This bill, known as the Children's Health, Advancement, Trust, Boundaries, and Oversight in Technology Act or the CHATBOT Act , aims to regulate the use of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots by children and teens. It defines a "child" as an individual under 13 and a "teen" as someone between 13 and 18 years of age. The legislation applies to public-facing websites, online services, or software applications whose primary function is to provide an AI chatbot. For children under 13, covered entities are required to mandate the creation and maintenance of a family account for AI chatbot access. Existing user accounts for children must be terminated if a family account is not created, and all associated personal data must be immediately deleted, though a 90-day period is provided for parents to request a copy of the data. For teens aged 13 to 17, the bill requires covered entities to obtain verifiable parental consent before they can create an AI chatbot account. Parents are also given the option to create a family account for their teen. If a family account is not created, certain protective features will be set as default, though parents can adjust these settings if they later opt for a family account. Family accounts, whether for children or teens, must provide parents with extensive parental controls and settings . These include the ability to limit screen time, disable rewards or incentives, turn off notifications, prevent financial transactions, and control the display of transparency labels. Parents can also set limits on how long an AI chatbot retains and uses a child's or teen's personal data for generating outputs, and access a full record of conversations and activity. The bill mandates that the default settings for all parental controls in family accounts must be the most protective level of control . Covered entities must also provide clear and conspicuous information to parents about these controls and options. Furthermore, the legislation prohibits covered entities from using the personal data of children or teens for targeted advertising . Enforcement of the Act will be carried out by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) , treating violations as unfair or deceptive acts or practices. State Attorneys General are also authorized to bring civil actions to enjoin violations, enforce compliance, and seek damages on behalf of residents. The bill also requires the National Science Foundation to conduct a study on the impact of AI chatbots on child and teen human relationships and social needs, and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report on the Act's effectiveness and best practices.