,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bgfe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ab1
 #bjbc,mr4 ,ricketts introduced the     
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to require a watermark for
 ,,ai-generated materials1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,advisory for       
,,ai-,generated ,content ,act4  #b4     
,watermarks on ,,ai-generated materials 
7a7 ,in general  7#a7 ,watermark        
requirement ,it shall be unlawful for an
 ,,ai-generating entity to create       
covered ,,ai-generated material unless  
such material includes a watermark that 
meets the standards established by the  
,commission under paragraph 7#b74  7#b7 
,standards for ,,ai watermarks ,not     
later than #ahj days after the date of  
enactment of this section1 the          
,commission1 in consultation with the   
,federal ,communications ,commission1   

the ,attorney ,general1 and the         
,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 shall
 issue regulations to establish         
standards for the watermarks required   
under paragraph 7#a74  7#c7 ,effective  
date ,the requirement established under 
paragraph 7#a7 shall take effect on the 
date that is #a year after the date on  
which the ,commission promulgates the   
regulations required under paragraph    
7#b74  7b7 ,enforcement  7#a7 ,unfair or
 deceptive acts or practices ,a         
violation of this section or a          
regulation promulgated thereunder shall 
be treated as a violation of a rule     
defining an unfair or deceptive act or  
practice under section #ah7;a77#a77;,b7 
of the ,federal ,trade ,commission ,act 
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #eg;a7a77#a77;,b774  7#b7
 ,powers of the ,commission  7,a7 ,in   
general ,the ,commission shall enforce  
this section in the same manner1 by the 
same means1 and with the same           
jurisdiction1 powers1 and duties as     
though all applicable terms and         

provisions of the ,federal ,trade       
,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #da et  
seq47 were incorporated into and made a 
part of this ,act4  7,b7 ,privileges and
 immunities ,any person who violates    
this section or a regulation promulgated
 thereunder shall be subject to the     
penalties and entitled to the privileges
 and immunities provided in the ,federal
 ,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 
#da et seq474  7,c7 ,authority preserved
 ,nothing in this section shall be      
construed to limit the authority of the 
,commission under any other provision of
 law4  7,d7 ,rulemaking ,the ,commission
 shall promulgate in accordance with    
section #eec of title #e1 ,united       
,states ,code1 such rules as may be     
necessary to carry out this section4    
7c7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 
,,ai-generating entity ,the term        
,,ai-generating entity means an entity  
that generates1 creates1 or otherwise   
produces ,,ai-generated material4  7#b7 
,,ai-generated material ,the term       

,,ai-generated material means artificial
 intelligence technology that can       
produce various types of content1       
including text1 images1 audio1 or       
synthetic data4  7#c7 ,commission ,the  
term ,commission means the ,federal     
,trade ,commission4  7#d7 ,covered      
,,ai-generated material ,the term       
covered ,,ai-generated material means   
,,ai-generated material that-- 7,a7     
impersonates a specific individual or   
group of individuals2  7,b7 is          
represented as original material by the 
,,ai-generating entity that produced the
 material1 including with respect to    
artwork1 songs1 or news media2 or  7,c7 
meets such criteria as the ,commission  
may establish4