Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with House amendments and pass a bill that amends the Kids Online Safety Act and Title 31, United States Code, to require federal agencies to include a list of outdated or duplicative reporting requirements in annual budget justifications.

Highlights:

• Requires that social media companies better protect minor users by establishing stronger online privacy protections for anyone under age 17 (Title I-III, Sec. 101-301).

• Requires social media companies to authorize parents and guardians with more control over minors’ social media use and prohibits certain features, such as autoplay (Title I-III, Sec. 101-301).

• Requires companies to give users dedicated pages on which to report harmful content  (Title I-III, Sec. 101-301).

• Prohibits targeted social media advertising to minors and creates an eraser button for parents and kids by requiring companies to allow users to delete information  (Title I-III, Sec. 101-301).

• Requires federal agencies to include a list of outdated or duplicative reporting requirements in their annual budget justifications and specifies that for each recurring plan or report that is outdated or duplicative, the agency must also include the following, including (Title I-III, Sec. 101-301):

• A recommendation for ending, modifying, consolidating, or reducing the frequency of the report or plan;

• A citation to each provision of law or directive in a congressional report that requires or requests the submission of the report or plan; and

• A list of the relevant congressional committees.

• Specifies that if a recurring plan or report is required to be submitted by at least 2 federal agencies, the bill requires the Office of Management and Budget to (Title I-III, Sec. 101-301):

• Determine whether the requirement to submit the recurring plan or report is outdated or duplicative; and

• Make recommendations to Congress accordingly.

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Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to invoke cloture and proceed to concur with House amendments and pass a bill that amends the Kids Online Safety Act and Title 31, United States Code, to require federal agencies to include a list of outdated or duplicative reporting requirements in annual budget justifications.

Highlights:

• Requires that social media companies better protect minor users by establishing stronger online privacy protections for anyone under age 17 (Title I-III, Sec. 101-301).

• Requires social media companies to authorize parents and guardians with more control over minors’ social media use and prohibits certain features, such as autoplay (Title I-III, Sec. 101-301).

• Requires companies to give users dedicated pages on which to report harmful content  (Title I-III, Sec. 101-301).

• Prohibits targeted social media advertising to minors and creates an eraser button for parents and kids by requiring companies to allow users to delete information  (Title I-III, Sec. 101-301).

• Requires federal agencies to include a list of outdated or duplicative reporting requirements in their annual budget justifications and specifies that for each recurring plan or report that is outdated or duplicative, the agency must also include the following, including (Title I-III, Sec. 101-301):

• A recommendation for ending, modifying, consolidating, or reducing the frequency of the report or plan;

• A citation to each provision of law or directive in a congressional report that requires or requests the submission of the report or plan; and

• A list of the relevant congressional committees.

• Specifies that if a recurring plan or report is required to be submitted by at least 2 federal agencies, the bill requires the Office of Management and Budget to (Title I-III, Sec. 101-301):

• Determine whether the requirement to submit the recurring plan or report is outdated or duplicative; and

• Make recommendations to Congress accordingly.

Full Bill Text

Full Bill Text

Full Bill Text

Full Bill Text