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119 S66 IS: Transparency in Bureaucratic Communications Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-01-09
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 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 66  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   January 9, 2025   Mr. Schmitt  introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs    A BILL
To amend title 5, United States Code, to instruct Inspectors General to report to Congress on social media communications.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Transparency in Bureaucratic Communications Act  .
2.
Inspector General Act of 1978
Section 405(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (21)(B), by striking  and  at the end;
(2)
in paragraph (22)(B), by striking the period at the end and inserting  ; and ; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following:
(23)
a detailed description of the contents and particular circumstances of any communication, or attempted communication, between the establishment and any internet computer service, information content provider, or access software provider (as defined under section 230(f) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 230(f) ), including—
(A)
communications regarding content moderation (as described under section 230(c)(2) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 230(c)(2) );
(B)
user content, including posts, photos, and videos; and
(C)
any other communications relating to the internet computer service, information content provider, or access software provider’s data inputs, algorithms, modeling and simulation processes, analysis tools, or any related tool.
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