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Union Calendar No. 439 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8132 

[Report No. 116–539] 

To require the Federal Trade Commission and the Secretary of Commerce 

to conduct studies and submit reports on the impact of artificial intelligence and other technologies on United States businesses conducting 

interstate commerce, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

AUGUST 28, 2020 

Mrs. RODGERS of Washington (for herself, Mr. RUSH, Mr. WALDEN, Mr. 

SOTO, Mr. HUDSON, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. LATTA, Mr. BURGESS, 

Mr. UPTON, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. GIANFORTE, Mr. GRIFFITH, and Mr. CARTER of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020 

Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce; committed to the 

Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered 

to be printed 


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A BILL 

To require the Federal Trade Commission and the Secretary 

of Commerce to conduct studies and submit reports on 

the impact of artificial intelligence and other technologies 

on United States businesses conducting interstate commerce, and for other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘American Competitiveness Of a More Productive Emerg6 ing Tech Economy Act’’ or the ‘‘American COMPETE 

7 Act’’. 

8 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

9 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Study to advance artificial intelligence. 

Sec. 3. Study to advance internet of things in manufacturing. 

Sec. 4. Study to advance quantum computing. 

Sec. 5. Study to advance blockchain technology. 

Sec. 6. Study to advance new and advanced materials. 

Sec. 7. Study to advance unmanned delivery services. 

Sec. 8. Study to advance internet of things. 

Sec. 9. Study to advance three-dimensional printing. 

Sec. 10. Study to combat online harms through innovation. 

10 SEC. 2. STUDY TO ADVANCE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.— 

12 (1) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 year 

13 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec14 retary of Commerce and the Federal Trade Commis15 sion shall complete a study on the state of the artifi16 cial intelligence industry and the impact of such in17 dustry on the United States economy. 

18 (2) REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDY.—In con19 ducting the study, the Secretary and the Commis20 sion shall— 


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1 (A) develop and conduct a survey of the 

2 artificial intelligence industry through outreach 

3 to participating entities as appropriate to— 

4 (i) establish a list of industry sectors 

5 that implement and promote the use of ar6 tificial intelligence; 

7 (ii) establish a list of public-private 

8 partnerships focused on promoting the 

9 adoption and use of artificial intelligence, 

10 as well as industry-based bodies, including 

11 international bodies, which have developed, 

12 or are developing, mandatory or voluntary 

13 standards for artificial intelligence; 

14 (iii) the status of such industry-based 

15 mandatory or voluntary standards; and 

16 (iv) provide a description of the ways 

17 entities or industry sectors implement and 

18 promote the use of artificial intelligence; 

19 (B) develop a comprehensive list of Federal 

20 agencies with jurisdiction over the entities and 

21 industry sectors identified under subparagraph 

22 (A); 

23 (C) identify which Federal agency or agen24 cies listed under subparagraph (B) each entity 

25 or industry sector interacts with; 


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1 (D) identify all interagency activities that 

2 are taking place among the Federal agencies 

3 listed under subparagraph (B), such as working 

4 groups or other coordinated efforts; 

5 (E) develop a brief description of the juris6 diction and expertise of the Federal agencies 

7 listed under subparagraph (B) with regard to 

8 such entities and industry sectors; 

9 (F) identify all regulations, guidelines, 

10 mandatory standards, voluntary standards, and 

11 other policies implemented by each of the Fed12 eral agencies identified under subparagraph 

13 (B), as well as all guidelines, mandatory stand14 ards, voluntary standards, and other policies 

15 implemented by industry-based bodies; and 

16 (G) identify Federal Government resources 

17 that exist for consumers and small businesses 

18 to evaluate the use of artificial intelligence. 

19 (b) MARKETPLACE AND SUPPLY CHAIN SURVEY.— 

20 The Secretary and Commission shall conduct a survey of 

21 the marketplace and supply chain of artificial intelligence 

22 to— 

23 (1) assess the severity of risks posed to such 

24 marketplace and supply chain; 


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1 (2) review the ability of foreign governments or 

2 third parties to exploit the supply chain in a manner 

3 that raises risks to the economic and national secu4 rity of the United States; and 

5 (3) identify emerging risks and long-term 

6 trends in such marketplace and supply chain. 

