On the recordOctober 24, 2019
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 197, S. 2065. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 2065) to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to publish an annual report on the use of deepfake technology, and for other purposes. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill, which had been reported from the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, with an amendment to strike all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu thereof the following: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Deepfake Report Act of 2019''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Digital content forgery.--The term ``digital content forgery'' means the use of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques, to fabricate or manipulate audio, visual, or text content with the intent to mislead. (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Homeland Security. SEC. 3. REPORTS ON DIGITAL CONTENT FORGERY TECHNOLOGY. (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 5 years, the Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, shall produce a report on the state of digital content forgery technology.…





