[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 114 (Wednesday, July 10, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S4491]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2200. Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Ms. Collins) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 4638, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2025 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle H of title X of division A, add the 
     following:

     SEC. ____. PREPARING ELECTION ADMINISTRATORS FOR ARTIFICIAL 
                   INTELLIGENCE.

       (a) Voluntary Guidelines for Administration of Elections 
     That Address the Use and Risks of Artificial Intelligence 
     Technologies.--
       (1) Report and voluntary guidelines.--Not later than 60 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Election Assistance Commission shall, in consultation with 
     the National Institute of Standards and Technology, submit to 
     Congress, issue to State and local election offices, and make 
     available to the public a report with voluntary guidelines 
     for election offices that address the use and risks of 
     artificial intelligence technologies in the administration of 
     elections.
       (2) Contents.--The report submitted and made available 
     pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include voluntary guidelines 
     that address--
       (A) the risks and benefits associated with using artificial 
     intelligence technologies to conduct election administration 
     activities;
       (B) the cybersecurity risks of artificial intelligence 
     technologies to election administration;
       (C) how information generated and distributed by artificial 
     intelligence technologies can affect the sharing of accurate 
     election information and how election offices should respond; 
     and
       (D) how information generated and distributed by artificial 
     intelligence technologies can affect the spreading of 
     election disinformation that undermines public trust and 
     confidence in elections.
       (b) Study on Use of Artificial Intelligence Technologies in 
     the 2024 Elections.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than November 5, 2025, the 
     Election Assistance Commission, in consultation with the 
     National Institute of Standards and Technology, shall study 
     and submit to Congress, issue to State and local election 
     offices, and make available to the public a report on the use 
     and impacts of artificial intelligence technologies in the 
     elections for Federal office held in 2024, including how 
     information generated by artificial intelligence technologies 
     was shared and the use of artificial intelligence 
     technologies by election offices.
       (2) Review and update of voluntary guidelines.--Taking into 
     consideration the results of the study conducted under 
     paragraph (1), the Election Assistance Commission shall 
     review and update the voluntary guidelines issued under 
     subsection (a)(1) as appropriate.
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