7 (c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 6 

8 months after the completion of the study required under 

9 subsection (a), the Secretary and the Commission shall 

10 submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 

11 House of Representatives and the Committee on Com12 merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and 

13 make publicly available on their respective websites, a re14 port that contains— 

15 (1) the results of the study conducted pursuant 

16 to subsection (a) and the survey conducted pursuant 

17 to subsection (b); and 

18 (2) recommendations to— 

19 (A) grow the United States economy 

20 through the secure advancement of artificial in21 telligence; 

22 (B) develop a national strategy to advance 

23 the United States business sectors’ position in 

24 the world on the adoption of artificial intel25 ligence; 


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1 (C) develop strategies to mitigate current 

2 and emerging risks to the marketplace and sup3 ply chain of artificial intelligence; and 

4 (D) develop legislation that may advance 

5 the expeditious adoption of artificial intel6 ligence. 

7 SEC. 3. STUDY TO ADVANCE INTERNET OF THINGS IN MAN8 UFACTURING. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.— 

10 (1) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 year 

11 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec12 retary of Commerce, in coordination with the head 

13 of any other appropriate Federal agency, shall com14 plete a study on the state of manufacturing in the 

15 United States. 

16 (2) REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDY.—In con17 ducting the study, the Secretary shall— 

18 (A) develop and conduct a survey of the 

19 manufacturing industry through outreach to 

20 participating entities as appropriate to— 

21 (i) establish a list of the industry sec22 tors that implement and promote the use 

23 of internet-connected devices and internet24 connected solutions in manufacturing; 


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1 (ii) establish a list of public-private 

2 partnerships focused on promoting the 

3 adoption and use of internet-connected de4 vices and internet-connected solutions in 

5 manufacturing, as well as industry-based 

6 bodies, including international bodies, that 

7 have developed, or are developing, manda8 tory or voluntary standards for such uses; 

9 (iii) the status of such industry-based 

10 mandatory or voluntary standards; 

11 (iv) provide a description of the ways 

12 entities or industry sectors implement and 

13 promote the use of internet-connected de14 vices and internet-connected solutions in 

15 manufacturing; 

16 (B) develop a comprehensive list of Federal 

17 agencies with jurisdiction over the entities and 

18 industry sectors identified under subparagraph 

19 (A); 

20 (C) identify which Federal agency or agen21 cies listed under subparagraph (B) each entity 

22 or industry sector interacts with; 

23 (D) identify all interagency activities that 

24 are taking place among the Federal agencies 


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1 listed under subparagraph (B), such as working 

2 groups or other coordinated efforts; 

3 (E) develop a brief description of the juris4 diction and expertise of the Federal agencies 

5 listed under subparagraph (B) with regard to 

6 such entities and industry sectors; 

7 (F) identify all regulations, guidelines, 

8 mandatory standards, voluntary standards, and 

9 other policies implemented by each of the Fed10 eral agencies identified under subparagraph 

11 (B), as well as all guidelines, mandatory stand12 ards, voluntary standards, and other policies 

13 implemented by industry-based bodies; and 

14 (G) identify Federal Government resources 

15 that exist for consumers and small businesses 

16 to evaluate the use of internet-connected devices 

17 and internet-connected solutions in manufac18 turing. 

19 (b) MARKETPLACE AND SUPPLY CHAIN SURVEY.— 

20 The Secretary shall conduct a survey of the marketplace 

21 and supply chain of internet-connected devices and inter22 net-connected solutions used in manufacturing to— 

23 (1) assess the severity of risks posed to such 

24 marketplace and supply chain; 


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1 (2) review the ability of foreign governments or 

2 third parties to exploit the supply chain in a manner 

3 that raises risks to the economic and national secu4 rity of the United States; and 

5 (3) identify emerging risks and long-term 

6 trends in such marketplace and supply chain. 

