual to access a\ncovered platform or material on a covered platform; and\n(B) is collected or processed for the purpose of\nutilizing or providing a technology verification\nmeasure pursuant to this title.\n\nSEC. 103. TECHNOLOGY VERIFICATION MEASURES.\n\n(a) Covered Platform Requirements.--Beginning on the date that is 1\nyear after the date of the enactment of this Act, a provider of a\ncovered platform shall--\n(1) adopt and utilize commercially available technology\nverification measures with respect to the covered platform of\nsuch provider to identify minors; and\n(2) prevent such minors from accessing any sexual material\nharmful to minors on the covered platform.\n(b) Additional Requirements for Compliance.--In order to comply\nwith subsection (a), a provider of a covered platform (or a third party\ncontracted by a provider of a covered platform with respect to such\ncovered platform) shall, with respect to a covered platform of the\nprovider, carry out the following:\n(1) Use a technology verification measure in order to\nverify the age of a user.\n(2) Provide that a user confirming that the user is not a\nminor is not sufficient to verify age.\n(3) Provide clear and conspicuous notice containing\ninformation on the technology verification measures and other\npolicies and procedures related to the technology verification\nmeasure data used to comply with this title.\n(4) Take reasonable measures to address circumvention of\ntechnology verification measures.\n(5) Not transfer, disclose, or retain any technology\nverification measure data beyond what is strictly necessary to\nuse a technology verification measure pursuant to this title.\n(6) Not collect or use technology verification measure data\nfor any purpose beyond what is strictly necessary to utilize a\ntechnology verification measure pursuant to this title.\n(c) Use of Third Parties.--\n(1) In general.--A provider of a covered platform may\ncontract with a third party to use technology verification\nmeasures for purposes of complying with subsection (a).\n(2) Obligations; liability.--A provider of a covered\nplatform who contracts with a third party as described in\nparagraph (1) is not relieved from any obligation or liability\nunder this title.\n(d) Choice of Verification Measures.--A provider of a covered\nplatform may choose the specific technology verification measures to\nutilize for purposes of complying with subsection (a), if such measures\nsatisfy subsection (b).\n(e) Technology Verification Measure Data Security.--A provider of a\ncovered platform (or a third party contracted by a provider of a\ncovered platform with respect to such covered platform) shall\nestablish, implement, and maintain reasonable administrative,\ntechnical, and physical data security practices to protect the\nconfidentiality, integrity, and availability of technology verification\nmeasure data collected with respect to the covered platform of such\nprovider (including by a third party contracted by such covered\nprovider with respect to such covered platform) and protect such\ntechnology verification measure data against unauthorized access.\n(f) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed\nto require the submission of government-issued identification of any\nindividual to a covered platform or a third party contracted by a\nprovider of a covered platform to use a technology verification\nmeasure.\n\nSEC. 104. CONSULTATION REQUIREMENTS.\n\nIn carrying out this title, the Commission shall consult with the\nfollowing individuals, including with respect to the applicable\nstandards and metrics for making a determination on whether a user of a\ncovered platform is or is not a minor:\n(1) Individuals with experience in computer science and\nsoftware engineering.\n(2) Individuals with experience in--\n(A) advocating for online child safety; or\n(B) providing services to minors who have been\nvictimized by online child exploitation.\n(3) Individuals with experience in consumer protection and\nonline privacy.\n(4) Individuals who supply technology verification measure\nproducts or have expertise in technology verification measures.\n(5) Individuals with experience in data security and\ncryptography.\n\nSEC. 105. GAO REPORT.\n\nNot later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act,\nthe Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a\nreport that includes the following:\n(1) An analysis of the effectiveness of the technology\nverification measures required by section 103.\n(2) An analysis of the rate of compliance with such section\nby providers of covered platforms and third parties contracted\nby such providers with respect to such covered platforms.\n(3) An analysis of the data privacy and security measures\nused by covered platforms with respect to age verification\nprocesses.\n(4) An analysis of the expression, speech, behavioral,\neconomic, psychological, and societal effects of the technology\nverification measures required by section 103.\n(5) Recommendations, if any, to the Commission on improving\nthe enforcement of this title.\n\nTITLE II--ONLINE PLATFORMS\n\nSEC. 201. DEFINITIONS.\n\nIn this title:\n(1) Covered platform.--The term ``covered platform'' means\na platform that is a website, software, application, or\nelectronic service connected to the internet that meets the\nfollowing requirements:\n(A) Is publicly available for use by consumers.\n(B) Enables the creation of a username or user\nidentifier--\n(i) that is searchable on the platform by\nother users through a function made available\nby the platform; and\n(ii) that can be followed by or is\nsimilarly accessible to other users of the\nplatform.\n(C) As the primary purpose of the platform,\nfacilitates the sharing and access to user-generated\ncontent through text, images, video, audio, or any\nother interactive medium.\n(D) Uses a design feature to promote user\nengagement on the platform.\n(E) Uses the personal information of the user to\nadvertise, market, or make content recommendations.\n(2) User.--The term ``user'', with respect to a covered\nplatform, means an individual who registers an account or\ncreates a profile on the covered platform.\n\nSubtitle A--Kids Online Safety\n\nSEC. 211. SHORT TITLE.\n\nThis subtitle may be cited as the ``Kids Online Safety Act''.\n\nSEC. 212. DEFINITIONS.\n\nIn this subtitle:\n(1) Child.--The term ``child'' means an individual who is\nunder the age of 13.\n(2) Compulsive usage.--The term ``compulsive usage'' means\na persistent and repetitive use of a covered platform that\nsubstantially limits 1 or more major life activities of an\nindividual (as described in section 3 of the Americans with\nDisabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102)).\n(3) Direct messaging feature.--\n(A) In general.--The term ``direct messaging\nfeature'' means a function of a covered platform that\nenables a user to send a message, image, video, audio,\nor other communication directly to another user or a\nspecific group of users of the covered platform.\n(B) Exclusion.--The term ``direct messaging\nfeature'' does not include a function of a covered\nplatform that enables a user to post content on the\ncovered platform to--\n(i) a public or semi-public profile; or\n(ii) a feed accessible to a broader group\nof users.\n(4) Ephemeral messaging feature.--\n(A) In general.--The term ``ephemeral messaging\nfeature'' means a function of a covered platform that\npermanently deletes or renders inaccessible a message,\nimage, video, audio, or other communication sent\nbetween users of the covered platform (such that\nneither the sender nor any recipient of such\ncommunication, nor the covered platform, may readily\nretrieve or review the communication in the original\nform through the covered platform)--\n(i) after a predetermined period;\n(ii) once viewed by such a recipient; or\n(iii) upon exiting the specific chat or\nmessaging interface.\n(B) Exceptions.--The term ``ephemeral messaging\nfeature'' does not include--\n(i) a function of a covered platform that\nallows a user of the covered platform to\nmanually delete a message, image, video, audio,\nor other communication sent by such user after\nthe transmission of the communication;\n(ii) standard data volatility in transit or\ntemporary caching for necessary functional and\nperformance reasons;\n(iii) the implementation of a time limited\ndata retention schedule based on industry best\npractices as part of the explicit security\npolicies of a covered platform or as needed to\ncomply with applicable law or regulation; or\n(iv) a standard process by which a user may\nrequest deletion of an account on a covered\nplatform to include user content.\n(5) Geolocation information.--The term ``geolocation\ninformation'' means information sufficient to identify a street\nname and name of a city or town.\n(6) Know; knows.--The term ``know'' or ``knows'' means to\nknow or should have known.\n(7) Messaging controls.--The term ``messaging controls''\nmeans a set of tools or settings that a provider of a covered\nplatform provides to a user of the covered platform that allows\nthe user to manage the use of a direct messaging feature or an\nephemeral messaging feature by such user.\n(8) Teen.--The term ``teen'' means an individual who has\nattained the age of 13 years and is under the age of 17 years.\n(9) Unapproved contact.--The term ``unapproved contact''\nmeans a user of a covered platform with respect to whom another\nuser of the covered platform has not initiated a direct message\nconversation.\n\nSEC. 213. ADDRESSING HARMS TO MINORS.\n\n(a) In General.--A provider of a covered platform shall establish,\nimplement, maintain, and enforce reasonable policies, practices, and\nprocedures that address the following harms to minors:\n(1) Threats of physical violence so severe, pervasive, or\nobjectively offensive that such threats impact a major life\nactivity of a minor.\n(2) Sexual exploitation and abuse.\n(3) Distribution, sale, or use of narcotic drugs, tobacco\nproducts, cannabis products, gambling, or alcohol.\n(4) Any financial harm caused by deceptive practices.\n(b) Considerations.--The policies, practices, and procedures\nrequired by subsection (a) shall be appropriate to the size and\ncomplexity of the covered platform.\n(c) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in subsection (a) may be\nconstrued to--\n(1) require a provider of a covered platform to prevent or\npreclude any minor from--\n(A) deliberately and independently searching for,\nor specifically requesting, content; or\n(B) accessing resources and information regarding\nthe prevention or mitigation of the harms described in\nsubsection (a); or\n(2) impose a duty of care on a provider of a covered\nplatform.\n\nSEC. 214. SAFEGUARDS FOR MINORS, PARENTAL TOOLS, AND TEEN MESSAGING\nCONTROLS.\n\n(a) Safeguards for Minors.--\n(1) Safeguards.--A provider of a covered platform shall\nprovide a user of or visitor to the covered platform who the\nprovider knows is a minor with readily accessible and easy-to-\nuse safeguards to do each of the following, as applicable:\n(A) Limit the ability of other users to communicate\nwith such user or visitor, including through direct\nmessages or ephemeral messages.\n(B) Prevent the profile or personal information of\nsuch user or visitor from being recommended or\nsuggested to another user or visitor who the provider\nknows is not a minor.\n(C) Prevent other users or visitors from seeing the\ncurrent online or offline status of such user.\n(D) Limit design features that encourage compulsive\nusage of the covered platform by such user or visitor.\n(E) Restrict the sharing of geolocation information\nof such user or visitor to a third party that is not a\nprocessor and provide notice to such user or visitor\nand the parent of such user or visitor that geolocation\ninformation is collected.\n(F) Control any personalized recommendation system\non such covered platform, including with respect to the\nability for such user or visitor to have--\n(i) a prominently displayed option to opt\nout of any such personalized recommendation\nsystem, and\n(ii) a prominently displayed option to\nlimit types or categories of recommendations\nfrom any such personalized recommendation\nsystem.\n(2) Option.--A covered platform shall provide a user that\nthe covered platform knows is a minor with a readily accessible\nand easy-to-use option to limit the amount of time spent by\nsuch user on the covered platform.\n(3) Default safeguard settings for minors.--A provider of a\ncovered platform shall ensure that, in the case of a user of or\nvisitor to the covered platform who the provider knows is a\nminor, the default setting of any safeguard described in\nparagraph (1) is the option available on the covered platform\nthat provides the most protective level of control with respect\nto privacy and safety for such user or visitor.\n(b) Parental Tools.--\n(1) Tools.--A provider of a covered platform shall provide\nreadily accessible and easy-to-use parental tools that meet the\nrequirements described in paragraph (2) for a parent of a user\nof the covered platform who the provider knows is a minor.\n(2) Requirements.--The parental tools described in\nparagraph (1) shall allow a parent of a user of the covered\nplatform who the provider knows is a minor to do any of the\nfollowing:\n(A) View the privacy and account settings of such\nuser, including the teen messaging controls described\nin subsection (c)(2).\n(B) In the case of a user that the covered platform\nknows is a child, manage, change, and control the\nprivacy and account settings of such user.\n(C) The ability to restrict purchases and financial\ntransactions by such user, if applicable.\n(D) The ability to view metrics of total time spent\non the covered platform and restrict time spent on the\ncovered platform by such user, if such time\nrestrictions do not amount to full exclusion of access\nof such user to the covered platform.\n(E) Receive a notification when such user receives\na request from another user who seeks to initiate\ndirect messaging or ephemeral messaging with such user\nfor the first time.