ment or deployment of a covered algorithm and the 
processing purpose for each such category. 
(4) Whether the developer or deployer transfers 
personal data, and, if so, each third party to which 
the developer or deployer transfers such data and 
the purpose for which such data is transferred, ex-
cept with respect to a transfer to a governmental en-
tity pursuant to a court order or law that prohibits 
the developer or deployer from disclosing such trans-
fer. 
(5) A prominent description of how an indi-
vidual can exercise the rights described in this Act. 
(6) A general description of the developer or 
deployer’s practices for compliance with the require-
ments described in sections 102 and 201. 
(7) The following disclosure: 
‘‘The audit of this algorithm was conducted to 
comply with the Artificial Intelligence Civil Rights 
Act of 2025, which seeks to avoid the use of any al-
gorithm that has a disparate impact on certain pro-
tected classes of individuals. The audit does not 
guarantee that this algorithm is safe or in compli-
ance with all applicable laws.’’. 
(8) The effective date of the disclosure. 
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(c) LANGUAGES.—The disclosure required under sub-
section (a) shall be made available in each covered lan-
guage in which the developer or deployer operates or pro-
vides a good or service. 
(d) ACCESSIBILITY.—Any disclosure provided under 
this section shall be made available in a manner that is 
reasonably accessible to and usable by individuals with dis-
abilities. 
(e) MATERIAL CHANGES.— 
(1) NOTIFICATION.—If a developer or deployer 
makes a material change to the disclosure required 
under subsection (a), the developer or deployer shall 
notify each individual affected by such material 
change prior to implementing the material change. 
(2) 
REQUIREMENTS.—Each 
developer 
or 
deployer shall take all reasonable measures to pro-
vide to each affected individual a direct electronic 
notification regarding any material change to the 
disclosure, in each covered language in which the 
disclosure is made available, and taking into account 
available technology and the nature of the relation-
ship with such individual. 
(3) LOG OF MATERIAL CHANGES.— 
(A) RETENTION PERIOD.—Beginning after 
the date of enactment of this Act, each devel-
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oper or deployer shall retain a copy of each pre-
vious version of the disclosure required under 
subsection (a) for a period of at least 10 years 
after the last day on which such version was ef-
fective and publish each such version on its 
website. 
(B) LOG OF MATERIAL CHANGES.—Each 
developer or deployer shall make publicly avail-
able, in a clear, conspicuous, and readily acces-
sible manner, a log describing the date and na-
ture of each material change to its disclosure 
during the retention period described in sub-
paragraph (A), and such descriptions shall be 
sufficient for a reasonable individual to under-
stand the material effect of each material 
change. 
(C) CLARIFICATION.—The obligations de-
scribed in this paragraph shall not apply to any 
previous version of a developer or deployer’s 
disclosure of practices regarding the collection, 
processing, and transfer of personal data, or 
any material change to such disclosure, that 
precedes the date of enactment of this Act. 
(f) SHORT-FORM NOTICE.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—A deployer shall provide a 
short-form notice regarding a covered algorithm it 
develops, offers, licenses, or uses in a manner that— 
(A) is concise, clear, conspicuous, in plain 
language, and not misleading; 
(B) is readily accessible to individuals with 
disabilities; 
(C) is based on what is reasonably antici-
pated within the context of the relationship be-
tween the individual and the deployer; 
(D) includes an overview of each applicable 
individual right and disclosure in a manner that 
draws attention to any practice that may be un-
expected to a reasonable individual or that in-
volves a consequential action; 
(E) is not more than 500 words in length; 
and 
(F) is available to the public at no cost. 
(2) TIMING OF NOTICE.— 
(A) 
EXISTING
RELATIONSHIP.—If 
a 
deployer has a relationship with an individual, 
the deployer shall provide an electronic version 
of the short-form notice directly to the indi-
vidual upon the individual’s first interaction 
with the covered algorithm. 
