2020 US Code
Title 15 - Commerce and Trade
Chapter 117 - Identifying Outputs of Generative Adversarial Networks
Sec. 9202 - NSF support of research on manipulated or synthesized content and information security

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Citation 15 U.S.C. § 9202 (2020)
Section Name §9202. NSF support of research on manipulated or synthesized content and information security
Section Text

The Director of the National Science Foundation, in consultation with other relevant Federal agencies, shall support merit-reviewed and competitively awarded research on manipulated or synthesized content and information authenticity, which may include—

(1) fundamental research on digital forensic tools or other technologies for verifying the authenticity of information and detection of manipulated or synthesized content, including content generated by generative adversarial networks;

(2) fundamental research on technical tools for identifying manipulated or synthesized content, such as watermarking systems for generated media;

(3) social and behavioral research related to manipulated or synthesized content, including human engagement with the content;

(4) research on public understanding and awareness of manipulated and synthesized content, including research on best practices for educating the public to discern authenticity of digital content; and

(5) research awards coordinated with other federal agencies and programs, including the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Agency,1 with coordination enabled by the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 116–258, §3, Dec. 23, 2020, 134 Stat. 1151.)

Footnotes

1 So in original. Probably should be "Activity,".

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 117 - IDENTIFYING OUTPUTS OF GENERATIVE ADVERSARIAL NETWORKS
Sec. 9202 - NSF support of research on manipulated or synthesized content and information security
Contains section 9202
Date 2020
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 13, 2021
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 134 Stat. 1151
Public Law References Public Law 116-258
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