,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #acif  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #i1 #bjbe ,ms4  
,cantwell 7= h]self1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 &
 ,mr4 ,he9ri*7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 &      
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to require 
transp>5cy ) respect to cont5t & cont5t 
prov5ance in=mation1 to protect arti/ic 
cont5t1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title2 table ( cont5ts ,?is ,act may be 
cit$ z ! ,cont5t ,orig9 ,protection &   
,integrity f ,edit$ & ,deepfak$ ,m$ia   
,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x 
is ! s5se ( ,congress t--  7#a7 !re is a
 lack (-- 7,a7 visibility into h[       
artificial intellig5ce sy/ems "w2  7,b7 
transp>5cy reg>d+ ! in=mation us$ to    
tra9 su* sy/ems2 &  7,c7 cons5sus-bas$  
/&>ds & practices to guide ! developm5t 
& deploym5t ( su* sy/ems2  7#b7 x is    
becom+ increas+ly difficult to assess ! 
nature1 orig9s1 & au!nticity ( digital  
cont5t t has be5 g5]at$ or modifi$      

algori?mically2  7#c7 ^! defici5cies    
negatively impact ! public &1           
p>ticul>ly1 ! j\rnali/s1 publi%]s1      
broadca/]s1 & arti/s ^: cont5t is us$ to
 tra9 ^! sy/ems & is manipulat$ to      
produce syn!tic cont5t &                
syn!tically-modifi$ cont5t t competes   
unfairly 9 ! digital m>ketplace ) cov]$ 
cont5t2 &  7#d7 ! developm5t & adoption 
( cons5sus-bas$ /&>ds w\ld mitigate ^!  
impacts1 catalyze innovation 9 ?is      
nasc5t indu/ry1 & put ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 
a position to lead ! developm5t (       
artificial intellig5ce sy/ems mov+ =w>d4
  #c4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is title3  7#a7   
,artificial intellig5ce ,! t]m          
artificial intellig5ce has ! mean+ giv5 
! t]m 9 section #ejjb ( ! ,national     
,artificial ,intellig5ce ,initiative    
,act ( #bjbj 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #idja74     
7#b7 ,artificial intellig5ce blue-team+ 
,! t]m artificial intellig5ce blue-team+
 means an ef=t to conduct op]ational    
vuln]ability evaluations & provide      
mitigation te*niques to entities :o h a 

ne$ = an indep5d5t te*nical review ( !  
security po/ure ( an artificial         
intellig5ce sy/em4  7#c7 ,artificial    
intellig5ce r$-team+ ,! t]m artificial  
intellig5ce r$-team+ means /ructur$     
adv]s>ial te/+ ef=ts ( an artificial    
intellig5ce sy/em to id5tify risks1     
flaws1 & vuln]abilities ( ! artificial  
intellig5ce sy/em1 su* z h>mful outputs 
f ! sy/em1 un=ese5 or undesirable sy/em 
behaviors1 limitations1 or pot5tial     
risks associat$ ) ! misuse ( ! sy/em4   
7#d7 ,cont5t prov5ance in=mation ,! t]m 
cont5t prov5ance in=mation means        
/ate-(-!-art1 ma*9e-readable in=mation  
docum5t+ ! orig9 & hi/ory ( a piece (   
digital cont5t1 su* z an image1 a video1
 audio1 or text4  7#e7 ,cov]$ cont5t ,! 
t]m cov]$ cont5t means a digital        
repres5tation1 su* z text1 an image1 or 
audio or video cont5t1 ( any "w (       
au?or%ip describ$ 9 section #ajb ( title
 #ag1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#f7 ,cov]$ 
plat=m ,! t]m cov]$ plat=m means a      
website1 int]net application1 or mobile 

application available to us]s 9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates1 includ+ a social network+ site1
 video %>+ s]vice1 se>* eng9e1 or cont5t
 aggregation s]vice available to us]s 9 
! ,unit$ ,/ates1 t ei!r--  7,a7 g5]ates 
at lea/ #ej1jjj1jjj 9 annual rev5ue2 or 
7,b7 _h at lea/ #be1jjj1jjj mon?ly      
active us]s = n few] ?an #c ( ! #ab     
mon?s imm$iately prec$+ any conduct by !
 cov]$ plat=m 9 violation ( ?is ,act4   
7#g7 ,deepfake ,! t]m deepfake means    
syn!tic cont5t or syn!tically-modifi$   
cont5t t-- 7,a7 appe>s au!ntic to a     
reasonable p]son2 &  7,b7 creates a     
false und]/&+ or impression4  7#h7      
,director ,! t]m ,director means ! ,"u  
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce = ,intellectual    
,prop]ty & ,director ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
,pat5t & ,tradem>k ,(fice4  7#i7        
,syn!tic cont5t ,! t]m syn!tic cont5t   
means in=mation1 includ+ works ( human  
au?or%ip su* z images1 videos1 audio    
clips1 & text1 t has be5 :olly g5]at$ by
 algori?ms1 includ+ by artificial       
intellig5ce4  7#aj7 ,syn!tically-modifi$

