(ii) an incorporated place (as such 
term is defined in the most recent glossary 
of the Bureau of the Census). 
(D) A census designated place (as such 
term is defined in the most recent glossary of 
the Bureau of the Census). 
(E) A congressional district. 
(F) A country. 
(25) RECOMMENDER SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘rec-
ommender system’’ means a fully or partially auto-
mated system used on a covered platform to suggest 
in the online interface of the platform specific infor-
mation to users of the platform, including as a re-
sult of a search initiated by a user or otherwise de-
termining the relative order or prominence of infor-
mation displayed. 
(26) SOCIOTECHNICAL
EXPERT.—The term 
‘‘sociotechnical 
expert’’ 
means 
an 
information 
science researcher, privacy or human rights advo-
cate, international data governance expert, sociolo-
gist, psychologist, ethicist, language scholar, statisti-
cian, user interface designer, child development 
scholar, or an individual with expertise in another 
related field or application. 
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(27) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each 
State of the United States, the District of Columbia, 
each commonwealth, territory, or possession of the 
United States, and each federally recognized Indian 
Tribe. 
(28) TECHNOLOGIST.—The term ‘‘technologist’’ 
means an individual with training and expertise re-
garding the state of the art in information tech-
nology, information security, network security, soft-
ware development, computer science, computer engi-
neering, or another related field or application. 
(29) TERMS
AND
CONDITIONS.—The term 
‘‘terms and conditions’’ means all terms and condi-
tions or specifications, irrespective of their name or 
form, which govern the contractual relationship be-
tween the provider of a hosting service and users of 
the service. 
SEC. 3. BUREAU OF DIGITAL SERVICES OVERSIGHT AND 
SAFETY. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 6 months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission 
shall establish an administrative unit in the Commission 
to be known as the ‘‘Bureau of Digital Services Oversight 
and Safety’’, which shall carry out such duties of the Com-
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mission under this Act, and such other duties relating to 
hosting services, as the Commission considers appropriate. 
(b) APPOINTMENTS.— 
(1) DIRECTOR.—The Bureau shall be headed 
by a Director, who shall be appointed by the Com-
mission. 
(2) PERSONNEL.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Director of the 
Bureau shall, without regard to the civil service 
laws (including regulations), establish at least 
500 positions in the Bureau and appoint cer-
tified professionals to such positions to carry 
out the duties of the Bureau. The Director may 
fix the rate of basic pay for such positions at 
any rate up to the annual rate of basic pay for 
Level I of the Executive Schedule under section 
5312 of title 5, United States Code. 
(B) TECHNOLOGISTS.—In appointing cer-
tified professionals under subparagraph (A), the 
Director shall appoint at least 80 technologists. 
(C) SOCIOTECHNICAL
EXPERTS.—In ap-
pointing certified professionals under subpara-
graph (A), the Director shall appoint at least 
80 sociotechnical experts. 
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