\n(F) In the case of a user that the covered platform\nknows is a child, disable any ephemeral messaging\nfeatures or direct messaging features.\n(3) Notice to parents of minors.--A provider of a covered\nplatform shall provide clear and conspicuous notice to a parent\nof a user of the covered platform who the provider knows is a\nminor about the availability of the parental tools described in\nparagraph (1).\n(4) Notice to minors.--A provider of a covered platform\nshall provide clear and conspicuous notice to a user of the\ncovered platform who the provider knows is a minor when any\nparental tool described in paragraph (1) is in effect and any\nsetting or control that has been applied.\n(5) Default tools for children.--A provider of a covered\nplatform shall ensure that, in the case of a user of or visitor\nto the covered platform who the provider knows is a child, the\ndefault setting for any parental tool described in paragraph\n(1) is the option available on the covered platform that\nprovides the most protective level of control with respect to\nprivacy and safety for such user or visitor.\n(6) Application to existing accounts.--If, before the\neffective date of this subtitle, a provider of a covered\nplatform provides a parent of a user of the covered platform\nwho the provider knows is a child with notice and the ability\nto enable a parental tool described in paragraph (1) in a\nmanner that would otherwise comply with this subsection and the\nparent opts out of enabling any such parental tool, the covered\nplatform is not required to enable any such parental tool with\nrespect to such user by default on or after such effective\ndate.\n(c) Additional Messaging Controls for Teens.--\n(1) In general.--A provider of a covered platform that\noffers, provides, or enables any direct messaging feature or\nephemeral messaging feature of such covered platform to any\nuser of the covered platform who the provider knows is a teen\nshall provide easily accessible and usable messaging controls\ndescribed in paragraph (2) to such user that the user may\nactivate and manage.\n(2) Teen messaging controls.--The teen messaging controls\ndescribed in this paragraph shall allow a user of the covered\nplatform to do any of the following:\n(A) Receive a timely notification that--\n(i) alerts the user about a request from an\nunapproved contact who seeks to use a direct\nmessaging feature or an ephemeral messaging\nfeature of the covered platform with respect to\nthe user; and\n(ii) allows the user to approve or deny the\nrequest before the unapproved contact and the\nuser engage in any direct messaging or\nephemeral messaging through any such direct\nmessaging feature or ephemeral messaging\nfeature.\n(B) View and manage a list of any contacts approved\nfor engaging in direct messaging or ephemeral messaging\nwith the user through any direct messaging feature or\nany ephemeral messaging feature of the covered\nplatform.\n(C) Disable any direct messaging feature or\nephemeral messaging feature.\n(D) Prevent any specific user, any specific group\nof users, or other user in general from initiating or\ncontinuing to engage in direct messaging or ephemeral\nmessaging with the user through any direct messaging\nfeature or any ephemeral messaging feature of the\ncovered platform.\n(E) Enable the user to set a profile of the user on\nthe covered platform as hidden.\n(d) Rules of Application.--\n(1) Accessibility.--With respect to any safeguard described\nin subsection (a)(1), any parental tool described in subsection\n(b)(1), and any teen messaging control described in subsection\n(c)(2), a provider of a covered platform shall provide each of\nthe following:\n(A) Information and control options in a clear and\nconspicuous manner that takes into consideration the\ndiffering ages, capacities, and developmental needs of\na user of the covered platform who the provider knows\nis a minor most likely to access the covered platform\nand does not encourage such a user or a parent of such\na user to weaken or disable any such safeguard,\nparental tool, or teen messaging control.\n(B) Readily accessible and easy-to-use controls to\nenable or disable any such safeguard, parental tool, or\nteen messaging control, as appropriate.\n(C) Information and control options in the same\nlanguage, form, and manner as the provider provides the\nproduct or service used by such a user or a parent of\nsuch a user.\n(2) Timing considerations; application of changes to\noffline devices or accounts.--If the device of a user or user\naccount does not have access to the internet at the time of a\nchange to a parental tool described in subsection (b)(1), the\nprovider of the relevant covered platform shall apply changes\nthe next time the device or user is connected to the internet.\n(3) Prohibition.--A provider of a covered platform may not\nknowingly use a user interface with the purpose or substantial\neffect of obscuring, subverting, or impairing the use by a user\nof the covered platform who the provider knows is a minor or a\nparent of such a user of any safeguard described in subsection\n(a)(1), any parental tool described in subsection (b)(1), or\nany teen messaging control described in subsection (c)(2).\n(e) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be\nconstrued to do any of the following:\n(1) Prevent a provider of a covered platform from taking\nreasonable measures to block, detect, or prevent the\ndistribution of unlawful, obscene, or other harmful material to\nminors or any other harms to minors described in section\n213(a).\n(2) Prevent a provider of a covered platform from entering\ninto an agreement with a third party with a primary or\nexclusive function of--\n(A) providing--\n(i) any safeguard described in subsection\n(a)(1);\n(ii) any parental tool described in\nsubsection (b)(1); or\n(iii) any teen messaging control described\nin subsection (c)(2); or\n(B) otherwise assisting with meeting the\nrequirements described in subsections (a), (b), and\n(c).\n(3) Prevent a parent or user from authorizing a third party\ndescribed in paragraph (2) to implement--\n(A) any safeguard described in subsection (a)(1);\n(B) any parental tool described in subsection\n(b)(1); or\n(C) any teen messaging control described in\nsubsection (c)(2).\n\nSEC. 215. REPORTING MECHANISM.\n\n(a) Reporting Tools.--A provider of a covered platform shall\nprovide each of the following:\n(1) A readily accessible and easy-to-use means for a user\nof or visitor to the covered platform to submit a report to the\ncovered platform of any harm to a minor related to the use of\nthe covered platform.\n(2) An electronic point of contact specific to matters\ninvolving harms to a minor.\n(3) Confirmation of the receipt of any such report and,\nwithin the applicable time period described in subsection (b),\na substantive response to the user or visitor who submitted the\nreport.\n(b) Timing.--A covered platform shall establish an internal process\nto receive and substantively respond to a report submitted under\nsubsection (a)(1) in a reasonable and timely manner, but in no case\nlater than--\n(1) 10 days after the date on which the report is received;\nor\n(2) if the report involves an imminent threat to the safety\nof a minor, the date that is as prompt as needed to address the\nreported threat to safety.\n\nSEC. 216. DISCLOSURE.\n\n(a) Notice.--\n(1) Registration or purchase.--Before any registration or\npurchase on a covered platform by a user of or visitor to the\ncovered platform who the provider knows is a minor, the\nprovider shall provide clear, conspicuous, and easy-to-\nunderstand notice with respect to each of the following:\n(A) The policies and practices of the covered\nplatform with respect to safeguards for minors.\n(B) Information about how to access any safeguard\ndescribed in section 214(a)(1), any parental tool\ndescribed in section 214(b)(1), and any teen messaging\ncontrol described in section 214(c)(2).\n(2) Notification.--\n(A) Notice and acknowledgment.--In the case of a\nuser of or visitor to a covered platform who the\nprovider of the covered platform knows is a minor, the\nprovider shall provide information about any safeguard\ndescribed in section 214(a)(1) and any parental tool\ndescribed in section 214(b)(1) to a parent of such user\nor visitor.\n(B) Reasonable effort.--A covered platform shall be\ndeemed to have satisfied the requirement described in\nsubparagraph (A) if the provider of the covered\nplatform is in compliance with the requirements of the\nChildren's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (15\nU.S.C. 6501 et seq.) to use reasonable efforts (taking\ninto consideration commercially available technology)\nto provide a parent with the information required by\nparagraph (1)(B).\n(b) Consolidated Notices.--For purposes of this section, a provider\nof a covered platform may consolidate the process for providing\ninformation required by this section with the obligations of the\nprovider to provide relevant notice and obtain verifiable consent under\nthe Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998.\n\nSEC. 217. ADVERTISING AND MARKETING INFORMATION AND LABELS.\n\nA provider of a covered platform shall provide clear, conspicuous,\nand easy-to-understand labels and information, which may be provided\nthrough a link to another web page or disclosure, to a user of or\nvisitor to the covered platform who the provider knows is a minor on\nadvertisements regarding the disclosure of endorsements of products,\nservices, or brands made for commercial consideration by other users of\nthe covered platform.\n\nSEC. 218. ADVERTISING OF ILLEGAL PRODUCTS TO MINORS.\n\nA provider of a covered platform may not facilitate the advertising\nof narcotic drugs, cannabis products, tobacco products, gambling, or\nalcohol to a user of or visitor to the covered platform who the\nprovider knows is a minor.\n\nSEC. 219. AUDIT; REPORT.\n\n(a) Audit Required.--Not later than 18 months after the date of the\nenactment of this subtitle, and annually thereafter, a provider of a\ncovered platform shall ensure that an independent, third-party auditor\nconducts an independent, third-party audit of the covered platform.\n(b) Audit Specifications.--\n(1) Criteria.--In conducting an audit required by\nsubsection (a), an independent, third-party auditor shall do\nthe following:\n(A) Consider widely accepted or evidence-based\napproaches, best practices, frameworks, and methods\nrelated to any safeguard described in section\n214(a)(1), any parental tool described in section\n214(b)(1), and any teen messaging control described in\nsection 214(c)(2).\n(B) Consider widely accepted or evidence-based\napproaches, best practices, frameworks, and methods\nrelated to identifying, preventing, and mitigating the\nharms to minors described in section 213(a).\n(C) Consult with parents (including parents with\nrelevant experience), public health and mental health\nnonprofit organizations, health and development\norganizations, and experts in freedom of expression\nabout methods to identify, prevent, and mitigate such\nharms.\n(2) Contents.--An audit required by subsection (a) shall\ninclude the following:\n(A) An assessment of the extent to which the\nrelevant covered platform is likely to be accessed by\nminors, including with respect to any difference\nbetween children and teens.\n(B) An accounting of the following:\n(i) The number of users using such covered\nplatform who the provider of such covered\nplatform knows to be minors located in the\nUnited States.\n(ii) The median and mean amounts of time\nspent on such covered platform by such users\nduring the year in which such audit is\nconducted.\n(iii) A description of the policies,\npractices, and procedures implemented to\naddress the harms to minors described in\nsection 213(a).\n(iv) The number of times that any safeguard\ndescribed in section 214(a)(1) has been\nexercised during the year in which such audit\nis conducted.\n(v) The number of times that any parental\ntool described in section 214(b)(1) has been\nexercised during the year in which such audit\nis conducted.\n(vi) The number of times that any teen\nmessaging control described in section\n214(c)(2) has been exercised during the year in\nwhich such audit is conducted.\n(vii) The number of reports, categorized by\ntypes of harms to a minor, received by such\ncovered platform through the reporting\nmechanism described in section 215(a)(1) during\nthe year in which such audit is conducted.\n(C) A description of such safeguards for minors and\nparental tools that are available to minors and parents\non such covered platform.\n(D) A description of how such covered platform\nhandles reports received through such reporting\nmechanism, including the rate of response to such a\nreport and the timeliness and substantiveness of any\nsuch response.\n(E) A description of whether, how, and for what\npurpose such covered platform collects or processes\ncategories of personal information of minors.\n(F) If the covered platform has a process used to\ncreate, implement, or evaluate the impact of a design\nfeature of the covered platform used by minors, a\ndescription of such process.\n(3) Cooperation by covered platform.--A provider of a\ncovered platform shall facilitate an audit of the covered\nplatform required by subsection (a) by doing the following:\n(A) Providing or otherwise making available to the\nindependent, third-party auditor that conducts such\naudit any information or material in the possession,\ncustody, or control of such covered platform relevant\nto such audit.\n(B) Providing or otherwise making available to such\nauditor access to any network, system, or asset\nrelevant to such audit.\n(C) Disclosing any material fact to such auditor\nand not misrepresenting any material fact.\n(c) Report to Commission.--Not later than 30 days after the date on\nwhich an audit required by subsection (a) is completed, the provider of\nthe relevant covered platform shall submit to the Commission the\nresults of the audit.