116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8128 
AN ACT 
To direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to estab-
lish a pilot program to explore the use of artificial intel-
ligence in support of the mission of the Commission 
and direct the Secretary of Commerce and the Federal 
Trade Commission to study and report on the use of 
blockchain technology and digital tokens, respectively.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives 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—DIGITAL TOKEN TAXONOMY 
Sec. 301. Short title. 
Sec. 302. Findings. 
Sec. 303. Reports on unfair or deceptive acts or practices in transactions relat-
ing to digital tokens. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act— 
(1) the term ‘‘consumer product’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 3(a) of the Con-
sumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2052(a)); and 
(2) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Commerce.
TITLE 
I—ARTIFICIAL 
INTEL-
LIGENCE 
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 INTEL-
LIGENCE BY CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 
COMMISSION. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Consumer Product 
Safety Commission shall establish a pilot program to ex-
plore the use of artificial intelligence by the Commission 
in support of the consumer product safety mission of the 
Commission. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In conducting the pilot pro-
gram 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 inju-
ries involving consumer products. 
(B) Identifying consumer product hazards. 
(C) Monitoring the retail marketplace (in-
cluding internet websites) for the sale of re-
called consumer products (including both new 
and used products). 
(D) Identifying consumer products re-
quired by section 17(a) of the Consumer Prod-
uct Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2066(a)) to be re-
fused admission into the customs territory of 
the United States. 
(2) Consult with the following: 
(A) Technologists, data scientists, and ex-
perts in artificial intelligence and machine 
learning. 
(B) Cybersecurity experts. 
(C) Members of the retail industry. 
(D) Consumer product manufacturers. 
(E) Consumer product safety organiza-
tions. 
(F) Any other person the Commission con-
siders appropriate. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 180 days 
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 Commis-
sion, a report on the findings and data derived from such 
program, including whether and the extent to which the 
use of artificial intelligence improved the ability of the 
Commission to advance the consumer product safety mis-
sion 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 one 
year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the 
Federal Trade Commission, and in consultation with 
the any other appropriate Federal agency the Sec-
retary determines appropriate, shall conduct a study 
on current and potential use of blockchain tech-
nology in commerce and the potential benefits of 
blockchain technology for limiting fraud and other 
unfair and deceptive acts and practices. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS
FOR
STUDY.—In con-
ducting the study, the Secretary shall examine—
committed unfair or deceptive acts or practices in-
volving digital tokens; and 
(6) to bolster the Commission’s ability to en-
force against unfair or deceptive acts or practices in-
volving digital tokens, the Commission should ensure 
staff have appropriate training and resources to 
identify and pursue such cases. 
SEC. 303. REPORTS ON UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE ACTS OR 
PRACTICES IN TRANSACTIONS RELATING TO 
DIGITAL TOKENS. 
Not later than one year after the date of enactment 
of this Act and each year thereafter until fiscal year 2024, 
the Federal Trade Commission shall transmit to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate, and make publicly 
available on its website, a report of— 
(1) any actions taken by the Commission relat-
ing to unfair or deceptive acts or practices in trans-
actions relating to digital tokens; 
(2) the Commission’s other efforts to prevent 
unfair or deceptive acts or practices relating to dig-
ital tokens; and
(3) any recommendations by the Commission 
for legislation that would improve the ability of the 
Commission and other relevant Federal agencies— 
(A) to further protect consumers from un-
fair or deceptive acts or practices in the digital 
token marketplace; and 
(B) to promote competition and promote 
innovation in the global digital token sector. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 29, 
2020. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8128 
AN ACT 
To direct the Consumer Product Safety Commis-
sion to establish a pilot program to explore the 
use of artificial intelligence in support of the mis-
sion of the Commission and direct the Secretary 
of Commerce and the Federal Trade Commission 
to study and report on the use of blockchain 
technology and digital tokens, respectively.