7 (c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 6 

8 months after the completion of the study required pursu9 ant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the 

10 Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 

11 Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 

12 Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and make pub13 licly available on the website of the Department of Com14 merce, a report that contains— 

15 (1) the results of the study conducted pursuant 

16 to subsection (a) and the surveys conducted pursu17 ant to subsection (b); and 

18 (2) recommendations to— 

19 (A) grow the United States economy 

20 through the secure advancement of the use of 

21 internet-connected devices and internet-con22 nected solutions in manufacturing; 

23 (B) develop a national strategy to advance 

24 the United States business sectors’ position in 

25 the world on the adoption of internet-connected 


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1 devices and internet-connected solutions used in 

2 manufacturing; 

3 (C) develop strategies to mitigate current 

4 and emerging risks to the marketplace and sup5 ply chain of internet-connected devices and 

6 internet-connected solutions used in manufac7 turing; 

8 (D) develop policies that States can adopt 

9 to encourage the growth of manufacturing, in10 cluding the use of internet-connected devices 

11 and internet-connected solutions in manufac12 turing; and 

13 (E) develop legislation that may advance 

14 the expeditious adoption of the use of internet15 connected devices and internet-connected solu16 tions in manufacturing; 

17 SEC. 4. STUDY TO ADVANCE QUANTUM COMPUTING. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.— 

19 (1) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 year 

20 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec21 retary of Commerce and the Federal Trade Commis22 sion shall complete a study on the state of the quan23 tum computing industry and the impact of such in24 dustry on the United States economy. 


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1 (2) REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDY.—In con2 ducting the study, the Secretary and the Commis3 sion shall— 

4 (A) develop and conduct a survey of the 

5 quantum computing industry through outreach 

6 to participating entities as appropriate to— 

7 (i) establish a list of industry sectors 

8 that implement and promote the use of 

9 quantum computing; 

10 (ii) establish a list of public-private 

11 partnerships focused on promoting the 

12 adoption and use of quantum computing, 

13 as well as industry-based bodies, including 

14 international bodies, which have developed, 

15 or are developing, mandatory or voluntary 

16 standards for quantum computing; 

17 (iii) the status of such industry-based 

18 mandatory or voluntary standards; and 

19 (iv) provide a description of the ways 

20 entities or industry sectors implement and 

21 promote the use of quantum computing; 

22 (B) develop a comprehensive list of Federal 

23 agencies with jurisdiction over the entities and 

24 industry sectors identified under paragraph (A); 


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1 (C) identify which Federal agency or agen2 cies listed under subparagraph (B) each entity 

3 or industry sector interacts with; 

4 (D) identify all interagency activities that 

5 are taking place among the Federal agencies 

6 listed under subparagraph (B), such as working 

7 groups or other coordinated efforts; 

8 (E) develop a brief description of the juris9 diction and expertise of the Federal agencies 

10 listed under subparagraph (B) with regard to 

11 such entities and industry sectors; 

12 (F) identify all regulations, guidelines, 

13 mandatory standards, voluntary standards, and 

14 other policies implemented by each of the Fed15 eral agencies identified under subparagraph 

16 (B), as well as all guidelines, mandatory stand17 ards, voluntary standards, and other policies 

18 implemented by industry-based bodies; and 

19 (G) identify Federal Government resources 

20 that exist for consumers and small businesses 

21 to evaluate the use of quantum computing. 

22 (b) MARKETPLACE AND SUPPLY CHAIN SURVEY.— 

23 The Secretary and Commission shall conduct a survey of 

24 the marketplace and supply chain of quantum computing 

25 to— 


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1 (1) assess the severity of risks posed to such 

2 marketplace and supply chain; 

3 (2) review the ability of foreign governments or 

4 third parties to exploit the supply chain in a manner 

5 that raises risks to the economic and national secu6 rity of the United States; and 

7 (3) identify emerging risks and long-term 

8 trends in such marketplace and supply chain. 

9 (c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 6 

10 months after the completion of the study required pursu11 ant to subsection (a), the Secretary and the Commission 

12 shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

13 of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

14 Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, 

15 and make publicly available on their respective websites, 

16 a report that contains— 

17 (1) the results of the study conducted pursuant 

18 to subsection (a) and the survey conducted pursuant 

19 to subsection (b); and 

20 (2) recommendations to— 

21 (A) grow the United States economy 

22 through the secure advancement of quantum 

23 computing; 

24 (B) develop a national strategy to advance 

25 the United States business sectors’ position in 


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1 the world on the adoption of quantum com2 puting; 

3 (C) develop strategies to mitigate current 

4 and emerging risks to the marketplace and sup5 ply chain of quantum computing; and 

6 (D) develop legislation that may advance 

7 the expeditious adoption of quantum com8 puting. 

