,,ii #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bcha ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,july #bb1 #bjbe,mr4 ,cornyn 7for himself and ,mr4 ,kim7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation ,a ,,bill ,to require the ,director of the ,national ,institute of ,standards and ,technology to develop a framework for detecting1 removing1 and reporting child pornography in datasets used to train artificial intelligence systems1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,preventing ,recurring ,online ,abuse of ,children ,through ,intentional ,vetting of ,artificial ,intelligence ,data ,act of #bjbe or the ,,proactiv ,artificial ,intelligence ,data ,act of #bjbe4 #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,artificial intelligence ,the term artificial intelligence has the meaning given that term in section #bch7;g7 of the ,john ,s4 ,mc,cain ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjai 7,public ,law #aae-bcb2 #aj ,u4,s4,c4 note prec4 #djfa74 7#b7 ,artificial intelligence developer ,the term artificial intelligence developer means a person who designs1 codes1 or produces an artificial intelligence system and makes such system commercially available1 whether for profit or not4 7#c7 ,artificial ,intelligence ,deployer 4,the term artificial intelligence deployer means a person who integrates an artificial intelligence system into the products or services of the person and makes those products or services commercially available1 whether for profit or not4 7#d7 ,artificial intelligence user ,the term artificial intelligence user means a person who uses an artificial intelligence system for a purpose other than personal noncommercial activity4 7#e7 ,child pornography ,the term child pornography has the meaning given that term in section #bbef of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#f7 ,covered dataset ,the term covered dataset means a set of data that-- 7,a7 is collected for the purpose of training an artificial intelligence system2 and 7,b7 was created using automated data crawlers or data scraping tools1 whether or not directed by a human operator4 7#g7 ,data collector ,the term data collector means any person who specializes in collecting1 preparing1 cleaning1 labeling1 transforming for algorithmic compatibility1 and organizing large amounts of data for the purpose of training an artificial intelligence system4 7#h7 ,director ,the term ,director means the ,director of the ,national ,institute of ,standards and ,technology4 #c4 ,development of framework on detecting1 removing1 and reporting child pornography in certain datasets 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #a year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director shall1 in collaboration with such other ,federal agencies and public and private sector organizations as the ,director considers appropriate1 including the ,national ,science ,foundation1 the ,national ,center for ,missing and ,exploited ,children1 and the ,department of ,justice1 develop and publish a voluntary framework for detecting1 removing1 and reporting child pornography in covered datasets4 7b7 ,contents ,the ,director shall ensure that the framework published under subsection 7a7 provides to artificial intelligence developers and to data collectors guidelines1 best practices1 methodologies1 procedures1 and processes-- 7#a7 to detect any child pornography in covered datasets2 7#b7 to remove any child pornography from covered datasets2 and 7#c7 to regularly report to ,federal1 ,state1 or local law enforcement and the ,national ,center for ,missing and ,exploited ,children any child pornography detected in covered datasets4 7c7 ,limitation ,the framework published under subsection 7a7 shall apply to persons who are artificial intelligence developers and to data collectors1 and not to persons who are solely artificial intelligence deployers or artificial intelligence users4 7d7 ,stakeholder outreach ,in developing the framework issued under subsection 7a71 the ,director shall-- 7#a7 solicit input from-- 7,a7 institutions of higher education 7as defined in section #aja of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja772 7,b7 any ,federal agency the ,director considers relevant2 7,c7 civil society and nonprofit organizations2 7,d7 artificial intelligence developers and artificial intelligence deployers2 7,e7 ,federal laboratories 7as defined in section #d of the ,stevenson-,wydler ,technology ,innovation ,act of #aihj 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #cgjc772 and 7,f7 any other such stakeholder the ,director considers appropriate2 and 7#b7 provide an opportunity for public comment on the guidelines1 best practices1 methodologies1 procedures1 and processes developed as part of the framework4 7e7 ,research ,the ,director of the ,national ,science ,foundation1 in coordination with the heads of other relevant ,federal agencies1 as determined by such ,director1 shall support research into innovative approaches to detecting1 removing1 and reporting child pornography from covered datasets1 including research conducted through the ,directorate for ,technology1 ,innovation1 and ,partnerships4 #d4 ,limited liability for detecting1 removing1 and reporting child pornography 7a7 ,in general ,except as provided in subsection 7b71 no cause of action shall lie or be maintained in any court against an artificial intelligence developer or data collector1 and such action shall be promptly dismissed1 for the detecting1 removing1 or reporting of child pornography in covered datasets that is conducted in accordance with the framework issued by the ,director under section #c7;a74 7b7 ,intentional1 reckless1 grossly negligent1 or other misconduct ,subsection 7a7 shall not apply to a cause of action for detecting1 removing1 or reporting child pornography in covered datasets if the artificial intelligence developer or data collector-- 7#a7 engaged in intentional misconduct2 7#b7 acted1 or failed to act-- 7,a7 with actual malice2 7,b7 with reckless disregard to a substantial risk of causing injury without legal justification2 or 7,c7 with gross negligence2 or 7#c7 engaged in any activity that violates section #bbea of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4 7c7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this ,act shall be construed to affect the protections and obligations of section #bbeh;,a of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4