This bill closes a legal loophole in federal child exploitation law by prohibiting child sexual abuse material (CSAM) created entirely through artificial intelligence. Currently, federal law contains an affirmative defense that allows some AI-generated CSAM to escape prosecution under certain circumstances; this bill removes that defense entirely. The legislation also expands the legal definition of "sexually explicit conduct" to explicitly include simulated sexual images of children, whether clothed or unclothed, to ensure that artificially generated material depicting minors in sexual situations is clearly covered by existing criminal prohibitions. The bill affects anyone who produces, distributes, or possesses such AI-generated material, subjecting them to federal criminal penalties. No specific funding or implementation timeline is mentioned in the text; the bill's effects would take place upon enactment through amendments to existing federal criminal statutes.
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