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H.R. 7757IntroducedHouseSenate · nowPresidentLawIn the Senate
Sec. 1 · H.R. 7757

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Introduced · Sec. 1

(a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act or the KIDS Act. (b) Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Definitions. Title I—Shielding Minors from Obscenity Sec. 101. Short title. Sec. 102. Definitions. Sec. 103. Technology verification measures. Sec. 104. Consultation requirements. Sec. 105. GAO report. Sec. 106. Relationship to State laws. Title II—Addressing Harms to Minors on Online Platforms Sec. 201. Covered platform defined. Subtitle A—Kids Online Safety Sec. 211. Short title. Sec. 212. Definitions. Sec. 213. Addressing harms to minors. Sec. 214. Safeguards for minors and parental tools. Sec. 215. Reporting mechanism. Sec. 216. Disclosure. Sec. 217. Advertising and marketing information and labels. Sec. 218. Advertising of illegal products. Sec. 219. Audit; report. Sec. 220. Rules of construction. Sec. 221. Relationship to State laws. Subtitle B—Safe Messaging for Kids Sec. 231. Short title. Sec. 232. Definitions. Sec. 233. Prohibition on ephemeral messaging features for minors. Sec. 234. Prohibition on direct messaging features for children. Sec. 235. Parental controls for direct messaging features for teens. Sec. 236. Rule of construction on encryption. Sec. 237. Relationship to State law. Sec. 238. Effective date. Subtitle C—Stop Profiling Youth and Kids Sec. 241. Short title. Sec. 242. User defined. Sec. 243. Market research. Sec. 244. Relationship to State laws. Sec. 245. Effective date. Title III—Social Gaming Platforms Sec. 301. Short title. Sec. 302. Definitions. Sec. 303. Safeguards requirements for online video game providers. Sec. 304. Relationship to State laws. Title IV—Artificial Intelligence Chatbots Sec. 401. Short title. Sec. 402. Definitions. Sec. 403. Certain statements prohibited. Sec. 404. Disclosure required. Sec. 405. Policies required. Sec. 406. Rule of construction. Sec. 407. Relationship to State laws. Title V—Research, Education, and Best Practices for Protecting Minors Online Subtitle A—Research Sec. 501. Definitions. Part 1—Safe Social Media Act Sec. 511. Short title. Sec. 512. Report by Commission on social media use by minors. Part 2—No Fentanyl on Social Media Act Sec. 513. Short title. Sec. 514. Report on the ability of minors to access fentanyl through social media platforms. Part 3—Assessing Safety Tools for Parents and Minors Act Sec. 515. Short title. Sec. 516. Industry review and report. Part 4—Study on chatbots and mental health of minors Sec. 517. Study required. Sec. 518. Consultation. Sec. 519. Report. Subtitle B—Education Part 1—Promoting a Safe Internet for Minors Act Sec. 521. Short title. Sec. 522. Online safety for minors. Part 2—AI Warnings And Resources for Education (AWARE) Act Sec. 523. Short title. Sec. 524. Chatbots and minors. Subtitle C—Partnerships and Best Practices Sec. 525. Short title. Sec. 526. Kids Internet Safety Partnership. Title VI—General Provisions Sec. 601. Enforcement. Sec. 602. Judicial review. Sec. 603. Rules of construction. Sec. 604. Severability. Sec. 605. Effective date.

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Passed the House · Sec. 1

(a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act or the KIDS Act. (b) Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Definitions. Title I—Shielding Minors from Obscenity Sec. 101. Short title. Sec. 102. Definitions. Sec. 103. Technology verification measures. Sec. 104. Consultation requirements. Sec. 105. GAO report. Title II—Online Platforms Sec. 201. Definitions. Subtitle A—Kids Online Safety Sec. 211. Short title. Sec. 212. Definitions. Sec. 213. Addressing harms to minors. Sec. 214. Safeguards for minors, parental tools, and teen messaging controls. Sec. 215. Reporting mechanism. Sec. 216. Disclosure. Sec. 217. Advertising and marketing information and labels. Sec. 218. Advertising of illegal products to minors. Sec. 219. Audit; report. Sec. 220. Rule of construction on age verification. Sec. 221. Rule of construction on encryption. Subtitle B—Stop Profiling Youth and Kids Sec. 231. Short title. Sec. 232. Know; knows defined. Sec. 233. Market research. Sec. 234. Effective date. Title III—Social Gaming Platforms Sec. 301. Short title. Sec. 302. Definitions. Sec. 303. Safeguards requirements for online video game providers. Title IV—Artificial Intelligence Chatbots Sec. 401. Short title. Sec. 402. Definitions. Sec. 403. Certain statements prohibited. Sec. 404. Disclosure required. Sec. 405. Policies required. Sec. 406. Rule of construction. Title V—Research, Education, and Best Practices for Protecting Minors Online Subtitle A—Research Sec. 501. Definitions. Sec. 502. Exemption. Part 1—Safe Social Media Act Sec. 511. Short title. Sec. 512. Report by Commission on social media use by minors. Part 2—No Fentanyl on Social Media Act Sec. 513. Short title. Sec. 514. Report on the ability of minors to access fentanyl through social media platforms. Part 3—Assessing Safety Tools for Parents and Minors Act Sec. 515. Short title. Sec. 516. Industry review and report. Part 4—Study on chatbots and mental health of minors Sec. 517. Study required. Sec. 518. Consultation. Sec. 519. Report. Subtitle B—Education Part 1—Promoting a Safe Internet for Minors Act Sec. 521. Short title. Sec. 522. Online safety education for minors. Part 2—AI Warnings And Resources for Education (AWARE) Act Sec. 523. Short title. Sec. 524. Safe chatbot use for minors. Subtitle C—Partnerships and Best Practices Sec. 525. Short title. Sec. 526. Kids Internet Safety Partnership. Title VI—Kids Privacy Protections Subtitle A—COPPA 2.0 Sec. 601. Short title. Sec. 602. Online collection, use, disclosure, and deletion of personal information of children and teens. Sec. 603. Study and reports of mobile and online application oversight and enforcement. Sec. 604. GAO study. Sec. 605. Severability. Subtitle B—Data Broker Disclosures Sec. 611. Definitions. Sec. 612. Registration requirement. Sec. 613. Rule of construction. Title VII—General Provisions Sec. 701. Enforcement. Sec. 702. Judicial review. Sec. 703. Rules of construction. Sec. 704. Relationship to State laws. Sec. 705. Severability. Sec. 706. Effective date.

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