 cont5t ,! t]m syn!tically-modifi$      
cont5t means in=mation1 includ+ works ( 
human au?or%ip su* z images1 videos1    
audio clips1 & text1 t has be5          
significantly modifi$ by algori?ms1     
includ+ by artificial intellig5ce4      
7#aa7 ,"u ,secret>y ,! t]m ,"u ,secret>y
 means ! ,"u ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce =     
,/&>ds & ,te*nology4  7#ab7 ,wat]m>k+ ,!
 t]m wat]m>k+ means ! act ( emb$d+      
in=mation t is int5d$ to be difficult to
 remove into an output1 includ+ an      
output su* z text1 an image1 an audio1 a
 video1 s(tw>e code1 or any o!r digital 
cont5t or data1 = ! purposes ( v]ify+ ! 
au!nticity ( ! output or ! id5tity or   
*>act]i/ics ( its prov5ance1            
modifications1 or conveyance  #d4       
,facilitation ( developm5t ( /&>ds =    
cont5t prov5ance in=mation & detection (
 syn!tic cont5t & syn!tically-modifi$   
cont5t  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,"u ,secret>y   
%all e/abli% a public-private p>tn]%ip  
to facilitate ! developm5t ( /&>ds      
reg>d+ cont5t prov5ance in=mation       

te*nologies & ! detection ( syn!tic     
cont5t & syn!tically-modifi$ cont5t1    
includ+ ) respect to ! foll[+3 7#a7     
,facilitat+ ! developm5t ( guidel9es &  
volunt>y1 cons5sus-bas$ /&>ds & be/     
practices = wat]m>k+1 cont5t prov5ance  
in=mation1 syn!tic cont5t &             
syn!tically-modifi$ cont5t detection1   
includ+ = images1 audio1 video1 text1 & 
multimodal cont5t1 ! use ( data to tra9 
artificial intellig5ce sy/ems1 & su* o!r
 matt]s relat+ to transp>5cy ( syn!tic  
m$ia z ! ,"u ,secret>y consid]s         
appropriate4  7#b7 ,facilitat+ !        
developm5t ( guidel9es1 metrics1 &      
practices to evaluate & assess tools to 
detect & label syn!tic cont5t1          
syn!tically-modifi$ cont5t1 &           
non-syn!tic cont5t1 includ+ artificial  
intellig5ce r$-team+ & artificial       
intellig5ce blue-team+4  7#c7 ,e/abli%+ 
gr& *all5ges & prizes 9 coord9ation ) ! 
,def5se ,advanc$ ,rese>* ,projects      
,ag5cy & ! ,national ,sci5ce ,f\ndation 
to detect & label syn!tic cont5t1       

syn!tically-modifi$ cont5t1 &           
non-syn!tic cont5t & to develop         
cyb]security & o!r c\nt]measures to     
def5d aga9/ tamp]+ ) detection tools1   
wat]m>ks1 or cont5t prov5ance in=mation4
  7b7 ,consultation ,9 develop+ ! /&>ds 
describ$ 9 subsection 7a71 ! ,"u        
,secret>y %all consult ) ! ,regi/] (    
,copyrights & ! ,director4  #e4         
,national ,in/itute ( ,/&>ds &          
,te*nology rese>*1 developm5t1 & public 
education reg>d+ syn!tic cont5t &       
syn!tically-modifi$ cont5t  7a7 ,rese>* 
& developm5t ,! ,"u ,secret>y %all c>ry 
out a rese>* program to enable advances 
9 measurem5t sci5ce1 /&>ds1 & te/+      
relat+ to ! robu/ness & efficacy (--    
7#a7 te*nologies = syn!tic cont5t &     
syn!tically-modifi$ cont5t detection1   
wat]m>k+1 & cont5t prov5ance in=mation2 
&  7#b7 cyb]security protections & o!r  
c\nt]measures us$ to prev5t tamp]+ ) su*
 te*nologies4  7b7 ,public education    
campaigns reg>d+ syn!tic cont5t ,n lat] 
?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is 

