To direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to establish a pilot program to explore the use of artificial intelligence in support of the mission of the Commission and to direct the Secretary of Commerce and the Federal Trade Commission to study and report on the use of blockchain technology and tokens, respectively.
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Passed HouseReceived; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, …
Passed House (inferred from eh version)
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the …
Additional sponsor: Mrs. Houchin
Mr. Soto (for himself, Ms. Castor of Florida, and Mrs. …
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
Consumer Safety Technology Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
Requires CPSC to establish an AI pilot program within 1 year to support consumer product safety mission, including tracking injury trends, identifying hazards, and monitoring marketplace for recalled products.
Who Benefits and How
Consumer safety improves through AI-enhanced hazard detection. CPSC gains modern technology tools. Marketplace monitoring for recalls becomes more effective.
Who Bears the Burden and How
CPSC must develop and implement AI pilot program. Commerce Department studies blockchain for product authenticity.
Key Provisions
- CPSC AI pilot program within 1 year
- AI for injury trend tracking
- AI for hazard identification
- AI for monitoring recalled product sales
- Blockchain study for product authenticity
Evidence Chain:
This summary is derived from the structured analysis below. See "Detailed Analysis" for per-title beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.
Primary Purpose
Establishes CPSC AI pilot program and blockchain product authenticity study
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Modernize consumer safety through technology adoption"
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary"
- → Secretary of Commerce
- "commission"
- → CPSC
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Transferrable digital representation recorded on blockchain or distributed ledger
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