Section 2 defines the four operational pillars of the Program: consumer protection concerning emergent technologies, interagency communication for public-sector technology applications, intake and referral of technology-related harms, and supporting compliance with existing law including the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act. The reference to the CDPA signals that the Program is intended to leverage existing statutory authority rather than create new regulatory power.

Section 3 requires the Attorney General to coordinate with six named state agencies — VITA, the Office of Data Governance and Analytics, the State Corporation Commission, DPOR, DSS, and the Virginia State Police — to carry out Program goals. Coordination must include referral pathways, subject-matter consultation, and identification of risks for potential enforcement or legislative action. This creates an interagency hub-and-spoke model without conferring new regulatory authority on any of the named agencies.

Section 4 requires the Attorney General to maintain a public intake mechanism for receiving and categorizing complaints relating to emergent technologies. The provision permits use of existing complaint or reporting infrastructure, avoiding a mandate to build new systems. Complaints must be classified for informational review, follow-up, or referral to an appropriate enforcement authority — establishing a triage function without conferring independent enforcement power on the Program itself.

Section 5 imposes the bill's primary recurring output obligation: the Attorney General must submit an annual report to the Joint Commission on Technology and Science by December 1, beginning in 2026. The report must summarize complaint intake activity, enforcement referral patterns, interagency coordination, emerging trends, and legislative recommendations, and may not exceed eight pages. This is a legislative reporting requirement designed to build an evidentiary record for future policymaking.

Section 6 is a critical savings clause: it expressly provides that nothing in the act creates independent regulatory authority over the development or deployment of emergent technologies, and that the act shall not conflict with federal law. This provision ensures the Program functions as a coordination and advisory body rather than a regulator, and addresses potential federal preemption concerns by disclaiming any intent to conflict with federal law.

Section 7 is a contingent structural provision: if funds are appropriated to establish a Technology Enforcement Unit or similar entity within the Office of the Attorney General, the Program shall serve as its foundational structure. This anticipates future legislative action to create an enforcement capability, positioning the Program as the organizational precursor without itself creating enforcement authority.

Section 8 addresses funding: implementation must be conducted within existing appropriations to the extent practicable, and the Attorney General may seek private or federal funding. This underscores the bill's resource-constrained design — the Program has no dedicated appropriation and depends on existing budgets or external funding sources.

Section 9 imposes a sunset date of July 1, 2029, after which the act's provisions expire. This gives the Program approximately three years of operational life, consistent with a pilot-program approach that anticipates legislative review before permanent establishment.