9 SEC. 5. STUDY TO ADVANCE BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.— 

11 (1) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 year 

12 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec13 retary of Commerce and the Federal Trade Commis14 sion shall complete a study on the state of the 

15 blockchain technology industry and the impact of 

16 such industry on the United States economy. 

17 (2) REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDY.—In con18 ducting the study, the Secretary and the Commis19 sion shall— 

20 (A) develop and conduct a survey of the 

21 blockchain technology industry through out22 reach to participating entities as appropriate 

23 to— 


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1 (i) establish a list of industry sectors 

2 that implement and promote the use of 

3 blockchain technology; 

4 (ii) establish a list of public-private 

5 partnerships focused on promoting the 

6 adoption and use of blockchain technology, 

7 as well as industry-based bodies, including 

8 international bodies, which have developed, 

9 or are developing, mandatory or voluntary 

10 standards for blockchain technology; 

11 (iii) the status of such industry-based 

12 mandatory or voluntary standards; and 

13 (iv) provide a description of the ways 

14 entities or industry sectors implement and 

15 promote the use of blockchain technology; 

16 (B) develop a comprehensive list of Federal 

17 agencies with jurisdiction over the entities and 

18 industry sectors identified under paragraph (A); 

19 (C) identify which Federal agency or agen20 cies listed under subparagraph (B) each entity 

21 or industry sector interacts with; 

22 (D) identify all interagency activities that 

23 are taking place among the Federal agencies 

24 listed under subparagraph (B), such as working 

25 groups or other coordinated efforts; 


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1 (E) develop a brief description of the juris2 diction and expertise of the Federal agencies 

3 listed under subparagraph (B) with regard to 

4 such entities and industry sectors; 

5 (F) identify all regulations, guidelines, 

6 mandatory standards, voluntary standards, and 

7 other policies implemented by each of the Fed8 eral agencies identified under subparagraph 

9 (B), as well as all guidelines, mandatory stand10 ards, voluntary standards, and other policies 

11 implemented by industry-based bodies; and 

12 (G) identify Federal Government resources 

13 that exist for consumers and small businesses 

14 to evaluate the use of blockchain technology. 

15 (b) MARKETPLACE AND SUPPLY CHAIN SURVEY.— 

16 The Secretary and Commission shall conduct a survey of 

17 the marketplace and supply chain of blockchain technology 

18 to— 

19 (1) assess the severity of risks posed to such 

20 marketplace and supply chain; 

21 (2) review the ability of foreign governments or 

22 third parties to exploit the supply chain in a manner 

23 that raises risks to the economic and national secu24 rity of the United States; and 


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1 (3) identify emerging risks and long-term 

2 trends in such marketplace and supply chain. 

3 (c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 6 

4 months after the completion of the study required pursu5 ant to subsection (a), the Secretary and the Commission 

6 shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

7 of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

8 Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, 

9 and make publicly available on their respective websites, 

10 a report that contains— 

11 (1) the results of the study conducted pursuant 

12 to subsection (a) and the survey conducted pursuant 

13 to subsection (b); and 

14 (2) recommendations to— 

15 (A) grow the United States economy 

16 through the secure advancement of blockchain 

17 technology; 

18 (B) develop a national strategy to advance 

19 the United States business sectors’ position in 

20 the world on the adoption of blockchain tech21 nology; 

22 (C) develop strategies to mitigate current 

23 and emerging risks to the marketplace and sup24 ply chain of blockchain technology; and 


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1 (D) develop legislation that may advance 

2 the expeditious adoption of blockchain tech3 nology. 

