1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Making Age-Verification Technology Uniform, Robust, and Effective Act or the MATURE Act . 2. Requiring social media platforms to verify that account holders are of appropriate age (a) Requirement (1) In general Except as provided in subsection (c), beginning on the date that is 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the operator of a social media platform shall not allow an individual to create an account on the platform unless the individual is age 16 or older, as verified by the platform using an age verification process that meets the requirements specified in paragraph (2). (2) Age verification process requirements The requirements specified in this paragraph are, with respect to an age verification process and a social media platform, that the platform require any individual who attempts to create an account on the platform to provide the platform with— (A) the individual’s full legal name; (B) the individual’s date of birth; and (C) a scan, image, or upload of government-issued identification of the individual that verifies the information required under subparagraphs (A) and (B). (b) Use of data collected for age verification purposes