,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #chje  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #ba1 #bjah    
,mr4 ,sasse introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee  
on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d     
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
prohibit c]ta9 fraudul5t audiovisual    
records1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,malici\s ,deep ,fake ,prohibition ,act 
( #bjah4  #b4 ,fraud 9 connection )     
audiovisual records  7a7 ,am5dm5t ,*apt]
 #dg ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1  
is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3     
#ajda4 ,fraud 9 connection ) audiovisual
 records  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is        
section-- 7#a7 ! t]m audiovisual        
record--  7,a7 means any audio or visual
 m$ia 9 an electronic =mat2 &  7,b7     
includes any photograph1 motion-picture 
film1 video record+1 electronic image1  
or s\nd record+2  7#b7 ! t]m deep fake  
means an audiovisual record creat$ or   
alt]$ 9 a mann] t ! record w\ld falsely 

appe> to a reasonable obs]v] to be an   
au!ntic record ( ! actual spee* or      
conduct ( an individual2 &  7#c7 ! t]ms 
int]active comput] s]vice & in=mation   
cont5t provid] h ! same mean+ giv5 !    
t]ms 9 section #bcj ( ! ,communications 
,act ( #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bcj74  7b7 
,(f5se ,x %all be unlawful to1 us+ any  
means or facility ( int]/ate or =eign   
comm]ce-- 7#a7 create1 ) ! int5t to     
di/ribute1 a deep fake ) ! int5t t !    
di/ribution ( ! deep fake w\ld          
facilitate crim9al or torti\s conduct "u
 ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 local1 or ,tribal law2  
or  7#b7 di/ribute an audiovisual record
 )-- 7,a7 actual k t ! audiovisual      
record is a deep fake2 &  7,b7 ! int5t t
 ! di/ribution ( ! audiovisual record   
w\ld facilitate crim9al or torti\s      
conduct "u ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 local1 or     
,tribal law4  7c7 ,p5alty ,any p]son :o 
violates subsection 7b7 %all be--  7#a7 
f9$ "u ?is title1 imprison$ = n m ?an #b
 ye>s1 or bo?2 or  7#b7 f9$ "u ?is      
title1 imprison$ = n m ?an #aj ye>s1 or 

bo?1 9 ! case ( a violation 9 :i* !     
creation1 reproduction1 or di/ribution (
 ! deep fake c\ld be reasonably expect$ 
to--  7,a7 affect ! conduct ( any       
adm9i/rative1 legislative1 or judicial  
proce$+ ( a ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 local1 or    
,tribal gov]nm5t ag5cy1 includ+ !       
adm9i/ration ( an election or ! conduct 
( =eign relations2 or  7,b7 facilitate  
viol5ce4  7d7 ,limitations  7#a7 ,9     
g5]al ,= purposes ( ?is section1 a      
provid] ( an int]active comput] s]vice  
%all n be held liable on acc\nt (-- 7,a7
 any action volunt>ily tak5 9 good fai? 
to re/rict access to or availability (  
deep fakes2 or  7,b7 any action tak5 to 
enable or make available to in=mation   
cont5t provid]s or o!r p]sons ! te*nical
 means to re/rict access to deep fakes4 
7#b7 ,fir/ ,am5dm5t protection ,no p]son
 %all be held liable "u ?is section =   
any activity protect$ by ! ,fir/        
,am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates4  4  7b7 ,te*nical & con=m+      
am5dm5t ,! table ( sections = *apt] #dg 

is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to
 section #ajdj ! foll[+3  #ajda4 ,fraud 
9 connection ) audiovisual records4  4