,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #cbd #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #agcf ,report ,no4 #aai-cgc ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,february #bg1 #bjbe,mr4 ,pfluger 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,guest1 and ,mr4 ,evans of ,colorado7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security ,november #ab1 #bjbe;,additional sponsor3 ,mr4 ,hernndez ,november #ab1 #bjbe,reported with amendments1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic,for text of introduced bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on ,february #bg1 #bjbe ,a ,,bill ,to require the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security to conduct annual assessments on terrorism threats to the ,united ,states posed by terrorist organizations utilizing generative artificial intelligence applications1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,generative ,,ai ,terrorism ,risk ,assessment ,act4 #b4 ,sense of ,congress regarding the use of generative artificial intelligence applications for terrorist activity ,it is the sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7 the heightened terrorism threat landscape and the increasing utilization of generative artificial intelligence by foreign terrorist organizations represent a national security threat1 and the challenges posed by such threat are not well understood2 and 7#b7 the ,department of ,homeland ,security1 in consultation with the ,office of the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 must take steps to recognize1 assess1 and address such threat1 thereby reducing risks to the people of the ,united ,states4 #c4 ,annual assessments on terrorism threats to the ,united ,states posed by the use of generative artificial intelligence for terrorism 7a7 ,assessments 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this ,act and annually thereafter for five years1 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 in consultation with the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an assessment of terrorism threats to the ,united ,states posed by the use of generative artificial intelligence for terrorism4 7#b7 ,contents ,each terrorism threat assessment under paragraph 7#a7 shall include the following3 7,a7 ,an analysis of incidents during the immediately preceding calendar year in which a foreign terrorist organization or individual has used or attempted to use generative artificial intelligence to carry out the following3 7i7 ,spread violent extremist messaging and facilitate the ability to radicalize and recruit individuals to violence4 7ii7 ,enhance their ability to develop or deploy chemical1 biological1 radiological1 or nuclear weapons4 7,b7 ,recommendations on appropriate measures to counter terrorism threats to the ,united ,states posed by such terrorist organization or individual4 7#c7 ,coordination ,each terrorism threat assessment under paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 shall be coordinated by the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security to ensure compliance with applicable law and protections relating to individuals' privacy1 civil rights1 and civil liberties1 and 7,b7 may be informed by existing products of the ,department of ,homeland ,security1 as appropriate4 7#d7 ,form ,each terrorism threat assessment under paragraph 7#a7 shall be submitted in unclassified form1 but may include a classified annex4 ,the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall post on a publicly available website of the ,department of ,homeland ,security the unclassified portion of each such assessment4 ,each such unclassified portion shall not contain information that is designated as ,for ,official ,use ,only1 or otherwise would not be publicly available pursuant to section #eeb of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code 7popularly referred to as the ,freedom of ,information ,act 7,,foia771 or other applicable law4 7#e7 ,briefing ,not later than #cj days after the submission of each terrorism threat assessment under paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall brief the appropriate congressional committees regarding each such assessment4 ,the head of any other relevant ,federal department or agency shall join the ,secretary for any such briefing if any such committee1 in consultation with the ,secretary1 determines such is appropriate4 7b7 ,information sharing 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall review information relating to terrorism threats to the ,united ,states posed by the use of generative artificial intelligence for terrorism that is gathered by ,state and major urban area fusion centers and the ,national ,network of ,fusion ,centers1 and incorporate such information1 as appropriate1 into the ,department of ,homeland ,security's own information relating to such4 ,the ,secretary shall ensure the dissemination to ,state and major urban area fusion centers and the ,national ,network of ,fusion ,centers of such information4 7#b7 ,coordination ,in carrying out paragraph 7#a71 the entities specified in paragraph 7#c7 shall share with the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security information regarding terrorism threats to the ,united ,states posed by the use of generative artificial intelligence for terrorism4 7#c7 ,entitles specified ,the entities specified in this paragraph are the following3 7,a7 ,the ,office of the ,director of ,national ,intelligence4 7,b7 ,the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation4 7,c7 ,members of the intelligence community4 7,d7 ,any other relevant ,federal department or agency the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security determines necessary4 7c7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional committees means the ,committee on ,homeland ,security1 the ,permanent ,select ,committee on ,intelligence1 and the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs1 the ,select ,committee on ,intelligence1 and the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation of the ,senate4 7#b7 ,artificial intelligence ,the term artificial intelligence has the meaning given such term in section #ejjb of the ,national ,artificial ,intelligence ,initiative ,act of #bjbj 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #idja74 7#c7 ,generative artificial intelligence ,the term generative artificial intelligence means the class of artificial intelligence models that emulate the structure and characteristics of input data in order to generate derived synthetic content1 including images1 videos1 audio1 text1 and other digital content4 7#d7 ,foreign terrorist organization ,the term terrorist organization means any entity designated as a foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section #bai of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahi74 7#e7 ,fusion center ,the term fusion center has the meaning given such term in subsection 7k7 of section #baj;,a of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #abd;h74 7#f7 ,intelligence community ,the term intelligence community has the meaning given such term in section #c7d7 of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjc7d774 7#g7 ,national ,network of ,fusion ,centers ,the term ,national ,network of ,fusion ,centers means a decentralized arrangement of fusion centers intended to enhance the ability of individual ,state and local fusion centers to leverage the capabilities and expertise of all such fusion centers for the purpose of enhancing analysis and homeland security information sharing nationally4 7#h7 ,terrorism ,the term terrorism has the meaning given such term in section #b of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #aja74 ,amend the title so as to read3 ,a bill to require the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security to conduct annual assessments on threats to the ,united ,states posed by the use of generative artificial intelligence for terrorism1 and for other purposes44 ,november #ab1 #bjbe,reported with amendments1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed