1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ethical Use of Facial Recognition Act . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Facial recognition is a technology that is increasingly being used and marketed to law enforcement agencies across the United States without appropriate debate or consideration of its impacts. (2) Facial recognition has been shown to disproportionately impact communities of color, activists, immigrants, and other groups that are often already unjustly targeted. (3) Facial recognition has a history of being inaccurate, particularly for women, young people, African Americans, and other ethnic groups. (4) There is evidence that facial recognition has been used at protests and rallies, which could chill speech. (5) It is critical that facial recognition not be used to suppress First Amendment related activities, violate privacy, or otherwise adversely impact individuals’ civil rights and civil liberties. 3. Definitions In this Act: (1) Commission The term Commission means the congressional commission established under section 6. (2) Covered government official The term covered government official means any officer, employee, or contractor of a Federal agency. (3) Facial recognition technology The term facial recognition technology means the automated or semi-automated process that assists in identifying or verifying an individual based on the characteristics of an individual’s face. (4) Federal agency The term Federal agency has the meaning given the term agency in section 551 of title 5, United States Code. (5) Implementation bill The term implementation bill means a bill— (A) consisting of the legislative language prepared under section 6(e)(1)(A)