,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fdhi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #e1 #bjbe    
,mrs4 ,h\*9 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &   
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to ensure t       
provid]s ( *atbots cle>ly & conspicu\sly
 disclose to us]s :o are m9ors t *atbots
 are artificial intellig5ce sy/ems1 n   
natural p]son1 & d n provide advice f   
lic5s$ pr(essionals1 & = o!r proposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,safegu>d+ ,adolesc5ts ,f             
,exploitative ,b,o,ts ,act or ! ,,safe  
,b,o,ts ,act4  #b4 ,requirem5ts =       
*atbots us$ by m9ors  7a7 ,c]ta9        
/atem5ts prohibit$ ,a *atbot provid] may
 n provide to a cov]$ us] a *atbot t    
/ates to ! cov]$ us] t ! *atbot is a    
lic5s$ pr(essional 7unless su* /atem5t  
is true74  7b7 ,disclosure requir$  7#a7
 ,9 g5]al ,a *atbot provid] %all cle>ly 
& conspicu\sly disclose1 9 accordance ) 
p>agraphs 7#b7 & 7#c71 to ea* cov]$ us] 
( a *atbot ( su* provid] notice ( !     

foll[+3 7,a7 ,! *atbot is an artificial 
intellig5ce sy/em & n a natural p]son4  
7,b7 ,res\rces = contact+ a suicide &   
crisis int]v5tion hotl9e4  7#b7 ,tim+   
7,a7 ,,ai sy/em disclosure ,a disclosure
 "u p>agraph 7#a77;,a7 %all be made--   
7i7 at ! initiation ( ! fir/ int]action 
( a cov]$ us] ) a *atbot2 &  7ii7 at any
 po9t at :i*1 dur+ an int]action ( a    
cov]$ us] ) a *atbot1 ! cov]$ us]       
prompts ! *atbot ab\t :e!r ! *atbot is  
an artificial intellig5ce sy/em4  7,b7  
,crisis res\rces disclosure ,a          
disclosure "u p>agraph 7#a77;,b7 %all be
 made at any po9t at :i*1 dur+ an       
int]action ( a cov]$ us] ) a *atbot1 !  
cov]$ us] prompts ! *atbot ab\t suicide 
or suicidal ideation4  7#c7 ,use ( pla9 
language ,a disclosure "u p>agraph 7#a7 
%all be made 9 a cle>1 age-appropriate1 
& pla9 language mann] t is reasonably   
und]/&able by a m9or4  7c7 ,policies    
requir$ ,a *atbot provid] %all e/abli%1 
implem5t1 & ma9ta9 reasonable policies1 
practices1 & proc$ures-- 7#a7 to ensure 

t a *atbot ( ! provid] advises a cov]$  
us] to take a break f ! *atbot at ! po9t
 at :i* a cont9u\s & un9t]rupt$         
int]action ( ! cov]$ us] ) ! *atbot has 
la/$ = #c h\rs2 &  7#b7 to address1 )   
respect to cov]$ us]s-- 7,a7 sexual     
mat]ial h>mful to m9ors2  7,b7 gambl+2 &
  7,c7 ! di/ribution1 sale1 or use (    
illegal drugs1 tobacco products1 or     
alcohol4  7d7 ,effective date           
,subsections 7a71 7b71 & 7c7 %all take  
effect on ! date t is #a ye> aft] ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7e7 ,en=cem5t
 by f$]al trade commission  7#a7 ,unfair
 or deceptive acts or practices ,a      
violation ( subsection 7a71 7b71 or 7c7 
%all be treat$ z a violation ( a        
regulation "u section #ah7;a77#a77;,b7 (
 ! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae  
,u4,s4,c4 #eg;a7a77#a77;,b77 reg>d+     
unfair or deceptive acts or practices4  
7#b7 ,p[]s ( commission ,! ,f$]al ,trade
 ,commission %all en=ce subsections 7a71
 7b71 & 7c7 9 ! same mann]1 by ! same   
means1 & ) ! same jurisdiction1 p[]s1 & 

