,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gabj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bi1 #bjbd,ms4
 ,s*ak[sky introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &    
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,f$]al
 ,trade ,commission to revise !         
,telem>ket+ ,sales ,rule to require     
disclosures = telem>ket+ us+ artificial 
intellig5ce & to provide = enhanc$      
p5alties = violations involv+ artificial
 intellig5ce voice or text message      
imp]sonation1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,re/rictions on ,utiliz+ ,reali/ic      
,electronic ,artificial ,language ,act  
or ! ,r ,u ,,real ,act4  #b4 ,disclosure
 requir$ = telem>ket+ us+ ,,ai  7a7 ,9  
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date 
( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,f$]al ,trade
 ,commission %all revise ! ,telem>ket+  
,sales ,rule 7"p #caj ( title #af1 ,code
 ( ,f$]al ,regulations7 s z to add a    
requirem5t t1 if a p]son makes a call or
 s5ds a text message ) respect to       

telem>ket+ & uses artificial intellig5ce
 9 su* call or text message to emulate a
 human be+1 su* p]son %all disclose at !
 beg9n+ ( su* call or text message !    
fact t artificial intellig5ce is be+    
us$4  7b7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section1 ! 
t]ms telem>ket+ & text message h !      
mean+s giv5 su* t]ms 9 section #g ( !   
,telem>ket+ & ,consum] ,fraud & ,abuse  
,prev5tion ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fajf71 z
 am5d$ by ?is ,act4  #c4 ,enhanc$       
p5alties = violations ( telem>ket+ rules
 involv+ ,,ai voice or text message     
imp]sonation  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #f (
 ! ,telem>ket+ & ,consum] ,fraud &      
,abuse ,prev5tion ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4   
#faje7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  7e7 ,enhanc$ p5alties =        
violations involv+ ,,ai voice or text   
message imp]sonation  7#a7 ,p5alties "u 
,f$]al ,trade ,commission ,act ,not)/&+ 
subsection 7b71 9 ! case ( a violation  
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71 ! maximum     
am\nt ( ! civil p5alty t may be impos$ =
 su* violation "u subsection 7l7 or 7m7 

7z ! case may be7 ( section #e ( !      
,f$]al ,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae     
,u4,s4,c4 #de7 %all be twice ! maximum  
am\nt t may be impos$ = su* violation "u
 su* subsection )\t reg>d to ?is        
subsection4  7#b7 ,violations describ$  
,! violations describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph   
are ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,a violation ( a rule
 prescrib$ by ! ,commission "u section  
#c ) respect to :i* ! p>ty mak+ ! call  
or s5d+ ! text message uses artificial  
intellig5ce to imp]sonate an individual 
or entity ) ! int5t to defraud1 cause   
h>m1 or wrongfully obta9 any?+ ( value4 
7,b7 ,a violation ( a cease-&-desi/ ord]
 issu$ by ! ,commission "u section      
#e7;b7 ( ! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission    
,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #de7;b77 ) respect  
to a violation describ$ 9 subp>agraph   
7,a74  4  7b7 ,applicability ,! am5dm5t 
made by subsection 7a7 %all apply )     
respect to violations occurr+ aft] !    
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  #d4      
,def9itions ,section #g ( ! ,telem>ket+ 
& ,consum] ,fraud & ,abuse ,prev5tion   

,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fajf7 is am5d$--   
7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#d71 by ins]t+ or text 
message aft] telephone call2 &  7#b7 by 
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3    
7#e7 ,text message  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m
 text message means a message consi/+ ( 
text1 images1 s\nds1 or o!r in=mation t 
is transmitt$ to or f a device t is     
id5tifi$ z ! receiv+ or transmitt+      
device by means ( a #aj-;digit telephone
 numb]1 ,n#aa s]vice code1 %ort code    
telephone numb]1 or email address1 or t 
is transmitt$ ?r\gh application-to-p]son
 messag+1 & includes-- 7i7 a %ort       
message s]vice 7commonly ref]r$ to z    
,,sms7 message2  7ii7 a multim$ia       
message s]vice 7commonly ref]r$ to z    
,,mms7 message2 &  7iii7 a ri*          
communication s]vice 7commonly ref]r$ to
 z ,,rcs7 message4  7,b7 ,limitation ,! 
t]m text message does n include a       
real-"t1 two-way voice or video         
communication4  4