,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dcfh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ag1        
#bjai,mr4 ,takano introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! 
,judici>y1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee 
on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 & ,te*nology1 = a   
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
prohibit ! use ( trade secrets          
privileges to prev5t def5se access to   
evid5ce 9 crim9al proce$+s1 provide = ! 
e/abli%m5t ( ,computational ,=5sic      
,algori?m ,/&>ds1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,ju/ice 9 ,=5sic ,algori?ms ,act (      
#bjai4  #b4 ,computational ,=5sic       
,algori?m ,/&>ds  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat]  
?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is 
,act1 ! ,director ( ! ,national         
,in/itute ( ,/&>ds & ,te*nology %all    
e/abli% a program to provide = creation 
& ma9t5ance ( /&>ds = ! developm5t & use

 ( computational =5sic s(tw>e1 to be    
kn[n z ! ,computational ,=5sic ,algori?m
 ,/&>ds1 consi/5t ) ! foll[+3  7#a7     
,/&>ds %all include an assessm5t = !    
pot5tial = disp>ate impact1 on ! basis (
 race1 e?nicity1 socioeconomic /atus1   
g5d]1 & o!r demographic features1 9 !   
developm5t & use ( ! computational =5sic
 s(tw>e4  7#b7 ,/&>ds %all address--    
7,a7 7i7 ! und]ly+ sci5tific pr9ciples &
 me?ods implem5t$ 9 computational =5sic 
s(tw>e2 &  7ii7 if1 9 ! case ( a        
p>ticul> me?od1 !re are insuffici5t     
/udies support+ its use1 :at /udies !   
,director has conduct$ to d s1 & !      
results ( su* /udies2  7,b7 requirem5ts 
= te/+ ! s(tw>e includ+ ! conditions "u 
:i* x ne$s to be te/$1 types ( te/+ data
 to be us$1 te/+ environm5ts1 te/+      
me?odologies1 & sy/em p]=mance /ati/ics 
requir$ to be report$ includ+--  7i7    
accuracy1 includ+ false positive & false
 negative error rates2  7ii7 precision2 
7iii7 reproducibility2  7iv7 robu/ness2 
&  7v7 s5sitivity2  7,c7 requirem5ts =  

publicly available docum5tation by      
develop]s ( computational =5sic s(tw>e (
 ! purpose & function ( ! s(tw>e1 !     
developm5t process1 includ+ s\rce &     
description ( tra9+ data1 & int]nal te/+
 me?odology & results1 includ+ s\rce &  
description ( te/+ data2  7,d7          
requirem5ts = laboratories & any o!r    
entities us+ computational =5sic s(tw>e 
to validate x = use1 includ+ to specify 
! conditions "u :i* ! lab has validat$ x
 = _! use1 requirem5ts = :at in=mation  
ne$s to be includ$ 9 a public report on 
! lab or o!r entity's validation1 &     
requirem5ts = int]nal validation updates
 :5 !re are mat]ial *anges to ! s(tw>e2 
&  7,e7 requirem5ts = reports provid$ to
 def5dants by prosecution produc$       
docum5t+ ! use & results ( computational
 =5sic s(tw>e 9 individual cases4  7#c7 
,/&>ds %all be issu$ z a rulemak+ "u    
section #eec ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code4  7#d7 ,! ,director %all consult )
 outside exp]ts 9 =5sic sci5ce1         
bioe?ics1 algori?mic discrim9ation1 data

 privacy1 racial ju/ice1 crim9al ju/ice 
re=m1 exon]ations1 & o!r relevant areas 
( exp]tise id5tifi$ ?r\gh public input4 
7b7 ,protection ( trade secrets ,!      
,f$]al ,rules ( ,evid5ce are am5d$ by   
add+ at ! end ( article ,v ! foll[+3    
,rule #ejc4 ,protection ( trade secrets 
9 a crim9al proce$+ ,9 any crim9al case1
 trade secrets protections d n apply :5 
def5dants w\ld o!rwise be entitl$ to    
obta9 evid5ce4  4  7c7 ,requirem5ts =   
,f$]al use ( =5sic algori?ms ,any ,f$]al
 law en=cem5t ag5cy or crime laboratory 
provid+ s]vices to a ,f$]al ag5cy us+   
computational =5sic s(tw>e may use only 
s(tw>e t has be5 te/$ "u ! ,national    
,in/itute ( ,/&>ds & ,te*nology's       
,computational ,=5sic ,algori?m ,te/+   
,program & %all conduct an int]nal      
validation accord+ to ! requirem5ts     
outl9$ 9 ! ,computational ,=5sic        
,algori?m ,/&>ds & make ! results       
publicly available4 ,! int]nal          
validation %all be updat$ :5 !re is a   
mat]ial *ange 9 ! s(tw>e t trigg]s a    

