118 HR 10212 IH: Spam Communication Assessment and Mitigation Platform Act U.S. House of Representatives 2024-11-21 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I118th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 10212IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESNovember 21, 2024Mr. Curtis introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and CommerceA BILLTo direct the Federal Communications Commission to provide an online tool that uses artificial intelligence to identify likely scams for the public, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Spam Communication Assessment and Mitigation Platform Act or the SCAM Platform Act.

2.

Scam identification tool

(a)

In general

Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall provide on the website of the Commission a tool that uses artificial intelligence to assist the public in identifying likely scams.(b)

Requirements

The tool described in subsection (a) shall—(1)accept a submission from an individual in a variety of formats, including emails, text messages, website addresses, and scans or photographs of physical materials;(2)evaluate the likelihood that such submission is a scam; and(3)provide such submission a rating, on a scale to be determined by the Commission, that reflects the likelihood that such submission is a scam.(c)

Definitions

In this section:(1)

Artificial intelligence

The term artificial intelligence has the meaning given such term in section 5002 of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 9401).(2)

Commission

The term Commission means the Federal Communications Commission. (3)

Scam

The term scam means a scheme or artifice to defraud, including a communication that attempts through false or misleading information to induce a recipient to pay money, provide personal information, or otherwise act contrary to the interest of the recipient.