House and Senate Lawmakers Introduce Standalone Bills
Summary
• On April 18, 2024, Sens. Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Todd Young (R-IN), John Hickenlooper (D-CO) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) introduced the Future of AI Innovation Act (S. 4178). The bill would authorize the NIST AI Safety Institute to create AI standards, initiate new AI testbeds with national laboratories for system evaluation, launch grand challenge prize competitions to encourage AI innovation, direct federal agencies to make datasets publicly available and foster international alliances for AI standards and research to promote collaborative global AI development.
• On April 15, 2024, a bipartisan group of Members, led by Rep. Nick Langworthy (R-NY), introduced the Child Exploitation & Artificial Intelligence Expert Commission Act (H.R. 8005). The bill aims to establish a commission to develop a legal framework to assist law enforcement in preventing, detecting and prosecuting AI-generated crimes against children.
• On May 1, 2024, Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) introduced the Secure AI Act (S. 4230). The bill aims to improve the tracking and processing of security and safety incidents and risks associated with AI. The bill also aims to improve information sharing between the federal government and private companies by updating cybersecurity reporting systems to better incorporate AI systems and creates a voluntary database to record AI-related cybersecurity incidents, including “near miss” events.
• On May 9, 2024, Sens. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Ted Budd (R-NC) introduced the Five AIs Act (S. 4306). The bill would direct DoD to establish a working group to develop and coordinate an AI initiative among the Five Eyes countries, with the intention of addressing the weaponization of AI by adversaries by ensuring the US and its allies stay ahead in AI and develop a shared AI strategy to prepare for future threats. Companion legislation was introduced in the House by former Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA).
• On May 10, 2024, Reps. Troy Carter (D-LA) and Bennie Thompson (D-MS), introduced the CISA Securing AI Task Force Act (H.R. 8348), which would establish a Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) AI task force.