\n(d) Public Report.--Not later than 45 days after the date on which\nan audit required by subsection (a) is completed, the provider of the\nrelevant covered platform shall issue a public report that--\n(1) includes the information required by clauses (i), (ii),\n(iv), (v), and (vi) of subsection (b)(2)(B); and\n(2) notwithstanding paragraph (1), may include any other\ninformation required by this section.\n\nSEC. 220. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION ON AGE VERIFICATION.\n\nNothing in this subtitle may be construed to require the provider\nof a covered platform to implement an age gating or age verification\nfunctionality on the covered platform.\n\nSEC. 221. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION ON ENCRYPTION.\n\nNo requirement under this subtitle to restrict any feature for a\nuser of a covered platform or to provide messaging controls for a\ndirect messaging feature or ephemeral messaging feature of a covered\nplatform may be construed to override any protection for an encrypted\ncommunication described in this subtitle and a provider of a covered\nplatform shall adhere to any such requirement, to the maximum extent\ntechnically feasible, through means that do not compromise the\nintegrity of strong encryption offered to any user of the covered\nplatform.\n\nSubtitle B--Stop Profiling Youth and Kids\n\nSEC. 231. SHORT TITLE.\n\nThis subtitle may be cited as the ``Stop Profiling Youth and Kids\nAct'' or the ``SPY Kids Act''.\n\nSEC. 232. KNOW; KNOWS DEFINED.\n\nThe term ``know'' or ``knows'' means to have actual knowledge or to\nhave acted in willful disregard.\n\nSEC. 233. MARKET RESEARCH.\n\n(a) Prohibition of Research on Minors.--A provider of a covered\nplatform may not, in the case of a user or visitor of the covered\nplatform who the provider knows is a minor, conduct market or product-\nfocused research on such user or visitor unless any such research is--\n(1) used solely to improve the privacy, security,\ntransparency, or safety of the covered platform, including with\nrespect to a design feature or any safeguard, setting, or tool\noffered to such user or visitor or a parent of such user or\nvisitor; or\n(2) necessary for compliance with a Federal or State law.\n(b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this subtitle may be\nconstrued to limit the processing of personal information solely for\nmeasuring or reporting advertising or content performance, reach, or\nfrequency, including through an independent measurement.\n\nSEC. 234. EFFECTIVE DATE.\n\nThis subtitle shall take effect on the date that is 90 days after\nthe date of the enactment of this Act.\n\nTITLE III--SOCIAL GAMING PLATFORMS\n\nSEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.\n\nThis title may be cited as the ``Safer Guarding of Adolescents from\nMalicious Interactions on Network Games Act'' or the ``Safer GAMING\nAct''.\n\nSEC. 302. DEFINITIONS.\n\n(a) Definitions.--In this title:\n(1) Covered communication tool.--The term ``covered\ncommunication tool'' means a capability available to a user of\nan interactive online video game that allows for the exchange\nof verbal, written, or visual messages between such user and\nany other user of such interactive online video game.\n(2) Covered user.--The term ``covered user'' means a user\nof an interactive online video game if the online video game\nprovider of such interactive online video game knows that such\nuser is a minor.\n(3) Interactive online video game.--The term ``interactive\nonline video game'' means a video game that--\n(A) connects to the internet; and\n(B) allows a user of such video game to communicate\nwith other users of such video game.\n(4) Know; knows.--The term ``know'' or ``knows'' means know\nor should have known.\n(5) Minor.--The term ``minor'' means an individual under\nthe age of 17 years.\n(6) Online video game provider.--The term ``online video\ngame provider'' means a person engaged in the business of\nproviding directly to a consumer over the internet or other\nonline means a digital storefront, console network, mobile or\ncloud gaming platform, or similar means of digital distribution\nthat offers access to an interactive online video game for use\nby the consumer.\n(7) Video game.--The term ``video game'' means a software\nprogram that--\n(A) receives and stores data or instructions\ngenerated by the user of such software program; and\n(B) processes such data or instructions to create\nan interactive game for such user to play on a\ncomputer, gaming system, console, mobile device, or\nother technological means.\n\nSEC. 303. SAFEGUARDS REQUIREMENTS FOR ONLINE VIDEO GAME PROVIDERS.\n\n(a) Communication Safeguards.--An online video game provider shall\nprovide safeguards to a parent of a covered user of an interactive\nonline video game of such online video game provider that allow the\nparent to limit communication between such covered user and any other\nuser of such interactive online video game.\n(b) Features.--\n(1) In general.--An online video game provider shall ensure\nthat the safeguards required by subsection (a) meet the\nfollowing requirements:\n(A) Be accessible and easy to use.\n(B) Be enabled by default on an account of a\ncovered user of the interactive online video game of\nsuch online video game provider.\n(C) Be set to the most protective level of control\nby default on any such account.\n(2) Protective level of control.--For purposes of paragraph\n(1)(C), the term ``most protective level of control'' means the\nrelevant safeguards--\n(A) are set to the most restrictive setting by\ndefault; and\n(B) may be set to a less restrictive setting only\nby a parent of a covered user.\n(3) Other safeguards required.--An online video game\nprovider shall provide to a covered user and a parent of a\ncovered user of an interactive online video game of the online\nvideo game provider readily accessible and easy-to-use\nsafeguards to do the following:\n(A) Prevent a profile of such covered user or\npersonal information connected to such covered user\nfrom being recommended or suggested to any other user\nof such interactive online video game who is not a\nminor.\n(B) Restrict purchases and financial transactions\nby such covered user.\n(C) Limit the amount of time spent by such covered\nuser on such interactive online video game.\n(c) Device Controls.--Nothing in this section may be construed to\nprohibit an online video game provider from making available to the\nparent of a covered user of an interactive online video game of the\nonline video game provider a single user interface that permits such\nparent to do the following:\n(1) Set the level or scope of any covered communication\ntool with respect to multiple other users or categories of\nusers or set the level or scope of multiple covered\ncommunication tools.\n(2) Control the safeguards required by this section.\n(d) Notice to Covered Users.--An online video game provider shall\nprovide clear and conspicuous notice to a covered user of an\ninteractive online video game of the online video game provider when\nthe safeguards required by this section are in effect that describes\nthe settings or safeguards that have been applied.\n\nTITLE IV--ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CHATBOTS\n\nSEC. 401. SHORT TITLE.\n\nThis title may be cited as the ``Safeguarding Adolescents From\nExploitative BOTs Act'' or the ``SAFE BOTs Act''.\n\nSEC. 402. DEFINITIONS.\n\nIn this title:\n(1) Chatbot provider.--\n(A) In general.--The term ``chatbot provider''\nmeans a person engaged in the business of providing a\nchatbot directly to a consumer for the use of the\nconsumer, including through a website, mobile\napplication, or other online means.\n(B) Limitation.--A person that provides a website,\nmobile application, or other online service that\nincludes a chat function incidental to the primary\npurpose of such website, application, or service may\nnot be treated as a chatbot provider solely on the\nbasis of such incidental chat function.\n(2) Covered user.--The term ``covered user'' means a user\nof a chatbot if the provider of such chatbot knows that such\nuser is a minor.\n(3) Know; knows.--The term ``know'' or ``knows'' means know\nor should have known.\n\nSEC. 403. CERTAIN STATEMENTS PROHIBITED.\n\nA chatbot provider may not provide to a covered user a chatbot that\nstates to the covered user that the chatbot is a licensed professional\n(unless such statement is true).\n\nSEC. 404. DISCLOSURE REQUIRED.\n\n(a) In General.--A chatbot provider shall clearly and conspicuously\ndisclose to each covered user of a chatbot of such chat provider a\ndisclosure of the following:\n(1) The chatbot is an artificial intelligence system and\nnot a natural person.\n(2) Resources for contacting a suicide and crisis\nintervention hotline.\n(b) Timing.--\n(1) AI system disclosure.--A disclosure required by\nsubsection (a)(1) shall be made--\n(A) at the initiation of the first interaction of a\ncovered user with a chatbot; and\n(B) at any point at which, during an interaction\nbetween a covered user and a chatbot, the covered user\nprompts the chatbot about whether the chatbot is an\nartificial intelligence system.\n(2) Crisis resources disclosure.--A disclosure required by\nsubsection (a)(2) shall be made at any point at which, during\nan interaction between a covered user and a chatbot, the\ncovered user prompts the chatbot about suicide or suicidal\nideation.\n(c) Use of Plain Language.--Any disclosure required by subsection\n(a) shall be made in a manner that is clear and age-appropriate using\nplain language such that the disclosure is reasonably understandable by\na minor.\n\nSEC. 405. POLICIES REQUIRED.\n\nA chatbot provider shall establish, implement, and maintain\nreasonable policies, practices, and procedures--\n(1) to ensure that a chatbot of the chatbot provider\nadvises a covered user of the chatbot to take a break from the\nchatbot at the point at which a continuous and uninterrupted\ninteraction of such covered user with such chatbot has lasted\nfor 3 hours; and\n(2) to address, with respect to covered users--\n(A) sexual exploitation and abuse;\n(B) the promotion of gambling that is restricted\nfrom or prohibited for minors by law; and\n(C) the promotion of the distribution, sale, or use\nof narcotic drugs, tobacco products, or alcohol that\nare restricted from or prohibited for minors by law.\n\nSEC. 406. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.\n\nNothing in this title may be construed to require a chatbot\nprovider to prevent or preclude any covered user of a chatbot of the\nchatbot provider from accessing resources and information regarding the\nprevention or mitigation of the harms described in section 405(2).\n\nTITLE V--RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND BEST PRACTICES FOR PROTECTING MINORS\nONLINE\n\nSubtitle A--Research\n\nSEC. 501. DEFINITIONS.\n\nIn this subtitle:\n(1) Fentanyl.--The term ``fentanyl'' includes any fentanyl\nanalogue and fentanyl-related substance.\n(2) Fentanyl-related substance.--The term ``fentanyl-\nrelated substance'' has the meaning given that term in\nsubsection (e) of schedule I of section 202(c) of the\nControlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812(c)).\n(3) Relevant congressional committees.--The term ``relevant\ncongressional committees'' means--\n(A) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the\nHouse of Representatives; and\n(B) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and\nTransportation of the Senate.\n(4) Social media platform.--The term ``social media\nplatform''--\n(A) means a public-facing website, internet\napplication, or mobile internet application, including\na social network or video sharing service--\n(i) that serves the public; and\n(ii) that primarily provides a forum for\nuser-generated content, including messages,\nvideos, images, games, and audio files; and\n(B) does not include--\n(i) a provider of broadband internet access\nservice (as described in section 8.1(b) of\ntitle 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any\nsuccessor regulation); or\n(ii) electronic mail.\n\nSEC. 502. EXEMPTION.\n\nSubchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code\n(commonly known as the ``Paperwork Reduction Act'') does not apply to\nthis subtitle.\n\nPART 1--SAFE SOCIAL MEDIA ACT\n\nSEC. 511. SHORT TITLE.\n\nThis part may be cited as the ``Safe Social Media Act''.\n\nSEC. 512. REPORT BY COMMISSION ON SOCIAL MEDIA USE BY MINORS.\n\nThe Commission, in coordination with the Secretary of Health and\nHuman Services (acting through the Assistant Secretary for Mental\nHealth and Substance Use), shall do the following:\n(1) Conduct a study on social media platform use by minors,\nincluding with respect to the following:\n(A) What personal information is collected by\nsocial media platforms with respect to minors.\n(B) How such personal information is used by the\nalgorithms of the social media platforms.\n(C) How such personal information is used with\nrespect to targeted advertising.\n(D) How often minors use social media platforms\ndaily.\n(E) Differences in use of social media platforms\nrelated to the age ranges of minors.\n(F) Mental health effects on minors linked to the\nuse of social media platforms.\n(G) Potential harmful effects and benefits for\nminors from extended social media platform use.\n(2) Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment\nof this Act, submit to the relevant congressional committees a\nreport on the findings of the study conducted under paragraph\n(1), including any recommended policy changes based on such\nfindings.\n\nPART 2--NO FENTANYL ON SOCIAL MEDIA ACT\n\nSEC. 513. SHORT TITLE.\n\nThis part may be cited as the ``No Fentanyl on Social Media Act''.\n\nSEC. 514. REPORT ON THE ABILITY OF MINORS TO ACCESS FENTANYL THROUGH\nSOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS.\n\n(a) Report Required.