User choice requirements

(a) Expressing search preference (1) In general On all browsers, devices, and search access points owned, operated, or controlled by a covered platform, users shall be presented with a choice screen— (A) at initial device setup, browser installation, or account creation; and (B) at least once annually thereafter. (2) Ranking and selection Qualified competitors presented on a choice screen shall be randomly ranked and selected for inclusion by objective, transparent, and non-pay-to-play criteria, such as— (A) United States market share (based on publicly verifiable data or independent assessment); and (B) consent to participate and provide technical compatibility. (3) Selection reporting A covered platform shall make available data on the number of impressions and selections that occurred on each choice screen, segmented by device, operating system, and browser, via real-time application programming interfaces. (b) Defaults on new devices No covered platform may preinstall, or require third parties to install, its own general search engine as the default on new devices. (c) Easy switching (1) In general For any search access point under a covered platform’s ownership, operation, or control, the covered platform shall provide— (A) a permanent and easily accessible setting for users to switch defaults; and (B) support for the ability to switch defaults via a prompt from a competing app or website operated by a qualified competitor. (2) Easily accessible For purposes of paragraph (1), a setting shall not be considered easily accessible if the process to change a default setting is materially more difficult than the process to set up, access, or use the covered platform's own corresponding product or service. (d) Public education fund The Commission, in consultation with State attorneys general, may require contributions by covered platforms to fund user education relating to general search engine and AI search choice in an amount equivalent to not more than 0.05 percent of the United States annual revenue of the covered platforms. (e) Commission guidance Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall issue non-binding guidance on best practices for designing and reporting user choice requirements.