,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cghh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #ai1 #bjah,mr4
 ,sasse introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to require /udies on      
cyb]exploitation ( employees ( c]ta9    
,f$]al dep>tm5ts & _! families1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,/udy on cyb]exploitation
 ( employees ( c]ta9 ,f$]al dep>tm5ts & 
_! families  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is     
section3 7#a7 ,cov]$ dep>tm5t ,! t]m    
cov]$ dep>tm5t includes ! foll[+3  7,a7 
,! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice4  7,b7 ,!        
,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy4  7,c7 ,! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,homel& ,security4  7,d7 ,! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,/ate4  7,e7 ,! ,dep>tm5t ( !          
,treasury4  7,f7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy
 = ,int]national ,developm5t4  7,g7 ,!  
civilian employees ( ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,def5se4  7#b7 ,cyb]exploitation ,! t]m 
cyb]exploitation means ! use ( digital  
means to kn[+ly access1 or conspire to  
access1 )\t au?orization1 an            

individual's p]sonal in=mation to be    
employ$ 7or to be us$ =7 ) malici\s     
int5t4  7#c7 ,deep fake ,! t]m deep fake
 means ! digital ins]tion ( a p]son's   
lik5ess into or digital alt]ation ( a   
p]son's lik5ess 9 visual m$ia1 su* z    
photographs & videos1 )\t ! p]son's     
p]mission & ) malici\s int5t4  7b7 ,/udy
 requir$ ,n lat] ?an #aej days aft] !   
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ea* head (
 a cov]$ dep>tm5t %all complete a /udy  
on ! cyb]exploitation ( ! p]sonal       
in=mation & acc\nts ( employees ( !     
cov]$ dep>tm5t & _! families4  7c7      
,elem5ts ,! /udy requir$ by subsection  
7b7 %all include1 ) respect to a cov]$  
dep>tm5t1 ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,an assessm5t 
( ! vuln]ability ( employees describ$ 9 
subsection 7b7 & _! families to         
inappropriate access to _! p]sonal      
in=mation & acc\nts ( su* employees & _!
 families1 includ+ id5tification (      
p>ticul>ly vuln]able subpopulations4    
7#b7 ,creation ( a catalogue ( pa/ &    
curr5t ef=ts by =eign gov]nm5ts &       

non-/ate actors at ! cyb]exploitation ( 
! p]sonal in=mation & acc\nts ( su*     
employees & _! families1 includ+ an     
assessm5t ( ! purposes ( su* ef=ts & _! 
degrees ( success4  7#c7 ,an assessm5t (
 ! actions tak5 by ! dep>tm5t or ag5cy  
to educate employees & _! families1     
includ+ p>ticul>ly vuln]able            
subpopulations1 ab\t & actions t c be   
tak5 to o!rwise r$uce ^! ?reats4  7#d7  
,assessm5t ( ! pot5tial = !             
cyb]exploitation ( misappropriat$ images
 & videos z well z deep fakes4  7#e7    
,developm5t ( recomm5dations = policy   
*anges to r$uce ! vuln]ability ( su*    
employees & _! families to              
cyb]exploitation1 includ+ recomm5dations
 = legislative or adm9i/rative action4  
7d7 ,report  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,ea* head ( a
 cov]$ dep>tm5t %all submit to ,congress
 a report on ! f9d+s ( ! head ) respect 
to ! /udy conduct$ by ! head "u         
subsection 7b74  7#b7 ,=m ,! report     
requir$ by p>agraph 7#a7 %all be        
submitt$ 9 unclassifi$ =m1 b may include

 a classifi$ annex4