,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ficg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ai1 #bjbj,mr4  
,guthrie introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
require the ,federal ,trade ,commission 
to conduct a study on artificial        
intelligence1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,countering ,online ,harms ,act4
  #b4 ,online harms of artificial       
intelligence study  7a7 ,in general     
7#a7 ,study required ,not later than #b 
years after the date of the enactment of
 this ,act1 the ,chairman of the        
,federal ,trade ,commission shall       
conduct a study on how artificial       
intelligence may be used to address the 
online harms described in paragraph     
7#b74  7#b7 ,requirements for study ,in 
conducting the study1 the ,commission   
shall consider whether and how          
artificial intelligence may be used to  
identify1 remove1 or take any other     

appropriate action necessary to address 
the following online harms3 7,a7        
,deceptive and fraudulent content       
intended to scam or otherwise harm      
individuals1 including such practices   
directed at senior citizens4  7,b7      
,manipulated content intended to mislead
 individuals1 including deepfake videos 
and fake individual reviews4  7,c7      
,website or mobile application          
interfaces designed to intentionally    
mislead or exploit individuals4  7,d7   
,illegal content online1 including the  
sale of illegal opioids1 child sexual   
exploitation and abuse1 revenge         
pornography1 harassment1 cyberstalking1 
hate crimes1 and incitement of violence4
  7,e7 ,terrorist and violent           
extremists' abuse of digital platforms1 
including the use of such platforms to  
promote themselves1 share propaganda1   
and glorify real-world acts of violence4
  7,f7 ,disinformation campaigns        
coordinated by inauthentic accounts or  
individuals to influence ,united ,states

 elections4  7,g7 ,the sale of          
counterfeit products4  7b7 ,report to   
,congress ,not later than #f months     
after the completion of the study       
required pursuant to subsection 7a71 the
 ,chairman 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 based on such results1 the    
following3 7,a7 ,recommendations on how 
artificial intelligence may be used to  
address the online harms described in   
subsection 7a77#b74  7,b7               
,recommendations on what reasonable     
policies1 practices1 and procedures may 
be implemented to utilize artificial    
intelligence to address such online     
harms4  7,c7 ,recommendations for       
legislation that may advance the        
adoption and use of artificial          
intelligence to address such online     

harms4