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Commission, in coordination with the\nSecretary of Health and Human Services (acting through the Commissioner\nof Food and Drugs), shall submit to the relevant congressional\ncommittees and publish on a website of the Commission a report on the\nability of minors to access fentanyl, including through pressed pills,\nthrough social media platforms and that includes the following:\n(1) The prevalence and ability for minors to access\nfentanyl from drug sellers on social media platforms.\n(2) The impact of such prevalence and access on minors,\nincluding with respect to health risks and risks to physical\nsafety.\n(3) How drug sellers use social media platforms to market,\nsell, deliver, distribute, dispense, and engage in other\ntransactions related to the provision of fentanyl to minors.\n(4) How design features and other characteristics of social\nmedia platforms affect the ability of minors to access\nfentanyl.\n(5) Other measures taken by law enforcement, the medical\ncommunity, and others to address the issues described in\nparagraphs (1) through (4).\n(6) Practices, policies, and other measures taken by social\nmedia platforms to address the ability of drug sellers to use\nsocial media platforms and the effectiveness of such practices,\npolicies, and measures.\n(7) Recommendations for Congress to eliminate the\nprevalence and ability for minors to access fentanyl through\nsocial media platforms.\n(b) Consultation Required.--In developing the report required by\nsubsection (a), the Commission shall consult with any relevant agencies\nand stakeholders, including parents, social media platforms, law\nenforcement, medical professionals, and other relevant experts.\n(c) Redaction Permitted.--In publishing the report required by\nsubsection (a), the Commission, in consultation with the Attorney\nGeneral, may redact any information relating to paragraph (3) or (5) of\nsuch subsection that may compromise any law enforcement tactic,\nstrategy, or technique.\n\nPART 3--ASSESSING SAFETY TOOLS FOR PARENTS AND MINORS ACT\n\nSEC. 515. SHORT TITLE.\n\nThis part may be cited as the ``Assessing Safety Tools for Parents\nand Minors Act''.\n\nSEC. 516. INDUSTRY REVIEW AND REPORT.\n\n(a) Review.--Not later than 6 months after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Commission, in consultation with industry,\nparents, individuals with expertise in communications technologies,\nparental controls, privacy, and mental health, and any other\nappropriate entities as determined by the Commission, shall--\n(1) initiate a review of industry efforts to promote online\nsafety for minors through education, parental and child safety\ntools, age-appropriate labels for content, privacy and other\nsafety settings, and any other relevant technologies or\ninitiatives; and\n(2) examine the effectiveness of industry efforts\nidentified under paragraph (1) to mitigate online harms for\nminors and provide recommendations for industry, Congress, and\nagencies to improve online safety for minors.\n(b) Submission of Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of\nthe enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to the relevant\ncongressional committees a report with any findings and recommendations\nresulting from the review and examination required by subsection (a).\n\nPART 4--STUDY ON CHATBOTS AND MENTAL HEALTH OF MINORS\n\nSEC. 517. STUDY REQUIRED.\n\nThe Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the\nDirector of the National Institutes of Health, shall conduct a 4-year\nlongitudinal study to evaluate the risks and benefits of chatbots with\nrespect to the mental health of minors, including with respect to\nloneliness, anxiety, social skill building, social isolation,\ndepression, self-harm, and suicidal ideation.\n\nSEC. 518. CONSULTATION.\n\nIn conducting the study required by section 517, the Secretary,\nacting through the Director, shall consult with the following:\n(1) The Director of the National Institute of Mental\nHealth.\n(2) Pediatric mental health experts.\n(3) Technologists.\n(4) Ethicists.\n(5) Educators.\n\nSEC. 519. REPORT.\n\nNot later than 4 years after the date of the enactment of this Act,\nthe Secretary, acting through the Director, shall submit to the\nrelevant congressional committees and the Committee on Health,\nEducation, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report on the results of\nthe study required by section 517 and any related recommendations.\n\nSubtitle B--Education\n\nPART 1--PROMOTING A SAFE INTERNET FOR MINORS ACT\n\nSEC. 521. SHORT TITLE.\n\nThis part may be cited as the ``Promoting a Safe Internet for\nMinors Act''.\n\nSEC. 522. ONLINE SAFETY EDUCATION FOR MINORS.\n\n(a) Amendment.--Subtitle A of the Protecting Children in the 21st\nCentury Act (15 U.S.C. 6551 et seq.) is amended--\n(1) by striking sections 211 through 214 and 216 and\ninserting the following:\n\n``SEC. 211. PUBLIC AWARENESS AND EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN.\n\n``Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this\nsection, the Commission, in partnership with the heads of other\nrelevant agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit\norganizations, schools, industry, law enforcement, medical\nprofessionals, and other appropriate entities, shall carry out a\nprogram throughout the United States to promote the safe use of the\ninternet by minors that includes the following:\n``(1) The identification, promotion, and encouragement of\nbest practices for educators, online platforms, minors, and\nparents and guardians to protect minors online.\n``(2) The establishment and implementation of an outreach\nand education campaign throughout the United States that\npromotes online safety for minors.\n``(3) The facilitation of access to, and the exchange of,\ninformation regarding online safety for minors to promote up-\nto-date knowledge regarding harms and risks negatively\nimpacting or benefits positively impacting minors online.\n``(4) The facilitation of access to publicly accessible\nonline safety education and public awareness efforts by other\nrelevant agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit\norganizations, schools, industry, and other appropriate\nentities.\n\n``SEC. 212. ANNUAL REPORT.\n\n``Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this\nsection, and annually thereafter for 10 years, the Commission shall\nsubmit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the\nSenate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of\nRepresentatives a report that describes the program carried out under\nsection 211.\n\n``SEC. 213. DEFINITIONS.\n\n``In this subtitle:\n``(1) Agency.--The term `agency' has the meaning given that\nterm in section 551 of title 5, United States Code.\n``(2) Commission.--The term `Commission' means the Federal\nTrade Commission.\n``(3) Minor.--The term `minor' means an individual under\nthe age of 17.\n``(4) Nonprofit organization.--The term `nonprofit\norganization' means an organization that is described in\nsection 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and\nexempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code.\n``(5) Online safety.--The term `online safety' includes\nissues regarding the use of the internet in a manner that\npromotes safe online activity for minors through the following:\n``(A) Protecting minors from cybercrimes, access to\nnarcotics, tobacco products, gambling, alcohol, and\nother adult content.\n``(B) Preventing compulsive behavior online and\nother adverse impacts on the physical and mental health\nof minors.\n``(C) Facilitating the effective use of safeguards,\nparental controls, and other tools to empower parents,\nguardians, and minors to protect minors online.\n``(6) State.--The term `State' means each of the several\nStates, the District of Columbia, each commonwealth, territory,\nor possession of the United States, and each federally\nrecognized Indian Tribe.''; and\n(2) by redesignating section 215 as section 214.\n(b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents of\nthe Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act (15 U.S.C. 6551 et\nseq.) is amended by striking the items related to sections 211 through\n216 and inserting the following:\n\n``Sec. 211. Public awareness and educational campaign.\n``Sec. 212. Annual report.\n``Sec. 213. Definitions.\n``Sec. 214. Promoting online safety in schools.''.\n\nPART 2--AI WARNINGS AND RESOURCES FOR EDUCATION (AWARE) ACT\n\nSEC. 523. SHORT TITLE.\n\nThis part may be cited as the ``AI Warnings And Resources for\nEducation Act'' or the ``AWARE Act''.\n\nSEC. 524. SAFE CHATBOT USE FOR MINORS.\n\n(a) Educational Resources.--Not later than 1 year after the date of\nthe enactment of this Act, the Commission, in consultation with\nrelevant agencies, shall develop and make available to the public\neducational resources for parents, educators, and minors with respect\nto the safe and responsible use of chatbots by minors.\n(b) Contents.--The educational resources developed and made\navailable under subsection (a) shall include resources on the\nfollowing:\n(1) The risks and benefits of chatbot use.\n(2) Privacy and data collection practices.\n(3) Best practices for parents supporting the safe use of\nchatbots by minors.\n(c) Youville.--The Commission, in a manner appropriate for minors,\nshall model the educational resources developed and made available\nunder subsection (a) on the Youville program of the Commission.\n\nSubtitle C--Partnerships and Best Practices\n\nSEC. 525. SHORT TITLE.\n\nThis subtitle may be cited as the ``Kids Internet Safety\nPartnership Act''.\n\nSEC. 526. KIDS INTERNET SAFETY PARTNERSHIP.\n\n(a) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish the Kids Internet\nSafety Partnership.\n(b) Director.--The Secretary shall appoint a Director to be the\nhead of the Partnership.\n(c) Duties.--The duties of the Partnership shall be the following:\n(1) Coordinate with relevant agencies (including the\nCommission) and stakeholders to identify the following:\n(A) The risks for minors with respect to the use of\nwebsites, online services, online applications, and\nmobile applications.\n(B) The benefits for minors with respect to the use\nof websites, online services, online applications, and\nmobile applications.\n(C) Widely accepted or evidence-based best\npractices, taking into account minors of different\nages, to--\n(i) address the risks identified under\nsubparagraph (A); and\n(ii) preserve and enhance the benefits\nidentified under subparagraph (B).\n(2) Not later than 1 year after the date on which the\nPartnership is established, and every 2 years thereafter,\npublish on a publicly available website a report that details--\n(A) the identifications made under paragraph (1);\nand\n(B) the efficacy and adoption by websites, online\nservices, online applications, and mobile applications\nof--\n(i) safeguards for minors; and\n(ii) parental tools.\n(3) Not later than 2 years after the date on which the\nPartnership is established, publish on a publicly available\nwebsite a playbook for providers and developers of websites,\nonline services, online applications, and mobile applications\nto facilitate the implementation of widely accepted or\nevidence-based best practices that account for minors of\ndifferent ages and address the risks identified under paragraph\n(1)(A) and preserve and enhance the benefits identified under\nparagraph (1)(B), including best practices with respect to the\nfollowing:\n(A) Age verification, assurance, and estimation\ntechniques.\n(B) Design features.\n(C) Parental tools.\n(D) Default privacy and account settings.\n(E) Reporting systems and tools.\n(F) Third-party safety software services.\n(G) Limitations and opt-outs related to\npersonalized recommendation systems and chatbots.\n(d) Stakeholders.--In coordinating with stakeholders as required by\nsubsection (c)(1), the Partnership shall coordinate with the following:\n(1) Academic experts with specific expertise with respect\nto the prevention of risks for minors online.\n(2) Researchers with specific expertise with respect to\nsocial media.\n(3) Parents and minors with demonstrated experience with\nrespect to the safety of minors online.\n(4) Educators with demonstrated experience with respect to\nthe safety of minors online.\n(5) Online platforms.\n(6) Experts in academia and civil society with specific\nexpertise with respect to constitutional law, privacy, free\nexpression, access to information, and civil liberties.\n(7) State attorneys general (or designees thereof who work\nin State or local government).\n(e) Sunset.--The Partnership shall terminate on the date that is 5\nyears after the date on which the Partnership is established.\n(f) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) Parental tool.--The term ``parental tool''--\n(A) means a tool that--\n(i) the provider of a website, online\nservice, online application, or mobile\napplication provides to a parent of a user who\nsuch provider knows is a minor; and\n(ii) the parent uses to support such user\nwith respect to the use of the website,\nservice, or application; and\n(B) includes a tool that allows a parent of a user\nwho the provider of such a website, service, or\napplication knows is a minor to--\n(i) view or change the privacy and account\nsettings of such user;\n(ii) grant or withdraw verifiable consent;\n(iii) restrict the purchases and financial\ntransactions of such user;\n(iv) view metrics of the total time spent\non such website, service, or application by\nsuch user;\n(v) restrict time spent on such website,\nservice, or application by such user;\n(vi) report illegal or harmful conduct on\nsuch website, service, or application with\nrespect to which such user may be a victim; and\n(vii) limit or opt-out of personalized\nrecommendation systems or chatbots.\n(2) Partnership.--The term ``Partnership'' means the Kids\nInternet Safety Partnership established under subsection (a).\n(3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary\nof Commerce.\n\nTITLE VI--KIDS PRIVACY PROTECTIONS\n\nSubtitle A--COPPA 2.0\n\nSEC. 601. SHORT TITLE.\n\nThis subtitle may be cited as the ``Children and Teens' Online\nPrivacy Protection Act''.