munities provided in the Federal Trade Com-
mission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.). 
(C) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND COM-
MON CARRIERS.—Notwithstanding section 4 or 
5(a)(2) of the Federal Trade Commission Act 
(15 U.S.C. 44, 45(a)(2)) or any jurisdictional 
limitation of the Commission, the Commission 
shall also enforce this Act, in the same manner 
provided in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of this 
paragraph, with respect to— 
(i) organizations not organized to 
carry on business for their own profit or 
that of their members; and 
(ii) common carriers subject to the 
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
151 et seq.). 
(b) ENFORCEMENT BY STATES.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION.—Subject to paragraph 
(3), in any case in which the attorney general of a 
State has reason to believe that an interest of the 
residents of the State has been or is threatened or 
adversely affected by the engagement of a social 
media platform in a practice that violates this Act, 
the attorney general of the State may, as parens 
patriae, bring a civil action against the online service 
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provider or person on behalf of the residents of the 
State in an appropriate district court of the United 
States to obtain appropriate relief, including civil 
penalties in the amount determined under paragraph 
(2). 
(2) CIVIL PENALTIES.—A social media platform 
that is found, in an action brought under paragraph 
(1), to have knowingly or repeatedly violated sections 
this Act shall, in addition to any other penalty other-
wise applicable to a violation of this Act, be liable 
for a civil penalty equal to the amount calculated by 
multiplying— 
(A) the greater of— 
(i) the number of days during which 
the social media platform was not in com-
pliance with that section; or 
(ii) the number of end users who were 
harmed as a result of the violation; by 
(B) an amount not to exceed the maximum 
civil penalty for which a person, partnership, or 
corporation 
may 
be 
liable 
under 
section 
5(m)(1)(A) of the Federal Trade Commission 
Act (15 U.S.C. 45(m)(1)(A)) (including any ad-
justments for inflation). 
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(3) RIGHTS
OF
FEDERAL
TRADE
COMMIS-
SION.— 
(A) NOTICE TO FEDERAL TRADE COMMIS-
SION.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 
in clause (iii), the attorney general of a 
State shall notify the Commission in writ-
ing that the attorney general intends to 
bring a civil action under paragraph (1) 
before initiating the civil action. 
(ii) CONTENTS.—The notification re-
quired under clause (i) with respect to a 
civil action shall include a copy of the com-
plaint to be filed to initiate the civil action. 
(iii) EXCEPTION.—If it is not feasible 
for the attorney general of a State to pro-
vide the notification required under clause 
(i) before initiating a civil action under 
paragraph (1), the attorney general shall 
notify the Commission immediately upon 
instituting the civil action. 
(B) INTERVENTION
BY
FEDERAL
TRADE 
COMMISSION.—The Commission may— 
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(i) intervene in any civil action 
brought by the attorney general of a State 
under paragraph (1); and 
(ii) upon intervening— 
(I) be heard on all matters aris-
ing in the civil action; and 
(II) file petitions for appeal of a 
decision in the civil action. 
(4) INVESTIGATORY POWERS.—Nothing in this 
subsection may be construed to prevent the attorney 
general of a State from exercising the powers con-
ferred on the attorney general by the laws of the 
State to— 
(A) conduct investigations; 
(B) administer oaths or affirmations; or 
(C) compel the attendance of witnesses or 
the production of documentary or other evi-
dence. 
(5) PREEMPTIVE ACTION BY FEDERAL TRADE 
COMMISSION.—If the Commission institutes a civil 
action or an administrative action with respect to a 
violation of this Act, the attorney general of a State 
may not, during the pendency of the action, bring a 
civil action under paragraph (1) against any defend-
ant named in the complaint of the Commission 
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based on the same set of facts giving rise to the al-
leged violation with respect to which the Commission 
instituted the action. 
(6) VENUE; SERVICE OF PROCESS.— 
(A) VENUE.—Any action brought under 
paragraph (1) may be brought in— 
(i) the district court of the United 
States that meets applicable requirements 
relating to venue under section 1391 of 
title 28, United States Code; or 
(ii) another court of competent juris-
diction. 
(B) SERVICE OF PROCESS.—In an action 
brought under paragraph (1), process may be 
served in any district in which the defendant— 
(i) is an inhabitant; or 
(ii) may be found. 
(7) ACTIONS BY OTHER STATE OFFICIALS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In addition to civil ac-
tions brought by attorneys general under para-
graph (1), any other consumer protection offi-
cer of a State who is authorized by the State 
to do so may bring a civil action under para-
graph (1), subject to the same requirements 
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and limitations that apply under this subsection 
to civil actions brought by attorneys general. 
(B) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this 
subsection may be construed to prohibit an au-
thorized official of a State from initiating or 
continuing any proceeding in a court of the 
State for a violation of any civil or criminal law 
of the State. 
(c) EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION.—There is 
extraterritorial jurisdiction over any violation of this Act 
if such violation involves an individual in the United 
States or if any act in furtherance of the violation was 
committed in the United States. 
SEC. 9. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act shall take effect 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
Æ 
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