SCAM Platform Act

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10212 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                               H. R. 10212

 To direct the Federal Communications Commission to provide an online 
tool that uses artificial intelligence to identify likely scams for the 
                    public, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 21, 2024

  Mr. Curtis introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Federal Communications Commission to provide an online 
tool that uses artificial intelligence to identify likely scams for the 
                    public, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Spam Communication Assessment and 
Mitigation Platform Act'' or the ``SCAM Platform Act''.

SEC. 2. SCAM IDENTIFICATION TOOL.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Commission shall provide on the website of 
the Commission a tool that uses artificial intelligence to assist the 
public in identifying likely scams.
    (b) Requirements.--The tool described in subsection (a) shall--
            (1) accept a submission from an individual in a variety of 
        formats, including emails, text messages, website addresses, 
        and scans or photographs of physical materials;
            (2) evaluate the likelihood that such submission is a scam; 
        and
            (3) provide such submission a rating, on a scale to be 
        determined by the Commission, that reflects the likelihood that 
        such submission is a scam.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Artificial intelligence.--The term ``artificial 
        intelligence'' has the meaning given such term in section 5002 
        of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 
        (15 U.S.C. 9401).
            (2) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal 
        Communications Commission.
            (3) Scam.--The term ``scam'' means a scheme or artifice to 
        defraud, including a communication that attempts through false 
        or misleading information to induce a recipient to pay money, 
        provide personal information, or otherwise act contrary to the 
        interest of the recipient.
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