H.R. 7399

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7399 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7399

To prohibit users who are under age 13 from accessing social media 
platforms, to prohibit the use of personalized recommendation systems 
on individuals under age 17, and limit the use of social media in 
schools.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 5, 2026

Mrs. Luna introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce

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A BILL

To prohibit users who are under age 13 from accessing social media 
platforms, to prohibit the use of personalized recommendation systems 
on individuals under age 17, and limit the use of social media in 
schools.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Kids Off Social 
Media Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--KIDS OFF SOCIAL MEDIA ACT

Sec. 101. Short title.
Sec. 102. Definitions.
Sec. 103. No children under 13.
Sec. 104. Prohibition on the use of personalized recommendation systems 
on children or teens.
Sec. 105. Determination of whether an operator has knowledge fairly 
implied on the basis of objective 
circumstances that an individual is a child 
or teen.
Sec. 106. Enforcement.
Sec. 107. Relationship to other laws.
Sec. 108. Effective date.
TITLE II--EYES ON THE BOARD ACT OF 2025

Sec. 201. Short title.
Sec. 202. Updating the Children's Internet Protection Act to include 
social media platforms.
Sec. 203. Internet safety policies.
TITLE III--SEVERABILITY

Sec. 301. Severability.

TITLE I--KIDS OFF SOCIAL MEDIA ACT

SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

This title may be referred to as the ``Kids Off Social Media Act''.

SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS.

In this title:
(1) Personalized recommendation system.--The term 
``personalized recommendation system'' means a fully or 
partially automated system used to suggest, promote, or rank 
content, including other users or posts, based on the personal 
data of users.
(2) Child.--The term ``child'' means an individual under 
the age of 13.
(3) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal 
Trade Commission.
(4) Know or knows.--The term ``know'' or ``knows'' means to 
have actual knowledge or knowledge fairly implied on the basis 
of objective circumstances.
(5) Personal data.--The term ``personal data'' has the same 
meaning as the term ``personal information'' as defined in 
section 1302 of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act 
(15 U.S.C. 6501).
(6) Social medial platform.--
(A) In general.--The term ``social media platform'' 
means a public-facing website, online service, online 
application, or mobile application that--
(i) is directed to consumers;
(ii) collects personal data;
(iii) primarily derives revenue from 
advertising or the sale of personal data; and
(iv) as its primary function provides a 
community forum for user-generated content, 
including messages, videos, and audio files 
among users where such content is primarily 
intended for viewing, resharing, or platform-
enabled distributed social endorsement or 
comment.
(B) Limitation.--The term ``social medial 
platform'' does not include a platform that, as its 
primary function for consumers, provides or facilitates 
any of the following:
(i) The purchase and sale of commercial 
goods.
(ii) Teleconferencing or videoconferencing 
services that allow reception and transmission 
of audio or video signals for real-time 
communication, provided that the real-time 
communication is initiated by using a unique 
link or identifier to facilitate access.
(iii) Crowd-sourced reference guides such 
as encyclopedias and dictionaries.
(iv) Cloud storage, file sharing, or file 
collaboration services, including such services 
that allow collaborative editing by invited 
users.
(v) The playing or creation of video games.
(vi) Content that consists primarily of 
news, sports, sports coverage, entertainment, 
or other information or content that is not 
user-generated but is preselected by the 
platform and for which any chat, comment, or 
interactive functionality is incidental, 
directly related to, or dependent on the 
provision of the content provided by the 
platform.
(vii) Business, product, or travel 
information including user reviews or rankings 
of such businesses, products, or other travel 
information.
(viii) Educational information, 
experiences, training, or instruction provided 
to build knowledge, skills, or a craft, 
district-sanctioned or school-sanctioned 
learning management systems and school 
information systems for the purposes of schools 
conveying content related to the education of 
students, or services or services on behalf of 
or in support of an elementary school or 
secondary school, as such terms are defined in 
section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
(ix) An email service.
(x) A wireless messaging service, including 
such a service provided through short message 
service or multimedia messaging protocols, that 
is not a component of, or linked to, a social 
media platform and where the predominant or 
exclusive function of the messaging service is 
direct messaging consisting of the transmission 
of text, photos, or videos that are sent by 
electronic means, where messages are 
transmitted from the sender to the recipient 
and are not posted publicly or within a social 
media platform.
(xi) A broadband internet access service 
(as such term is defined for purposes of 
section 8.1(b) of title 47, Code of Federal 
Regulations, or any successor regulation).
(xii) A virtual private network or similar 
service that exists solely to route internet 
traffic between locations.
(7) Teen.--The term ``teen'' means an individual over the 
age of 12 and under the age of 17.
(8) User.--The term ``user'' means, with respect to a 
social media platform, an individual who registers an account 
or creates a profile on the social media platform.

