,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #abac  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ca1 #bjbe,ms4    
,klobu*> 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,hawley1 ,mr4  
,coons1 ,ms4 ,coll9s1 & ,mr4 ,b5net7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,rules
 & ,adm9i/ration  ,a ,,bill  ,to        
prohibit ! di/ribution ( mat]ially      
deceptive ,,ai-g5]at$ audio or visual   
m$ia relat+ to c&idates = ,f$]al (fice1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,protect ,elections
 f ,deceptive ,,ai ,act4  #b4           
,prohibition on di/ribution ( mat]ially 
deceptive ,,ai-g5]at$ audio or visual   
m$ia prior to election  7a7 ,9 g5]al    
,title ,,iii ( ! ,f$]al ,election       
,campaign ,act ( #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4   
#cjaja et seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at !   
end ! foll[+ new section3  #cbe4        
,prohibition on di/ribution ( mat]ially 
deceptive ,,ai-g5]at$ audio or visual   
m$ia  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3   
7#a7 ,cov]$ individual ,! t]m cov]$     

individual means a c&idate = ,f$]al     
(fice4  7#b7 ,deceptive ,,ai-g5]at$     
audio or visual m$ia ,! t]m deceptive   
,,ai-g5]at$ audio or visual m$ia means  
an image1 audio1 or video t-- 7,a7 is ! 
product ( artificial intellig5ce        
te*nology t uses ma*9e le>n+ 7includ+   
deep le>n+ models1 natural le>n+        
process+1 or any o!r computational      
process+ te*niques ( simil> or great]   
complexity71 t-- 7i7 m]ges1 comb9es1    
replaces1 or sup]imposes cont5t onto an 
image1 audio1 or video1 creat+ an image1
 audio1 or video t appe>s au!ntic2 or   
7ii7 g5]ates an inau!ntic image1 audio1 
or video t appe>s au!ntic2 &  7,b7 a    
reasonable p]son1 hav+ consid]$ !       
qualities ( ! image1 audio1 or video & !
 nature ( ! di/ribution *annel 9 :i* !  
image1 audio1 or video appe>s-- 7i7 w\ld
 h a fundam5tally diff]5t und]/&+ or    
impression ( ! appe>ance1 spee*1 or     
expressive conduct exhibit$ 9 ! image1  
audio1 or video ?an t p]son w\ld h if t 
p]son 7 he>+ or see+ ! unalt]$1 orig9al 

v]sion ( ! image1 audio1 or video2 or   
7ii7 w\ld believe t ! image1 audio1 or  
video accurately exhibits any appe>ance1
 spee*1 or expressive conduct ( a p]son 
:o did n actually exhibit su* appe>ance1
 spee*1 or expressive conduct4  7#c7    
,f$]al election activity ,! t]m ,f$]al  
election activity has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m
 9 section #cja7bj77;,a77iii74  7b7     
,prohibition ,except z provid$ 9        
subsection 7c71 a p]son1 political      
committee1 or o!r entity may n kn[+ly   
di/ribute mat]ially deceptive           
,,ai-g5]at$ audio or visual m$ia 9 c>ry+
 out a ,f$]al election activity or ( a  
cov]$ individual = ! purpose (-- 7#a7   
influ5c+ an election2 or  7#b7 solicit+ 
funds4  7c7 ,inapplicability to c]ta9   
entities ,?is section %all n apply to ! 
foll[+3 7#a7 ,a radio or television     
broadca/+ /ation1 includ+ a cable or    
satellite television op]ator1 programm]1
 or produc]1 or a /ream+ s]vice t       
broadca/s mat]ially deceptive           
,,ai-g5]at$ audio or visual m$ia        

prohibit$ by ?is section z "p ( a bona  
fide newsca/1 news int]view1 news       
docum5t>y1 or on-!-spot cov]age ( bona  
fide news ev5ts1 if ! broadca/ cle>ly   
ackn[l$ges ?r\gh cont5t or a disclosure1
 9 a mann] t c be easily he>d or read by
 ! av]age li/5] or view]1 t !re are     
que/ions ab\t ! au!nticity ( ! mat]ially
 deceptive ,,ai-g5]at$ audio or visual  
m$ia4  7#b7 ,a regul>ly publi%$         
newspap]1 magaz9e1 or o!r p]iodical (   
g5]al circulation1 includ+ an int]net or
 electronic publication1 t r\t9ely      
c>ries news & comm5t>y ( g5]al int]e/1 &
 t publi%es mat]ially deceptive         
,,ai-g5]at$ audio or visual m$ia        
prohibit$ "u ?is section1 if !          
publication cle>ly /ates t ! mat]ially  
deceptive ,,ai-g5]at$ audio or visual   
m$ia does n accurately repres5t ! spee* 
or conduct ( ! cov]$ individual4  7#c7  
,mat]ially deceptive ,,ai-g5]at$ audio  
or visual m$ia t con/itutes satire or   
p>ody4  7d7 ,civil action  7#a7         
,injunctive or o!r equitable relief     

7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,a cov]$ individual ^:    
voice or lik5ess appe>s 91 or :o is !   
subject (1 a mat]ially deceptive        
,,ai-g5]at$ audio or visual m$ia1       
includ+ cont5t di/ribut$ z "p ( a ,f$]al
 election activity1 di/ribut$ 9         
violation ( ?is section may seek        
injunctive or o!r equitable relief      
prohibit+ ! di/ribution ( mat]ially     
deceptive ,,ai-g5]at$ audio or visual   
m$ia 9 violation ( ?is section4  7,b7   
,prec$5ce ,an action "u ?is p>agraph    
%all be entitl$ to prec$5ce 9 accordance
 ) ! ,f$]al ,rules ( ,civil ,proc$ure4  
7#b7 ,damages  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,a cov]$   
individual ^: voice or lik5ess appe>s 91
 or :o is ! subject (1 a mat]ially      
deceptive ,,ai-g5]at$ audio or visual   
m$ia1 includ+ cont5t di/ribut$ z "p ( a 
,f$]al election activity1 di/ribut$ 9   
violation ( ?is section may br+ an      
action = g5]al or special damages aga9/ 
! p]son1 committee1 or o!r entity t     
di/ribut$ ! mat]ially deceptive         
,,ai-g5]at$ audio or visual m$ia4  7,b7 

,attorney's fees & co/s ,9 addition to  
any damages aw>d$ "u subp>agraph 7,a71 !
 c\rt may also aw>d a prevail+ p>ty     
reasonable attorney's fees & co/s4  7,c7
 ,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is        
p>agraph %all be con/ru$ to limit or    
preclude a pla9tiff f secur+ or recov]+ 
any o!r available rem$y4  7#c7 ,burd5 ( 
pro( ,9 any civil action alleg+ a       
violation ( ?is section1 ! pla9tiff %all
 be> ! burd5 ( e/abli%+ ! violation     
?r\gh cle> & conv9c+ evid5ce4  4  7b7   
,sev]ability ,if any provision ( ?is    
,act1 or an am5dm5t made by ?is ,act1 or
 ! application ( su* provision to any   
p]son or circum/ance1 is held to be     
invalid1 ! rema9d] ( ?is ,act1 or an    
am5dm5t made by ?is ,act1 or !          
application ( su* provision to o!r      
p]sons or circum/ances1 %all n be       
affect$4