rete/+ by ! ,computational ,=5sic       
,algori?m ,te/+ ,program4  7d7          
,requirem5ts = te/+ ,! ,director ( !    
,national ,in/itute ( ,/&>ds &          
,te*nology %all e/abli% a ,computational
 ,=5sic ,algori?m ,te/+ ,program1 ^:    
activities include ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,te/+
 individual s(tw>e programs us+ ! te/+  
requirem5ts e/abli%$ 9 ! ,computational 
,=5sic ,algori?m ,/&>ds4  7#b7 ,us+     
reali/ic sample te/+ data simil> to :at 
w\ld be us$ by law en=cem5t 9 crim9al   
inve/igations 9 p]=m+ su* te/+1 includ+ 
incomplete & contam9at$ samples4  7#c7  
,us+ te/+ data t repres5ts div]sity (   
racial1 e?nic1 & g5d] id5tities &       
int]sections ( ^! id5tities 9 p]=m+ su* 
te/+4  7#d7 ,us+ te/+ data t te/s !     
limits ( ! s(tw>e & demon/rates !       
b\nd>ies ( reliability describ$ 9 !     
p]=mance measures def9$ 9 !             
,computational ,=5sic ,algori?m ,/&>ds 9
 p]=m+ su* te/+4  7#e7 ,publi%+ !       
results ( te/+ ! s(tw>e onl9e includ+   
results "u conditions specifi$ 9 ! /&>ds

 & across div]sity ( racial1 e?nic1 &   
g5d] id5tities & int]sections ( ^!      
id5tities 9 a publicly available =mat4  
7e7 ,te/+ frequ5cy ,rete/+ %all be      
conduct$ :5 a mat]ial *ange is made to !
 s(tw>e t impacts its p]=mance & may    
affect its outputs4 ,! ,director %all   
e/abli% requirem5ts = det]m9+ :e!r      
*anges are mat]ial or nonmat]ial4  7f7  
,discov]y 9 crim9al cases ,rule #af ( ! 
,f$]al ,rules ( ,crim9al ,proc$ure is   
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subdivision 7a77#a71 by  
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,h7 ,use (    
,computational ,=5sic ,s(tw>e4 ,any     
results or reports result+ f analysis by
 computational =5sic s(tw>e %all be     
provid$ to ! def5dant1 & ! def5dant %all
 be accord$ access to an executable copy
 ( ! v]sion ( ! computational =5sic     
s(tw>e1 z well z e>li] v]sions ( !      
s(tw>e1 necess>y in/ructions = use &    
int]pretation ( ! results1 & relevant   
files & data1 us$ = analysis 9 ! case & 
suitable = te/+ purposes4 ,su* a report 
on ! results %all include--  7i7 ! "n ( 

! company t develop$ ! s(tw>e2  7ii7 !  
"n ( ! lab :]e te/ 0 run2  7iii7 !      
v]sion ( ! s(tw>e t 0 us$2  7iv7 ! dates
 ( ! mo/ rec5t *anges to ! s(tw>e &     
record ( *anges made1 includ+ any bugs  
f\nd 9 ! s(tw>e & :at 0 done to address 
^? bugs2  7v7 docum5tation ( proc$ures  
foll[$ bas$ on proc$ures outl9$ 9       
int]nal validation2  7vi7 docum5tation (
 conditions "u :i* s(tw>e 0 us$ relative
 to ! conditions "u :i* s(tw>e 0 te/$2 &
  7vii7 any o!r in=mation specifi$ by ! 
,director ( ! ,national ,in/itute (     
,/&>ds & ,te*nology 9 ! ,computational  
,=5sic ,algori?m ,/&>ds4  4  7g7        
,inadmissibility ( c]ta9 evid5ce ,!     
,f$]al ,rules ( ,evid5ce are am5d$ by   
add+ at ! end ( article ,i ! foll[+3    
,rule #ajg4 ,inadmissibility ( c]ta9    
evid5ce t is ! result ( analysis by     
computational =5sic s(tw>e ,9 any       
crim9al case1 evid5ce t is ! result (   
analysis by computational =5sic s(tw>e  
is admissible only if--  7#a7 !         
computational =5sic s(tw>e us$ has be5  

submitt$ to ! ,computational ,=5sic     
,algori?m ,te/+ ,program ( ! ,director (
 ! ,national ,in/itute ( ,/&>ds &       
,te*nology & !re h be5 no mat]ial *anges
 to t s(tw>e s9ce x 0 la/ te/$2 &  7#b7 
! develop]s & us]s ( ! computational    
=5sic s(tw>e agree to waive any & all   
legal claims aga9/ ! def5se or any memb]
 ( its team = ! purposes ( ! def5se     
analyz+ or te/+ ! computational =5sic   
s(tw>e4  4  7h7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3
 7#a7 ,computational =5sic s(tw>e ,! t]m
 computational =5sic s(tw>e means s(tw>e
 t relies on an automat$ or semiautomat$
 computational process1 includ+ "o d]iv$
 f ma*9e le>n+1 /ati/ics1 or o!r data   
process+ or artificial intellig5ce      
te*niques1 to process1 analyze1 or      
int]pret evid5ce4  7#b7 mat]ial *ange ,!
 t]m mat]ial *ange means an update to   
computational =5sic s(tw>e t may affect 
! p]=mance measures def9$ 9 !           
,computational ,=5sic ,algori?m ,/&>ds  
or ! use or output ( ! s(tw>e4  7#c7    
nonmat]ial *ange ,! t]m nonmat]ial *ange

 means an update to computational =5sic 
s(tw>e t does n affect ! p]=mance       
measures1 use1 or output ( ! s(tw>e4