,act1 ! ,"u ,secret>y %all1 9           
consultation ) ! ,regi/] ( ,copyrights &
 ! ,director1 c>ry out a public         
education campaign reg>d+ syn!tic cont5t
 & syn!tically-modifi$ cont5t 7includ+  
deepfakes71 wat]m>k+1 & cont5t prov5ance
 in=mation4  #f4 ,requirem5ts = cont5t  
prov5ance in=mation2 prohibit$ acts  7a7
 ,cont5t prov5ance in=mation  7#a7      
,syn!tic cont5t & syn!tically-modifi$   
cont5t ,beg9n+ on ! date t is #b ye>s   
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 any  
p]son :o1 = a comm]cial purpose1 makes  
available 9 int]/ate comm]ce a tool us$ 
= ! prim>y purpose ( creat+ syn!tic     
cont5t or syn!tically-modifi$ cont5t    
%all--  7,a7 tak+ into consid]ation !   
cont5t prov5ance in=mation /&>ds        
e/abli%$ "u section #d1 provide us]s (  
su* tool ) ! ability to include cont5t  
prov5ance in=mation t indicates ! piece 
( digital cont5t is syn!tic cont5t or   
syn!tically-modifi$ cont5t = any syn!tic
 cont5t or syn!tically-modifi$ cont5t   
creat$ by ! tool2 &  7,b7 9 ! ev5t a us]

 opts to include cont5t prov5ance       
in=mation "u subp>agraph 7,a71 e/abli%1 
to ! ext5t te*nically feasible1         
reasonable security measures to ensure t
 su* cont5t prov5ance in=mation is      
ma*9e-readable & n easily remov$1 alt]$1
 or sep>at$ f ! und]ly+ cont5t4  7#b7   
,cov]$ cont5t ,beg9n+ on ! date t is #b 
ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 
any p]son :o1 = a comm]cial purpose1    
makes available 9 int]/ate comm]ce a    
tool us$ = ! prim>y purpose ( creat+ or 
sub/antially modify+ cov]$ cont5t %all--
 7,a7 tak+ into consid]ation ! cont5t   
prov5ance in=mation /&>ds e/abli%$ "u   
section #d1 provide us]s ( su* tool ) ! 
ability to include cont5t prov5ance     
in=mation = any cov]$ cont5t creat$ or  
significantly modifi$ by ! tool2 &  7,b7
 9 ! ev5t a us] opts to include cont5t  
prov5ance in=mation "u subp>agraph 7,a71
 e/abli%1 to ! ext5t te*nically         
feasible1 reasonable security measures  
to ensure t su* cont5t prov5ance        
in=mation is ma*9e-readable & n easily  

remov$1 alt]$1 or sep>at$ f ! und]ly+   
cont5t4  7b7 ,removal ( cont5t prov5ance
 in=mation  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,x %all be    
unlawful = any p]son to kn[+ly remove1  
alt]1 tamp] )1 or disable cont5t        
prov5ance in=mation 9 fur!rance ( an    
unfair or deceptive act or practice 9 or
 affect+ comm]ce4  7#b7 ,cov]$ plat=ms  
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject to subp>agraph   
7,b71 x %all be unlawful = a cov]$      
plat=m1 to remove1 alt]1 tamp] )1 or    
disable cont5t prov5ance in=mation or to
 sep>ate ! cont5t prov5ance in=mation f 
! cont5t s t ! cont5t prov5ance         
in=mation _c be access$ by us]s ( !     
plat=m4  7,b7 ,exception = security     
rese>* ,a cov]$ plat=m %all n be liable 
= a violation ( subp>agraph 7,a7 if su* 
cov]$ plat=m removes1 alt]s1 tamp]s )1  
or disables cont5t prov5ance in=mation =
 a purpose necess>y1 proportionate1 &   
limit$ to p]=m rese>* to enhance !      
security ( ! cov]$ plat=m4  7c7         
,prohibition on non-,cons5sual use (    
cov]$ cont5t t has atta*$ or associat$  

