,,ii #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #dggd ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,june #aa1 #bjbf,mr4 ,merkley 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,padilla1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1 and ,mr4 ,welch7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,rules and ,administration ,a ,,bill ,to prohibit the distribution of false ,,ai-generated election media1 to amend the ,national ,voter ,registration ,act of #aiic to prohibit the removal of names from voting rolls using unverified voter challenge databases1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,fraudulent ,artificial ,intelligence ,regulations 7,,fair7 ,elections ,act of #bjbf4 #b4 ,prohibition on false ,,ai-generated election media 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,applicable ,federal election ,the term applicable ,federal election means any general1 primary1 runoff1 or special election held solely or in part for the purpose of nominating or electing a candidate for the office of ,president1 ,vice ,president1 ,presidential elector1 ,member of the ,senate1 ,member of the ,house of ,representatives1 or ,delegate or ,commissioner from a ,territory or possession4 7#b7 ,election official ,the term election official means any individual legally authorized to perform duties in connection with an applicable ,federal election1 including workers1 volunteers1 poll workers1 and authorized poll observers4 7#c7 ,false ,,ai-generated election media ,the term false ,,ai-generated election media means text1 image1 audio1 or video that-- 7,a7 is the product of a computational process that uses machine learning1 natural language processing1 artificial intelligence techniques1 or other computational processing techniques of similar or greater complexity2 and 7,b7 either-- 7i7 contains materially false information relating to-- 7,i7 the time1 place1 or manner of holding any applicable ,federal election2 or 7,,ii7 the qualifications for or restrictions on voter eligibility for any such election2 or 7ii7 falsely depicts an election official4 7b7 ,prohibition ,except as provided in subsection 7c71 a person may not-- 7#a7 knowingly distribute false ,,ai-generated election media described in subsection 7a77#c77;,b77i7 if such person-- 7,a7 knows such media contains materially false information described in such subsection2 and 7,b7 has the purpose of impeding or preventing another person from exercising the right to vote in an applicable ,federal election2 or 7#b7 knowingly distribute false ,,ai-generated election media described in subsection 7a77#c77;,b77ii7 if such person-- 7,a7 knows the depiction of the election official in such media is materially false2 and 7,b7 has the intent to-- 7i7 intimidate or harass an election official2 or 7ii7 deter another person from exercising the right to vote in an applicable ,federal election4 7c7 ,inapplicability to certain entities ,this section shall not apply to the following3 7#a7 ,a radio or television broadcasting station1 a cable or satellite television operator1 programmer1 or producer1 or a streaming service that broadcasts false ,,ai-generated election media prohibited by this section as part of a bona fide newscast1 news interview1 news documentary1 or on-the-spot coverage of bona fide news events1 if the broadcast clearly acknowledges through content or a disclosure1 in a manner that can be easily heard or read by the average listener or viewer1 that the information contained in the media and described in subsection 7a77#c77;,b7 is false4 7#b7 ,a regularly published newspaper1 magazine1 or other periodical of general circulation1 including an internet or electronic publication1 that routinely carries news and commentary of general interest1 and that publishes false ,,ai-generated election media prohibited under this section1 if the publication clearly states that the information contained in the media and described in subsection 7a77#c77;,b7 is false4 7d7 ,enforcement ,the ,attorney ,general may bring a civil action against any person who violates subsection 7b7 in an appropriate ,united ,states ,district ,court for such declaratory and injunctive relief 7including a temporary restraining order1 a permanent or temporary injunction1 or other order74 #c4 ,prohibition on removal of names from voting rolls using unverified voter challenge databases 7a7 ,in general ,the ,national ,voter ,registration ,act of #aiic 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bjeja et seq47 is amended by inserting after section #h the following new section3 #h;,a4 ,restrictions on removal of voters from official lists of voters 7a7 ,in general ,a ,state may not remove the name of any registrant from the official list of voters eligible to vote in elections for ,federal office or take any action with respect to a voter eligibility challenge unless the registrant or voter is determined to be ineligible to vote based on-- 7#a7 source information received from governmental entities and obtained by such entities in the course of carrying out official actions or duties2 and 7#b7 source information approved by the ,attorney ,general as sufficient to protect the integrity and completeness of voter registration lists4 7b7 ,approval of voter information data 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,attorney ,general1 in consultation with the ,director of the ,national ,institute of ,standards and ,technology and the members of the ,election ,assistance ,commission1 may approve source information under subsection 7a77#b7 if such information meets the following requirements3 7,a7 ,the source information contains qualifying data sets that allow the ,state to match the individual identified by the source information with an individual on the official list of voters eligible to vote in elections for ,federal office4 7,b7 ,the source information is updated not less than monthly4 7,c7 ,the source information was not obtained in violation of section #ajcj of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code 7commonly known as the ,computer ,fraud and ,abuse ,act74 7#b7 ,qualifying data sets ,for purposes of paragraph 7#a77;,a71 the term qualifying data sets means the following sets of data with respect to an individual3 7,a7 ,last name1 first name1 and full social security number4 7,b7 ,last name1 first name1 and driver's license or other unique identifying number assigned by the ,state4 7,c7 ,last name1 first name1 last four digits of a social security number1 and date of birth4 7,d7 ,last name1 full social security number1 and date of birth4 7c7 ,coordination with other methods ,nothing in this section be construed to preclude-- 7#a7 the removal of names from official lists of voters on a basis described in paragraph 7#c77;,a71 7#c77;,b71 or 7#d77;,a7 of section #h7;a72 7#b7 the removal of names from official lists of voters on a basis described in section #h7;c72 or 7#c7 correction of registration records pursuant to this ,act4 4 7b7 ,conforming amendments ,section #h7;a7 of such ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bjejg7;a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking provide and inserting subject to section #h;,a1 provide2 and 7#b7 in paragraph 7#d71 by striking conduct and inserting subject to section #h;,a1 conduct4 #d4 ,private right of action against ,federal government for use of ,federal data in determining eligibility to vote 7a7 ,in general ,the ,federal ,government shall not compare any information held by the ,federal ,government with respect to an individual against information held by a ,state or local government with respect to such person for purpose of eligibility to vote in elections for ,federal office4 7b7 ,private right of action ,a person who is aggrieved by a violation of this section may bring a civil action in an appropriate district court for such declaratory or injunctive relief as may be necessary to carry out this section4 #e4 ,,gao study and report 7a7 ,study 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall conduct a study on the effect of the use of ,federal databases1 including the ,systematic ,alien ,verification for ,entitlements 7,,save7 system of the ,department of ,homeland ,security1 for purposes of removing the names of individuals from the official list of eligible voters in elections for ,federal office4 7#b7 ,matters studied ,the study conducted under paragraph 7#a7 shall study-- 7,a7 whether such uses suppresses the right to vote2 7,b7 the accuracy of the process for identifying individuals who are not eligible to vote in elections for ,federal office2 and 7,c7 the number of instances in which such processes have incorrectly removed an eligible individual from the official list of eligible voters in each ,state4 7b7 ,report ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall submit to the ,committee on ,rules and ,administration of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,house ,administration of the ,house of ,representatives the results of the study conducted under subsection 7a74 #f4 ,severability ,if any provision of this ,act1 or an amendment made by this ,act1 or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance1 is held to be invalid1 the remainder of this ,act1 or an amendment made by this ,act1 or the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances1 shall not be affected4