,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bjfe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #i1 #bjai
 ,mr4 ,portman 7for himself1 ,mr4       
,heinrich1 ,mr4 ,schatz1 ,mr4 ,gardner1 
,mr4 ,rounds1 ,ms4 ,ernst1 and ,mr4     
,peters7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,homeland ,security and  
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
require the ,secretary of ,homeland     
,security to publish an annual report on
 the use of deepfake technology1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title      
,this ,act may be cited as the ,deepfake
 ,report ,act of #bjai4  #b4            
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7        
,digital content forgery ,the term      
digital content forgery means the use of
 emerging technologies1 including       
artificial intelligence and machine     
learning techniques1 to fabricate or    
manipulate audio1 visual1 or text       
content with the intent to mislead4     
7#b7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary    

means the ,secretary of ,homeland       
,security4  #c4 ,reports on digital     
content forgery technology  7a7 ,in     
general ,not later than #bjj days after 
the date of enactment of this ,act and  
every #ah months thereafter1 the        
,secretary1 acting through the ,under   
,secretary for ,science and ,technology1
 shall produce a report on the state of 
digital content forgery technology4  7b7
 ,contents ,each report produced under  
subsection 7a7 shall include-- 7#a7 an  
assessment of the underlying            
technologies used to create or propagate
 digital content forgeries1 including   
the evolution of such technologies2     
7#b7 a description of the types of      
digital content forgeries1 including    
use-- 7,a7 by foreign or domestic       
sources2 and  7,b7 in cyber attacks1    
pornography1 and media2  7#c7 an        
assessment of how foreign governments1  
and the proxies and networks thereof1   
use1 or could use1 digital content      
forgeries to harm national security2    

7#d7 an assessment of how               
non-governmental entities in the ,united
 ,states1 use1 or could use1 digital    
content forgeries2  7#e7 an assessment  
of the uses1 applications1 dangers1 and 
benefits of deep learning technologies  
used to generate high fidelity          
artificial content of events that did   
not occur2  7#f7 an analysis of the     
methods used to determine whether       
content is genuinely created by a human 
or through digital content forgery      
technology1 including an assessment of  
any effective heuristics used to make   
such a determination2  7#g7 a           
description of the technological        
counter-measures that are1 or could be1 
used to address concerns with digital   
content forgery technology2  7#h7       
recommendations regarding whether       
additional legal authorities are needed 
to address the findings of the report2  
and  7#i7 any additional information the
 ,secretary determines appropriate4  7c7
 ,consultation and public hearings ,in  

producing each report required under    
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall--  
7#a7 consult with-- 7,a7 the            
intelligence community 7as defined in   
section #c of the ,national ,security   
,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjc772   
7,b7 the ,secretary of ,defense2  7,c7  
the ,chairman of the ,joint ,chiefs of  
,staff2  7,d7 the ,department of        
,justice1 ,computer ,crime and          
,intellectual ,property ,section2  7,e7 
the ,office of ,science and ,technology 
,policy2  7,f7 the ,national ,institute 
of ,standards and ,technology2  7,g7 the
 ,national ,science ,foundation2  7,h7  
the ,federal ,election ,commission2     
7,i7 the ,federal ,trade ,commission2   
and  7,j7 any other agency of the       
,federal government that the ,secretary 
considers necessary2 and  7#b7 conduct  
public hearings to gather1 or otherwise 
allow interested parties an opportunity 
to present1 information and advice      
relevant to the production of the       
report4  7d7 ,form of report ,each      

report produced under subsection 7a7    
shall be produced in unclassified form1 
but may contain a classified annex4  7e7
 ,applicability of ,,foia ,nothing in   
this ,act1 or in a report produced under
 this section1 shall be construed to    
allow the disclosure of information or a
 record that is exempt from public      
disclosure under section #eeb of title  
#e1 ,united ,states ,code4