cont5t prov5ance in=mation ,x %all be   
unlawful = any p]son1 = a comm]cial     
purpose1 to kn[+ly use any cov]$ cont5t 
t has cont5t prov5ance in=mation t is   
atta*$ to or associat$ ) su* cov]$      
cont5t or cov]$ cont5t f :i* ! p]son    
kn[s or %\ld "k t cont5t prov5ance      
in=mation has be5 remov$ or sep>at$ 9   
violation ( subsection 7b71 9 ord] to   
tra9 a sy/em t uses artificial          
intellig5ce or an algori?m or to g5]ate 
syn!tic cont5t or syn!tically-modifi$   
cont5t unless su* p]son obta9s !        
express1 in=m$ cons5t ( ! p]son :o owns 
! cov]$ cont5t1 & complies ) any t]ms ( 
use p]ta9+ to ! use ( su* cont5t1       
includ+ t]ms reg>d+ comp5sation = su*   
use1 z requir$ by ! own] ( copyright 9  
su* cont5t4  #g4 ,en=cem5t  7a7         
,en=cem5t by ! ,commission  7#a7 ,unfair
 or deceptive acts or practices ,a      
violation ( ?is ,act or a regulation    
promulgat$ "u ?is ,act %all be treat$ z 
a violation ( a rule def9+ an unfair or 
deceptive act or practice prescrib$ "u  

section #ah7;a77#a77;,b7 ( ! ,f$]al     
,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4  
#eg;a7a77#a77;,b774  7#b7 ,p[]s ( !     
,commission  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,!           
,commission %all en=ce ?is ,act 9 ! same
 mann]1 by ! same means1 & ) ! same     
jurisdiction1 p[]s1 & duties z ?\gh all 
applicable t]ms & provisions ( ! ,f$]al 
,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4  
#da et seq47 7 incorporat$ into & made a
 "p ( ?is title4  7,b7 ,privileges &    
immunities ,any p]son :o violates ?is   
,act1 or a regulation promulgat$ "u ?is 
,act %all be subject to ! p5alties &    
entitl$ to ! privileges & immunities    
provid$ 9 ! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission   
,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #da et seq474  7,c7 
,au?ority pres]v$ ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act %all 
be con/ru$ to limit ! au?ority ( !      
,commission "u any o!r provision ( law4 
7b7 ,en=cem5t by ,/ates  7#a7 ,9 g5]al  
,9 any case 9 :i* ! attorney g5]al ( a  
,/ate has reason to believe t an int]e/ 
( ! resid5ts ( ! ,/ate has be5 or is    
?reat5$ or adv]sely affect$ by !        

engagem5t ( any p]son 9 a practice t    
violates ?is ,act1 ! attorney g5]al ( ! 
,/ate may1 z p>5s patriae1 br+ a civil  
action on behalf ( ! resid5ts ( ! ,/ate 
9 an appropriate di/rict c\rt ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates to--  7,a7 enjo9 fur!r violation
 ( ?is ,act by su* p]son2  7,b7 compel  
compliance ) ?is ,act2  7,c7 obta9      
damages1 re/itution1 or o!r comp5sation 
on behalf ( su* resid5ts2 &  7,d7 obta9 
su* o!r relief z ! c\rt may consid] to  
be appropriate4  7#b7 ,rights ( !       
,commission  7,a7 ,notice to !          
,commission  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,except z     
provid$ 9 clause 7iii71 ! attorney g5]al
 ( a ,/ate %all notify ! ,commission 9  
writ+ t ! attorney g5]al int5ds to br+ a
 civil action "u p>agraph 7#a7 be=e     
initiat+ ! civil action4  7ii7 ,cont5ts 
,! notification requir$ by clause 7i7 ) 
respect to a civil action %all include a
 copy ( ! compla9t to be fil$ to        
initiate ! civil action4  7iii7         
,exception ,if x is n feasible = !      
attorney g5]al ( a ,/ate to provide !   

notification requir$ by clause 7i7 be=e 
initiat+ a civil action "u p>agraph     
7#a71 ! attorney g5]al %all notify !    
,commission imm$iately ^u in/itut+ !    
civil action4  7,b7 ,int]v5tion by !    
commission ,! ,commission may--  7i7    
int]v5e 9 any civil action br\ght by !  
attorney g5]al ( a ,/ate "u p>agraph    
7#a72 &  7ii7 ^u int]v5+--  7,i7 be he>d
 on all matt]s aris+ 9 ! civil action2 &
  7,,ii7 file petitions = appeal ( a    
decision 9 ! civil action4  7#c7        
,inve/igatory p[]s ,no?+ 9 ?is          
subsection may be con/ru$ to prev5t !   
attorney g5]al ( a ,/ate f ex]cis+ !    
p[]s conf]r$ on ! attorney g5]al by !   
laws ( ! ,/ate to conduct inve/igations1
 to adm9i/] oa?s or affirmations1 or to 
compel ! att5dance ( witnesses or !     
production ( docum5t>y or o!r evid5ce4  
7#d7 ,action by ! ,commission ,if !     
,commission in/itutes a civil action or 
an adm9i/rative action ) respect to a   
violation ( ?is ,act1 ! attorney g5]al (
 a ,/ate may n1 dur+ ! p5d5cy ( su*     