duties z ?\gh all applicable t]ms &     
provisions ( ! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission
 ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #da et seq47 7     
incorporat$ into & made a "p ( ?is      
section4 ,any p]son :o violates         
subsection 7a71 7b71 or 7c7 %all be     
subject to ! p5alties & entitl$ to !    
privileges & immunities provid$ 9 !     
,f$]al ,trade ,commission ,act4  7#c7   
,au?ority pres]v$ ,no?+ 9 ?is subsection
 may be con/ru$ to limit ! au?ority ( ! 
,f$]al ,trade ,commission "u any o!r    
provision ( law4  7f7 ,actions by /ates 
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 any case 9 :i* !       
attorney g5]al ( a ,/ate1 or an (ficial 
or ag5cy ( a ,/ate1 has reason to       
believe t an int]e/ ( ! resid5ts ( su*  
,/ate has be5 or is ?reat5$ or adv]sely 
affect$ by an act or practice 9         
violation ( subsection 7a71 7b71 or 7c71
 ! ,/ate1 z p>5s patriae1 may br+ a     
civil action on behalf ( ! resid5ts ( ! 
,/ate 9 an appropriate ,/ate c\rt or an 
appropriate di/rict c\rt ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates to-- 7,a7 enjo9 su* act or       

practice2  7,b7 en=ce compliance ) su*  
subsection2  7,c7 obta9 damages1        
re/itution1 or o!r comp5sation on behalf
 ( resid5ts ( ! ,/ate2 or  7,d7 obta9   
su* o!r legal & equitable relief z !    
c\rt may consid] to be appropriate4     
7#b7 ,notice ,be=e fil+ an action "u ?is
 subsection1 ! attorney g5]al1 (ficial1 
or ag5cy ( ! ,/ate involv$ %all provide 
to ! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission a writt5 
notice ( su* action & a copy ( !        
compla9t = su* action4 ,if ! attorney   
g5]al1 (ficial1 or ag5cy det]m9es t x is
 n feasible to provide ! notice describ$
 9 ?is p>agraph be=e ! fil+ ( ! action1 
! attorney g5]al1 (ficial1 or ag5cy %all
 provide writt5 notice ( ! action & a   
copy ( ! compla9t to ! ,f$]al ,trade    
,commission imm$iately ^u ! fil+ ( !    
action4  7#c7 ,au?ority ( f$]al trade   
commission  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,on receiv+   
notice "u p>agraph 7#b7 ( an action "u  
?is subsection1 ! ,f$]al ,trade         
,commission %all h ! "r-- 7i7 to int]v5e
 9 ! action2 &  7ii7 ^u s int]v5+-- 7,i7

 to be he>d on all matt]s aris+ !re92 & 
7,,ii7 to file petitions = appeal4  7,b7
 ,limitation on /ate action :ile f$]al  
action is p5d+ ,if ! ,f$]al ,trade      
,commission or ! ,attorney ,g5]al ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates has in/itut$ a civil      
action = violation ( subsection 7a71    
7b71 or 7c7 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is subp>agraph
 z ! ,f$]al action71 no ,/ate attorney  
g5]al1 (ficial1 or ag5cy may br+ an     
action "u ?is subsection dur+ ! p5d5cy (
 ! ,f$]al action aga9/ any def5dant nam$
 9 ! compla9t 9 ! ,f$]al action = any   
violation ( su* subsection alleg$ 9 su* 
compla9t4  7#d7 ,rule ( con/ruction ,=  
purposes ( br++ a civil action "u ?is   
subsection1 no?+ 9 ?is ,act %all be     
con/ru$ to prev5t an attorney g5]al1    
(ficial1 or ag5cy ( a ,/ate f ex]cis+ ! 
p[]s conf]r$ on ! attorney g5]al1       
(ficial1 or ag5cy by ! laws ( su* ,/ate 
to conduct inve/igations1 adm9i/] oa?s &
 affirmations1 or compel ! att5dance (  
witnesses or ! production ( docum5t>y & 
o!r evid5ce4  7g7 ,/udy on *atbots &    

