,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #iiae  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bc1 #bjbf,ms4  
,lee ( ,florida 7= h]self1 ,mrs4 ,f\%ee1
 & ,mr4 ,bilirakis7 introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
prohibit /eal? bots1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,/eal? ,bot ,prohibition ,act4  #b4   
,prohibition ( /eal? bots  7a7          
,prohibition ,a p]son may n--  7#a7     
deploy1 direct1 or cause to be deploy$1 
a /eal? bot to access a website1 digital
 plat=m1 or onl9e s]vice 9 a mann] t is 
reasonably likely to damage1 impair1 or 
burd5 ! te*nical or comm]cial op]ation (
 a website or o!r int]net s]vice2 or    
7#b7 int5tionally misrepres5t1 conceal1 
or obscure ! nature ( ! bot to appe> z a
 human us] = use 9 connection ) a       
g5]ative ,,ai model or s]vice4  7b7     
,en=cem5t  7#a7 ,civil action ,! ,f$]al 
,trade ,commission may comm5ce a civil  
action 9 any di/rict c\rt ( ! ,unit$    

,/ates to recov] a civil p5alty = a     
violation ( subsection 7a7 or to enjo9  
any p]son f committ+ a violation (      
subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,p5alty ,! p5alty 
= ea* violation ( subsection 7a7 may n  
exce$ #ec1jjj 7z adju/$ on ,janu>y #a   
ea* ye> by ! p]c5tage increase 7if any71
 dur+ ! prec$+ #ab-mon? p]iod1 9 !      
,consum] ,price ,index = ,all ,urban    
,consum]s publi%$ by ! ,bureau ( ,labor 
,/ati/ics74  7#c7 ,p[]s ( ,commission   
,not)/&+ p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b71 !       
,commission %all h ! same jurisdiction1 
p[]s1 & duties to en=ce ?is section z   
?\gh ! applicable t]ms & conditions ( ! 
,f$]al ,trade ,commission ,act 7        
incorporat$ & made "p ( ?is section4    
7#d7 ,rules ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is   
section may be con/ru$ to--  7,a7 limit 
! au?ority ( ! ,commission "u any o!r   
provision ( law2 or  7,b7 au?orize !    
,commission to issue regulations4  7c7  
,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 7a7  
or a regulation promulgat$ "u su*       
subsection1 ! ,/ate1 z p>5s patriae1 may
 br+ a civil action on behalf ( !       
resid5ts ( ! ,/ate 9 an appropriate     
di/rict c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to--     
7,a7 enjo9 su* act or practice2  7,b7   
en=ce compliance ) su* subsection or su*
 regulation2  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+1
 to be he>d on all matt]s aris+ !re92 & 
7iii7 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 7a7 or a
 regulation promulgat$ "u su* subsection
 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 or regulation

 alleg$ 9 su* compla9t4  7#d7  ,rule (  
con/ruction  ,= purposes ( br++ a civil 
action "u ?is subsection1 no?+ 9 ?is    
,act may 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  7d7  ,def9itions  ,9 ?is  
section3 7#a7 ,artificial intellig5ce2  
,,ai ,! t]ms artificial intellig5ce &   
,,ai h ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m artificial    
intellig5ce 9 section #ejjb ( !         
,national ,artificial ,intellig5ce      
,initiative ,act ( #bjbj 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 
#idja7 z ( ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
section4  7#b7  ,bot  ,! t]m bot means  
s(tw>e t retrieves1 scans1 indexes1     
scrapes1 or o!rwise accesses a website  
or o!r int]net s\rce1 includ+ b n limit$
 to an onl9e crawl]1 spid]1 fet*]1      
cli5t1 us] ag5t1 ,,ai ag5t1 or equival5t

 tool4  7#c7  ,commission  ,! t]m       
,commission means ! ,f$]al ,trade       
,commission4  7#d7  ,g5]ative ,,ai  ,!  
t]m g5]ative ,,ai means artificial      
intellig5ce t is capable ( g5]at+ cont5t
 su* z code1 images1 music1 text1       
simulations1 #c;,d r5d]+s ( objects1 or 
videos4  7#e7  ,/ate  ,! t]m ,/ate means
 ea* ( ! sev]al ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict (    
,columbia1 ea* commonweal?1 t]ritory1 or
 possession ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & ea*    
f$]ally recogniz$ ,indian ,tribe4  7#f7 
,/eal? bot  ,! t]m /eal? bot means a bot
 t accesses1 retrieves1 scans1 indexes1 
scrapes1 or o!rwise int]acts ) a        
website1 digital plat=m1 or onl9e s]vice
 )\t prior disclosure ( its id5tity &   
purpose1 9 p>ticul> by--  7,a7 fail+ to 
id5tify itself includ+ ?r\gh a valid &  
accurate us]-ag5t /r+2 or  7,b7 fail+ to
 disclose ! specific nature & purpose ( 
! bot1 includ+ any propos$ use & purpose
 ( page cont5t 7includ+ text & data m9+1
 se>* index+1 inf]5c+1 artificial       
intellig5ce developm5t1 support1 or     

op]ations 7su* z tra9+1 f9e tun+1       
retrieval augm5t$ g5]ation77 or o!r     
automat$ process+ at ! "t access is     
reque/$ & 9 a =mat t ! website op]ator c
 access4  7e7  ,limitations p]iod1      
relation%ip to o!r laws1 & sev]ability  
7#a7  ,limitations p]iod  ,a civil      
action may n be fil$ "u ?is section     
unless ! action is comm5c$ )9 six ye>s  
aft] ! date on :i* ! violation occurr$4 
7#b7  ,relation%ip to o!r laws  ,no?+ 9 
?is section %all affect any "r1         
limitation1 or rem$y available "u any   
o!r ,f$]al or ,/ate law or ! ,unit$     
,/ates ,con/itution4  7f7  ,effective   
date  ,?is section %all take effect #ahj
 days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
,act4