S.Amdt. 2200

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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