,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gbid  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #cj1        
#bjbf,mr4 ,menendez 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,pfluger1 ,ms4 ,mc,clellan1 and ,mr4    
,landsman7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to study the impacts of        
artificial intelligence technology with 
respect to the security of              
telecommunications networks1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,,ai for       
,secure ,networks ,act4  #b4 ,artificial
 intelligence technology and the        
security of telecommunications networks 
7a7 ,study ,the ,secretary shall conduct
 a study on the impacts of artificial   
intelligence technology with respect to 
the security of telecommunications      
networks1 which shall include an        
analysis of-- 7#a7 how artificial       
intelligence technology may be used to  
improve telecommunications networks1    

including by facilitating-- 7,a7        
real-time threat and malware detection  
and zero trust security solutions2  7,b7
 increased resiliency and               
interoperability2  7,c7 improved energy 
efficiency2 and  7,d7 integrated sensing
 and communications2  7#b7 how          
artificial intelligence technology may  
be used in connection with ,open ,radio 
,access ,network technology to increase 
the security of telecommunications      
networks2  7#c7 how artificial          
intelligence technology may be used in  
connection with virtualized security    
technology to increase the security of  
telecommunications networks2  7#d7 how  
artificial intelligence technology may  
be used to improve network security     
controls through firewalls and network  
segmentation2 and  7#e7 any risks       
artificial intelligence technology poses
 for the security of telecommunications 
networks4  7b7 ,consultation ,for       
purposes of the study conducted under   
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall    

consult with the ,federal               
,communications ,commission and industry
 stakeholders with respect to the use of
 artificial intelligence technology to  
improve the security of                 
telecommunications networks1 including  
with respect to research and development
 activities4  7c7 ,report  7#a7 ,in     
general ,not later than #a year after   
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary shall submit to the      
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of  
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation of the ,senate a report 
on the results of the study conducted   
under subsection 7a71 which may include 
legislative recommendations4  7#b7      
,opportunity for public comment ,prior  
to the submission of the report under   
paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary shall    
provide an opportunity for public       
comment with respect to such report4    
7d7 ,secretary defined ,in this section1
 the term ,secretary means the          

,secretary of ,commerce1 acting through 
the ,assistant ,secretary of ,commerce  
for ,communications and ,information4