[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 115 (Thursday, July 11, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S4929]
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  SA 2589. Mr. YOUNG (for himself and Mr. Schatz) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him 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, add the following:

     SEC. 1095. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND 
                   EDUCATION CAMPAIGN ACT.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Artificial Intelligence Public Awareness and Education 
     Campaign Act''.
       (b) Artificial Intelligence Public Awareness and Education 
     Campaign.--
       (1) Definitions.--In this section:
       (A) AI campaign.--The term ``AI Campaign'' means the public 
     awareness and education campaign conducted under this 
     section.
       (B) Artificial intelligence.--The term ``artificial 
     intelligence'' has the meaning given the term in section 5002 
     of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 
     2020 (15 U.S.C. 9401).
       (C) Federal agency.--The term ``Federal agency'' has the 
     meaning given the term ``agency'' in section 551 of title 5, 
     United States Code.
       (D) Key performance indicator.--The term ``key performance 
     indicator'' means a quantifiable metric that demonstrates how 
     effectively an initiative is at achieving its objectives.
       (E) Relevant congressional committees.--The term ``relevant 
     congressional committees'' means--
       (i) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
     of the Senate; and
       (ii) the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the 
     House of Representatives.
       (F) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Commerce.
       (2) AI campaign.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with 
     the heads of relevant Federal agencies, including the 
     Director of the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology and the Administrator of the National 
     Telecommunications and Information Administration, shall 
     conduct a public awareness and education campaign to provide 
     information regarding the benefits of, risks relating to, and 
     the prevalence of artificial intelligence in the daily lives 
     of individuals in the United States.
       (3) Outreach.--In carrying out the AI Campaign, the 
     Secretary shall--
       (A) determine the key performance indicators to evaluate 
     the effectiveness of the AI Campaign and obtain any baseline 
     data necessary for a comparative measurement of success;
       (B) facilitate access to, and the exchange of, information 
     regarding artificial intelligence in order to promote up-to-
     date knowledge regarding artificial intelligence and the 
     rights of an individual under law with respect to artificial 
     intelligence;
       (C) identify, promote, and encourage the use of best 
     practices for the detection of provenance information with 
     respect to digital media by--
       (i) including such media that is generated by human beings 
     and such media that is generated or significantly modified by 
     algorithms, including artificial intelligence, including 
     media commonly referred to as ``deepfakes'' and content 
     created by the programs commonly referred to as ``chatbots'';
       (ii) providing resources and guidance on available tools 
     and methods for detecting or differentiating such media; and
       (iii) identifying populations particularly susceptible to 
     artificial intelligence-enabled fraudulent activitiy, 
     including senior citizens, and conducting target outreach to 
     inform such populations of, and inoculate such populations 
     against, artificial intelligence-enabled scams and fraud;
       (D) conduct outreach to the general public relating to the 
     prevalence of artificial intelligence in the daily lives of 
     individuals in the United States, including--
       (i) applications that enable increase the productivity of 
     individuals, such as text-to-speech functionality, real-time 
     route planning, and predictive text suggestions; and
       (ii) applications in use commercially, such as automated 
     decision-making, fraud detection, and financial trading; and
       (E) conduct outreach about workforce opportunities, 
     including opportunities to work in the Federal Government, 
     for technologists and others with experience in the 
     development, deployment, and use of artificial intelligence, 
     including to institutions of higher education (as defined in 
     section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1001).
       (4) Expert consultation.--In conducting the AI Campaign, 
     the Secretary shall consult with a variety of stakeholders 
     from academic or research communities, public-private 
     partnerships, and private industry, including companies with 
     different roles in the use of artificial intelligence, 
     developers, deployers, users, and community development 
     organizations with expertise working with artificial 
     intelligence.
       (5) Report.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date on 
     which the Secretary initiates the AI Campaign, the Secretary 
     shall submit to the relevant congressional committees a 
     report on the activities conducted under the AI Campaign.
       (B) Contents.--The report required under subparagraph (A) 
     shall include--
       (i) the key performance indicators determined for the 
     purpose of evaluating the overall effectiveness of the AI 
     Campaign; and
       (ii) recommendations for subsequent actions, including in 
     any key areas in which the outcomes of the AI Campaign were 
     identified as insufficient.
       (6) No additional funds.--No additional funds are 
     authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of carrying out 
     this section.
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