media and other online platforms as defined in this Act 
on the following matters: 
(1) Anxiety, depression, eating disorders, and 
suicidal behaviors. 
(2) Substance use disorders and the use of nar-
cotic drugs, tobacco products, gambling, or alcohol 
by minors. 
(3) Sexual exploitation and abuse. 
(4) Addiction-like use of social media and de-
sign factors that lead to unhealthy and harmful 
overuse of social media. 
(d) ADDITIONAL STUDY.—Not earlier than 4 years 
after enactment, the Commission shall seek to enter into 
a contract with the National Academy under which the 
National Academy shall conduct an additional study and 
report covering the matters described in subsection (c) for 
the purposes of providing additional information, consid-
ering new research, and other matters. 
(e) CONTENT
OF REPORTS.—The comprehensive 
studies and reports conducted pursuant to this section 
shall seek to evaluate impacts and advance understanding, 
knowledge, and remedies regarding the harms to minors 
posed by social media and other online platforms, and may 
include recommendations related to public policy. 
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(f) ACTIVE STUDIES.—If the National Academy is 
engaged in any active studies on the matters described in 
subsection (c) at the time that it enters into a contract 
with the Commission to conduct a study under this sec-
tion, it may base the study to be conducted under this 
section on the active study, so long as it otherwise incor-
porates the requirements of this section. 
(g) COLLABORATION.—In designing and conducting 
the studies under this section, the Commission, the Sec-
retary, and the National Academy shall consult with the 
Surgeon General and the Kids Online Safety Council. 
(h) ACCESS TO DATA.— 
(1) FACT-FINDING AUTHORITY.—The Commis-
sion may issue orders under section 6(b) of the Fed-
eral Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 46(b)) to re-
quire covered platforms to provide reports, data, or 
answers in writing as necessary to conduct the stud-
ies required under this section. 
(2) SCOPE.—In exercising its authority under 
paragraph (1), the Commission may issue orders to 
no more than 5 covered platforms per study under 
this section. 
(3) CONFIDENTIAL
ACCESS.—Notwithstanding 
section 6(f) or 21 of the Federal Trade Commission 
Act (15 U.S.C. 46, 57b–2), the Commission shall 
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enter in agreements with the National Academy to 
share appropriate information received from a cov-
ered platform pursuant to an order under such sub-
section (b) for a comprehensive study under this sec-
tion in a confidential and secure manner, and to 
prohibit the disclosure or sharing of such informa-
tion by the National Academy. Nothing in this para-
graph shall be construed to preclude the disclosure 
of any such information if authorized or required by 
any other law. 
SEC. 107. MARKET RESEARCH. 
(a) MARKET RESEARCH BY COVERED PLATFORMS.— 
The Federal Trade Commission, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Commerce, shall issue guidance for covered 
platforms seeking to conduct market- and product-focused 
research on minors. Such guidance shall include— 
(1) a standard consent form that provides mi-
nors and their parents a clear, conspicuous, and 
easy-to-understand explanation of the scope and pur-
pose of the research to be conducted that is available 
in English and the top 5 non-English languages 
used in the United States; 
(2) information on how to obtain informed con-
sent from the parent of a minor prior to conducting 
such market- and product-focused research; and 
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(3) recommendations for research practices for 
studies that may include minors, disaggregated by 
the age ranges of 0–5, 6–9, 10–12, and 13–16. 
(b) TIMING.—The Federal Trade Commission shall 
issue such guidance not later than 18 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act. In doing so, they shall seek 
input from members of the public and the representatives 
of the Kids Online Safety Council established under sec-
tion 111. 
SEC. 108. AGE VERIFICATION STUDY AND REPORT. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Commerce, in coordi-
nation with the Federal Communications Commission and 
Federal Trade Commission, shall conduct a study evalu-
ating the most technologically feasible methods and op-
tions for developing systems to verify age at the device 
or operating system level. 
(b) CONTENTS.—Such study shall consider— 
(1) the benefits of creating a device or oper-
ating system level age verification system; 
(2) what information may need to be collected 
to create this type of age verification system; 
(3) the accuracy of such systems and their im-
pact or steps to improve accessibility, including for 
individuals with disabilities; 
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(4) how such a system or systems could verify 
age while mitigating risks to user privacy and data 
security and safeguarding minors’ personal data, 
emphasizing minimizing the amount of data col-
lected and processed by covered platforms and age 
verification providers for such a system; 
(5) the technical feasibility, including the need 
for potential hardware and software changes, includ-
ing for devices currently in commerce and owned by 
consumers; and 
(6) the impact of different age verification sys-
tems on competition, particularly the risk of dif-
ferent age verification systems creating barriers to 
entry for small companies. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the agencies described in sub-
section (a) shall submit a report containing the results of 
the study conducted under such subsection to the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of 
the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 109. GUIDANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Trade Com-
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