SEC. 103. NO CHILDREN UNDER 13.

(a) No Accounts for Children Under 13.--A social media platform 
shall not permit an individual to create or maintain an account or 
profile if it knows that the individual is a child.
(b) Termination of Existing Accounts Belonging to Children.--A 
social media platform shall terminate any existing account or profile 
of a user who the social media platform knows is a child.
(c) Deletion of Children's Personal Data.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), upon termination 
of an existing account or profile of a user pursuant to 
subsection (b), a social media platform shall immediately 
delete all personal data collected from the user or submitted 
by the user to the social media platform.
(2) Children's access to personal data.--To the extent 
technically feasible and not in violation of any licensing 
agreement, a social media platform shall allow the user of an 
existing account or profile that the social media platform has 
terminated under subsection (b), from the date such termination 
occurs to the date that is 90 days after such date, to request, 
and shall provide to such user upon such request, a copy of the 
personal data collected from the user or submitted by the user 
to the social media platform both--
(A) in a manner that is readable and which a 
reasonable person can understand; and
(B) in a portable, structured, and machine-readable 
format.
(d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in subsection (c) shall be 
construed to prohibit a social media platform from retaining a record 
of the termination of an account or profile and the minimum information 
necessary for the purposes of ensuring compliance with this section.

SEC. 104. PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF PERSONALIZED RECOMMENDATION SYSTEMS 
ON CHILDREN OR TEENS.

(a) In General.--
(1) Prohibition on use of personalized recommendation 
systems on children or teens.--Except as provided in paragraph 
(2), a social media platform shall not use the personal data of 
a user or visitor in a personalized recommendation system to 
display content if the platform knows that the user or visitor 
is a child or teen.
(2) Exception.--A social media platform may use a 
personalized recommendation system to display content to a 
child or teen if the system only uses the following personal 
data of the child or teen:
(A) The type of device used by the child or teen.
(B) The languages used by the child or teen to 
communicate.
(C) The city or town in which the child or teen is 
located.
(D) The fact that the individual is a child or 
teen.
(E) The age of the child or teen.
(b) Rule of Construction.--The prohibition in subsection (a) shall 
not be construed to--
(1) prevent a social media platform from providing search 
results to a child or teen deliberately or independently 
searching for (such as by typing a phrase into a search bar or 
providing spoken input), or specifically requesting, content, 
so long as such results are not based on the personal data of 
the child or teen (except to the extent permitted under 
subsection (a)(2));
(2) prevent a social media platform from taking reasonable 
measures to--
(A) block, detect, or prevent the distribution of 
unlawful or obscene material;
(B) block or filter spam, or protect the security 
of a platform or service; or
(C) prevent criminal activity; or
(3) prohibit a social media platform from displaying user-
generated content that has been selected, followed, or 
subscribed to by a teen account holder as long as the display 
of the content is based on a chronological format.

SEC. 105. DETERMINATION OF WHETHER AN OPERATOR HAS KNOWLEDGE FAIRLY 
IMPLIED ON THE BASIS OF OBJECTIVE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT AN 
INDIVIDUAL IS A CHILD OR TEEN.

(a) Rules of Construction.--For purposes of enforcing this title, 
in making a determination as to whether a social media platform has 
knowledge fairly implied on the basis of objective circumstances that a 
user is a child or teen, the Commission or the attorney general of a 
State, as applicable, shall rely on competent and reliable evidence, 
taking into account the totality of circumstances, including whether a 
reasonable and prudent person under the circumstances would have known 
that the user is a child or teen.
(b) Protections for Privacy.--Nothing in this title, including a 
determination described in subsection (a), shall be construed to 
require a social media platform to--
(1) implement an age gating or age verification 
functionality; or
(2) affirmatively collect any personal data with respect to 
the age of users that the social media platform is not already 
collecting in the normal course of business.
(c) Restriction on Use and Retention of Personal Data.--If a social 
media platform or a third party acting on behalf of a social media 
platform voluntarily collects personal data for the purpose of 
complying with this title, the social media platform or a third party 
shall not--
(1) use any personal data collected specifically for a 
purpose other than for sole compliance with the obligations 
under this title; or
(2) retain any personal data collected from a user for 
longer than is necessary to comply with the obligations under 
this title or than is minimally necessary to demonstrate 
compliance with this title.

SEC. 106. ENFORCEMENT.

(a) Enforcement by Commission.--
(1) Unfair or deceptive acts or practices.--A violation of 
this title shall be treated as a violation of a rule defining 
an unfair or deceptive act or practice prescribed under section 
18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 
57a(a)(1)(B)).
(2) Powers of commission.--
(A) In general.--The Commission shall enforce this 
title in the same manner, by the same means, and with 
the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though all 
applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade 
Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were incorporated 
into and made a part of this title.
(B) Privileges and immunities.--Any person who 
violates this title shall be subject to the penalties 
and entitled to the privileges and immunities provided 
in the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et 
seq.).
(3) Authority preserved.--Nothing in this title shall be 
construed to limit the authority of the Commission under any 
other provision of law.
(b) Enforcement by States.--
(1) Authorization.--Subject to paragraph (3), in any case 
in which the attorney general of a State has reason to believe 
that an interest of the residents of the State has been or is 
threatened or adversely affected by the engagement of a social 
media platform in a practice that violates this title, the 
attorney general of the State may, as parens patriae, bring a 
civil action against the social media platform on behalf of the 
residents of the State in an appropriate district court of the 
United States to--
(A) enjoin that practice;
(B) enforce compliance with this title;
(C) on behalf of residents of the States, obtain 
damages, restitution, or other compensation, each of 
which shall be distributed in accordance with State 
law; or
(D) obtain such other relief as the court may 
consider to be appropriate.
(2) Rights of federal trade commission.--
(A) Notice to federal trade commission.--
(i) In general.--The attorney general of a 
State shall notify the Commission in writing 
that the attorney general intends to bring a 
civil action under paragraph (1) before the 
filing of the civil action.
(ii) Contents.--The notification required 
under clause (i) with respect to a civil action 
shall include a copy of the complaint to be 
filed to initiate the civil action.
(iii) Clause (i) shall not apply with 
respect to the filing of an action by an 
attorney general of a State under this 
paragraph if the attorney general of the State 
determines that it not feasible to provide the 
notice required in that clause before filing 
the action.
(B) Intervention by federal trade commission.--Upon 
receiving notice under subparagraph (A)(i), the 
Commission shall have the right to intervene in the 
action that is the subject of the notice.
(3) Effect of intervention.--If the Commission intervenes 
in an action under paragraph (1), it shall have the right--
(A) to be heard with respect to any matter that 
arises in that action; and
(B) file a petition for appeal.
(4) Investigatory powers.--Nothing in this subsection may 
be construed to prevent the attorney general of a State from 
exercising the powers conferred on the attorney general by the 
laws of the State to--
(A) conduct investigations;
(B) administer oaths or affirmations; or
(C) compel the attendance of witnesses or the 
production of documentary or other evidence.
(5) Preemptive action by federal trade commission.--In any 
case in which an action is instituted by or on behalf of the 
Commission for a violation of this Act, no State may, during 
the pendency of that action, institute a separate civil action 
under paragraph (1) against any defendant named in the 
complaint in the action instituted by or on behalf of the 
Commission for that violation.
(6) Venue; service of process.--
(A) Venue.--Any action brought under paragraph (1) 
may be brought in--
(i) the district court of the United States 
that meets applicable requirements relating to 
venue under section 1391 of title 28, United 
States Code; or
(ii) another court of competent 
jurisdiction.
(B) Service of process.--In an action brought under 
paragraph (1), process may be served in any district in 
which the defendant--
(i) is an inhabitant; or
(ii) may be found.

SEC. 107. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS.

The provisions of this title shall preempt any State law, rule, or 
regulation only to the extent that such State law, rule, or regulation 
conflicts with a provision of this title. Nothing in this title shall 
be construed to prohibit a State from enacting a law, rule, or 
regulation that provides greater protection to children or teens than 
the protection provided by the provisions of this title. Nothing in 
this title shall be construed to--
(1) affect the application of--
(A) section 444 of the General Education Provisions 
Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g, commonly known as the ``Family 
Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974'') or other 
Federal or State laws governing student privacy; or
(B) the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 
1998 (15 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.) or any rule or regulation 
promulgated under such Act; or
(2) authorize any action that would conflict with section 
18(h) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 57a(h)).

