,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fibi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ai1 #bjbj,mr4  
,carter of ,georgia introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1
 and in addition to the ,committees on  
,science1 ,space1 and ,technology1 and  
,foreign ,affairs1 for a period to be   
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of
 ,commerce and the ,federal ,trade      
,commission to conduct a study on facial
 recognition technology1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,advancing ,facial  
,recognition ,act4  #b4 ,facial         
recognition technology study  7a7 ,in   
general  7#a7 ,study required ,not later
 than #b years after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,commerce and the ,federal ,trade    

,commission1 in coordination with the   
head of any other appropriate ,federal  
agency1 shall conduct a study on the    
impact of facial recognition on ,united 
,states businesses conducting interstate
 commerce4  7#b7 ,requirements for study
 ,in conducting the study1 the          
,secretary and the ,commission shall do 
the following3 7,a7 ,conduct a survey of
 facial recognition technology through  
outreach to participating entities to-- 
7i7 establish a list of the industry    
sectors that develop and use facial     
recognition technology2  7ii7 establish 
a list of public-private partnerships   
focused on promoting the adoption1 and  
use of facial recognition technology2   
7iii7 provide a description of the ways 
industry sectors develop1 use1 or       
promote the use of facial recognition   
technology2 and  7iv7 provide a         
description of the advantages of the    
widespread adoption of facial           
recognition technology1 as well as      
identify any concerns the use of such   

technology may present4  7,b7 ,conduct a
 survey of ,federal activity related to 
facial recognition technology to-- 7i7  
establish a comprehensive list of       
,federal agencies asserting jurisdiction
 over entities and industry sectors     
identified under this section2  7ii7    
identify all interagency activities     
related to facial recognition           
technology2  7iii7 develop a brief      
description of the jurisdiction and     
expertise of the ,federal agencies as it
 relates to facial recognition          
technology2 and  7iv7 identify each     
,federal rule1 regulation1 guideline1   
policy1 and other ,federal activity     
implemented by each ,federal agency     
related to facial recognition           
technology4  7,c7 ,conduct an           
international survey of other countries 
to establish a compendium at least #aj  
and not more than #ae countries         
consisting of each country's national   
strategy on facial recognition          
technology to determine where the       

,united ,states ranks with respect to   
the adoption of facial recognition      
technology4  7,d7 ,conduct a survey of  
the marketplace and supply chain of     
facial recognition technology to-- 7i7  
assess the severity of risks posed to   
such marketplace and supply chain2  7ii7
 review the ability of foreign          
governments or third parties to exploit 
such supply chain in a manner that      
raises risks to the economic and        
national security of the ,united        
,states2 and  7iii7 identify emerging   
risks and long-term trends in such      
marketplace and supply chain4  7,e7     
,identify potential concrete harms to   
individuals related to the use of facial
 recognition technology4  7,f7 ,identify
 any ,commission action related to      
facial recognition technology4  7b7     
,report to ,congress ,not later than #f 
months after the completion of the study
 required pursuant to subsection 7a71   
the ,secretary and the ,commission1 in  
coordination with the head of any other 

appropriate ,federal agency1 shall      
submit to the ,committee on ,energy and 
,commerce of the ,house of              
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
 of the ,senate a report that contains--
 7#a7 the results of the study conducted
 under subsection 7a72 and  7#b7        
recommendations to-- 7,a7 address any   
duplicative ,federal rule1 regulation1  
guideline1 policy1 and other ,federal   
activity acting as a barrier to the     
adoption of facial recognition          
technology2  7,b7 develop and implement 
a comprehensive plan to promote the     
adoption of facial recognition          
technology2  7,c7 develop policies that 
,states can adopt to encourage the      
adoption of facial recognition          
technology2  7,d7 develop a national    
strategy to advance the position in the 
world of business sectors in the ,united
 ,states on the adoption of facial      
recognition technology2  7,e7 develop   
strategies to mitigate current and      

emerging risks to the marketplace and   
supply chain of facial recognition      
technology2 and  7,f7 develop           
legislation to accomplish such          
recommendations4