Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Screen-time Management And Recommendations for Teens and Kids Act” or the “SMART Kids Act”.
Screen-time Management And Recommendations for Teens and Kids Act
A BILL
To direct the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to develop recommendations for screen time limits for children to promote healthy development and well-being, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Screen time limit recommendations for children
In general— The Surgeon General of the Public Health Service shall develop recommendations for screen time limits for children to promote healthy development and well-being. Such recommendations shall be evidence-informed.
Age-Based recommendations— In carrying out subsection (a), the Surgeon General shall develop separate recommendations for—
ages 0 to 2 years;
ages 2 to 5 years;
ages 5 to 8 years;
ages 8 to 13 years;
ages 13 to 16 years; and
ages 16 to 18 years.
Qualitative recommendations— In carrying out subsection (a), the Surgeon General may, in addition to the separate recommendations by age group required under subsection (b), develop recommendations based on qualitative factors, including whether certain types of screen time may be less harmful to children than others.
Coordination with independent entity— The Surgeon General shall develop the recommendations under subsection (a) in coordination with an independent entity to be selected by the Surgeon General. In making such selection, the Surgeon General shall ensure that the entity does not have a financial or other conflict of interest that might introduce bias into the process of developing the recommendations.
Publication; report to Congress— Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Surgeon General shall—
publish the recommendations developed under subsection (a) on the internet website of the Department of Health and Human Services; and
submit to Congress a report containing such recommendations.
Screen time limit defined— In this section, the term “screen time limit” means the maximum amount of time per day spent using an electronic device with a display screen.