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(B) NO
RELATIONSHIP.—If a deployer 
does not have a relationship with an individual, 
the deployer shall provide the short-form notice 
in a clear, conspicuous, accessible, and not mis-
leading manner on their website. 
(3) RULEMAKING.—The Commission shall pro-
mulgate regulations in accordance with section 553 
of title 5, United States Code, specifying the min-
imum content required to be included in the short- 
form notice described in paragraph (1), which— 
(A) shall not exceed the content require-
ments described in subsection (b); and 
(B) shall include a template or model for 
such short-form notice. 
(g) REPORTING MECHANISM.—Each developer or 
deployer shall make publicly available, in a clear, con-
spicuous, and readily accessible manner, a mechanism for 
an individual impacted by a covered algorithm to report 
to the developer or deployer potential violations of this 
Act. 
SEC. 302. STUDY ON EXPLANATIONS REGARDING THE USE 
OF COVERED ALGORITHMS. 
(a) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall con-
duct a study, with notice and public comment, on 
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the feasibility of requiring deployers to provide a 
clear, conspicuous, easy-to-use, no-cost mechanism 
that is accessible for individuals with disabilities and 
allows an individual to receive an explanation as to 
whether and how a covered algorithm used by the 
deployer affects or affected an individual. 
(2) 
REQUIREMENTS.—The 
study 
required 
under paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) An overview of the purposes for which 
an explanation would be provided to an indi-
vidual and the extent to which an explanation 
would feasibly serve such purposes. 
(B) How explanations can be provided in a 
manner that is clear, conspicuous, easy-to-use, 
no-cost, accessible to individuals with disabil-
ities, effective for individuals with limited 
English language proficiency, and calibrated to 
the level of risk based on the covered algorithm. 
(C) An assessment of the feasibility of a 
requirement for deployers to provide a mecha-
nism for individuals who may be affected or 
were affected by a covered algorithm to request 
an explanation that— 
(i) includes information— 
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(I) regarding why the covered al-
gorithm produced the result it pro-
duced with respect to the individual 
making the request; and 
(II) that is truthful, accurate, 
and scientifically valid; 
(ii) identifies at least the most signifi-
cant factors used to inform the covered al-
gorithm’s outputs; and 
(iii) includes any other information 
deemed relevant by the Commission to pro-
vide an explanation for an individual who 
may be affected or was affected by a cov-
ered algorithm. 
(D) An assessment of what information a 
developer must provide a deployer in order to 
ensure explanations can be provided to individ-
uals upon request. 
(E) The extent to which current technical 
capabilities of covered algorithms impacts the 
feasibility of providing explanations. 
(F) How a deployer can take reasonable 
measures to verify the identity of an individual 
making a request for an explanation to ensure 
that the deployer provides an explanation only 
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to the affected individual, including steps a 
deployer should take to ensure the safe and se-
cure storage, collection, and deletion of personal 
information. 
(G) Recommendations for Congress on how 
to implement regulations around mechanisms 
for explanations. 
(3) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the study 
required under this subsection, the Commission shall 
consult with the National Institute of Science of 
Technology, the National Telecommunications and 
Information Administration, the Office of Science 
and Technology Policy, and any other agency 
deemed relevant by the Commission. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall sub-
mit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans-
portation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce of the House of Representatives a report that 
includes the findings of the study conducted under sub-
section (a), together with recommendations for such legis-
lation and administrative action as the Commission deter-
mines appropriate. 
SEC. 303. CONSUMER AWARENESS. 
(a) NOTICE OF CONSUMER RIGHTS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission 
shall publish, on the internet website of the Commis-
sion, a web page that describes each provision, right, 
obligation, and requirement of this Act (categorized 
with respect to individuals, deployers, and devel-
opers) and the remedies, exemptions, and protections 
associated with this Act, in plain and concise lan-
guage, in each covered language, and in an easy-to- 
understand, accessible manner. 
