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Title 15 — Commerce and Trade

Chapter 117 — Identifying Outputs of Generative Adversarial Networks

§ 9203. NIST support for research and standards on generative adversarial networks

Statutory text

(a)

In general

The Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology shall support research for the development of measurements and standards necessary to accelerate the development of the technological tools to examine the function and outputs of generative adversarial networks or other technologies that synthesize or manipulate content.

(b)

Outreach

The Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology shall conduct outreach—

(1)

to receive input from private, public, and academic stakeholders on fundamental measurements and standards research necessary to examine the function and outputs of generative adversarial networks; and

(2)

to consider the feasibility of an ongoing public and private sector engagement to develop voluntary standards for the function and outputs of generative adversarial networks or other technologies that synthesize or manipulate content.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Identifying Outputs of Generative Adversarial Networks Act

    Pub. L. 116–258 § 4 · 134 Stat. 1150

    Enacted · 15 U.S.C. § 9203

    (Pub. L. 116–258, § 4, Dec. 23, 2020, 134 Stat. 1151.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 116–258, § 4, Dec. 23, 2020, 134 Stat. 1151.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 4. NIST SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH AND STANDARDS ON GENERATIVE ADVERSARIAL NETWORKS. (a) In General.— The Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology shall support research for the development of measurements and standards necessary to accelerate the development of the technological tools to examine the function and outputs of generative adversarial networks or other technologies that synthesize or manipulate content. (b) Outreach.— The Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology shall conduct outreach— (1) to receive input from private, public, and academic stakeholders on fundamental measurements and standards research necessary to examine the function and outputs of generative adversarial networks; and (2) to consider the feasibility of an ongoing public and private sector engagement to develop voluntary standards for the function and outputs of generative adversarial networks or other technologies that synthesize or manipulate content.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Credits

(Pub. L. 116–258, § 4, , 134 Stat. 1151.)

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