\n\nSEC. 602. ONLINE COLLECTION, USE, DISCLOSURE, AND DELETION OF PERSONAL\nINFORMATION OF CHILDREN AND TEENS.\n\n(a) Definitions.--Section 1302 of the Children's Online Privacy\nProtection Act of 1998 (15 U.S.C. 6501) is amended--\n(1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:\n``(1) Child.--The term `child' means an individual under\nthe age of 14.'';\n(2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:\n``(2) Operator.--The term `operator'--\n``(A) means any person--\n``(i) who, for commercial purposes in\ninterstate or foreign commerce, operates or\nprovides a website on the internet, an online\nservice, an online application, or a mobile\napplication; and\n``(ii) who--\n``(I) collects or maintains, either\ndirectly or through a service provider,\npersonal information from or about the\nusers of that website, service, or\napplication;\n``(II) allows another person to\ncollect personal information directly\nfrom users of that website, service, or\napplication (in which case, the\noperator is deemed to have collected\nthe information); or\n``(III) allows users of that\nwebsite, service, or application to\npublicly disclose personal information\n(in which case, the operator is deemed\nto have collected the information); and\n``(B) does not include any nonprofit entity that\nwould otherwise be exempt from coverage under section 5\nof the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 45).'';\n(3) in paragraph (4)--\n(A) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as\nfollows:\n``(A) the release of personal information collected\nfrom a child or teen by an operator for any purpose,\nexcept where the personal information is provided to a\nperson other than an operator who--\n``(i) provides support for the internal\noperations of the website, online service,\nonline application, or mobile application of\nthe operator, excluding any activity relating\nto individual-specific advertising to children\nor teens; and\n``(ii) does not disclose or use that\npersonal information for any other purpose;\nand''; and\n(B) in subparagraph (B)--\n(i) by inserting ``or teen'' after\n``child'' each place the term appears;\n(ii) by striking ``website or online\nservice'' and inserting ``website, online\nservice, online application, or mobile\napplication''; and\n(iii) by striking ``actual knowledge'' and\ninserting ``knowledge'';\n(4) by amending paragraph (8) to read as follows:\n``(8) Personal information.--\n``(A) In general.--The term `personal information'\nmeans individually identifiable information about an\nindividual collected online, including--\n``(i) a first and last name;\n``(ii) a home or other physical address,\nincluding a street name and a name of a city or\ntown;\n``(iii) an e-mail address;\n``(iv) a telephone number;\n``(v) a Social Security number;\n``(vi) any other identifier that the\nCommission determines permits the physical or\nonline contacting of a specific individual;\n``(vii) a persistent identifier that can be\nused to recognize a specific child or teen over\ntime and across different websites, online\nservices, online applications, or mobile\napplications, that--\n``(I) includes--\n``(aa) a customer number\nheld in a cookie;\n``(bb) an Internet Protocol\n(IP) address;\n``(cc) a processor or\ndevice serial number; and\n``(dd) a unique device\nidentifier; and\n``(II) excludes an identifier that\nis used by an operator solely for\nproviding support for the internal\noperations of the website, online\nservice, online application, or mobile\napplication;\n``(viii) a photograph, video, or audio file\nthat contains the image or voice of a specific\nchild or teen;\n``(ix) geolocation information;\n``(x) information generated from the\nmeasurement or technological processing of an\nthe biological, physical, or physiological\ncharacteristics of an individual that is used\nto identify an individual, including--\n``(I) fingerprints;\n``(II) voice prints;\n``(III) iris or retina imagery\nscans;\n``(IV) facial templates;\n``(V) deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)\ninformation; and\n``(VI) gait; and\n``(xi) information linked or reasonably\nlinkable to a child or teen or a parent of a\nchild or teen (including any unique identifier)\nthat an operator collects online from the child\nor teen and combines with an identifier\ndescribed in this subparagraph.\n``(B) Exclusion.--The term `personal information'\ndoes not include an audio file that contains the voice\nof a child or teen if the operator--\n``(i) does not request information via\nvoice that would otherwise be considered\npersonal information under this paragraph;\n``(ii) provides clear notice of its\ncollection and use of the audio file and its\ndeletion policy in its privacy policy;\n``(iii) only uses the voice contained in\nthe audio file as a replacement for written\nwords to perform a task or otherwise engage\nwith a website, online service, online\napplication, or mobile application, including\nby performing a search and fulfilling a verbal\ninstruction or request;\n``(iv) only maintains the audio file during\nthe period necessary to complete the relevant\ntask or engagement;\n``(v) does not make any other use of the\naudio file during such period; and\n``(vi) deletes the audio file at the end of\nsuch period.\n``(C) Support for the internal operations of a\nwebsite, online service, online application, or mobile\napplication.--\n``(i) In general.--For purposes of\nsubparagraph (A)(vii), the term `support for\nthe internal operations of a website, online\nservice, online application, or mobile\napplication' means the activities necessary to\nsuch website, service, or application to--\n``(I) maintain or analyze\nfunctioning;\n``(II) perform network\ncommunications;\n``(III) authenticate users;\n``(IV) personalize content;\n``(V) serve contextual advertising\nto users (if any persistent identifier\nis only used as necessary for technical\npurposes to serve the contextual\nadvertisement or cap the frequency of\ncontextual advertising;\n``(VI) protect the security or\nintegrity of the user, website, online\nservice, online application, or mobile\napplication;\n``(VII) ensure legal or regulatory\ncompliance, or\n``(VIII) fulfill a request of a\nchild or teen under subparagraph (A),\n(B), or (C) of section 1303(b)(2).\n``(ii) Condition.--Except as specifically\npermitted under clause (i), information\ncollected through the activities described in\nclause (i) may not be used or disclosed to\ncontact a specific individual (including\nthrough individual-specific advertising to\nchildren or teens), to amass a profile on a\nspecific individual, in connection with\nprocesses that encourage or prompt use of a\nwebsite or online service, or for any other\npurpose.'';\n(5) by amending paragraph (9) to read as follows:\n``(9) Verifiable consent.--The term `verifiable consent'\nmeans any reasonable effort (taking into consideration\navailable technology) by an operator, including a request for\nauthorization for future collection, use, and disclosure\ndescribed in the notice, to ensure that a parent of a child (in\nthe case of a child) or a teen (in the case of a teen)--\n``(A) receives direct notice of the collection,\nuse, maintenance, and disclosure practices of the\noperator with respect to personal information; and\n``(B) before the personal information of the child\nor teen is collected, freely and unambiguously\nauthorizes--\n``(i) the collection, use, maintenance, and\ndisclosure, as applicable, of the personal\ninformation; and\n``(ii) any subsequent use of the personal\ninformation.'';\n(6) in paragraph (10)--\n(A) in the heading, by striking ``Website or online\nservice directed to children'' and inserting ``Website,\nonline service, online application, or mobile\napplication directed to children'';\n(B) in subparagraph (A)--\n(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by\nstriking ``website or online service directed\nto children'' and inserting ``website, online\nservice, online application, or mobile\napplication directed to children'';\n(ii) in clause (i), by striking\n``commercial website or online service'' and\ninserting ``website, online service, online\napplication, or mobile application''; and\n(iii) in clause (ii), by striking\n``commercial website or online service'' and\ninserting ``website, online service, online\napplication, or mobile application'';\n(C) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``commercial\nwebsite or online service'' each place the term appears\nand inserting ``website, online service, online\napplication, or mobile application''; and\n(D) by adding at the end the following new\nsubparagraph:\n``(C) Rule of construction.--In considering whether\na website, online service, online application, or\nmobile application, or portion thereof, is directed to\nchildren, the Commission shall apply a totality of\ncircumstances test and will also consider competent and\nreliable empirical evidence regarding audience\ncomposition and evidence regarding the intended\naudience of the website, online service, online\napplication, or mobile application.''; and\n(7) by adding at the end the following:\n``(13) Connected device.--The term `connected device' means\na device that is capable of connecting to the internet,\ndirectly or indirectly, or to another connected device.\n``(14) Online application.--The term `online application'--\n``(A) means an internet-connected software program;\nand\n``(B) includes a service or application offered via\na connected device.\n``(15) Mobile application.--The term `mobile application'--\n``(A) means a software program that runs on the\noperating system of--\n``(i) a cellular telephone;\n``(ii) a tablet computer; or\n``(iii) a similar portable computing device\nthat transmits data over a wireless connection;\nand\n``(B) includes a service or application offered via\na connected device.\n``(16) Geolocation information.--The term `geolocation\ninformation' means information sufficient to identify a street\nname and name of a city or town.\n``(17) Teen.--The term `teen' means an individual who has\nattained the age of 14 and is under the age of 18.\n``(18) Individual-specific advertising to children or\nteens.--\n``(A) In general.--The term `individual-specific\nadvertising to children or teens' means advertising or\nany other effort to market a product or service that is\ndirected to a specific child or teen or a connected\ndevice that is linked or reasonably linkable to a child\nor teen based on--\n``(i) personal information of--\n``(I) the child or teen; or\n``(II) a group of children or teens\nwho are similar in sex, age, household\nincome level, race, or ethnicity to the\nspecific child or teen to whom the\nproduct or service is marketed;\n``(ii) profiling of such child or teen or\ngroup of children or teens; or\n``(iii) a unique identifier of such\nconnected device.\n``(B) Exclusions.--The term `individual-specific\nadvertising to children or teens' shall not include--\n``(i) advertising or marketing to an\nindividual or to a device of an individual in\nresponse to a specific request by the\nindividual for information or feedback, such as\na search query by a child or teen;\n``(ii) contextual advertising, including if\nan advertisement is displayed based on the\ncontent of the website, online service, online\napplication, mobile application, or connected\ndevice on which the advertisement appears and\ndoes not vary based on personal information of\nan individual who views the advertisement;\n``(iii) processing personal information\nsolely for measuring or reporting advertising\nor content performance, reach, or frequency,\nincluding independent measurement; or\n``(iv) advertising or marketing directed to\na connected device used by both adult and child\nor teen members of a household, if such\nadvertising or marketing is directed to a\nprofile of an adult user.\n``(C) Rule of construction.--Nothing in\nsubparagraph (A) shall be construed to prohibit an\noperator with actual knowledge or an operator who\nshould have known that a user is under the age of 18\nfrom delivering advertising or marketing that is age-\nappropriate and intended for a child or teen audience,\nif the operator does not use any personal information\nother than whether the user is under the age of 18.\n``(19) Educational agency or institution.--The term\n`educational agency or institution' means--\n``(A) a State educational agency or a local\neducational agency (as such terms are defined in\nsection 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education\nAct of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)); or\n``(B) an institutional day or residential school,\nincluding a public school (including a charter school)\nor a private school, that provides elementary or\nsecondary education, as determined under State law.\n``(20) Knowledge.--The term `knowledge' means the operator\nhas actual knowledge or should have known that a user is a\nchild or teen.''.\n(b) Online Collection, Use, Disclosure, and Deletion of Personal\nInformation of Children and Teens.--Section 1303 of the Children's\nOnline Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (15 U.S.C. 6502) is amended--\n(1) by striking the heading and inserting the following:\n``online collection, use, disclosure, and deletion of personal\ninformation of children and teens.'';\n(2) in subsection (a)--\n(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:\n``(1) In general.--It is unlawful for an operator of a\nwebsite, online service, online application, or mobile\napplication directed to children or for any operator of a\nwebsite, online service, online application, or mobile\napplication with actual knowledge or any operator of a website,\nonline service, online application, or mobile application who\nshould have known that a user is a child or teen to do any of\nthe following:\n``(A) Collect personal information from a child or\nteen in a manner that violates the regulations\npromulgated under subsection (b).