a public proceeding instituted by the agency. 
Any information that may be used to identify a 
protected individual shall be exempt from dis-
closure under section 552(b)(3)(B) of title 5, 
United States Code. 
(B) BY COVERED PERSONS.—Except with 
the written consent of the protected individual, 
a covered person may not disclose any informa-
tion that may be used to identify a protected in-
dividual who has provided information about an 
alleged violation of this Act or the regulations 
issued by the Commission under this Act, un-
less and until required to be disclosed by law 
(including pursuant to an order issued by a 
court of competent jurisdiction). 
(c) INTERAGENCY REPORTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Upon request by an agency 
described in paragraph (2), the Commission may, at 
the discretion of the Commission— 
(A) investigate conduct by a provider of a 
hosting service that may be unlawful under a 
provision of law enforced by or a regulation 
issued by such agency; and 
(B) issue a report to such agency on the 
results of the investigation. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
20:39 Feb 28, 2022
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00028
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H6796.IH
H6796
pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS
(2) AGENCIES DESCRIBED.—The agencies de-
scribed in this paragraph are the following: 
(A) The Department of Education. 
(B) The Department of Labor. 
(C) The Department of Housing and 
Urban Development. 
(D) The Department of Commerce. 
(E) The Department of Health and 
Human Services. 
(F) The Department of Veterans Affairs. 
(G) The Equal Employment Opportunity 
Commission. 
(H) The Bureau of Consumer Financial 
Protection. 
(I) The Federal Communications Commis-
sion. 
(J) The Federal Election Commission. 
(K) The Department of State. 
(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF REPORTS.—A re-
port issued by the Commission under paragraph (1) 
shall be made publicly available by the Commission 
consistent with section 552 of title 5, United States 
Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Freedom of Infor-
mation Act’’). 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
20:39 Feb 28, 2022
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00029
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H6796.IH
H6796
pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS
SEC. 5. INTERNAL COMPLAINT-HANDLING SYSTEMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall 
issue regulations under section 553 of title 5, United 
States Code, that require a provider of a covered platform 
to provide a user of the platform, for a period of at least 
6 months after a content moderation action described in 
subsection (b) with respect to information provided by the 
user, with access to an internal complaint-handling system 
that allows the user to appeal the content moderation ac-
tion. 
(b) COVERED CONTENT MODERATION ACTIONS.— 
The content moderation actions described in this sub-
section are the following: 
(1) A decision to remove or disable access to 
the information. 
(2) A decision to suspend or terminate the pro-
vision of the service, in whole or in part, to the user. 
(3) A decision to suspend or terminate the 
user’s account. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS.—In issuing regulations under 
subsection (a), the Commission shall require a provider 
of a covered platform to do the following: 
(1) To ensure that the internal complaint-han-
dling system is easy to access (including for individ-
uals with disabilities), is user-friendly, and enables 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
20:39 Feb 28, 2022
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00030
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H6796.IH
H6796
pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS