[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8005 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8005
To establish the Commission of Experts on Child Exploitation and
Artificial Intelligence.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 15, 2024
Mr. Langworthy (for himself, Mr. Fry, Mr. Lawler, Mr. Davis of North
Carolina, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Nunn of Iowa, Mr. Carson, Mrs.
Hinson, Mr. Bacon, Ms. Adams, Ms. Tenney, and Mr. D'Esposito)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
the Judiciary
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A BILL
To establish the Commission of Experts on Child Exploitation and
Artificial Intelligence.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Exploitation and Artificial
Intelligence Expert Commission Act of 2024''.
SEC. 2. COMMISSION OF EXPERTS ON CHILD EXPLOITATION AND ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE.
(a) Establishment.--There is established a commission, to be known
as the ``Commission of Experts on Child Exploitation and Artificial
Intelligence'' (in this section referred to as the ``Commission''),
which shall investigate and make recommendations on solutions to
improve the ability of a law enforcement agency to prevent, detect, and
prosecute child exploitation crimes committed using artificial
intelligence.
(b) Duties of Commission.--The Commission shall--
(1) investigate and assess how artificial intelligence may
be used in the commission of a child exploitation crime;
(2) evaluate the ability of a law enforcement agency to
prevent, detect, and prosecute child exploitation crimes
committed using artificial intelligence under the law in effect
during the period of the evaluation of the Commission,
including by identifying any statutory language, constitutional
provision, or court decision that impedes such prosecutions;
and
(3) recommend solutions to improve the ability of a law
enforcement agency to prevent, detect, and prosecute child
exploitation crimes committed using artificial intelligence,
including recommendations for statutory or constitutional
amendments to address the statutory language, constitutional
provisions, or court decisions identified under paragraph (2).
(c) Reports.--
(1) Interim reports.--The Commission may submit interim
reports to the Congress containing such findings, conclusions,
and recommendations as have been agreed to by the Commission.
(2) Final report.--Not later than 2 years after the date on
which 13 members have been appointed to the Commission under
subsection (d), the Commission shall submit a final report to
the Congress containing such findings, conclusions, and
recommendations as have been agreed to by the Commission.
(d) Membership.--
(1) Number and appointment.--The Commission shall be
composed of 13 members appointed as follows:
(A) 7 members appointed by the Speaker of the House
of Representatives.
(B) 2 members appointed by the minority leader of
the House of Representatives.
(C) 2 members appointed by the majority leader of
the Senate.
(D) 2 members appointed by the minority leader of
the Senate.
(2) Qualifications.--An individual appointed to the
Commission shall have expertise in law enforcement, artificial
intelligence, technology ethics, child psychology, or a related
field.
(3) Nongovernmental appointees.--An individual appointed to
the Commission may not be an officer or employee of the Federal
Government or any State or unit of local government.
(4) Terms.--Each member shall be appointed for the life of
the Commission.
(5) Deadline for appointment.--Each member shall be
appointed not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of
this Act.
(6) No compensation.--Members shall serve without pay, but
shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of
subsistence, in accordance with applicable provisions under
subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code.
(7) Chairperson; vice chairperson.--The Commission shall
elect a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson from among the members
of the Commission. The term of office of the Chairperson and
Vice Chairperson shall be for the life of the Commission.
(e) Procedures of Commission.--
(1) Meetings.--Not later than 30 days after the date on
which 13 members have been appointed to the Commission under
subsection (d), the Commission shall hold an initial meeting,
at which the members of the Commission shall elect the
Chairperson and Vice Chairperson. Thereafter, the Commission
shall meet--
(A) quarterly; and
(B) at the call of a majority of its members.
(2) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Commission
shall constitute a quorum to conduct business, but the
Commission may establish a lesser quorum for conducting
hearings scheduled by the Commission.
(3) Voting.--No proxy voting shall be allowed on behalf of
a member of the Commission.
(4) Rules.--The Commission may establish by majority vote
any other rules for the conduct of Commission business, if such
rules are not inconsistent with this section or any other
applicable law.
(f) Staff of Commission; Experts and Consultants.--
(1) Staff.--Subject to rules prescribed by the Commission,
the Chairperson may appoint and fix the pay of a staff director
and additional personnel as the Chairperson considers
appropriate.
