,,ii #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #dgfb ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,june #aa1 #bjbf,mr4 ,scott of ,florida 7for himself and ,ms4 ,lummis7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to require the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security to conduct annual assessments on threats to the ,united ,states posed by the use of generative artificial intelligence for terrorism1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,generative ,,ai ,terrorism ,risk ,assessment ,act4 #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs1 the ,select ,committee on ,intelligence1 and the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation of the ,senate2 and 7,b7 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security1 the ,permanent ,select ,committee on ,intelligence1 and the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of the ,house of ,representatives4 7#b7 ,artificial intelligence ,the term artificial intelligence has the meaning given the term in section #ejjb of the ,national ,artificial ,intelligence ,initiative ,act of #bjbj 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #idja74 7#c7 ,generative artificial intelligence ,the term generative artificial intelligence means the class of artificial intelligence models that emulate the structure and characteristics of input data in order to generate derived synthetic content1 including images1 videos1 audio1 text1 and other digital content4 7#d7 ,foreign terrorist organization ,the term terrorist organization means any entity designated as a foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section #bai of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahi74 7#e7 ,fusion center ,the term fusion center has the meaning given the term in section #baj;,a7k7 of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #abd;h74 7#f7 ,intelligence community ,the term intelligence community has the meaning given the term in section #c7d7 of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjc7d774 7#g7 ,national ,network of ,fusion ,centers ,the term ,national ,network of ,fusion ,centers means a decentralized arrangement of fusion centers intended to enhance the ability of individual ,state and local fusion centers to leverage the capabilities and expertise of all such fusion centers for the purpose of enhancing analysis and homeland security information sharing nationally4 7#h7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security4 7#i7 ,terrorism ,the term terrorism has the meaning given the term in section #b of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #aja74 #c4 ,sense of ,congress regarding the use of generative artificial intelligence applications for terrorist activity ,it is the sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7 the heightened terrorism threat landscape and the increasing utilization of generative artificial intelligence by foreign terrorist organizations represent a national security threat1 and the challenges posed by that threat are not well understood2 and 7#b7 the ,department of ,homeland ,security1 in consultation with the ,office of the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 must take steps to recognize1 assess1 and address the national security threat described in paragraph 7#a71 thereby reducing risks to the people of the ,united ,states4 #d4 ,annual assessments on terrorism threats to the ,united ,states posed by the use of generative artificial intelligence for terrorism 7a7 ,assessments 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 and annually thereafter for #e years1 the ,secretary1 in consultation with the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an assessment of terrorism threats to the ,united ,states posed by the use of generative artificial intelligence for terrorism4 7#b7 ,contents ,each terrorism threat assessment under paragraph 7#a7 shall include the following3 7,a7 ,an analysis of incidents during the immediately preceding calendar year in which a foreign terrorist organization or individual has used or attempted to use generative artificial intelligence to carry out the following3 7i7 ,spread violent extremist messaging and facilitate the ability to radicalize and recruit individuals to violence4 7ii7 ,enhance the ability of the foreign terrorist organization or individual to develop or deploy chemical1 biological1 radiological1 or nuclear weapons4 7,b7 ,recommendations on appropriate measures to counter terrorism threats to the ,united ,states posed by the foreign terrorist organization or individual4 7#c7 ,coordination ,each terrorism threat assessment under paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 shall be coordinated by the ,secretary to ensure compliance with applicable law and protections relating to the privacy1 civil rights1 and civil liberties of individuals2 and 7,b7 may be informed by existing products of the ,department of ,homeland ,security1 as appropriate4 7#d7 ,form 7,a7 ,in general ,each terrorism threat assessment under paragraph 7#a7 shall be submitted in unclassified form1 but may include a classified annex4 7,b7 ,publication 7i7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall post on a publicly available website of the ,department of ,homeland ,security the unclassified portion of each terrorism threat assessment under paragraph 7#a74 7ii7 ,limitation ,each unclassified portion described in clause 7i7 shall not contain information that-- 7,i7 is designated as ,for ,official ,use ,only2 or 7,,ii7 otherwise would not be publicly available pursuant to section #eeb of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code 7commonly known as the ,freedom of ,information ,act71 or other applicable law4 7#e7 ,briefing ,not later than #cj days after the submission of each terrorism threat assessment under paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 the ,secretary shall brief the appropriate congressional committees regarding the assessment2 and 7,b7 the head of any other relevant ,federal department or agency shall join the ,secretary for a briefing described in subparagraph 7,a7 if the appropriate congressional committee1 in consultation with the ,secretary1 determines it is appropriate4 7b7 ,information sharing 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall-- 7,a7 review information relating to terrorism threats to the ,united ,states posed by the use of generative artificial intelligence for terrorism that is gathered by ,state and major urban area fusion centers and the ,national ,network of ,fusion ,centers2 7,b7 incorporate the information described in subparagraph 7,a71 as appropriate1 into the information of the ,department of ,homeland ,security relating to the use of generative artificial intelligence for terrorism2 and 7,c7 ensure the dissemination to ,state and major urban area fusion centers and the ,national ,network of ,fusion ,centers of the information described in subparagraph 7,a74 7#b7 ,coordination ,in carrying out paragraph 7#a71 the entities described in paragraph 7#c7 shall share with the ,secretary information regarding terrorism threats to the ,united ,states posed by the use of generative artificial intelligence for terrorism4 7#c7 ,entitles described ,the entities described in this paragraph are the following3 7,a7 ,the ,office of the ,director of ,national ,intelligence4 7,b7 ,the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation4 7,c7 ,members of the intelligence community4 7,d7 ,any other relevant ,federal department or agency the ,secretary determines necessary4