Do Not Disturb Act

• Authority: United States Congress
• Parent authority: Federal government
• Jurisdiction: United States
• Collections: U.S. federal laws
• Most recent activity: Defunct
• Most recent activity date: 2025-01-03

Risk subdomain coverage

Good coverage — Comprehensive governance measures or mitigations with clear procedures relating to the risk subdomain are explicitly described.

• Fraud, scams, and targeted manipulation

Minimal coverage — Brief mention but no specific mitigations, recommendations or governance measures relating to the risk subdomain are described.

• Compromise of privacy
• False or misleading information
• Disinformation, surveillance, and influence at scale
• Lack of transparency or interpretability

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

The document primarily addresses risks related to malicious actors (4.1, 4.3) through robocall and telemarketing fraud prevention, with minimal coverage of misinformation (3.1) and privacy concerns (2.1). The focus is on preventing AI-enabled fraud, scams, and impersonation rather than broader AI safety or governance issues.

Sector coverage

Good coverage — Comprehensive governance measures or mitigations with clear procedures relating to the sector are explicitly described.

• Information
• Professional & Technical Services

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

The document primarily governs the Information sector (telecommunications, VoIP services) and Professional and Technical Services sector (telemarketing services). It establishes comprehensive requirements for voice service providers and telemarketers using AI in robocalls and text messaging.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding federal statute (H.R. 7116) introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives with mandatory language throughout, specific enforcement mechanisms including civil and criminal penalties, and designated enforcement authorities (FCC and FTC).

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: United States Congress; Mr. Pallone; Ms. Matsui; Ms. Schakowsky; Mr. Sorensen; Mr. Soto; Committee on Energy and Commerce
• Summary: The bill was introduced in the House of Representatives by Mr. Pallone and co-sponsors, and referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, which are the legislative bodies proposing this governance instrument.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Deployer, AI_Infrastructure_Provider
• Entities: VoIP service providers; voice service providers; intermediate providers; telemarketers; providers of covered VoIP service; providers of voice service
• Summary: The document explicitly targets providers of VoIP services, voice services, and telemarketers who make robocalls or send text messages, particularly those using AI. These entities are subject to verification, monitoring, and disclosure requirements.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives; Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate
• Summary: The FCC and FTC are explicitly designated as the enforcement authorities with power to promulgate regulations, impose penalties, maintain databases, and conduct investigations. Congressional committees receive reports for oversight.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Robocall Mitigation Database
• Summary: The FCC is required to develop tracking systems, publish monthly reports on illegal robocall campaigns, maintain the Robocall Mitigation Database, and conduct studies. VoIP providers must submit reports to the Robocall Mitigation Database.

AI Lifecycle Stages

Lifecycle stages covered by the documents, as defined in the OECD Framework for the Classification of AI Systems

• Deploy
• Operate and Monitor

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document focuses primarily on the Deploy and Operate and Monitor stages of the AI lifecycle, with requirements for disclosure of AI use in robocalls, monitoring of traffic patterns, and post-deployment enforcement. There is minimal coverage of earlier lifecycle stages.

Technical Scope

Terms relating to technical scope that are mentioned or implicitly referenced in the document

No technical scope terms identified.

Technical Scope Summary

The document explicitly mentions AI and artificial intelligence multiple times in the context of voice emulation and impersonation in robocalls and telemarketing. It does not define AI models, AI systems, or distinguish between different types of AI. The focus is on AI applications for voice/text generation rather than technical AI system characteristics.