4 SEC. 6. STUDY TO ADVANCE NEW AND ADVANCED MATE5 RIALS. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.— 

7 (1) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 year 

8 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec9 retary of Commerce and the Federal Trade Commis10 sion, in coordination with the head of any other ap11 propriate Federal agency, shall complete a study on 

12 the state of new and advanced materials industry, 

13 including synthetically derived or enhanced natural 

14 properties, and the impact of such industry on the 

15 United States economy. 

16 (2) REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDY.—In con17 ducting the study, the Secretary and the Commis18 sion shall— 

19 (A) develop and conduct a survey of the 

20 new and advanced materials industry through 

21 outreach to participating entities as appropriate 

22 to— 

23 (i) establish a list of industry sectors 

24 that implement and promote the use of 

25 new and advanced materials; 


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1 (ii) establish a list of public-private 

2 partnerships focused on promoting the 

3 adoption and use of new and advanced ma4 terials, as well as industry-based bodies, 

5 including international bodies, which have 

6 developed, or are developing, mandatory or 

7 voluntary standards for new and advanced 

8 materials; 

9 (iii) the status of such industry-based 

10 mandatory or voluntary standards; and 

11 (iv) provide a description of the ways 

12 entities or industry sectors implement and 

13 promote the use of new and advanced ma14 terials; 

15 (B) develop a comprehensive list of Federal 

16 agencies with jurisdiction over the entities and 

17 industry sectors identified under subparagraph 

18 (A); 

19 (C) identify which Federal agency or agen20 cies listed under subparagraph (B) each entity 

21 or industry sector interacts with; 

22 (D) identify all interagency activities that 

23 are taking place among the Federal agencies 

24 listed under subparagraph (B), such as working 

25 groups or other coordinated efforts; 


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1 (E) develop a brief description of the juris2 diction and expertise of the Federal agencies 

3 listed under subparagraph (B) with regard to 

4 such entities and industry sectors; 

5 (F) identify all regulations, guidelines, 

6 mandatory standards, voluntary standards, and 

7 other policies implemented by each of the Fed8 eral agencies identified under subparagraph 

9 (B), as well as all guidelines, mandatory stand10 ards, voluntary standards, and other policies 

11 implemented by industry-based bodies; and 

12 (G) identify Federal Government resources 

13 that exist for consumers and small businesses 

14 to evaluate the use of new and advanced mate15 rials. 

16 (b) MARKETPLACE AND SUPPLY CHAIN SURVEY.— 

17 The Secretary and Commission shall conduct a survey of 

18 the marketplace and supply chain of new and advanced 

19 materials to— 

20 (1) assess the severity of risks posed to such 

21 marketplace and supply chain; 

22 (2) review the ability of foreign governments or 

23 third parties to exploit the supply chain in a manner 

24 that raises risks to the economic and national secu25 rity of the United States; and 


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1 (3) identify emerging risks and long-term 

2 trends in such marketplace and supply chain. 

3 (c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 6 

4 months after the completion of the study required pursu5 ant to subsection (a), the Secretary and the Commission 

6 shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

7 of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

8 Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, 

9 and make publicly available on their respective websites, 

10 a report that contains— 

11 (1) the results of the study conducted pursuant 

12 to subsection (a) and the survey conducted pursuant 

13 to subsection (b); and 

14 (2) recommendations to— 

15 (A) grow the United States economy 

16 through the secure advancement of new and ad17 vanced materials; 

18 (B) develop a national strategy to advance 

19 the United States business sectors’ position in 

20 the world on the adoption of new and advanced 

21 materials; 

22 (C) develop strategies to mitigate current 

23 and emerging risks to the marketplace and sup24 ply chain of new and advanced materials; and 


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1 (D) develop legislation that may advance 

2 the expeditious adoption of new and advanced 

3 materials. 

4 SEC. 7. STUDY TO ADVANCE UNMANNED DELIVERY SERV5 ICES. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.— 

7 (1) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 year 

8 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec9 retary of Commerce, in coordination with the head 

10 of any other appropriate Federal agency, shall com11 plete a study on the impact of unmanned delivery 

12 services on United States businesses conducting 

13 interstate commerce. 

