S3897-118

Reported

To require the Election Assistance Commission to develop voluntary guidelines for the administration of elections that address the use and risks of artificial intelligence technologies, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Mar 11, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To require the Election Assistance Commission to develop voluntary guidelines for the administration of elections that address the use and risks of artificial intelligence technologies, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services. The main policy domain is Technology, Government Operations, Environment.

Who Benefits and How

technology companies and users of digital services may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, technology companies and users of digital services may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section id2cc797af595f4940a2578bed7206a900: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preparing Election Administrators for AI Act.
  • Section id507a4583c4034ffe8f634c60ac43ebc5: 2. Voluntary guidelines for administration of elections that address the use and risks of artificial intelligence technologies Not later than 60 days after the...
  • Section id537eeb1b-545a-439d-9ecf-eb7905c9b453: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preparing Election Administrators for AI Act.
  • Section idf63fd9fe-54d8-4def-aabe-46b8f92f8c92: 2. Voluntary guidelines for administration of elections that address the use and risks of artificial intelligence technologies Not later than 60 days after the...
  • Section id97d01e70f09144c9aa32a9454a6c2bb1: 3. Study on use of artificial intelligence technologies in the 2024 elections Not later than November 5, 2025, the Election Assistance Commission, in...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To require the Election Assistance Commission to develop voluntary guidelines for the administration of elections that address the use and risks of artificial intelligence technologies, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.

Key Policy Areas

Technology, Government Operations, Environment

Primary Purpose

This bill, To require the Election Assistance Commission to develop voluntary guidelines for the administration of elections that address the use and risks of artificial intelligence technologies, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.

Policy Domains

Technology Government Operations Environment

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • technology companies and users of digital services
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technology companies and users of digital services:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • technology companies and users of digital services
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: rs
federal implementing agencies:
technology companies and users of digital services:

Legislative Progress

Reported
Introduced Committee Passed
May 15, 2024

Reported by Ms. Klobuchar, with an amendment

Mar 11, 2024

Ms. Klobuchar (for herself and Ms. Collins) introduced the following …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Technology Government Operations Environment
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section

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