(iii) DELAY UPON REQUEST OF LAW 
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.—If, due to an 
ongoing investigation, a law enforcement 
official requests an online dating service 
provider to delay providing a fraud ban no-
tification under paragraph (1) beyond the 
time when the notification is required to be 
provided under clause (i) or (ii), the online 
dating service provider— 
(I) may not provide the notifica-
tion before the end of the period of 
delay (including any extension of such 
period) requested by the law enforce-
ment official; and 
(II) shall provide the notification 
not later than 3 days after the last 
day of the period of delay (including 
any extension of such period) re-
quested by the law enforcement offi-
cial. 
(4) LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.—An online dat-
ing service provider is not liable to a person in a 
civil action based on any of the following: 
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(A) The means of communication used to 
provide a fraud ban notification to a member 
under paragraph (1). 
(B) The timing of a fraud ban notification 
provided to a member under paragraph (1). 
(C) The disclosure of information in a 
fraud ban notification provided under para-
graph (1), including the following: 
(i) Information that a member is a 
banned member or the subject of a fraud 
ban. 
(ii) The username, identification num-
ber, or other profile identifier of the 
banned member. 
(iii) The reason that the online dating 
service provider initiated the fraud ban of 
the banned member. 
(5) NO PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION; PRESERVA-
TION OF CERTAIN IMMUNITY.—This subsection does 
not create a private right of action or diminish or 
adversely affect protections for an online dating 
service provider under section 230 of the Commu-
nications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 230). 
(c) IDENTITY VERIFICATION.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—An online dating service pro-
vider shall, before allowing an individual to register 
with the online dating service provider, verify the 
identity provided by the individual to the online dat-
ing service provider. 
(2) FORM OF IDENTIFICATION.—An online dat-
ing service provider shall— 
(A) require an individual seeking to reg-
ister with the online dating service provider to 
submit to the provider an acceptable (as deter-
mined by the provider) government-issued iden-
tity document (or a copy of such a document) 
that includes the date of birth of the individual; 
and 
(B) use the document (or copy) submitted 
under subparagraph (A) to verify the identity of 
the individual as required by paragraph (1). 
(3) LIMITATION ON RETENTION OF INFORMA-
TION.—An online dating service provider may only 
retain an identity document (or copy of such a docu-
ment) provided by an individual under paragraph 
(2), and any other information relating to the 
verification of the identity of the individual under 
paragraph (1) (other than whether the identity of 
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the individual is or is not verified), until the earlier 
of— 
(A) the date on which the provider verifies 
the identity of the individual; or 
(B) the date that is 90 days after the indi-
vidual provides the identity document (or copy) 
under paragraph (2). 
(d) ENFORCEMENT BY FEDERAL TRADE COMMIS-
SION.— 
(1) UNFAIR
OR
DECEPTIVE
ACTS
OR
PRAC-
TICES.—A violation of this section shall be treated 
as a violation of a regulation under section 
18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act 
(15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)) regarding unfair or decep-
tive acts or practices. 
(2) POWERS OF COMMISSION.—Except as pro-
vided in paragraphs (3) and (4), the Commission 
shall enforce this section in the same manner, by the 
same means, and with the same jurisdiction, powers, 
and duties as though all applicable terms and provi-
sions of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 
U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were incorporated into and made 
a part of this section, and any person who violates 
this section shall be subject to the penalties and en-
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titled to the privileges and immunities provided in 
the Federal Trade Commission Act. 
(3) CIVIL PENALTY AMOUNT.—The amount of a 
civil penalty under section 5(m) of the Federal 
Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 45(m)) for a vio-
lation of this section shall be not more than $1,000 
for each violation. 
(4) ADDITIONAL
LIMITATION.—The Commis-
sion may not bring a civil action under section 19 
of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 
57b) with respect to a violation of this section. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) BANNED
MEMBER.—The term ‘‘banned 
member’’ means a member of an online dating serv-
ice whose account or profile on the online dating 
service is the subject of a fraud ban. 
(2) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Federal Trade Commission. 
(3) FRAUD BAN.—The term ‘‘fraud ban’’ means 
the termination or suspension of the account or pro-
file of a member of an online dating service because, 
in the judgment of the online dating service pro-
vider, there is a significant risk the member will at-
tempt to obtain money from another member 
through fraudulent means. 
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(4) MEMBER.—The term ‘‘member’’ means an 
individual who— 
(A) submits to an online dating service 
provider the information required by the pro-
vider to establish an account or profile on the 
online dating service; and 
(B) is allowed by the provider to establish 
such an account or profile. 
(5) ONLINE DATING SERVICE.—The term ‘‘on-
line dating service’’ means a service that— 
(A) is provided through a website or a mo-
bile application; and 
(B) offers members access to dating or ro-
mantic relationships with other members by ar-
ranging or facilitating the social introduction of 
members. 
(6) ONLINE DATING SERVICE PROVIDER.—The 
term ‘‘online dating service provider’’ means a per-
son engaged in the business of offering an online 
dating service. 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 
on the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
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