14 (2) REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDY.—In con15 ducting the study, the Secretary shall do the fol16 lowing: 

17 (A) Conduct a survey through outreach to 

18 participating entities to— 

19 (i) establish a list of the industry sec20 tors that develop and use unmanned deliv21 ery services, including the use of autono22 mous vehicles, drones, and robots; 

23 (ii) review how unmanned delivery 

24 services are currently being used and any 


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1 potential future applications of such serv2 ices; 

3 (iii) identify any challenges to the de4 velopment and adoption of unmanned de5 livery services; 

6 (iv) review how such services may be 

7 used to— 

8 (I) deliver groceries, meals, medi9 cations, and other necessities to senior 

10 citizens, people with disabilities, and 

11 people without access to traditional 

12 public transportation; 

13 (II) address challenges public 

14 health emergencies present, including 

15 delivering groceries, meals, medica16 tions, medical supplies, and other ne17 cessities during such emergencies; and 

18 (III) any other potential use of 

19 such services; 

20 (v) identify any safety risks associated 

21 with the adoption of unmanned delivery 

22 services on roads, in the air, or other envi23 ronments, including any dangers posed to 

24 pedestrians, bicyclists, motorcyclists, mo25 torists, or property; 


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1 (vi) identify the effect of unmanned 

2 delivery services on traffic safety and con3 gestion; 

4 (vii) evaluate the extent to which soft5 ware, technology, and infrastructure be6 hind unmanned delivery services are devel7 oped and manufactured in the United 

8 States; 

9 (viii) identify the number and types of 

10 jobs that may be lost or substantially 

11 changed due to the development and adop12 tion of unmanned delivery services; 

13 (ix) identify the number and types of 

14 jobs that may be created due to the devel15 opment and adoption of unmanned delivery 

16 services; and 

17 (x) evaluate the effect of the adoption 

18 unmanned delivery services on job quality 

19 for low, middle, and high-skilled workers. 

20 (B) Develop and conduct a survey of Fed21 eral activity related to unmanned delivery serv22 ices to— 

23 (i) establish a list of Federal agencies 

24 asserting jurisdiction over industry sectors 

25 identified under subparagraph (A)(i); 


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1 (ii) develop a brief description of the 

2 jurisdiction and expertise of the Federal 

3 agencies regarding unmanned delivery 

4 services; and 

5 (iii) identify all interagency activities 

6 regarding unmanned delivery services. 

7 (C) Conduct a survey of the marketplace 

8 and supply chain of unmanned delivery services 

9 to— 

10 (i) assess the severity of risks posed 

11 to such marketplace and supply chain; 

12 (ii) review the ability of foreign gov13 ernments or third parties to exploit such 

14 supply chain in a manner that raises risks 

15 to the economic and national security of 

16 the United States; and 

17 (iii) identify emerging risks and long18 term trends in such marketplace and sup19 ply chain. 

20 (b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 6 

21 months after the completion of the study required pursu22 ant to subsection (a), the Secretary, in coordination with 

23 the head of any other appropriate Federal agency, shall 

24 submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 

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1 merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and 

2 make publicly available on the website of the Department 

3 of Commerce, a report that contains— 

4 (1) the results of the study conducted under 

5 subsection (a); and 

6 (2) recommendations to— 

7 (A) develop and implement a comprehen8 sive plan to promote the development and adop9 tion of unmanned delivery services in the 

10 United States; 

11 (B) develop policies that States can adopt 

12 to encourage the development and adoption of 

13 unmanned delivery services; 

14 (C) develop a national strategy to advance 

15 the United States position in the world on the 

16 development and adoption of unmanned delivery 

17 services, and manufacture of technology behind 

18 unmanned delivery services; 

19 (D) develop strategies to mitigate current 

20 and emerging risks to the marketplace and sup21 ply chain of unmanned delivery services; and 

22 (E) develop legislation to accomplish such 

23 recommendations. 


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1 SEC. 8. STUDY TO ADVANCE INTERNET OF THINGS. 

