WHAT THIS BILL REGULATES · 1 REQUIREMENT TYPE
How Is This Bill Enforced
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This Act may be cited as the ''AI Shield for Kids Act'' or the ''ASK Act''.
Establishes the short title of the bill as the AI Shield for Kids Act or the ASK Act. This section is purely procedural and creates no compliance obligations.
(1) ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCEArtificial intelligenceThe term "artificial intelligence" has the meaning given the term in section 238(g) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (10 U.S.C. 2358 note).Sec. 2(a)(1).—The term ''artificial intelligenceArtificial intelligenceThe term "artificial intelligence" has the meaning given the term in section 238(g) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (10 U.S.C. 2358 note).Sec. 2(a)(1)'' has the meaning given the term in section 238(g) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (10 U.S.C. 2358 note).
(2) MINORMinorThe term "minor" means an individual who is younger than 18 years of age.Sec. 2(a)(2).—The term ''minorMinorThe term "minor" means an individual who is younger than 18 years of age.Sec. 2(a)(2)'' means an individual who is younger than 18 years of age.
(3) PRODUCTProductThe term "product" includes a program, service, application, or other product.Sec. 2(a)(3).—The term ''productProductThe term "product" includes a program, service, application, or other product.Sec. 2(a)(3)'' includes a program, service, application, or other productProductThe term "product" includes a program, service, application, or other product.Sec. 2(a)(3).
(4) USERUserThe term "user" means an individual who is a user or customer with respect to a product offered or operated by an entity.Sec. 2(a)(4).—The term ''userUserThe term "user" means an individual who is a user or customer with respect to a product offered or operated by an entity.Sec. 2(a)(4)'' means an individual who is a userUserThe term "user" means an individual who is a user or customer with respect to a product offered or operated by an entity.Sec. 2(a)(4) or customer with respect to a productProductThe term "product" includes a program, service, application, or other product.Sec. 2(a)(3) offered or operated by an entity.
Section 2(a) defines four key terms used in the bill: artificial intelligence (by cross-reference to the John S. McCain NDAA for FY2019), minor (under 18), product (broadly inclusive of programs, services, applications, and other products), and user (an individual who is a user or customer of a product offered or operated by an entity). These definitions are purely definitional and impose no obligations.
(b)(1) 1 the entity may not offer to a minorMinorThe term "minor" means an individual who is younger than 18 years of age.Sec. 2(a)(2) user of the productProductThe term "product" includes a program, service, application, or other product.Sec. 2(a)(3) any artificial intelligenceArtificial intelligenceThe term "artificial intelligence" has the meaning given the term in section 238(g) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (10 U.S.C. 2358 note).Sec. 2(a)(1) feature, including an artificial intelligenceArtificial intelligenceThe term "artificial intelligence" has the meaning given the term in section 238(g) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (10 U.S.C. 2358 note).Sec. 2(a)(1) chat feature, as part of the productProductThe term "product" includes a program, service, application, or other product.Sec. 2(a)(3) unless a parent or guardian of the minorMinorThe term "minor" means an individual who is younger than 18 years of age.Sec. 2(a)(2) userUserThe term "user" means an individual who is a user or customer with respect to a product offered or operated by an entity.Sec. 2(a)(4) affirmatively grants consent to accept that artificial intelligenceArtificial intelligenceThe term "artificial intelligence" has the meaning given the term in section 238(g) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (10 U.S.C. 2358 note).Sec. 2(a)(1) feature on behalf of the minorMinorThe term "minor" means an individual who is younger than 18 years of age.Sec. 2(a)(2) userUserThe term "user" means an individual who is a user or customer with respect to a product offered or operated by an entity.Sec. 2(a)(4);
(b)(2) 2 after granting consent under paragraph (1), a parent or guardian of the applicable minorMinorThe term "minor" means an individual who is younger than 18 years of age.Sec. 2(a)(2) userUserThe term "user" means an individual who is a user or customer with respect to a product offered or operated by an entity.Sec. 2(a)(4) may revoke that consent at any time;
(b)(3) 2 with respect to the revocation of consent under paragraph (2), the entity may not charge the parent or guardian revoking consent a fee for the removal by the entity of the applicable artificial intelligenceArtificial intelligenceThe term "artificial intelligence" has the meaning given the term in section 238(g) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (10 U.S.C. 2358 note).Sec. 2(a)(1) feature.
This is the operative core of the bill. It directs the FCC, in consultation with the FTC, to issue rules within 180 days of enactment that impose three requirements on any entity offering a product: (1) the entity may not offer any AI feature, including AI chat, to a minor user without affirmative parental or guardian consent; (2) parents or guardians must be able to revoke that consent at any time; and (3) entities may not charge a fee for removing the AI feature upon consent revocation. The bill is notable for its breadth — it applies to any entity offering any product with any AI feature to any minor — and for delegating all implementation detail to the FCC rulemaking process rather than specifying verification procedures, consent mechanisms, or compliance standards.
(c) A violation of a rule issued under subsection (b) shall be considered to be a violation of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) or a rule issued under that Act.
This section establishes that any violation of the rules issued under Section 2(b) is treated as a violation of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) or a rule issued under that Act. This channels enforcement through the FCC's existing authority rather than creating a new enforcement mechanism or private right of action. The practical effect is that violating entities would face the full range of FCC enforcement tools — forfeitures, cease-and-desist orders, and license conditions — but no independent cause of action for private plaintiffs.