\n``(B) Collect, use, disclose to third parties, or\nmaintain personal information of a child or teen for\npurposes of individual-specific advertising to children\nor teens (or to allow another person to collect, use,\ndisclose, or maintain such information for such\npurpose);\n``(C) Otherwise collect the personal information of\na child or teen, except if the collection of the\npersonal information is--\n``(i) consistent with the context of a\nparticular transaction or service or the\nrelationship of the child or teen with the\noperator, including any collection necessary to\nfulfill a transaction or provide a product or\nservice requested by the child or teen; or\n``(ii) authorized or required by Federal\nlaw (including a regulation promulgated under\nsubsection (b)) or State law.\n``(D) Store or transfer the personal information of\na child or teen outside of the United States, unless\nthe operator provides direct notice to a parent of the\nchild (in the case of a child) or to the teen (in the\ncase of a teen) of such storage or transfer.\n``(E) Retain the personal information of a child or\nteen for longer than is reasonably necessary to fulfill\na transaction or provide a service requested by the\nchild or teen, except as authorized or required by\nFederal or State law.''; and\n(B) in paragraph (2)--\n(i) in the heading, by striking ``parent''\nand inserting ``parent or teen'';\n(ii) by striking ``Notwithstanding\nparagraph (1)'' and inserting ``Notwithstanding\nparagraph (1)(A)'';\n(iii) by striking ``of such a website or\nonline service''; and\n(iv) by striking ``subsection\n(b)(1)(B)(iii) to the parent of a child'' and\ninserting ``subsection (b)(1)(B)(iv) to a\nparent of a child or under subsection\n(b)(1)(C)(iv) to a teen'';\n(3) in subsection (b)--\n(A) in paragraph (1)--\n(i) in subparagraph (A)--\n(I) in the matter preceding clause\n(i), by striking ``the operator of any\nwebsite'' and all that follows through\n``from a child'' and inserting ``an\noperator of a website, online service,\nonline application, or mobile\napplication directed to children or for\nany operator of a website, online\nservice, online application, or mobile\napplication with actual knowledge or\nany operator of a website, online\nservice, online application, or mobile\napplication who should have known that\na user is a child or teen'';\n(II) in clause (i)--\n(aa) by striking ``notice\non the website'' and inserting\n``clear and conspicuous notice\non the website, service, or\napplication'';\n(bb) by inserting ``or\nteens'' after ``children'';\n(cc) by striking ``, and\nthe operator's disclosure\npractices'' and inserting ``,\nthe disclosure practices of the\noperator''; and\n(dd) by striking ``; and''\nand inserting ``, the rights\nand opportunities available to\na parent of a child or teen\nunder subparagraphs (B) and\n(C), and the procedures or\nmechanisms the operator uses to\nensure that personal\ninformation is not collected\nfrom children or teens (except\nas permitted by the regulations\npromulgated under this\nsubsection);'';\n(III) in clause (ii)--\n(aa) by striking\n``parental'';\n(bb) by inserting ``or\nteens'' after ``children'';\n(cc) by striking the\nsemicolon at the end and\ninserting ``; and''; and\n(IV) by inserting after clause (ii)\nthe following new clause:\n``(iii) to obtain verifiable consent from a\nparent of a child (in the case of a child) or\nfrom a teen (in the case of a teen) before\nusing or disclosing personal information of the\nchild or teen for any purpose that is a\nmaterial change from the original purposes and\ndisclosure practices specified to the parent of\nthe child or the teen under clause (i);'';\n(ii) in subparagraph (B)--\n(I) in the matter preceding clause\n(i), by striking ``that website or\nonline service'' and inserting ``the\noperator'';\n(II) in clause (i), by striking\n``that operator'' and inserting ``the\noperator, the method by which the\noperator obtains the personal\ninformation, and the purposes for which\nthe operator collects, uses, discloses,\nand retains the personal information'';\n(III) in clause (ii)--\n(aa) by inserting ``to\ndelete personal information\ncollected from the child or\ncontent or information\nsubmitted by the child to a\nwebsite, online service, online\napplication, or mobile\napplication and'' after ``the\nopportunity at any time''; and\n(bb) by striking ``; and''\nand inserting a semicolon;\n(IV) by redesignating clause (iii)\nas clause (iv) and inserting after\nclause (ii) the following new clause:\n``(iii) the opportunity to challenge the\naccuracy of the personal information and, if\nthe parent of the child establishes the\ninaccuracy of the personal information, to have\nthe inaccurate personal information\ncorrected;''; and\n(V) in clause (iv), as so\nredesignated, by inserting ``, if such\ninformation is available to the\noperator at the time the parent makes\nthe request'' before the semicolon;\n(iii) by redesignating subparagraphs (C)\nand (D) as subparagraphs (D) and (E),\nrespectively;\n(iv) by inserting after subparagraph (B)\nthe following new subparagraph:\n``(C) require the operator to provide, upon the\nrequest of a teen who has provided personal information\nto the operator, upon proper identification of the\nteen--\n``(i) a description of the specific types\nof personal information collected from the teen\nby the operator, the method by which the\noperator obtained the personal information, and\nthe purposes for which the operator collects,\nuses, discloses, and retains the personal\ninformation;\n``(ii) the opportunity at any time to\ndelete personal information collected from the\nteen or content or information submitted by the\nteen to a website, online service, online\napplication, or mobile application and to\nrefuse to permit the further use or maintenance\nin retrievable form, or online collection, of\npersonal information from the teen by the\noperator;\n``(iii) the opportunity to challenge the\naccuracy of the personal information and, if\nthe teen establishes the inaccuracy of the\npersonal information, to have the inaccurate\npersonal information corrected; and\n``(iv) a means that is reasonable under the\ncircumstances for the teen to obtain any\npersonal information collected from the teen,\nif such information is available to the\noperator at the time the teen makes the\nrequest;'';\n(v) in subparagraph (D), as so\nredesignated--\n(I) by striking ``a child's\nparticipation'' and inserting ``the\nparticipation of a child or teen''; and\n(II) by inserting ``or teen'' after\n``the child''; and\n(vi) by amending subparagraph (E), as so\nredesignated, to read as follows:\n``(E) require the operator--\n``(i) to establish, implement, and maintain\nreasonable security practices to protect the\nconfidentiality, integrity, and accessibility\nof personal information of children or teens\ncollected by the operator; and\n``(ii) to protect such personal information\nagainst unauthorized access.'';\n(B) in paragraph (2)--\n(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph\n(A), by striking ``verifiable parental\nconsent'' and inserting ``verifiable consent'';\n(ii) in subparagraph (A)--\n(I) by inserting ``or teen'' after\n``collected from a child'';\n(II) by inserting ``or teen'' after\n``request from the child''; and\n(III) by inserting ``or teen or to\ncontact another child or teen'' after\n``to recontact the child'';\n(iii) in subparagraph (B)--\n(I) by striking ``parent or child''\nand inserting ``parent or teen''; and\n(II) by striking ``parental\nconsent'' each place the term appears\nand inserting ``verifiable consent'';\n(iv) in subparagraph (C)--\n(I) in the matter preceding clause\n(i), by inserting ``or teen'' after\n``child'' each place the term appears;\n(II) in clause (i)--\n(aa) by inserting ``or\nteen'' after ``child'' each\nplace the term appears; and\n(bb) by inserting ``or\nteen, as applicable,'' after\n``parent'' each place the term\nappears; and\n(III) in clause (ii)--\n(aa) by striking ``without\nnotice to the parent'' and\ninserting ``without notice to\nthe parent or teen, as\napplicable,''; and\n(bb) by inserting ``or\nteen'' after ``child'' each\nplace the term appears; and\n(v) in subparagraph (D)--\n(I) in the matter preceding clause\n(i), by inserting ``or teen'' after\n``child'' each place the term appears;\n(II) in clause (ii), by inserting\n``or teen'' after ``child''; and\n(III) in the flush text following\nclause (iii)--\n(aa) by inserting ``or\nteen, as applicable,'' after\n``parent'' each place the term\nappears; and\n(bb) by inserting ``or\nteen'' after ``child'';\n(C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4)\nand inserting after paragraph (2) the following new\nparagraph:\n``(3) Application to operators acting under agreements with\neducational agencies or institutions.--The regulations may\nprovide that verifiable consent under paragraph (1)(A)(ii) is\nnot required for an operator that acts under a written\nagreement with an educational agency or institution that, at a\nminimum, requires the--\n``(A) operator to--\n``(i) limit the collection, use, and\ndisclosure by the operator of the personal\ninformation from a child or teen to solely\neducational purposes and for no other\ncommercial purposes;\n``(ii) provide the educational agency or\ninstitution with a notice of the specific types\nof personal information the operator will\ncollect from the child or teen, the method by\nwhich the operator will obtain the personal\ninformation, and the purposes for which the\noperator will collect, use, disclose, and\nretain the personal information;\n``(iii) provide to the educational agency\nor institution a link regarding the disclosure\npractices of the operator described in\nsubsection (b)(1)(A)(i); and\n``(iv) provide the educational agency or\ninstitution, upon request, with a means to\nreview the personal information collected from\na child or teen, to prevent further use or\nmaintenance or future collection of personal\ninformation from a child or teen, and to delete\npersonal information collected from a child or\nteen or content or information submitted by a\nchild or teen to website, online service,\nonline application, or mobile application of\nthe operator;\n``(B) representative of the educational agency or\ninstitution to acknowledge and agree that the\nrepresentative has authority to authorize the\ncollection, use, and disclosure of personal information\nfrom children or teens on behalf of the educational\nagency or institution, along with such authorization,\nthe name of the representative, and the title of the\nrepresentative at the educational agency or\ninstitution; and\n``(C) educational agency or institution to--\n``(i) provide on a website of the\neducational agency or institution a notice that\nidentifies the operator with which the\neducational agency or institution has entered\ninto a written agreement under this subsection\nand provides the link described in subparagraph\n(A)(iii);\n``(ii) upon request, provide the notice\ndescribed in subparagraph (A)(ii) to a parent\n(in the case of a child) or a parent or teen\n(in the case of a teen); and\n``(iii) upon the request of such a parent\nor teen, request the operator provide a means\nto review the personal information of such a\nchild or teen and provide the parent or teen a\nmeans to review the personal information.'';\n(D) by amending paragraph (4), as so redesignated,\nto read as follows:\n``(4) Termination of service.--The regulations shall permit\nthe operator of a website, online service, online application,\nor mobile application to terminate service provided to a child\nfor whom a parent has refused or a teen who has refused (under\nthe regulations promulgated under paragraphs (1)(B)(ii) and\n(1)(C)(ii), respectively) to permit the operator any further\nuse or maintenance, in retrievable form or future online\ncollection, of personal information from the child or teen.'';\nand\n(E) by adding at the end the following new\nparagraphs:\n``(5) Continuation of service.--The regulations shall\nprohibit an operator from discontinuing service provided to a\nchild or teen on the basis of a request by a parent of the\nchild or by the teen (under the regulations promulgated under\nsubparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (1), respectively) to\ndelete personal information collected from the child or teen,\nto the extent that the operator is capable of providing such\nservice without such personal information.\n``(6) Rule of construction.--A request to delete or correct\npersonal information of a child or teen (under the regulations\npromulgated under subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (1),\nrespectively) may not be construed to do any of the following:\n``(A) Limit the authority of a law enforcement\nagency to obtain any content or information from an\noperator pursuant to a lawfully executed warrant or an\norder of a court of competent jurisdiction.\n``(B) Require an operator or third party to delete\nor correct information that--\n``(i) any other provision of Federal or\nState law requires the operator or third party\nto maintain; or\n``(ii) was submitted to the website, online\nservice, online application, or mobile\napplication of the operator by any person other\nthan the user who is attempting to erase or\notherwise eliminate the content or information,\nincluding content or information submitted by\nthe user that was republished or resubmitted by\nanother person.\n``(C) Prohibit an operator from doing any of the\nfollowing:\n``(i) Retaining a record of the deletion\nrequest and the minimum information necessary\nfor the purposes of ensuring compliance with a\nrequest made pursuant to subparagraph (B) or\n(C) of paragraph (1).\n``(ii) Preventing, detecting, protecting\nagainst, or responding to any security\nincident, identity theft, or fraud, or\nreporting a person responsible for any such\naction.\n``(iii) Protecting the integrity or\nsecurity of a website, online service, online\napplication or mobile application.\n``(iv) Ensuring that any such personal\ninformation remains deleted.