1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Digital Citizenship and Media Literacy Act . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) People in the United States rely on information from mass media, social media, and digital media to make decisions about all aspects of social, economic, and political life, including products and services consumption, employment, career and professional development, family and leisure choices, health and wellness, and democratic engagement. Ensuring that people in the United States possess the skills to make these informed decisions based on media begins early in life. (2) Adversaries from Russia, China, and Iran are using information warfare to influence democracies across the world, and terrorist organizations often use digital communications to recruit members. The United States can fight these influences by ensuring that citizens of the United States possess the necessary skills to discern disinformation and misinformation and think critically about their digital activities. (3) Influence campaigns by foreign and domestic groups reached tens of millions of voters during the 2016 and 2018 elections with racially and divisively targeted messages. The preservation of elections free of foreign influence is of utmost importance, and therefore Congress must take steps to counter influence campaigns with media literacy. (4) Media literacy education is critical to allow young people to make informed decisions about products and services, education, health and well­ness, and democratic decisions associated with public policy. Media literacy education must be inclusive and accessible for all students, including at-risk students and students with disabilities. Media literacy empowers young people and gives them the agency to make informed decisions about their future, advertisements, the use of controlled substances, nutrition, and physical health. Equipping students with the skills to make informed decisions in these areas contributes to the betterment of mental health and public