m5tal heal? ( m9ors  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!   
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1   
act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( ! ,national    
,in/itutes ( ,heal?1 %all conduct a     
#d-ye> longitud9al /udy to evaluate !   
risks & b5efits ( *atbots ) respect to !
 m5tal heal? ( m9ors1 includ+ ) respect 
to lonel9ess1 anxiety1 social skill     
build+1 social isolation1 depression1   
self-h>m1 & suicidal ideation4  7#b7    
,consultation ,9 c>ry+ out ! /udy "u    
p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y %all consult 
)-- 7,a7 ! ,director ( ! ,national      
,in/itute ( ,m5tal ,heal?2  7,b7        
p$iatric m5tal heal? exp]ts2  7,c7      
te*nologi/s2  7,d7 e?ici/s2 &  7,e7     
educators4  7#c7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #d 
ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh !         
,director1 %all submit to ! ,committee  
on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se (        
,repres5tatives & ! ,committees on      
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation &  
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions (
 ! ,s5ate a report on ! results ( ! /udy

 conduct$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 & any relat$ 
recomm5dations4  7h7 ,relation%ip to    
/ate laws ,no ,/ate or political        
subdivision ( a ,/ate may prescribe1    
ma9ta91 or en=ce any law1 rule1         
regulation1 requirem5t1 /&>d1 or o!r    
provision hav+ ! =ce & effect ( law1 if 
su* law1 rule1 regulation1 requirem5t1  
/&>d1 or o!r provision cov]s a matt]    
describ$ 9 subsection 7a71 7b71 or 7c74 
7i7 ,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act
 may be con/ru$ to require ! affirmative
 collection by a *atbot provid] ( any   
p]sonal in=mation ) respect to ! age ( a
 us] t a *atbot provid] is n already    
collect+ 9 ! normal c\rse ( bus9ess4    
7j7 ,sev]ability ,if any provision ( ?is
 ,act or ! application ( ?is ,act to any
 p]son or circum/ance is held invalid1 !
 rema9+ provisions ( ?is ,act & !       
application ( ?is ,act to o!r p]sons or 
circum/ances %all n be affect$4  7k7    
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7           
,artificial intellig5ce ,! t]m          
artificial intellig5ce has ! mean+ giv5 

su* t]m 9 section #ejjb ( ! ,national   
,artificial ,intellig5ce ,initiative    
,act ( #bjbj 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #idja74     
7#b7 ,*atbot ,! t]m *atbot means an     
artificial intellig5ce sy/em1 m>ket$ to 
& available = use by consum]s1 t engages
 9 int]active1 natural-language         
communication ) a us] & g5]ates or      
selects cont5t 9 response to us] inputs 
7includ+ text1 voice1 or o!r inputs7 us+
 a conv]sational context4  7#c7 ,*atbot 
provid]  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m *atbot    
provid] means a p]son t provides a      
*atbot directly to a consum] = ! use ( !
 consum]1 includ+ ?r\gh a website1      
mobile application1 or o!r onl9e means4 
7,b7 ,limitation ,a p]son t provides a  
website1 mobile application1 or o!r     
onl9e s]vice t includes a *at function  
incid5tal to ! pr$om9ant purpose ( su*  
website1 application1 or s]vice %all n  
be treat$ z a *atbot provid] solely on !
 basis ( su* incid5tal *at function4    
7#d7 ,cov]$ us] ,! t]m cov]$ us] means a
 us] ( a *atbot if ! provid] ( su*      

*atbot--  7,a7 has actual k t su* us] is
 a m9or2 or  7,b7 w\ld "k t su* us] is a
 m9or if n = willful disreg>d4  7#e7    
,m9or ,! t]m m9or means an individual "u
 ! age ( #ag ye>s4  7#f7 ,sexual mat]ial
 h>mful to m9ors ,! t]m sexual mat]ial  
h>mful to m9ors means a picture1 image1 
graphic image file1 film1 videotape1 or 
o!r visual depiction t--  7,a7  7i7 tak5
 z a :ole & ) respect to m9ors1 appeals 
to ! pruri5t int]e/ 9 nudity1 sex1 or   
excretion2  7ii7 depicts1 describes1 or 
repres5ts1 9 a pat5tly (f5sive way )    
respect to :at is suitable = m9ors1 an  
actual or simulat$ sexual act or sexual 
contact1 actual or simulat$ normal or   
p]v]t$ sexual acts1 or lewd exhibition (
 ! g5itals2 &  7iii7 tak5 z a :ole1     
lacks s]i\s lit]>y1 arti/ic1 political1 
or sci5tific value z to m9ors2 or  7,b7 
is *ild pornography4