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‘‘(1) RESPONSIBILITIES DESCRIBED.—Each tel-
evision or radio broadcast station, provider of cable 
or satellite television, or online platform (as defined 
in section 304(k)(3)) shall make reasonable efforts 
to ensure that communications described in section 
318(a) and made available by such station, provider, 
or platform are not purchased by a foreign national, 
directly or indirectly. For purposes of the previous 
sentence, a station, provider, or online platform shall 
not be considered to have made reasonable efforts 
under this paragraph in the case of the availability 
of a communication unless the station, provider, or 
online platform directly inquires from the individual 
or entity making such purchase whether the pur-
chase is to be made by a foreign national, directly 
or indirectly. 
‘‘(2) SPECIAL RULES FOR DISBURSEMENT PAID 
WITH
CREDIT
CARD.—For purposes of paragraph 
(1), a television or radio broadcast station, provider 
of cable or satellite television, or online platform 
shall be considered to have made reasonable efforts 
under such paragraph in the case of a purchase of 
the availability of a communication which is made 
with a credit card if—
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‘‘(A) the individual or entity making such 
purchase is required, at the time of making 
such purchase, to disclose the credit verification 
value of such credit card; and 
‘‘(B) the billing address associated with 
such credit card is located in the United States 
or, in the case of a purchase made by an indi-
vidual who is a United States citizen living out-
side of the United States, the individual pro-
vides the television or radio broadcast station, 
provider of cable or satellite television, or online 
platform with the United States mailing ad-
dress the individual uses for voter registration 
purposes.’’. 
SEC. 4210. INDEPENDENT STUDY ON MEDIA LITERACY AND 
ONLINE POLITICAL CONTENT CONSUMPTION. 
(a) INDEPENDENT STUDY.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Elec-
tion Commission shall commission an independent study 
and report on media literacy with respect to online polit-
ical content consumption among voting-age Americans. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The study and report under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) An evaluation of media literacy skills, such 
as the ability to evaluate sources, synthesize multiple
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accounts into a coherent understanding of an issue, 
understand the context of communications, and re-
sponsibly create and share information, among vot-
ing-age Americans. 
(2) An analysis of the effects of media literacy 
education and particular media literacy skills on the 
ability to critically consume online political content, 
including political advertising. 
(3) Recommendations for improving voting-age 
Americans’ ability to critically consume online polit-
ical content, including political advertising. 
(c) DEADLINE.—Not later than 270 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the entity conducting the 
study and report under subsection (a) shall submit the re-
port to the Commission. 
(d) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 
days after receiving the report under subsection (c), the 
Commission shall submit the report to the Committee on 
House Administration of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the 
Senate, together with such comments on the report as the 
Commission considers appropriate. 
(e) DEFINITION OF MEDIA LITERACY.—The term 
‘‘media literacy’’ means the ability to—
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(1) access relevant and accurate information 
through media; 
(2) critically analyze media content and the in-
fluences of media; 
(3) evaluate the comprehensiveness, relevance, 
credibility, authority, and accuracy of information; 
(4) make educated decisions based on informa-
tion obtained from media and digital sources; 
(5) operate various forms of technology and 
digital tools; and 
(6) reflect on how the use of media and tech-
nology may affect private and public life. 
SEC. 4211. REQUIRING ONLINE PLATFORMS TO DISPLAY 
NOTICES IDENTIFYING SPONSORS OF POLIT-
ICAL ADVERTISEMENTS AND TO ENSURE NO-
TICES CONTINUE TO BE PRESENT WHEN AD-
VERTISEMENTS ARE SHARED. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Section 304 of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30104), as 
amended by section 4002 and section 4208(a), is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(l) ENSURING DISPLAY AND SHARING OF SPONSOR 
IDENTIFICATION
IN
ONLINE
POLITICAL
ADVERTISE-
MENTS.—
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‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT.— An online platform dis-
playing a qualified political advertisement shall— 
‘‘(A) display with the advertisement a visi-
ble notice identifying the sponsor of the adver-
tisement (or, if it is not practical for the plat-
form to display such a notice, a notice that the 
advertisement is sponsored by a person other 
than the platform); and 
‘‘(B) ensure that the notice will continue to 
be displayed if a viewer of the advertisement 
shares the advertisement with others on that 
platform. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection,— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘online platform’ has the 
meaning given such term in subsection (k)(3); 
and 
‘‘(B) the term ‘qualified political advertise-
ment’ has the meaning given such term in sub-
section (k)(4).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to advertisements 
displayed on or after the 120-day period which begins on 
the date of the enactment of this Act.