action1 br+ a civil action "u p>agraph  
7#a7 aga9/ any def5dant nam$ 9 !        
compla9t ( ! ,commission = ! violation )
 respect to :i* ! ,commission in/itut$  
su* action4  7#e7 ,v5ue2 s]vice or      
process  7,a7 ,v5ue ,any action br\ght  
"u p>agraph 7#a7 may be br\ght 9-- 7i7 !
 di/rict c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates t meets 
applicable requirem5ts relat+ to v5ue "u
 section #acia ( title #bh1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code2 or  7ii7 ano!r c\rt (     
compet5t jurisdiction4  7,b7 ,s]vice (  
process ,9 an action br\ght "u p>agraph 
7#a71 process may be s]v$ 9 any di/rict 
9 :i* ! def5dant--  7i7 is an           
inhabitant2 or  7ii7 may be f\nd4  7#f7 
,actions by o!r ,/ate (ficials  7,a7 ,9 
g5]al ,9 addition to civil actions      
br\ght by attorneys g5]al "u p>agraph   
7#a71 any o!r (fic] ( a ,/ate :o is     
au?oriz$ by ! ,/ate to d s may br+ a    
civil action "u p>agraph 7#a71 subject  
to ! same requirem5ts & limitations t   
apply "u ?is subsection to civil actions
 br\ght by attorneys g5]al4  7,b7 ,sav+s

 provision ,no?+ 9 ?is subsection may be
 con/ru$ to prohibit an au?oriz$ (ficial
 ( a ,/ate f initiat+ or cont9u+ any    
proce$+ 9 a c\rt ( ! ,/ate = a violation
 ( any civil or crim9al law ( ! ,/ate4  
7#g7 ,damages ,if a p]son br+s a civil  
action = a violation ( ?is ,act pursuant
 to subsection 7c7 & receives any       
monet>y damages1 ! c\rt %all r$uce !    
am\nt ( any damages aw>d$ "u ?is        
subsection by ! am\nt ( monet>y damages 
aw>d$ to su* p]son4  7c7 ,en=cem5t by   
private p>ties & gov]nm5t entities  7#a7
 ,9 g5]al ,any p]son :o owns cov]$      
cont5t t has cont5t prov5ance in=mation 
t is atta*$ to or associat$ ) su* cov]$ 
cont5t may br+ a civil action 9 a c\rt (
 compet5t jurisdiction aga9/--  7,a7 any
 p]son or cov]$ plat=m = remov+1 alt]+1 
tamp]+ )1 or disabl+ su* cont5t         
prov5ance in=mation 9 violation (       
subsection 7b77#a7 or 7b77#b7 ( section 
#f2 &  7,b7 any p]son = us+ su* cov]$   
cont5t 9 violation ( section #f7;c74    
7#b7 ,relief ,9 a civil action br\ght "u

 p>agraph 7#a7 9 :i* ! pla9tiff         
prevails1 ! c\rt may aw>d ! pla9tiff    
decl>atory or injunctive relief1        
comp5satory damages1 & reasonable       
litigation exp5ses1 includ+ a reasonable
 attorney's fee4  7#c7 ,/atute (        
limitations ,an action = a violation (  
?is ,act br\ght "u ?is subsection may be
 comm5c$ n lat] ?an #d ye>s aft] ! date 
^u :i* ! pla9tiff discov]s or %\ld h    
discov]$ ! facts giv+ rise to su*       
violation4  #h4 ,rule ( con/ruction ,?is
 ,act does n impair or 9 any way alt] ! 
rights ( copyright own]s "u any o!r     
applicable law4  #i4 ,sev]ability ,if   
any provision ( ?is ,act1 or an am5dm5t 
made by ?is ,act1 is det]m9$ to be      
un5=ceable or invalid1 ! rema9+         
provisions ( ?is ,act & ! am5dm5ts made 
by ?is ,act %all n be affect$4