2 (a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Commerce shall con3 duct a study on the state of the internet-connected devices 

4 industry (commonly known as the ‘‘Internet of Things’’) 

5 in the United States. In conducting the study, the Sec6 retary shall— 

7 (1) develop and conduct a survey of the inter8 net-connected devices industry through outreach to 

9 participating entities as appropriate, including— 

10 (A) a list of the industry sectors that de11 velop internet-connected devices; 

12 (B) a list of public-private partnerships fo13 cused on promoting the adoption and use of 

14 internet-connected devices, as well as industry15 based bodies, including international bodies, 

16 which have developed, or are developing, man17 datory or voluntary standards for internet-con18 nected devices; 

19 (C) the status of the industry-based man20 datory or voluntary standards identified in sub21 paragraph (B); and 

22 (D) a description of the ways entities or 

23 industry sectors develop, use, or promote the 

24 use of internet-connected devices; 


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1 (2) develop a comprehensive list of Federal 

2 agencies with jurisdiction over the entities and in3 dustry sectors identified under paragraph (1); 

4 (3) identify which Federal agency or agencies 

5 listed under paragraph (2) each entity or industry 

6 sector interacts with; 

7 (4) identify all interagency activities that are 

8 taking place among the Federal agencies listed 

9 under paragraph (2), such as working groups or 

10 other coordinated efforts; 

11 (5) develop a brief description of the jurisdic12 tion and expertise of the Federal agencies listed 

13 under paragraph (2) with regard to such entities 

14 and industry sectors; 

15 (6) identify all regulations, guidelines, manda16 tory standards, voluntary standards, and other poli17 cies implemented by each of the Federal agencies 

18 identified under paragraph (2), as well as all guide19 lines, mandatory standards, voluntary standards, 

20 and other policies implemented by industry-based 

21 bodies; and 

22 (7) identify Federal Government resources that 

23 exist for consumers and small businesses to evaluate 

24 internet-connected devices. 


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1 (b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year 

2 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

3 submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 

4 House of Representatives and the Committee on Com5 merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and 

6 make publicly available on the website of the Department 

7 of Commerce, a report that contains— 

8 (1) the results of the study conducted under 

9 subsection (a); and 

10 (2) recommendations of the Secretary for 

11 growth of the United States economy through the 

12 secure advancement of internet-connected devices. 

13 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

14 (1) the term ‘‘Federal agency’’ means an agen15 cy, as defined in section 551 of title 5, United States 

16 Code; and 

17 (2) the term ‘‘internet-connected device’’ means 

18 a physical object that— 

19 (A) is capable of connecting to the inter20 net, either directly or indirectly through a net21 work, to communicate information at the direc22 tion of an individual; and 

23 (B) has computer processing capabilities 

24 for collecting, sending, receiving, or analyzing 

25 data. 


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1 SEC. 9. STUDY TO ADVANCE THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINT2 ING. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.— 

4 (1) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 year 

5 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec6 retary of Commerce, in coordination with the head 

7 of any other appropriate Federal agency, shall com8 plete a study on the state of the three-dimensional 

9 printing industry and the impact of such industry on 

10 the United States economy. 

11 (2) REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDY.—In con12 ducting the study, the Secretary shall— 

13 (A) develop and conduct a survey of the 

14 three-dimensional printing industry through 

15 outreach to participating entities as appropriate 

16 to— 

17 (i) establish a list of industry sectors 

18 that implement and promote the use of 

19 three-dimensional printing; 

20 (ii) establish a list of public-private 

21 partnerships focused on promoting the 

22 adoption and use of three-dimensional 

23 printing, as well as industry-based bodies, 

24 including international bodies, which have 

25 developed, or are developing, mandatory or 


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1 voluntary standards for three-dimensional 

2 printing; 

3 (iii) the status of such industry-based 

4 mandatory or voluntary standards; and 

5 (iv) provide a description of the ways 

6 entities or industry sectors implement and 

7 promote the use of three-dimensional 

8 printing; 

9 (B) develop a comprehensive list of Federal 

10 agencies with jurisdiction over the entities and 

11 industry sectors identified under paragraph (A); 

12 (C) identify which Federal agency or agen13 cies listed under subparagraph (B) each entity 

14 or industry sector interacts with; 

15 (D) identify all interagency activities that 

16 are taking place among the Federal agencies 

17 listed under subparagraph (B), such as working 

18 groups or other coordinated efforts; 

19 (E) develop a brief description of the juris20 diction and expertise of the Federal agencies 

21 listed under subparagraph (B) with regard to 

22 such entities and industry sectors; 

23 (F) identify all regulations, guidelines, 

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1 eral agencies identified under subparagraph 

2 (B), as well as all guidelines, mandatory stand3 ards, voluntary standards, and other policies 

4 implemented by industry-based bodies; and 

5 (G) identify Federal Government resources 

6 that exist for consumers and small businesses 

7 to evaluate the use of three-dimensional print8 ing. 