(2) Applicability of certain civil service laws.--The staff
director and personnel of the Commission may be appointed
without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States
Code, governing appointments in the competitive service, and
may be paid without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and
subchapter III of chapter 53 of that title relating to
classification and General Schedule pay rates, except that an
individual so appointed may not receive pay in excess of the
annual rate of basic pay for level V of the Executive Schedule.
(3) Personnel as federal employees.--The staff director and
any employee of the Commission shall be employees under section
2105 of title 5, United States Code, for purposes of chapters
63, 81, 83, 84, 85, 87, 89, and 90 of that title.
(4) Detailees.--Any Federal Government employee may be
detailed to the Commission without reimbursement from the
Commission, and such detail shall be without interruption or
loss of civil service status or privilege.
(5) Volunteer services.--Notwithstanding section 1342 of
title 31, United States Code, the Commission may accept and use
voluntary and uncompensated services as the Commission
determines necessary.
(6) Experts and consultants.--The Commission may procure
temporary and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of
title 5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals not
to exceed the daily rate paid to a person occupying a position
at level IV of the Executive Schedule.
(g) Powers of Commission.--
(1) Hearings and sessions.--The Commission may, for the
purposes of carrying out this section, hold hearings, sit and
act at times and places, take testimony, and receive evidence
as the Commission considers appropriate.
(2) Obtaining official data.--The Commission may secure
directly from any department or agency of the United States
information necessary to enable it to carry out this section.
Upon the request of the Chairperson, the head of that
department or agency shall furnish that information to the
Commission.
(3) Gifts, bequests, and devises.--To the extent or in the
amounts provided in advance in appropriations Acts, the
Commission may accept, use, and dispose of gifts, bequests, or
devises of services or property, both real and personal, for
the purposes of aiding or facilitating the work of the
Commission. Gifts, bequests, or devises of money and proceeds
from sales or other property received as gifts, bequests, or
devises shall be deposited in the Treasury and shall be
available for disbursement upon order of the Chairperson.
(4) Mails.--The Commission may use the United States mails
in the same manner and under the same conditions as departments
and agencies of the United States.
(5) Administrative support services.--
(A) General services administration.--Upon the
request of the Commission, the Administrator of General
Services shall provide to the Commission, on a
reimbursable basis, the administrative support services
necessary for the Commission to carry out its
responsibilities under this section.
(B) Other departments and agencies.--In addition to
the assistance prescribed in subparagraph (A), the head
of a department or agency of the United States may
provide to the Commission, on a reimbursable basis,
such services, funds, facilities, staff, or other
support services as such head may determine advisable
and as may be authorized by law.
(6) Contract authority.--To the extent or in the amounts
provided in advance in appropriations Acts, the Commission may
contract with and compensate government and private agencies or
persons for any purpose necessary to enable it to carry out
this section.
(h) Nonapplicability of Federal Advisory Committee Act.--
(1) In general.--Chapter 10 of part I of title 5, United
States Code, shall not apply to the Commission.
(2) Public meetings and release of public versions of
reports.--The Commission shall--
(A) hold public hearings and meetings to the extent
appropriate; and
(B) release a public version of each report
submitted under subsection (c).
(3) Conduct of public hearings.--Any public hearing of the
Commission shall be conducted in a manner consistent with the
protection of information provided to or developed for or by
the Commission as required by any applicable statute,
regulation, or Executive order.
(i) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate 60 days after the
date on which the Commission submits the final report under subsection
(c).
(j) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Artificial intelligence.--The term ``artificial
intelligence'' includes a machine-based system that uses data,
references, or machine or human-based inputs to--
(A) create a visual depiction, including an image
or video;
(B) recognize a pattern; or
(C) make a recommendation, prediction, or decision.
(2) Child exploitation crime.--The term ``child
exploitation crime'' means a crime under any Federal, State,
local, or Tribal law relating to the sexual exploitation of
children.
(3) Law enforcement agency.--The term ``law enforcement
agency'' means any Federal, State, Tribal, or local
governmental agency that is engaged in or supervises the
prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of a
violation of criminal law.
(4) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the several
States, the District of Columbia, and any commonwealth,
territory, or possession of the United States.
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