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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6918 

To amend section 2339B of title 18, United States Code, to apply to social 

media platforms, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 3, 2022 

Mr. CAWTHORN (for himself and Mr. GOOD of Virginia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and 

in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be 

subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 

of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To amend section 2339B of title 18, United States Code, 

to apply to social media platforms, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Publicity for Ter5 rorists Act of 2022’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PROVIDING MATERIAL SUPPORT OR RESOURCES 

2 TO DESIGNATED FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGA3 NIZATIONS. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2339B of title 18, United 

5 States Code, is amended— 

6 (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 

7 following new paragraph: 

8 ‘‘(3) SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS.— 

9 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any social media plat10 form that becomes aware that certain users 

11 have an account or are actively using the plat12 form shall remove such certain users account 

13 within 24 hours of becoming aware of such cer14 tain users. 

15 ‘‘(B) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—Any 

16 social media platform required to file a quar17 terly report under section 13 or 15(d) of the 

18 Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 

19 78m; 78o(d)) shall certify in such report that 

20 such social media platform is in compliance 

21 with subparagraph (A).’’; and 

22 (2) in subsection (b)— 

23 (A) in the header, by striking ‘‘CIVIL PEN24 ALTY’’ and inserting ‘‘PENALTIES’’; 

25 (B) by striking ‘‘Any financial institution’’ 

26 and inserting: 


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1 ‘‘(1) FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.—Any financial 

2 institution’’; 

3 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

4 paragraph: 

5 ‘‘(2) SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS.— 

6 ‘‘(A) CIVIL PENALTY.—Any social media 

7 platform that knowingly fails to comply with 

8 subsection (a)(3) shall be subject to a civil pen9 alty in an amount of $50,000 per violation. 

10 ‘‘(B) CRIMINAL PENALTY.—In the case of 

11 any social media platform required to file a 

12 quarterly report under section 13 or 15(d) of 

13 the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 

14 U.S.C. 78m; 78o(d)) that fails to comply with 

15 subsection (a)(3), any principal financial officer, 

16 chief accounting officer, chief operating officer, 

17 chief executive officer of such social media plat18 form and the individual who signs such report 

19 who knowingly so failed to comply with sub20 section (a)(3) shall be fined under this title or 

21 imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both.’’; 

22 and 

23 (D) in subsection (g)— 

24 (i) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘; 

25 and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 


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1 (ii) in paragraph (6), by striking the 

2 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 

3 and 

4 (iii) by adding at the end the fol5 lowing new paragraph: 

6 ‘‘(7) the term ‘actively using’ includes using or 

7 posting on a social media platform; 

8 ‘‘(8) the term ‘certain user’ means an individual 

9 designated as a specially designated national pursu10 ant to the designation process established by Execu11 tive Order 13224, titled ‘Blocking Property and Pro12 hibiting Transactions with Persons who Commit, 

13 Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism’ pub14 lished on September 23, 2001; 

15 ‘‘(9) the term ‘social media platform’— 

16 ‘‘(A) means a website or other internet me17 dium, including a mobile application, that— 

18 ‘‘(i) permits an individual or entity to 

19 create an account or profile for the pur20 pose of generating, sharing, and viewing 

21 user-generated content through such ac22 count or profile; 

23 ‘‘(ii) enables one or more users to 

24 generate content that can be viewed by 

25 other users of the medium; and 


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1 ‘‘(iii) enables users to view content 

2 generated by other users of the medium; 

3 and 

4 ‘‘(B) does not include— 

5 ‘‘(i) any such website or other internet 

6 medium that serves fewer than 100,000 

7 users who access their account or profile at 

8 least once a month; 

9 ‘‘(ii) an email program, email dis10 tribution list, or multi-person text message 

11 group; 

12 ‘‘(iii) a website or other internet me13 dium that is primarily for the purpose of 

14 internet commerce; 

15 ‘‘(iv) a software application (including 

16 a mobile application) used solely to com17 municate with others through instant mes18 sages, audio calls, video calls, or any com19 bination thereof; or 

20 ‘‘(v) a website or other internet me21 dium the primary purpose of which is— 

22 ‘‘(I) to allow users to post prod23 uct reviews, business reviews, or travel 

24 information and reviews; or 


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1 ‘‘(II) to provide emergency alert 

2 services.’’. 

3 (b) SEC REGULATIONS.—Not later than 60 days 

4 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Securities 

5 and Exchange Commission shall issue such rules and up6 date such forms as the Commission determines may be 

7 necessary to carry out the certifications under paragraph 

8 (3)(B) of section 2339B(a) of title 18, United States 

9 Code, as added by this subsection. 

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