9 (b) MARKETPLACE AND SUPPLY CHAIN SURVEY.— 

10 The Secretary shall conduct a survey of the marketplace 

11 and supply chain of three-dimensional printing to— 

12 (1) assess the severity of risks posed to such 

13 marketplace and supply chain; 

14 (2) review the ability of foreign governments or 

15 third parties to exploit the supply chain in a manner 

16 that raises risks to the economic and national secu17 rity of the United States; and 

18 (3) identify emerging risks and long-term 

19 trends in such marketplace and supply chain. 

20 (c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 6 

21 months after the completion of the study required pursu22 ant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the 

23 Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 

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1 licly available on the website of the Department of Com2 merce, a report that contains— 

3 (1) the results of the study conducted pursuant 

4 to subsection (a) and the survey conducted pursuant 

5 to subsection (b); and 

6 (2) recommendations to— 

7 (A) grow the United States economy 

8 through the secure advancement of three-di9 mensional printing; 

10 (B) develop a national strategy to advance 

11 the United States business sectors’ position in 

12 the world on the adoption of three-dimensional 

13 printing; 

14 (C) develop strategies to mitigate current 

15 and emerging risks to the marketplace and sup16 ply chain of three-dimensional printing; and 

17 (D) develop legislation that may advance 

18 the expeditious adoption of three-dimensional 

19 printing. 

20 SEC. 10. STUDY TO COMBAT ONLINE HARMS THROUGH IN21 NOVATION. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.— 

23 (1) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 year 

24 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal 

25 Trade Commission shall conduct and complete a 


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1 study on how artificial intelligence may be used to 

2 address the online harms described in paragraph 

3 (2). 

4 (2) REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDY.—In con5 ducting the study, the Commission shall consider 

6 whether and how artificial intelligence may be used 

7 to identify, remove, or take any other appropriate 

8 action necessary to address the following online 

9 harms: 

10 (A) Deceptive and fraudulent content in11 tended to scam or otherwise harm individuals, 

12 including such practices directed at senior citi13 zens. 

14 (B) Manipulated content intended to mis15 lead individuals, including deepfake videos and 

16 fake individual reviews. 

17 (C) Website or mobile application inter18 faces designed to intentionally mislead or ex19 ploit individuals. 

20 (D) Illegal content online, including the il21 legal sale of opioids, child sexual exploitation 

22 and abuse, revenge pornography, harassment, 

23 cyberstalking, hate crimes, the glorification of 

24 violence or gore, and incitement of violence. 


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1 (E) Terrorist and violent extremists’ abuse 

2 of digital platforms, including the use of such 

3 platforms to promote themselves, share propa4 ganda, and glorify real-world acts of violence. 

5 (F) Disinformation campaigns coordinated 

6 by inauthentic accounts or individuals to influ7 ence United States elections. 

8 (G) The sale of counterfeit products. 

9 (b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 6 

10 months after the completion of the study required pursu11 ant to subsection (a), the Commission shall submit to the 

12 Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 

13 Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 

14 Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and make pub15 licly available on its website, a report that contains— 

16 (1) the results of the study conducted under 

17 subsection (a); 

18 (2) recommendations on how artificial intel19 ligence may be used to address the online harms de20 scribed in subsection (a)(2); 

21 (3) recommendations on what reasonable poli22 cies, practices, and procedures may be implemented 

23 to utilize artificial intelligence to address such online 

24 harms; and 


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1 (4) recommendations for any legislation that 

2 may advance the adoption and use of artificial intel3 ligence to address such online harms. 


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Union Calendar No. 439 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8132 

[Report No. 116–539] 

A BILL 

To require the Federal Trade Commission and the 

for other purposes. businesses conducting interstate commerce, and ligence and other technologies on United States submit reports on the impact of artificial intelSecretary of Commerce to conduct studies and 

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020 

Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce; 

the State of the Union and ordered to be printed committed to the Committee of the Whole House on 


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