\n``(7) Common verifiable consent mechanism.--\n``(A) In general.--\n``(i) Feasibility of mechanism.--The\nCommission, with notice and public comment,\nshall assess the feasibility of allowing\noperators the option to use a common verifiable\nconsent mechanism that fully meets the\nrequirements of this title.\n``(ii) Requirements.--The feasibility\nassessment required by clause (i) shall\nconsider whether a single operator could use a\ncommon verifiable consent mechanism to obtain\nthe verifiable consent required by this title\nfrom a parent of a child or from a teen on\nbehalf of multiple listed operators that\nprovide a joint or related service.\n``(B) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date\nof the enactment of this paragraph, the Commission\nshall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and\nTransportation of the Senate and the Committee on\nEnergy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a\nreport with the findings of the feasibility assessment\nrequired by subparagraph (A)(i).\n``(C) Regulations.--If the Commission finds that\nthe use of a common verifiable consent mechanism is\nfeasible and would meet the requirements of this title,\nthe Commission shall issue regulations to permit the\nuse of a common verifiable consent mechanism in\naccordance with the findings outlined in such\nreport.''; and\n(4) in subsection (c), by striking ``a regulation\nprescribed under subsection (a)'' and inserting ``subparagraph\n(B), (C), (D), or (E) of subsection (a)(1) or of a regulation\npromulgated under subsection (b)''.\n(c) Safe Harbors.--Section 1304 of the Children's Online Privacy\nProtection Act of 1998 (15 U.S.C. 6503) is amended--\n(1) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ``and teens'' after\n``children''; and\n(2) by adding at the end the following:\n``(d) Publication.--\n``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the\nCommission shall publish on the internet website of the\nCommission any report or documentation required by regulation\nto be submitted to the Commission to carry out this title.\n``(2) Restrictions on publication.--Notwithstanding the\npublication requirement described in paragraph (1), the\nrestrictions described in sections 6(f) and section 21 of the\nFederal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 46(f); 57b-2)\napplicable to the disclosure of information obtained by the\nCommission shall apply in the same manner to any publication\nunder paragraph (1).''.\n(d) Actions by States.--Section 1305 of the Children's Online\nPrivacy Protection Act of 1998 (15 U.S.C. 6504) is amended--\n(1) in subsection (a)(1)--\n(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by\ninserting ``section 1303(a)(1) or'' before ``any\nregulation''; and\n(B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``section\n1303(a)(1) or'' before ``the regulation''; and\n(2) in subsection (d)--\n(A) by inserting ``section 1303(a)(1) or'' before\n``any regulation''; and\n(B) by inserting ``section 1303(a)(1) or'' before\n``that regulation''.\n(e) Administration and Applicability of Act.--Section 1306 of the\nChildren's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (15 U.S.C. 6505) is\namended--\n(1) in subsection (b)--\n(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``, in the case\nof'' and all that follows through ``the Board of\nDirectors of the Federal Deposit Insurance\nCorporation;'' and inserting the following: ``by the\nappropriate Federal banking agency with respect to any\ninsured depository institution (as such terms are\ndefined in section 3 of such Act (12 U.S.C. 1813));'';\nand\n(B) by striking paragraph (2); and\n(C) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (6) as\nparagraphs (2) through (5), respectively;\n(2) in subsection (d)--\n(A) by striking ``a rule of the Commission under\nsection 1303'' and inserting ``section 1303(a)(1) or a\nregulation promulgated under section 1303(b)''; and\n(B) by striking ``such rule'' and inserting ``such\nsection or such a regulation''; and\n(3) by adding at the end the following new subsections:\n``(f) Rule of Construction on Age Verification.--Nothing in this\ntitle may be construed to require an operator to implement an age\ngating or age verification functionality on a website, online service,\nonline application, or mobile application of the operator.\n``(g) Additional Requirement.--Any regulation promulgated under\nthis title shall include a description and analysis of the impact of\nproposed and final rules on small entities under chapter 6 of title 5,\nUnited States Code (commonly known as the `Regulatory Flexibility\nAct').''.\n\nSEC. 603. STUDY AND REPORTS OF MOBILE AND ONLINE APPLICATION OVERSIGHT\nAND ENFORCEMENT.\n\n(a) Oversight Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of the\nenactment of this subtitle, the Commission shall submit to the\nCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and\nthe Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a\nreport on the processes of platforms that offer mobile and online\napplications for ensuring that, of those applications that are\nwebsites, online services, online applications, or mobile applications\ndirected to children, the applications operate in accordance with--\n(1) this subtitle, the amendments made by this subtitle,\nand regulations promulgated under this subtitle; and\n(2) any regulation under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal\nTrade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)) regarding unfair\nor deceptive acts or practices with respect to marketing.\n(b) Enforcement Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of\nthe enactment of this subtitle, and annually thereafter, the Commission\nshall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation\nof the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of\nRepresentatives a report that addresses the following:\n(1) The number of actions brought by the Commission during\nthe reporting year to enforce the Children's Online Privacy\nProtection Act of 1998 (15 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.) (referred to in\nthis subsection as the ``Act'') and the outcome of each such\naction.\n(2) The total number of investigations or inquiries into\npotential violations of the Act during the reporting year.\n(3) The total number of open investigations or inquiries\ninto potential violations of the Act as of the date on which\nthe report is submitted.\n(4) The number and nature of complaints received by the\nCommission relating to an allegation of a violation of the Act\nduring the reporting year.\n(5) Policy or legislative recommendations to strengthen\nonline protections for children and teens.\n\nSEC. 604. GAO STUDY.\n\n(a) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall\nconduct a study on the privacy and mental health of teens who use\nfinancial technology products that shall do the following:\n(1) Identify the type of financial technology products that\nteens use.\n(2) Identify the potential risks to the privacy and mental\nhealth of teens that may result from the use of such financial\ntechnology products.\n(3) Determine whether existing laws are sufficient to\naddress any such risks.\n(b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment\nof this section, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a\nreport that details the results of the study conducted under subsection\n(a) and recommendations for any legislative or administrative action as\nthe Comptroller General determines appropriate.\n\nSEC. 605. SEVERABILITY.\n\nIf any provision of this subtitle, or any amendment made by this\nsubtitle, is determined to be unenforceable or invalid, the remaining\nprovisions of and amendments made by this subtitle shall not be\naffected.\n\nSubtitle B--Data Broker Disclosures\n\nSEC. 611. DEFINITIONS.\n\nIn this subtitle:\n(1) Covered data broker.--\n(A) In general.--The term ``covered data broker''\nmeans an entity that, for valuable consideration,\nsells, licenses, rents, trades, transfers, releases,\ndiscloses, provides access to, or otherwise makes\navailable to another entity personal data of an\nindividual the data brokers knows is a minor that the\nentity did not collect directly from such individual to\nanother entity that is not acting as a service\nprovider.\n(B) Exception.--The term ``covered data broker''\ndoes not include an entity to the extent that the\nentity does any of the following:\n(i) Transmits personal data of an\nindividual, including any communication of such\nindividual, at the request or direction of such\nindividual.\n(ii) Provides, maintains, or offers a\nproduct or service with respect to which\npersonal data, or access to such data, is not\nthe product or service.\n(iii) Reports or publishes news or\ninformation that concerns local, national, or\ninternational events or other matters of public\ninterest.\n(iv) Acts as a service provider.\n(2) Knows.--The term ``knows'' means to have actual\nknowledge or willful disregard.\n(3) Minor.--The term ``minor'' means an individual under\nthe age of 18 years.\n(4) Personal data.--The term ``personal data'' has the\nmeaning given the term ``personal information'' in section 1302\nof the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (15\nU.S.C. 6501) (as amended by section 602(a)(4) of this Act).\n(5) Service provider.--The term ``service provider'' means\nan entity that--\n(A) collects, processes, or transfers personal data\non behalf of and at the direction of--\n(i) the minor to whom such information\npertains;\n(ii) a parent of such a minor;\n(iii) a Federal, State, or local government\nentity; or\n(iv) an entity acting as a covered data\nbroker or another service provider; and\n(B) receives data from or on behalf of an\nindividual or entity described in subparagraph (A).\n\nSEC. 612. REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT.\n\n(a) Data Broker Registration.--Not later than 12 months after the\ndate of the enactment of this subtitle, and annually thereafter, a\ncovered data broker shall register with the Commission by paying the\nregistration fee set by the Commission under subsection (c) and by\nfiling a registration statement that includes the following\ninformation:\n(1) The legal name of the covered data broker.\n(2) A contact person and the primary physical address,\nhuman-monitored email address, human-monitored telephone\nnumber, and website address for the covered data broker.\n(3) A description of each category of personal data sold by\nthe covered data broker.\n(4) A statement of whether the covered data broker\nimplements a purchaser credentialing process.\n(5) A description of any incident of unauthorized access to\npersonal data that the covered data broker has reported to a\nFederal or State governmental entity pursuant to an applicable\nlaw, rule, or regulation during the year before the year in\nwhich the registration is filed and, if known, the total number\nof consumers affected by each previously reported incident of\nsuch unauthorized access.\n(b) Data Broker Registry.--Not later than 18 months after the date\nof the enactment of this subtitle, the Commission shall establish and\nmaintain on a publicly available website of the Commission a\nsearchable, central registry of covered data brokers registered under\nsubsection (a) that includes--\n(1) a search feature that allows members of the public to\nsearch for and identify covered data brokers; and\n(2) for each covered data broker, the information required\nby paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection (a).\n(c) Annual Registration Fee.--The Commission may charge a covered\ndata broker an annual registration fee of at least $22,500 (as adjusted\non January 1 each year by the percentage increase (if any), during the\npreceding 12-month period, in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban\nConsumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics).\n\nSEC. 613. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.\n\nCompliance with this subtitle shall not relieve a covered data\nbroker of an obligation to register with any State covered data broker\nregistry.\n\nTITLE VII--GENERAL PROVISIONS\n\nSEC. 701. ENFORCEMENT.\n\n(a) Enforcement by Commission.--\n(1) Unfair or deceptive acts or practices.--A violation of\nthis Act shall be treated as a violation of a regulation under\nsection 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15\nU.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)) regarding unfair or deceptive acts or\npractices.\n(2) Powers of commission.--The Commission shall enforce\nthis Act in the same manner, by the same means, and with the\nsame jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though all applicable\nterms and provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15\nU.S.C. 41 et seq.) were incorporated into and made a part of\nthis Act, and any person who violates this Act shall be subject\nto the penalties and entitled to the privileges and immunities\nprovided in the Federal Trade Commission Act.\n(3) Authority preserved.--Nothing in this title may be\nconstrued to limit the authority of the Commission under any\nother provision of law.\n(b) Actions by States.--\n(1) In general.--In any case in which the attorney general\nof a State, or an official or agency of a State, has reason to\nbelieve that an interest of the residents of such State has\nbeen or is threatened or adversely affected by an act or\npractice in violation of this Act, the State, as parens\npatriae, may bring a civil action on behalf of the residents of\nthe State in an appropriate district court of the United States\nto--\n(A) enjoin such act or practice;\n(B) enforce compliance with this Act;\n(C) obtain damages, restitution, or other\ncompensation on behalf of residents of the State; or\n(D) obtain such other legal and equitable relief as\nthe court may consider to be appropriate.\n(2) Notice.