SEC. 108. EFFECTIVE DATE.

This title shall take effect 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act.

TITLE II--EYES ON THE BOARD ACT OF 2025

SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

This title may be cited as the ``Eyes on the Board Act of 2025''.

SEC. 202. UPDATING THE CHILDREN'S INTERNET PROTECTION ACT TO INCLUDE 
SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS.

(a) In General.--Section 1721 of the Children's Internet Protection 
Act (title XVII of Public Law 106-554) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (f) through (h) as 
subsections (g) through (i), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following:
``(f) Limitation on Use of School Broadband Subsidies for Access to 
Social Media Platforms.--
``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
``(A) Commission.--The term `Commission' means the 
Federal Communications Commission.
``(B) Section 254(h).--The term `section 254(h)' 
means section 254(h) of the Communications Act of 1934 
(47 U.S.C. 254(h)).
``(C) Social media platform.--The term `social 
media platform'--
``(i) means any website, online service, 
online application, or mobile application 
that--
``(I) serves the public; and
``(II) primarily provides a forum 
for users to communicate user-generated 
content, including messages, videos, 
images, and audio files, to other 
online users; and
``(ii) does not include--
``(I) an internet service provider;
``(II) electronic mail;
``(III) an online service, 
application, or website--
``(aa) that consists 
primarily of content that is 
not user-generated, but is 
preselected by the provider; 
and
``(bb) for which any chat, 
comment, or interactive 
functionality is incidental to, 
directly related to, or 
dependent on the provision of 
content described in item (aa);
``(IV) an online service, 
application, or website--
``(aa) that is non-
commercial and primarily 
designed for educational 
purposes; and
``(bb) the revenue of which 
is not primarily derived from 
advertising or the sale of 
personal data;
``(V) a wireless messaging service, 
including such a service provided 
through a short messaging service or 
multimedia service protocols--
``(aa) that is not a 
component of, or linked to, a 
website, online service, online 
application, or mobile 
application described in clause 
(i); and
``(bb) the predominant or 
exclusive function of which is 
direct messaging consisting of 
the transmission of text, 
photos, or videos that--

``(AA) are sent by 
electronic means from 
the sender to a 
recipient; and

``(BB) are not 
posted publicly or on a 
website, online 
service, online 
application, or mobile 
application described 
in clause (i);

``(VI) a teleconferencing or video 
conferencing service that allows for 
the reception and transmission of audio 
or video signals for real-time 
communication that is initiated by 
using a unique link or identifier to 
facilitate access;
``(VII) a product or service that 
primarily functions as business-to-
business software or a cloud storage, 
file sharing, or file collaboration 
service; or
``(VIII) an organization that is 
not organized to carry on business for 
the profit of the organization or of 
the members of the organization.
``(D) Technology protection measure.--The term 
`technology protection measure' means a specific 
technology that blocks or filters access to a social 
media platform.
``(2) Requirements with respect to social media 
platforms.--
``(A) In general.--
``(i) Certification required.--An 
elementary or secondary school that is subject 
to paragraph (5) of section 254(h) may not 
receive services at discount rates under 
section 254(h) unless the school, school board, 
local educational agency, or other authority 
with responsibility for administration of the 
school--
``(I) submits to the Commission the 
certification described in subparagraph 
(B); and
``(II) ensures that the use of the 
school's supported services, devices, 
and networks is in accordance with the 
certification described in subclause 
(I).
``(ii) Rule of construction.--Nothing in 
clause (i) may be construed to prohibit--
``(I) district-sanctioned or 
school-sanctioned learning management 
systems and school information systems 
used for purposes of schools conveying 
content related to the education of 
students; or
``(II) a teacher from using a 
social media platform for educational 
instruction.
``(B) Certification with respect to students and 
social media.--
``(i) In general.--A certification under 
this subparagraph is a certification that the 
applicable school, school board, local 
educational agency, or other authority with 
responsibility for administration of the 
school--
``(I) is enforcing a policy of 
preventing students of the school from 
accessing social media platforms on any 
supported service, device, or network 
that includes--
``(aa) monitoring the 
online activities of any such 
service, device, or network to 
determine if those students are 
accessing social media 
platforms; and
``(bb) the operation of a 
technology protection measure 
with respect to those services, 
devices, and networks that 
protects against access by 
those students to a social 
media platform; and
``(II) is enforcing the operation 
of the technology protection measure 
described in subclause (I) during any 
use of supported services, devices, or 
networks by students of the school.
``(ii) Rule of construction.--Nothing in 
this subparagraph may be construed to require 
the applicable school, school board, local 
educational agency, or other authority to track 
an individual website, online application, or 
mobile application that a student is attempting 
to access (or any search terms used by, or the 
browsing history of a student) beyond the 
identity of the website or application and 
whether access to the website or application is 
blocked by a technology protection measure 
because the website or application is a social 
media platform.
``(C) Timing of implementation.--
``(i) In general.--In the case of a school 
to which this paragraph applies, the 
certification under this paragraph shall be 
made--
``(I) with respect to the first 
program funding year under section 
254(h) after the date of enactment of 
the Eyes on the Board Act of 2025, not 
later than 120 days after the beginning 
of that program funding year; and
``(II) with respect to any 
subsequent funding year, as part of the 
application process for that program 
funding year.
``(ii) Process.--
``(I) Schools with measures in 
place.--A school covered by clause (i) 
that has in place measures meeting the 
requirements necessary for 
certification under this paragraph 
shall certify its compliance with this 
paragraph during each annual program 
application cycle under section 254(h), 
except that, with respect to the first 
program funding year after the date of 
enactment of the Eyes on the Board Act 
of 2025, the certification shall be 
made not later than 120 days after the 
beginning of that first program funding 
year.
``(II) Schools without measures in 
place.--
``(aa) First 2 program 
years.--A school covered by 
clause (i) that does not have 
in place measures meeting the 
requirements for certification 
under this paragraph--