(2) UPDATES.—The Commission shall update 
the information published under paragraph (1) as 
necessitated by any change in law, regulation, guid-
ance, or judicial decision. Any such update shall be 
published in plain and concise language, in each cov-
ered language, and in an easy-to-understand, acces-
sible manner. 
(b) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, 
the Commission shall publish on the internet website of 
the Commission a report that— 
(1) describes and summarizes the information 
contained in any pre-deployment evaluation, impact 
assessment, and developer review submitted to the 
Commission in accordance with this Act; 
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(2) describes broad trends, aggregated statis-
tics, and anonymized information about performing 
impact assessments of covered algorithms, for the 
purposes of updating guidance related to impact as-
sessments and summary reporting, oversight, and 
making recommendations to other regulatory agen-
cies; and 
(3) is accessible and machine readable in ac-
cordance with the 21st Century Integrated Digital 
Experience Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 note). 
(c) PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE REPOSITORY.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 
days after the Commission publishes the first 
annual report under subsection (b), the Com-
mission shall develop a publicly accessible repos-
itory to publish each pre-deployment evaluation, 
impact assessment, and developer review sub-
mitted to the Commission in accordance with 
section 102. 
(B) 
REQUIREMENTS.—The 
Commission 
shall design the repository established under 
subparagraph (A) to— 
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(i) be publicly available and easily dis-
coverable on the internet website of the 
Commission; 
(ii) allow users to sort and search the 
repository by multiple characteristics (such 
as by developer or deployer and date re-
ported) simultaneously; 
(iii) allow users to make a copy of or 
download the information obtained from 
the repository, including any subsets of in-
formation obtained by sorting or searching 
as described in clause (ii), in accordance 
with current guidance from the Office of 
Management and Budget, such as the 
Open, Public, Electronic, and Necessary 
Government Data Act (44 U.S.C. 101 
note); 
(iv) be in accordance with user experi-
ence and accessibility best practices, such 
as those described in the 21st Century In-
tegrated Digital Experience Act (44 U.S.C. 
3501 note); and 
(v) include information about the de-
sign, use, and maintenance of the reposi-
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tory, including any other information de-
termined appropriate by the Commission. 
(2) 
PUBLICATION
OF
ADDITIONAL
SUM-
MARIES.—The Commission shall publish in the re-
pository any pre-deployment evaluation, impact as-
sessment, and developer review not later than 30 
days after receiving such evaluation, assessment, or 
review, except if the Commission has good cause to 
delay such publication. 
(3) TRADE SECRETS AND PRIVACY.—The Com-
mission— 
(A) may redact and segregate any trade 
secret (as defined in section 1839 of title 18, 
United States Code) from public disclosure 
under this subsection; 
(B) shall redact and segregate personal 
data from public disclosure under this sub-
section; and 
(C) may withhold information as permitted 
under section 552 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
TITLE IV—ENFORCEMENT 
SEC. 401. ENFORCEMENT BY THE COMMISSION. 
(a) UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE ACTS OR PRACTICES.— 
A violation of title I, II, or III or a regulation promulgated 
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thereunder shall be treated as a violation of a rule defining 
an unfair or deceptive act or practice under section 
18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 
U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)). 
(b) POWERS OF THE COMMISSION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sub-
section (c), the Commission shall enforce this Act 
and the regulations promulgated under this Act in 
the same manner, by the same means, and with the 
same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though all 
applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade 
Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were incor-
porated into and made a part of this Act. 
(2) PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES.—Any person 
who violates title I, II, or III or a regulation promul-
gated thereunder shall be subject to the penalties 
and entitled to the privileges and immunities pro-
vided in the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 
U.S.C. 41 et seq.). 
(3) AUTHORITY PRESERVED.—Nothing in this 
Act shall be construed to limit the authority of the 
Commission under any other provision of law. 
