Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Spam Communication Assessment and Mitigation Platform Act” or the “SCAM Platform Act”.
Spam Communication Assessment and Mitigation Platform Act
A BILL
To direct the Federal Communications Commission to provide an online tool that uses artificial intelligence to identify likely scams for the public, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Scam identification tool
In general— Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall provide on the website of the Commission a tool that uses artificial intelligence to assist the public in identifying likely scams.
Requirements— The tool described in subsection (a) shall—
accept a submission from an individual in a variety of formats, including emails, text messages, website addresses, and scans or photographs of physical materials;
evaluate the likelihood that such submission is a scam; and
provide such submission a rating, on a scale to be determined by the Commission, that reflects the likelihood that such submission is a scam.
Definitions— In this section:
Artificial intelligence— The term “artificial intelligence” has the meaning given such term in section 5002 of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 9401).
Commission— The term “Commission” means the Federal Communications Commission.
Scam— The term “scam” means a scheme or artifice to defraud, including a communication that attempts through false or misleading information to induce a recipient to pay money, provide personal information, or otherwise act contrary to the interest of the recipient.