Consumer Safety Technology Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1770 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1770

 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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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 3, 2025

    Mr. Soto (for himself, Ms. Castor of Florida, and Mrs. Trahan)
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
                          Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL

 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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Consumer Safety
Technology Act''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
      TITLE I--ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY

Sec. 101. Short title.
Sec. 102. Pilot program for use of artificial intelligence by Consumer
                            Product Safety Commission.
               TITLE II--BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION

Sec. 201. Short title.
Sec. 202. Study on blockchain technology and its use in consumer
                            protection.
                       TITLE III--TOKEN TAXONOMY

Sec. 301. Short title.
Sec. 302. Findings.
Sec. 303. Report on unfair or deceptive acts or practices in
                            transactions relating to tokens.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act--
            (1) the term ``consumer product'' has the meaning given
        such term in section 3(a) of the Consumer Product Safety Act
        (15 U.S.C. 2052(a));
            (2) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Commerce;
        and
            (3) the term ``token'' means a transferrable, digital
        representation of information recorded on a blockchain or other
        distributed ledger technology.

      TITLE I--ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY

SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``AI for Consumer Product Safety
Act''.

SEC. 102. PILOT PROGRAM FOR USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BY CONSUMER
              PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION.

    (a) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Consumer Product Safety Commission shall
establish a pilot program to explore the use of artificial intelligence
by the Commission in support of the consumer product safety mission of
the Commission, as described in section 2(b) of the Consumer Product
Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2051(b)).
    (b) Requirements.--In conducting the pilot program established
under subsection (a), the Commission shall do the following:
            (1) Use artificial intelligence for at least 1 of the
        following purposes:
                    (A) Tracking trends with respect to injuries
                involving consumer products.
                    (B) Identifying consumer product hazards.
                    (C) Monitoring the retail marketplace (including
                internet websites) for the sale of recalled consumer
                products (including both new and used products).
                    (D) Identifying consumer products required by
                section 17(a) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15
                U.S.C. 2066(a)) to be refused admission into the
                customs territory of the United States.
            (2) Consistent with section 6 of the Consumer Product
        Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2055), consult with the following:
                    (A) Technologists, data scientists, and experts in
                artificial intelligence and machine learning.
                    (B) Cybersecurity experts.
                    (C) Members of the retail industry.
                    (D) Consumer product manufacturers.
                    (E) Consumer product safety organizations.
                    (F) Any other person the Commission considers
                appropriate.
    (c) Report to Congress.--Not later than 1 year after the conclusion
of the pilot program established under subsection (a), the Consumer
Product Safety Commission shall submit to the Committee on Energy and
Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and make publicly available
on the website of the Commission, a report on the findings and data
derived from such program, including the extent to which the use of
artificial intelligence improved the ability of the Commission to
advance the consumer product safety mission of the Commission.

               TITLE II--BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION

SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Blockchain Innovation Act''.

SEC. 202. STUDY ON BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY AND ITS USE IN CONSUMER
              PROTECTION.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Study required.--Not later than 1 year after the date
        of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce, in
        consultation with the Federal Trade Commission and any other
        Federal agency the Secretary determines appropriate, shall
        complete a study on the possible uses of blockchain technology
        for consumer protection purposes, including preventing or
        mitigating fraud and other unfair or deceptive acts or
        practices.
            (2) Requirements for study.--In conducting the study
        required by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall examine--
                    (A) existing and emerging uses of blockchain
                technology that could help protect consumers, including
                by preventing or mitigating fraud and other unfair or
                deceptive acts or practices within the meaning of
                section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15
                U.S.C. 45);
                    (B) trends in the commercial use of and investment
                in blockchain technology to prevent or mitigate fraud
                and other unfair or deceptive acts or practices as
                described in subparagraph (A);
                    (C) best practices in facilitating public-private
                partnerships in blockchain technology to prevent or
                mitigate fraud and other unfair or deceptive acts or
                practices as described in subparagraph (A);
                    (D) potential benefits and risks related to the use
                of blockchain technology to prevent or mitigate fraud
                and other unfair or deceptive acts or practices as
                described in subparagraph (A);
                    (E) possible modifications to Federal regulations
                that could encourage the use of blockchain technology
                to prevent or mitigate fraud and other unfair or
                deceptive acts or practices as described in
                subparagraph (A); and
                    (F) any other relevant observations or
                recommendations related to the use of blockchain
                technology for consumer protection purposes, including
                preventing or mitigating fraud and other unfair or
                deceptive acts or practices as described in
                subparagraph (A).
            (3) Public comment.--In conducting the study required by
        paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide opportunity for
        public comment and advice relevant to conducting the study.
    (b) Report to Congress.--Not later than 6 months after the
completion of the study required by subsection (a)(1), the Secretary
shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate, and make publicly available on the
website of the Department of Commerce, a report that contains the
results of such study.

                       TITLE III--TOKEN TAXONOMY

SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Digital Taxonomy Act''.

SEC. 302. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) it is important that the United States remains a leader
        in innovation;
            (2) tokens and blockchain technology are driving innovation
        and providing consumers with increased choice and convenience;
            (3) the use of tokens and blockchain technology is likely
        to increase in the future;
            (4) the Federal Trade Commission is responsible for
        protecting consumers from unfair or deceptive acts or
        practices, including relating to tokens;
            (5) the Commission has previously taken action against
        unscrupulous companies and individuals that committed unfair or
        deceptive acts or practices involving tokens; and
            (6) to bolster the Commission's ability to enforce against
        unfair or deceptive acts or practices involving tokens, the
        Commission should ensure staff have appropriate training and
        resources to identify and pursue such cases.

SEC. 303. REPORT ON UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE ACTS OR PRACTICES IN
              TRANSACTIONS RELATING TO TOKENS.

    Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Federal Trade Commission shall submit to the Committee on Energy
and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and make publicly
available on the website of the Commission, a report on--
            (1) any actions taken by the Commission relating to unfair
        or deceptive acts or practices in transactions relating to
        tokens;
            (2) any other efforts of the Commission to prevent unfair
        or deceptive acts or practices relating to tokens; and
            (3) any recommendations by the Commission for legislation
        that would improve the ability of the Commission and other
        relevant Federal agencies to further protect consumers from
        unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the token marketplace.
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