Mandatory syndication

(a) Search syndication A covered platform shall license search results, ranking signals, and related features to qualified competitors at marginal cost, under the following terms: (1) Syndicated content Covered platforms shall include local, maps, video, images, and knowledge panel search feature content on any user interface under the control, operation, or ownership of a qualified competitor, including on mobile and desktop computing environments. (2) Technical obligations Covered platforms shall— (A) make syndicated content available via an application program interface; (B) provide responses with latency and reliability equivalent to what the covered platform’s general search engine or related products receive; and (C) only implement such measures as are necessary to protect brand integrity, user security, and system stability. (3) Protections for qualified competitors The following protections shall apply: (A) Covered platforms shall not impose restrictions on how a qualified competitor may use, display, or integrate syndicated results into its own products or services, including integration with any generative AI product. (B) Covered platforms shall not retain or use the syndicated queries or related metadata for any commercial or competitive purpose. (C) Qualified competitors may choose which queries and components to request and how to display them. (D) Qualified competitors shall have discretion as to what information is shared with a covered platform. (E) Qualified competitors shall have access to syndicated content for not less than 10 years from the date a license is entered into with a covered platform. (4) Rules The Commission may promulgate rules necessary to implement the requirements of this subsection. (b) Ads syndication A covered platform shall license search ad inventory to qualified competitors on a nondiscriminatory basis for renewable 1-year periods, under the following terms: (1) Technical obligations The technical obligations under subsection (a)(2) shall apply. (2) Protections for qualified competitors The protections for qualified competitors under subsection (a)(3) shall apply. (3) Rules The Commission may promulgate rules necessary to implement the requirements of this subsection.