119-hr1770

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1770 Referred in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 1770

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 July 15, 2025

 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 
 Science, and Transportation

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 AN ACT

 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.

 Passed the House of Representatives July 14, 2025.

 Attest:

 KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

 Clerk.