,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ajbg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #e1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,sorensen 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,ciscomani7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,communications
 ,act of #aicd to require disclosures   
with respect to robocalls using         
artificial intelligence and to provide  
for enhanced penalties for certain      
violations involving artificial         
intelligence voice or text message      
impersonation1 and for other purposes4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,quashing ,unwanted and         
,interruptive ,electronic               
,telecommunications ,act or the ,,quiet 
,act4  #b4 ,disclosure required for     
robocalls using ,,ai ,section #bbg of   
the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg  
,u4,s4,c4 #bbg7 is amended by adding at 
the end the following3  7k7 ,disclosure 
required for robocalls using ,,ai  7#a7 

,in general ,if a person making a       
robocall uses artificial intelligence to
 emulate a human being1 such person     
shall disclose at the beginning of the  
call or text message the fact that      
artificial intelligence is being used4  
7#b7 ,definitions ,in this subsection3  
7,a7 ,robocall  7i7 ,in general ,the    
term robocall means a call made or text 
message sent-- 7,i7 using equipment1    
whether hardware1 software1 or a        
combination thereof and including an    
automatic telephone dialing system1 that
 makes a call or sends a text message   
to-- 7aa7 stored telephone numbers2 or  
7bb7 telephone numbers produced using a 
random or sequential number generator2  
or  7,,ii7 using an artificial or       
prerecorded voice or an artificially    
generated message4  7ii7 ,limitation    
,for purposes of clause 7i77,i71 the    
term robocall does not include a call   
made or text message sent using         
equipment that requires substantial     
human intervention to make or send the  

call or text message4  7,b7 ,text       
message  7i7 ,in general ,the term text 
message means a message consisting of   
text1 images1 sounds1 or other          
information that is transmitted to or   
from a device that is identified as the 
receiving or transmitting device by     
means of a #aj-;digit telephone number1 
,n#aa service code1 short code telephone
 number1 or email address1 or that is   
transmitted through                     
application-to-person messaging1 and    
includes-- 7,i7 a short message service 
7commonly referred to as ,,sms7 message2
  7,,ii7 a multimedia message service   
7commonly referred to as ,,mms7 message2
 and  7,,iii7 a rich communication      
service 7commonly referred to as ,,rcs7 
message4  7ii7 ,limitation ,the term    
text message does not include a         
real-time1 two-way voice or video       
communication4  4  #c4 ,enhanced        
penalties for violations involving ,,ai 
voice or text message impersonation  7a7
 ,in general ,section #bbg of the       

,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #bbg71 as amended by the      
preceding provisions of this ,act1 is   
further amended by adding at the end the
 following3  7l7 ,enhanced penalties for
 violations involving ,,ai voice or text
 message impersonation ,in the case of a
 violation of this section with respect 
to which the party making the call or   
sending the text message uses artificial
 intelligence to impersonate an         
individual or entity with the intent to 
defraud1 cause harm1 or wrongfully      
obtain anything of value-- 7#a7 the     
maximum amount of the forfeiture penalty
 that may be imposed under subsection   
7b77#d7 or 7e77#e77;,a7 of this section 
or subsection 7b7 of section #ejc 7as   
the case may be7 shall be twice the     
maximum amount that may be imposed for  
such violation under such subsection    
without regard to this subsection2 and  
7#b7 the maximum amount of the criminal 
fine that may be imposed under          
subsection 7e77#e77;,b7 of this section 

or section #eja 7as the case may be7    
shall be twice the maximum amount that  
may be imposed for such violation under 
such subsection or section without      
regard to this subsection4  4  7b7      
,applicability ,the amendment made by   
subsection 7a7 shall apply with respect 
to violations occurring after the date  
of the enactment of this ,act4