National Institute of Standards and Technology research, development, and public education regarding synthetic content and synthetically-modified content

(a) Research and development The Under Secretary shall carry out a research program to enable advances in measurement science, standards, and testing relating to the robustness and efficacy of— (1) technologies for synthetic content and synthetically-modified content detection, watermarking, and content provenance information; and (2) cybersecurity protections and other countermeasures used to prevent tampering with such technologies. (b) Public education campaigns regarding synthetic content Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary shall, in consultation with the Register of Copyrights and the Director, carry out a public education campaign regarding synthetic content and synthetically-modified content (including deepfakes), watermarking, and content provenance information.