(6) SOCIAL MEDIA.—The term ‘‘social media’’ 
means forms of interactive, internet-based applica-
tions (such as websites for social networking and 
microblogging) through which users create online 
communities to share information, ideas, personal 
messages, and other content (such as videos). 
(7) STATE HIGHER EDUCATION AGENCY.—The 
term ‘‘State higher education agency’’ has the mean-
ing given that term in section 103 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1003). 
TITLE I—COMMISSION TO SUP-
PORT 
INFORMATION 
AND 
MEDIA 
LITERACY 
AND 
AD-
DRESS 
MISINFORMATION 
AND DISINFORMATION 
SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT AND DUTIES. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a com-
mission to be known as the ‘‘Commission to Support In-
formation and Media Literacy and Prevent Misinforma-
tion and Disinformation’’ (referred to in this Act as the 
‘‘Commission’’). 
(b) DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.—The duties of the 
Commission are as follows: 
(1) Identify and assess programs and inter-
disciplinary resources relating to information and 
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media literacy in elementary, secondary, higher edu-
cation, and adult education programs, including 
by— 
(A) identifying and assessing programs 
and other educational materials made available 
by the Federal Government; 
(B) developing metrics to report on the 
status of information and media literacy edu-
cation in elementary, secondary, higher, and 
public informal education; 
(C) requesting that the Public Library 
Survey of the Institute of Museum and Library 
Services continue to collect such data on an on-
going basis; and 
(D) annually reporting on the status of 
such efforts. 
(2) Develop and regularly update, not less fre-
quently than annually, a national strategy to pro-
mote information and media literacy in accordance 
with section 105 and coordinate the implementation 
of such strategy. 
(3) Report on how information on the internet 
and social media is created and consumed, with a 
particular focus on how disinformation and misin-
formation are spread. 
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(4) Develop age-appropriate materials to pro-
mote information and media literacy and education 
with a particular focus on misinformation and 
disinformation and disseminate such materials to the 
public. 
(5) Assess and report on strategies and tech-
niques to help students and the public at large judge 
the trustworthiness and reliability of information 
and images. 
(6) Promote information and media literacy and 
related educational efforts and materials at the 
State and local levels, including by promoting part-
nerships among Federal, State, and local govern-
ments and nonprofit organizations with recognized 
expertise in media literacy. These efforts include 
misinformation and disinformation educational and 
media literacy campaigns for the public. 
(7) Make recommendations to the appropriate 
congressional committees and the Secretary of Edu-
cation. 
(c) AREAS OF EMPHASIS.—In carrying out the duties 
specified in subsection (b), the Commission shall seek to— 
(1) increase public awareness of and education 
on— 
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(A) how to find and identify if information 
is from a trustworthy source; 
(B) how to craft arguments, when claims 
are supported by evidence, and how to analyze 
the validity of claims and strength of arguments 
being made; 
(C) methods to understand the difference 
between fact or opinion or a mixture thereof; 
(D) methods to identify misinformation 
and disinformation; 
(E) how to find and evaluate context for 
information from different sources; 
(F) how to detect manipulation of images 
or information on digital platforms; and 
(G) how influencers and various organiza-
tions target and manipulate audiences through 
digital platforms; 
(2) improve information and media literacy and 
education by encouraging individuals to develop re-
lated skills, including— 
(A) critical thinking skills, including how 
to identify the difference between credible and 
noncredible claims and information; 
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(B) 
awareness 
of 
the 
impact 
of 
disinformation and misinformation on individ-
uals and society; 
(C) increased familiarity and facility with 
new and digital media with a particular empha-
sis on techniques individuals may use to— 
(i) find reliable and trustworthy infor-
mation sources; and 
(ii) identify how information can be 
manipulated for the consumer; and 
(D) encourage habits that support the mo-
tivation to learn based on verifiably true facts 
when engaging with information sources; and 
(3) improve information and media literacy and 
resilience to misinformation and disinformation 
among students attending elementary schools, sec-
ondary schools, institutions of higher education, and 
adult education institutions. 
(d) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the duties 
under subsection (b), the Commission shall actively con-
sult with experts in media and information literacy and 
experts in misinformation and disinformation, State and 
local educational agencies, and State higher education 
agencies as determined appropriate by the Commission. 
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