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,ms4 ,w>r57 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee  
on ,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 &        
,p5sions  ,a ,,bill  ,to conduct a /udy 
on ! spread ( ,,covid-#ai-relat$        
dis9=mation & mis9=mation on ! int]net &
 social m$ia plat=ms1 & = o!r purposes4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,,covid-#ai ,dis9=mation ,rese>* &    
,report+ ,act ( #bjba4  #b4 ,f9d+s      
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,!        
,national ,academies ( ,sci5ces1        
,eng9e]+1 & ,m$ic9e & ! ,national       
,sci5ce ,f\ndation h provid$ sci5tific1 
evid5ce-bas$ f9d+s & f\ndational rese>*1
 across all discipl9es1 t b5efit ! p ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7 ,accurate &       
reliable in=mation is imp]ative = heal? 
& safety dur+ a national em]g5cy l !    
,,covid-#ai p&emic4  7#c7 ,dis9=mation &

 mis9=mation h spread al>m+ly dur+ !    
,,covid-#ai p&emic1 h9d]+ ! public      
response ef=ts ( ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 local1 &
 indig5\s lead]s4  7#d7 ,! int]net &    
social m$ia h made x easi] to spread    
fake m$ical in=mation1 su* z unprov5    
treatm5ts = ,,covid-#ai1 or inaccurate  
in=mation t und]m9es sci5tific exp]ts4  
7#e7 ,! int]net & social m$ia h likewise
 made x easi] to spread dis9=mation &   
mis9=mation ab\t ! safety & efficacy (  
,,covid-#ai vacc9es1 impact+ public     
acceptance ( ! vacc9es & ?reat5+ to     
prolong ! p&emic4  7#f7                 
,,covid-#ai-relat$ dis9=mation has be5  
weaponiz$ by =eign adv]s>ies1 includ+   
,russia1 ,*9a1 & ,iran1 ?r\gh ! use (   
fake social m$ia acc\nts & bot networks 
to amplify cont5t4  7#g7 ,und]/&+ !     
f9ancial inc5tives = entities spread+ & 
amplify+ dis9=mation & mis9=mation c    
help to combat its di/ribution4  #c4    
,sci5ce /udy on ,,covid-#ai-relat$      
dis9=mation & mis9=mation  7a7 ,/udy ,n 
lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t

 ( ?is ,act1 ! ,director ( ! ,national  
,sci5ce ,f\ndation %all ent] into an    
arrangem5t ) ! ,national ,academies (   
,sci5ces1 ,eng9e]+1 & ,m$ic9e to conduct
 a /udy on ! curr5t und]/&+ ( ! spread (
 ,,covid-#ai-relat$ dis9=mation &       
mis9=mation on ! int]net & social m$ia  
plat=ms4 ,! /udy %all address-- 7#a7 !  
roles dis9=mation & mis9=mation h play$ 
9 ! public response to ,,covid-#ai1     
includ+ public acceptance ( & dem& =    
,,covid-#ai vacc9es2  7#b7 ! s\rces1 bo?
 =eign & dome/ic1 ( ,,covid-#ai-relat$  
dis9=mation & mis9=mation1 & ! me*anisms
 by :i* t dis9=mation & mis9=mation     
influ5ce ! public debate2  7#c7 ! role  
social m$ia plays 9 ! dissem9ation &    
promotion ( ,,covid-#ai-relat$          
dis9=mation & mis9=mation cont5t & !    
role social m$ia plat=ms play 9 !       
organization ( gr\ps seek+ to spread    
,,covid-#ai-relat$ dis9=mation &        
mis9=mation2  7#d7 ! pot5tial f9ancial  
returns = creators or di/ributors (     
,,covid-#ai-relat$ dis9=mation &        

mis9=mation & ! role su* f9ancial       
inc5tives play 9 ! propagation (        
,,covid-#ai-relat$ dis9=mation &        
mis9=mation2  7#e7 pot5tial /rategies to
 mitigate ! dissem9ation & negative     
impacts ( ,,covid-#ai-relat$ dis9=mation
 & mis9=mation 7& specifically !        
dissem9ation ( dis9=mation & mis9=mation
 on social m$ia71 includ+ ?r\gh improv$ 
disclosures & address+ in=mation        
lit]acy2 &  7#f7 an analysis (-- 7,a7 ! 
limitations ( ! mitigation /rategies    
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#e72 &  7,b7 h[ !  
/rategies c be implem5t$ )\t infr++ on !
 con/itutional rights & civil lib]ties (
 ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7b7 ,report ,9 
ent]+ into an arrangem5t "u ?is section1
 ! ,director ( ! ,national ,sci5ce      
,f\ndation %all reque/ t ! ,national    
,academies ( ,sci5ces1 ,eng9e]+1 &      
,m$ic9e transmit to ,congress a report  
on ! results ( ! /udy n lat] ?an #a ye> 
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7c7 
,au?orization ,!re is au?oriz$ to be    
appropriat$1 = ! purposes ( conduct+ !  

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