(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible for appoint-
ment as a fellow under the program, an individual 
shall meet the following requirements: 
(A) The individual shall be a national of 
the United States or lawfully admitted to the 
United States for permanent residence. 
(B) The individual may not be a current 
Commission employee as of the time when the 
individual is appointed as a fellow. 
(C) The individual may not have a conflict 
of interest (as determined by the Commission). 
(2) NO
CONSECUTIVE
TERMS.—An individual 
may not serve consecutive terms as a fellow under 
the program. 
(d) NUMBER.—The Commission shall maintain at 
least 15 fellows under the program at any time. 
(e) TERM.—A fellow appointed under the program 
shall serve a term of not less than 1 year and not more 
than 3 years. 
(f) PAY.—The Commission shall establish annual 
rates of pay, benefits, and standards for fellows under the 
program. 
(g) FELLOWSHIP AGREEMENT.—The Commission 
and a fellow appointed under the program shall enter into 
a fellowship agreement, which shall state the amount of 
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compensation to be received by the fellow and the terms 
and conditions governing the fellowship. 
(h) COMPLIANCE WITH INFORMATION SECURITY 
PRACTICES.—A fellow appointed under the program shall 
comply with information security practices established by 
the Commission. 
(i) ACCESS TO INFORMATION.—A fellow appointed 
under the program shall have access to— 
(1) the same information as a certified re-
searcher; and 
(2) information relating to hosting services and 
providers of hosting services obtained under section 
6(b) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 
U.S.C. 46(b)). 
(j) PROHIBITION ON CARRYING OUT ENFORCEMENT 
DUTIES.—A fellow appointed under the program may not 
perform work for purposes of an enforcement action by 
the Commission. 
(k) INAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN RULES.—Any rule 
of the Commission that restricts an individual formerly 
employed by the Commission from accepting other employ-
ment shall not apply to an individual by reason of the serv-
ice of the individual as a fellow under the program. 
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SEC. 12. REPORT AND DISCLOSURE INTEGRITY. 
In the case of any report or other disclosure required 
to be made by a provider of a hosting service under this 
Act, it shall be a violation of this Act for such report or 
other disclosure to include any untrue statement of a ma-
terial fact or to omit to state any material fact required 
to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements 
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which the 
report or other disclosure is made, not misleading. 
SEC. 13. ENFORCEMENT BY FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION. 
(a) UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE ACTS OR PRACTICES.— 
A violation of this Act or a regulation issued under this 
Act 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 deceptive 
acts or practices. 
(b) POWERS
OF COMMISSION.—The Commission 
shall enforce this Act and the regulations issued under this 
Act in the same manner, by the same means, and with 
the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though all ap-
plicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade Com-
mission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were incorporated into 
and made a part of this Act, and any person who violates 
this Act or a regulation issued under this Act shall be sub-
ject to the penalties and entitled to the privileges and im-
munities provided in the Federal Trade Commission Act. 
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(c) COMMISSION LITIGATION AUTHORITY.—Section 
16(a)(2) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 
56(a)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘or’’ after 
the semicolon; 
(2) in subparagraph (E)— 
(A) by moving the margins 2 ems to the 
left; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or’’ after the semicolon; 
and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(F) under subsection (l) or (m) of section 5 of 
this Act that arises from a violation of the Digital 
Services Oversight and Safety Act of 2022 or a reg-
ulation issued under such Act;’’. 
(d) REGULATIONS.—The Commission may issue reg-
ulations under section 553 of title 5, United States Code, 
to implement this Act. 
SEC. 14. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Com-
mission to carry out this Act, and to remain available until 
expended, $500,000,000 for each fiscal year beginning 
with fiscal year 2022. 
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SEC. 15. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in section 230 of the Communications Act 
of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 230) may be construed to limit the 
application of, or to impair or limit the enforcement of— 
(1) this Act or a regulation issued under this 
Act; or 
(2) section 6(b) of the Federal Trade Commis-
sion Act (15 U.S.C. 46(b)). 
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