``(AA) for the 
first program year 
after the date of 
enactment of the Eyes 
on the Board Act of 
2025 in which the 
school is applying for 
funds under section 
254(h), shall certify 
that the school is 
undertaking such 
actions, including any 
necessary procurement 
procedures, to put in 
place measures meeting 
the requirements for 
certification under 
this paragraph; and

``(BB) for the 
second program year 
after the date of 
enactment of the Eyes 
on the Board Act of 
2025 in which the 
school is applying for 
funds under section 
254(h), shall certify 
that the school is in 
compliance with this 
paragraph.

``(bb) Subsequent program 
years.--Any school that is 
unable to certify compliance 
with such requirements in such 
second program year shall be 
ineligible for services at 
discount rates or funding in 
lieu of services at such rates 
under section 254(h) for such 
second year and all subsequent 
program years under section 
254(h), until such time as such 
school comes into compliance 
with this paragraph.
``(III) Waivers.--Any school 
subject to subclause (II) that cannot 
come into compliance with subparagraph 
(B) in such second program year may 
seek a waiver of subclause (II)(aa)(BB) 
if State or local procurement rules or 
regulations or competitive bidding 
requirements prevent the making of the 
certification otherwise required by 
such subclause. A school, school board, 
local educational agency, or other 
authority with responsibility for 
administration of the school shall 
notify the Commission of the 
applicability of such subclause to the 
school. Such notice shall certify that 
the school in question will be brought 
into compliance before the start of the 
third program year after the date of 
enactment of the Eyes on the Board Act 
of 2025 in which the school is applying 
for funds under section 254(h).
``(D) Noncompliance.--
``(i) Failure to submit certification.--Any 
school that knowingly fails to comply with the 
application guidelines regarding the annual 
submission of a certification required by this 
paragraph shall not be eligible for services at 
discount rates or funding in lieu of services 
at such rates under section 254(h).
``(ii) Failure to comply with 
certification.--Any school that knowingly fails 
to ensure the use of its supported services, 
devices, and networks is in accordance with a 
certification under subparagraph (B) shall 
reimburse any funds and discounts received 
under section 254(h) for the period covered by 
such certification.
``(iii) Remedy of noncompliance.--
``(I) Failure to submit.--A school 
that has failed to submit a 
certification under clause (i) may 
remedy the failure by submitting the 
certification to which the failure 
relates. Upon submittal of such 
certification, the school shall be 
eligible for services at discount rates 
under section 254(h).
``(II) Failure to comply.--A school 
that has failed to comply with a 
certification as described in clause 
(ii) may remedy the failure by ensuring 
that the use of its supported services, 
devices, and networks is in accordance 
with such certification. Upon submittal 
to the Commission of a certification or 
other appropriate evidence of such 
remedy, the school shall be eligible 
for services at discount rates under 
section 254(h).
``(E) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this 
paragraph may be construed to consider a school, school 
board, local educational agency, or other authority 
with responsibility for the administration of a school 
in violation of this paragraph, or subject to a delay 
in the processing of funding applications or requests 
for reimbursement, if that school, school board, local 
educational agency, or other authority makes a good 
faith effort to comply with this paragraph and to 
correct a known violation of this paragraph within a 
reasonable period of time.
``(3) Enforcement.--
``(A) In general.--The Commission shall--
``(i) not later than 120 days after the 
date of enactment of the Eyes on the Board Act 
of 2025, amend the rules of the Commission to 
carry out this subsection; and
``(ii) subject to subparagraph (B), enforce 
this subsection, and any rules issued under 
this subsection, as if this subsection and 
those rules were part of the Communications Act 
of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) or the rules 
issued under that Act.
``(B) Limitations.--
``(i) Noncompliance despite good faith 
efforts.--The Commission may not seek recovery 
of funding provided under section 254(h), or 
delay the processing of a funding application, 
because of the violation by a school, school 
board, local educational agency, or other 
authority with responsibility for 
administration of the school of any requirement 
of this subsection, or any rule issued under 
this subsection, if the school, school board, 
local educational agency, or other authority 
with responsibility for administration of the 
school made a good faith effort to comply with 
that requirement and correct any known 
violations of that requirement within a 
reasonable period of time.
``(ii) Noncompliance without good faith 
efforts.--With respect to any violation of a 
requirement of this subsection, or any rule 
issued under this subsection, in which a 
school, school board, local educational agency, 
or other authority with responsibility for 
administration of the school does not make a 
good faith effort to comply with that 
requirement, or does not correct any known 
violation of that requirement within a 
reasonable period of time, the Commission shall 
seek recovery of the funding provided to the 
school under section 254(h) for such period 
consistent with the remedy established under 
paragraph (2)(D)(iii).
``(4) Exemption for certain libraries.--Nothing in this 
subsection may be construed to require a library (as defined in 
section 213 of the Museum and Library Services Act (20 U.S.C. 
9122)), except a library of an elementary or secondary school, 
to comply with the requirements of this subsection or any rule 
issued under this subsection.''.
(b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--Section 254(h) of the 
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254(h)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (5)(E)--
(A) in clause (i), in the matter preceding 
subclause (I), by striking ``1721(h)'' and inserting 
``1721(i)''; and
(B) in clause (ii)(I), by striking ``1721(h)'' and 
inserting ``1721(i)''; and
(2) in paragraph (6)(E)--
(A) in clause (i), in the matter preceding 
subclause (I), by striking ``1721(h)'' and inserting 
``1721(i)''; and
(B) in clause (ii)(I), by striking ``1721(h)'' and 
inserting ``1721(i)''.

SEC. 203. INTERNET SAFETY POLICIES.

Section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254) is 
amended--
(1) in subsection (h)(5)--
(A) in subparagraph (A)(i)--
(i) in subclause (I), by inserting ``and 
copies of the internet safety policy to which 
each such certification pertains'' before the 
semicolon at the end; and
(ii) in subclause (II)--
(I) by striking ``Commission'' and 
all that follows through the end of the 
subclause and inserting the following: 
``Commission--
``(aa) a certification that 
an internet safety policy 
described in subclause (I) have 
been adopted and implemented 
for the school; and''; and
(II) by adding at the end the 
following:
``(bb) copies of the 
internet safety policy 
described in item (aa); and''; 
and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(G) Database of internet safety policies.--The 
Commission shall establish an easily accessible, public 
database that contains each internet safety policy 
submitted to the Commission under subclauses (I) and 
(II) of subparagraph (A)(i).''; and
(2) in subsection (l), by striking paragraph (3) and 
inserting the following:
``(3) Availability for review.--A copy of each internet 
safety policy adopted by a library under this subsection shall 
be made available to the Commission, upon request of the 
Commission, by the library for purposes of the review of the 
internet safety policy by the Commission.''.

TITLE III--SEVERABILITY

SEC. 301. SEVERABILITY.

If any provision of this Act is determined to be unenforceable or 
invalid, the remaining provisions of this Act shall not be affected.
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