--Before filing an action under this subsection,\nthe attorney general, official, or agency of the State involved\nshall provide to the Commission a written notice of such action\nand a copy of the complaint for such action. If the attorney\ngeneral, official, or agency determines that it is not feasible\nto provide the notice described in this paragraph before the\nfiling of the action, the attorney general, official, or agency\nshall provide written notice of the action and a copy of the\ncomplaint to the Commission immediately upon the filing of the\naction.\n(3) Authority of commission.--\n(A) In general.--On receiving notice under\nparagraph (2) of an action under this subsection, the\nCommission shall have the right--\n(i) to intervene in the action;\n(ii) upon so intervening--\n(I) to be heard on all matters\narising therein; and\n(II) to file petitions for appeal.\n(B) Limitation on state action while federal action\nis pending.--If the Commission or the Attorney General\nof the United States has instituted a civil action for\nviolation of this Act (referred to in this subparagraph\nas the ``Federal action''), no State attorney general,\nofficial, or agency may bring an action under this\nsubsection during the pendency of the Federal action\nagainst any defendant named in the complaint in the\nFederal action for any violation of this Act alleged in\nsuch complaint.\n(4) Rule of construction.--For purposes of bringing a civil\naction under this subsection, nothing in this Act may be\nconstrued to prevent an attorney general, official, or agency\nof a State from exercising the powers conferred on the attorney\ngeneral, official, or agency by the laws of such State to\nconduct investigations, administer oaths and affirmations, or\ncompel the attendance of witnesses or the production of\ndocumentary and other evidence.\n\nSEC. 702. JUDICIAL REVIEW.\n\nThe United States District Court for the District of Columbia shall\nhave exclusive jurisdiction over any challenge to the constitutionality\nof this Act or the constitutionality of any action, finding, or\ndetermination under this Act.\n\nSEC. 703. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.\n\nNothing in this Act may be construed to do any of the following:\n(1) Allow a governmental entity to enforce this Act based\non a viewpoint expressed by or through any speech, expression,\nor information protected by the First Amendment to the\nConstitution of the United States.\n(2) Prevent--\n(A) the taking of reasonable measures to block or\nfilter spam, prevent criminal activity, or protect the\nsecurity of a platform or service; or\n(B) compliance with the duties and reporting\nrequirements set forth in 18 U.S.C. 2258A.\n(3) Require the disclosure of the browsing behavior, search\nhistory, messages, contact list, or other content or metadata\nof the communications of a minor.\n(4) Limit or impair the Children's Online Privacy\nProtection Act of 1998 (15 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.) or any rule or\nregulation promulgated under such Act.\n(5) Expand, limit the scope of, or alter the meaning of\nsection 230 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 230).\n(6) Restrict the ability to do any of the following:\n(A) Cooperate with a law enforcement agency\nregarding activity reasonably and in good faith\nbelieved to violate a Federal, State, or local law,\nrule, or regulation.\n(B) Comply with a lawful civil, criminal, or\nregulatory inquiry, subpoena, or summons from a\nFederal, State, local, or other governmental authority.\n(C) Investigate, establish, exercise, respond to,\nor defend against a legal claim.\n(D) Prevent, detect, or respond to a security\nincident, identity theft, fraud, harassment, or any\nother malicious, deceptive, or illegal activity.\n(E) Investigate or report a person responsible for\nan activity described in subparagraph (D).\n(7) Decrypt or ensure an ability to decrypt an encrypted\ncommunication of a user.\n(8) Preclude the use of any form of encryption, including\nend-to-end encryption, for any communication of a user.\n(9) Require indefinite retention of data of a user.\n(10) Require the affirmative collection of any personal\ninformation with respect to age that is not already collected\nin the normal course of business.\n\nSEC. 704. RELATIONSHIP TO STATE LAWS.\n\n(a) In General.--The provisions of this Act shall preempt any law,\nrule, requirement, or regulation of a State, or a political subdivision\nof a State, only to the extent that such law, rule, requirement, or\nregulation conflicts with a provision of this Act.\n(b) Exception.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), nothing in this Act\nmay be construed--\n(1) to preempt any law, rule, requirement, or regulation of\na State, or political subdivision of a State, with respect to\ncontract, tort, or product liability; or\n(2) to prohibit a State, or a political subdivision of a\nState, from enacting or enforcing any law, rule, requirement,\nor regulation that provides greater protection to minors than\nthe protection provided by the provisions of this Act.\n(c) Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.--Section 1303 of the\nChildren's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (15 U.S.C. 6502) is\namended by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:\n``(d) Relationship to State Law.--\n``(1) In general.--The provisions of this title shall\npreempt any law, rule, requirement, or regulation of a State,\nor a political subdivision of a State, only to the extent that\nsuch law, rule, requirement, or regulation conflicts with a\nprovision of this title.\n``(2) Exception.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), nothing in\nthis title may be construed--\n``(A) to preempt any law, rule, requirement, or\nregulation of a State, or political subdivision of a\nState, with respect to contract, tort, or product\nliability; or\n``(B) to prohibit a State, or a political\nsubdivision of a State, from enacting or enforcing any\nlaw, rule, requirement, or regulation that provides\ngreater protection to minors than the protection\nprovided by the provisions of this title.''.\n\nSEC. 705. SEVERABILITY.\n\nIf any provision of this Act or the application of this Act to any\nperson or circumstance is held to be unconstitutional, the remaining\nprovisions of this Act and the application of this Act to other persons\nor circumstances shall not be affected.\n\nSEC. 706. EFFECTIVE DATE.\n\nExcept as otherwise provided in this Act, this Act shall take\neffect on the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of\nthis Act.\n\nPassed the House of Representatives June 29, 2026.\n\nAttest:\n\nKEVIN F. MCCUMBER,\n\nClerk.","changes":[{"id":602,"doc_id":138,"v_from":315,"v_to":13686,"detected_at":"2026-09-11 02:52:43","added":2698,"removed":0,"summary":"--- \n+++ \n+\n+FULL TEXT\n+[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]\n+[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]\n+[H.R. 7757 Referred in Senate (RFS)]\n+\n+<DOC>\n+119th CONGRESS\n+2d Session\n+H. R. 7757\n+\n+_______________________________________________________________________\n+\n+IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES\n+\n+July 13, 2026\n+\n+Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce,\n+Science, and Transportation\n+\n+_______________________________________________________________________\n+\n+AN ACT\n+\n+To protect children and teens online, empower parents and strengthen\n+families, and for other purposes.\n+\n+Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the\n+United States of America in Congress assembled,\n+\n+SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.\n+\n+(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Kids Internet and\n+Digital Safety Act'' or the ``KIDS Act''.\n+(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as\n+follows:\n+\n+Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.\n+Sec. 2. Definitions.\n+TITLE I--SHIELDING MINORS FROM OBSCENITY\n+\n+Sec. 101. Short title.\n+Sec. 102. Definitions.\n+Sec. 103. Technology verification measures.\n+Sec. 104. Consultation requirements.\n+Sec. 105. GAO report.\n+TITLE II--ONLINE PLATFORMS\n+\n+Sec. 201. Definitions.\n+Subtitle A--Kids Online Safety\n+\n+Sec. 211. Short title.\n+Sec. 212. Definitions.\n+Sec. 213. Addressing harms to minors.\n+Sec. 214. Safeguards for minors, parental tools, and teen messaging\n+controls.\n+Sec. 215. Reporting mechanism."}],"passport":{"data":{"act":{"jurisdiction":"США","title_official":"Promoting a Safe Internet for Minors Act (Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act, KIDS Act)","title_short":"KIDS Act","level":"закон","date_adopted":"2026-07-13","date_in_force":"по частям; общий срок — см. SEC. 706 Effective date (в тексте не приведена конкретная дата), TITLE I с технологией верификации — через 1 год после вступления закона в силу (SEC. 103(a)); SPY Kids Act — через 90 дней (SEC. 234); иные сроки — по нормам.","date_version":"текст на дату внесения/референса","phased":"технология верификации для «сексуальных» платформ — через 1 год (SEC. 103(a)); аудит онлайн-платформ — первый раз не позднее 18 месяцев после вступления Subtitle A Title II в силу, далее ежегодно (SEC. 219(a)); отчёт GAO о мерах верификации — не позднее 3 лет после вступления титула SCREEN Act (SEC. 105); отчёты Комиссии по исследованиям — как правило, до 3 лет (напр., SEC. 512(b), SEC. 516(b)), отдельные доклады — ранее (напр., SEC. 514(a) — 1 год).","status":"законопроект: на рассмотрении (Referred in Senate)","sunset":"","regulator":"Федеральная торговая комиссия; генеральные прокуроры штатов (SEC. 701). В исследовательских нормах участвуют HHS/NIH, Счётное управление США (GAO).","related":"Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA); National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020; Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act; Controlled Substances Act; отсылки к разд. 18 Свода законов США"},"goal":{"problem":"уязвимость несовершеннолетних к вредному онлайновому контенту и контактам, вовлекающим механикам, рискованным покупкам и недостаточной прозрачности ИИ-сервисов.","goal":"защитить детей и подростков онлайн, расширить возможности родителей и укрепить семьи посредством обязательных защитных мер, родительского контроля и раскрытия информации об ИИ.","targets":"нет числовых целевых показателей КPI в представленном тексте.","scope":"публично доступные онлайн-платформы/сервисы, подпадающие под определения Titles I–IV (включая платформы с преобладанием сексуального контента, социальные сети, игровые площадки, чат-боты на базе ИИ), а также связанные практики обработки данных несовершеннолетних.","exclusions":"уточнены правилами конструирования (например, отсутствие обязанности внедрять возрастную верификацию или нарушать стойкое шифрование — SEC. 220, SEC. 221); исключения из определений конкретных сервисов/механик (напр., ephemeral messaging exceptions — SEC. 212(4)(B))."},"subjects_note":{"protected":"несовершеннолетние (дети до 13 лет; подростки 13–16 лет; общее определение minor — до 17 лет — SEC. 2(8), SEC. 302(a)(5))"},"subjects":[{"role":"платформа","who":"covered platform — сайт/ПО/сервис, доступный потребителям, позволяющий создавать поисковые профили, ориентированный на пользовательский контент, использующий дизайн-фичи для вовлечённости и персональные данные для рекламы/рекомендаций (SEC. 201(1)).","criteria":"публичность; наличие поисковых/уязвимых социальных функций; монетизация вниманием и персональными данными (SEC. 201(1)). Для TITLE I отдельный порог — более 1/3 материалов являются sexual material harmful to minors (SEC. 101–102).","count":"нет данных"}],"norms":[{"address":"SEC. 103(a)","addressee":"поставщик covered platform, где >1/3 материала — sexual material harmful to minors","essence":"обязан принять и использовать коммерчески доступные меры технологической верификации для идентификации несовершеннолетних и недопущения их доступа к таким материалам.","type":"обязанность","mechanism":"барьер входа; ограничение модели распространения","cost_channel":"капитальные; содержательные","cost_kind":"регулярные","trigger":"постоянно; при доступе пользователя","sanction":"применение FTC и генпрокуроров штатов (SEC. 701); конкретные размеры санкций в тексте не приведены","refs":"да (определения data security согласуются с общими требованиями безопасности)","form":"цифровая","in_force":"через 1 год после вступления закона в силу (SEC. 103(a))","ru_analog":"требует проверки"},{"address":"SEC. 103(b)(5)–(6)","addressee":"оператор covered platform / его подрядчик","essence":"не вправе передавать, раскрывать или хранить данные верификации дольше строго необходимого и не может использовать их иначе, кроме как для самой верификации.","type":"запрет; ограничение","mechanism":"распределение риска; операционные ограничения","cost_channel":"административные; содержательные","cost_kind":"регулярные","trigger":"постоянно; при сборе/обработке данных","sanction":"обеспечение со стороны FTC/штатов (SEC. 701)","refs":"требования data security без указания конкретного стандарта","form":"цифровая","in_force":"одновременно с SEC. 103","ru_analog":"требует проверки"},{"address":"SEC. 214(a)(1)(D), (a)(2)","addressee":"платформа (covered platform)","essence":"обязана предоставить несовершеннолетним легко доступные средства ограничения design features, вызывающих компульсивное использование, и опцию ограничения времени на платформе.","type":"обязанность","mechanism":"ограничение модели; информирование","cost_channel":"содержательные; административные","cost_kind":"регулярные","trigger":"постоянно; UX-доступность средств","sanction":"контроль FTC/штатов (SEC. 701)","refs":"использует definition “design feature” (SEC. 2(6))","form":"цифровая","in_force":"по общему вступлению Subtitle A Title II","ru_analog":"требует проверки"},{"address":"SEC. 214(b)(1)–(2)","addressee":"платформа","essence":"обязана предоставить родителям легко используемые инструменты управления приватностью и аккаунтом ребёнка, включая просмотр настроек, ограничение покупок, уведомления о первом запросе переписки и др.","type":"обязанность","mechanism":"распределение риска; 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