(4) RULEMAKING.—The Commission may pro-
mulgate in accordance with section 553 of title 5, 
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United States Code, such rules as may be necessary 
to carry out this Act. 
(c) 
JURISDICTION.—Notwithstanding 
section 
4, 
5(a)(2), or 6 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 
U.S.C. 44, 45(a)(2), 46) or any jurisdictional limitation 
of the Commission, the Commission shall also enforce this 
Act and the regulations promulgated under this Act, in 
the same manner provided in subsections (a) and (b), with 
respect to— 
(1) organizations not organized to carry on 
business for their own profit or that of their mem-
bers; 
(2) common carriers subject to the Communica-
tions Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) and all 
Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto; 
(3) a bank, savings and loan institution de-
scribed in section 18(f)(3) of the Federal Trade 
Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 57a(f)(3)), or Federal 
credit union described in section 18(f)(4) of such 
Act; 
(4) an air carrier or foreign air carrier subject 
to the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. App. 
1301 et seq.); or 
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(5) a person, partnership, or corporation sub-
ject to the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 (7 
U.S.C. 181 et seq.), as amended. 
SEC. 402. ENFORCEMENT BY STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In any case in which the attorney 
general of a State or a State data protection authority 
has reason to believe that an interest of the residents of 
the State has been or is threatened or adversely affected 
by the engagement of a person in a practice that violates 
title I, II, or III, or a regulation promulgated thereunder, 
the attorney general may, as parens patriae, bring a civil 
action on behalf of the residents of the State in an appro-
priate Federal district court of the United States that 
meets applicable requirements relating to venue under sec-
tion 1391 of title 28, United States Code, to— 
(1) enjoin any such violation by the person; 
(2) enforce compliance with the requirements of 
this Act; 
(3) obtain a permanent, temporary, or prelimi-
nary injunction or other appropriate equitable relief; 
(4) obtain civil penalties in the amount of 
$15,000 per violation, or 4 percent of the defend-
ant’s average gross annual revenue over the pre-
ceding 3 years, whichever is greater; 
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(5) obtain damages, restitution, or other com-
pensation on behalf of the residents of such State; 
(6) obtain reasonable attorneys’ fees and litiga-
tion costs; and 
(7) obtain such other relief as the court may 
consider to be appropriate. 
(b) RIGHTS OF THE COMMISSION.— 
(1) NOTICE TO THE COMMISSION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (C), the attorney general of a State shall 
notify the Commission in writing that the attor-
ney general intends to bring a civil action under 
subsection (a) before the filing of the civil ac-
tion. 
(B) CONTENTS.—The notification required 
under subparagraph (A) with respect to a civil 
action shall include a copy of the complaint to 
be filed to initiate the civil action. 
(C) EXCEPTION.—The notification de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) shall not be re-
quired if the attorney general of the State de-
termines that it is not feasible to provide such 
notice before filing the action. 
(2) INTERVENTION BY THE COMMISSION.—Not 
later than 180 days after receiving notice under 
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paragraph (1), the Commission shall have the right 
to intervene in the action that is the subject of the 
notice. 
(3) EFFECT OF INTERVENTION.—If the Com-
mission intervenes in an action under subsection (a), 
it shall have the right— 
(A) to be heard with respect to any matter 
that arises in that action; and 
(B) file a petition for appeal. 
(c) INVESTIGATORY POWERS.—Nothing in this sec-
tion may be construed to prevent the attorney general of 
a State from exercising the powers conferred on the attor-
ney general by the laws of the State to— 
(1) conduct investigations; 
(2) administer oaths or affirmations; or 
(3) compel the attendance of witnesses or the 
production of documentary or other evidence. 
(d) COORDINATION WITH RELEVANT AGENCIES.— 
(1) CONSULTATION.—The Commission may 
consult with any relevant Federal agencies as nec-
essary to carry out this Act. 
(2) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.—Not 
later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Commission, in coordination with any 
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