WHAT THIS BILL REGULATES · 1 REQUIREMENT TYPE
How Is This Bill Enforced
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘AI Incident Reporting Act’’.
Names the Act the AI Incident Reporting Act. No operative obligation.
(1) DESIGNATION OF COVERED MODELScovered modelThe term ‘‘covered model’’ means a model designated by the Secretary under subsection (a)(1).Sec. 2(g)(3) AND ENTITIES.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the SecretarySecretaryThe term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Commerce.Sec. 2(g)(6), in consultation with, as appropriate, the heads of relevant agencies as determined by the SecretarySecretaryThe term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Commerce.Sec. 2(g)(6), artificial intelligenceartificial intelligenceThe term ‘‘artificial intelligence’’ includes the following: (A) Any artificial system that performs tasks under varying and unpredictable circumstances without significant human oversight, or that can learn from experience and improve performance when exposed to data sets. (B) An artificial system developed in computer software, physical hardware, or other context that solves tasks requiring human-like perception, cognition, planning, learning, communication, or physical action. (C) An artificial system designed to think or act like a human, including cognitive architectures and neural networks. (D) A set of techniques, including machine learning, that is designed to approximate a cognitive task. (E) An artificial system designed to act rationally, including an intelligent software agent or embodied robot that achieves goals using perception, planning, reasoning, learning, communicating, decision making, and acting.Sec. 2(g)(2) model developers, other relevant private-sector entities, academic, technical, cybersecurity, national security, and public safety experts, and such other outside experts as the SecretarySecretaryThe term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Commerce.Sec. 2(g)(6) determines to be appropriate, shall promulgate regulations that— (A) establish capability or other thresholds that determine which artificial intelligenceartificial intelligenceThe term ‘‘artificial intelligence’’ includes the following: (A) Any artificial system that performs tasks under varying and unpredictable circumstances without significant human oversight, or that can learn from experience and improve performance when exposed to data sets. (B) An artificial system developed in computer software, physical hardware, or other context that solves tasks requiring human-like perception, cognition, planning, learning, communication, or physical action. (C) An artificial system designed to think or act like a human, including cognitive architectures and neural networks. (D) A set of techniques, including machine learning, that is designed to approximate a cognitive task. (E) An artificial system designed to act rationally, including an intelligent software agent or embodied robot that achieves goals using perception, planning, reasoning, learning, communicating, decision making, and acting.Sec. 2(g)(2) models and model developers could pose significant risks to the national security of the United StatesStateThe term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, each commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States, and each federally recognized Indian Tribe.Sec. 2(g)(7) or to public safety; and (B) designate such developers as covered model developerscovered model developerThe term ‘‘covered model developer’’ means any person or entity that— (A) develops or trains a covered model; or (B) substantially modifies a covered model, including through fine-tuning or other modification of the weights of the model, in a manner that the Secretary determines causes the model to meet a threshold established under subsection (a)(1).Sec. 2(g)(4) and such models as covered modelscovered modelThe term ‘‘covered model’’ means a model designated by the Secretary under subsection (a)(1).Sec. 2(g)(3) for purposes of this section.
(2) COORDINATION.—The SecretarySecretaryThe term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Commerce.Sec. 2(g)(6) may coordinate with the heads of other agencies, as determined appropriate by the SecretarySecretaryThe term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Commerce.Sec. 2(g)(6), to identify reportable activity and to receive, analyze, and act upon reports submitted under this section.
(3) GUIDELINES AND REGULATIONS.—(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the SecretarySecretaryThe term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Commerce.Sec. 2(g)(6) shall issue guidelines for covered model developerscovered model developerThe term ‘‘covered model developer’’ means any person or entity that— (A) develops or trains a covered model; or (B) substantially modifies a covered model, including through fine-tuning or other modification of the weights of the model, in a manner that the Secretary determines causes the model to meet a threshold established under subsection (a)(1).Sec. 2(g)(4) to be in compliance with the requirements of this Act and may promulgate regulations as are necessary to carry out this Act. (B) REQUIREMENTS FOR REGULATIONS.—In establishing regulations and requirements under this subsection, the SecretarySecretaryThe term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Commerce.Sec. 2(g)(6) shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that the regulations and requirements— (i) clearly describe the categories of information that must be reported under this section; (ii) minimize unnecessary ambiguity, duplication, and undue reporting burden; and (iii) establish clear, secure, and straightforward mechanisms for submission of reports. (C) THRESHOLDS.—In establishing thresholds under paragraph (1), the SecretarySecretaryThe term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Commerce.Sec. 2(g)(6) shall give particular weight to whether a model has the capability to engage in, or presents a significant risk of, reportable activity described in subsection (b)(2).
This subsection delegates the core scoping work to the Secretary of Commerce rather than fixing it in statute. Within 180 days of enactment, the Secretary must promulgate regulations establishing capability or other thresholds identifying which AI models and developers could pose significant national security or public safety risks, and then designate them as covered models and covered model developers. Unlike frontier-model statutes that fix a compute threshold, coverage here is entirely capability- and risk-based and determined by future rulemaking.
The Secretary must also issue compliance guidelines and may issue implementing regulations, ensuring reporting categories are clear, low-burden, and submitted through secure mechanisms. These are agency-directed rulemaking obligations and do not themselves impose duties on developers until the rules are issued.
(1) 2 IN GENERAL.—Not later than 7 days after the date on which a covered model developercovered model developerThe term ‘‘covered model developer’’ means any person or entity that— (A) develops or trains a covered model; or (B) substantially modifies a covered model, including through fine-tuning or other modification of the weights of the model, in a manner that the Secretary determines causes the model to meet a threshold established under subsection (a)(1).Sec. 2(g)(4) knows, or reasonably believes, that reportable activity described in paragraph (2) has occurred related to a covered modelcovered modelThe term ‘‘covered model’’ means a model designated by the Secretary under subsection (a)(1).Sec. 2(g)(3), the developer shall submit to the SecretarySecretaryThe term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Commerce.Sec. 2(g)(6) a report that contains a detailed description of the activity.
(2) 2 REPORTABLE ACTIVITY.—For purposes of this section, reportable activity is any of the following: (A) Behavior expressing that the model is attempting to evade human oversight, deceive evaluators or operators, circumvent safeguards, resist shutdown or modification, obtain unauthorized access to tools, systems, or privileges, or otherwise undermine the ability of human operators to reliably control the model, but does not include behavior elicited solely through an evaluation designed to elicit such behavior, in which the model is not in production deployment and the behavior is not indicative of analogous behavior in deployment. (B) Unauthorized access to, theft of, or attempted theft of model weightsmodel weightsThe term ‘‘model weights’’ means the parameters, numerical values, or other internal artifacts of an artificial intelligence model that are sufficient to reproduce, substantially reproduce, or enable the operational use of the model.Sec. 2(g)(5) that the developer reasonably assesses had a credible prospect of obtaining, evidence that model weightsmodel weightsThe term ‘‘model weights’’ means the parameters, numerical values, or other internal artifacts of an artificial intelligence model that are sufficient to reproduce, substantially reproduce, or enable the operational use of the model.Sec. 2(g)(5) have been exfiltrated or materially compromised, or behavior suggesting that a model is autonomously attempting to exfiltrate model weightsmodel weightsThe term ‘‘model weights’’ means the parameters, numerical values, or other internal artifacts of an artificial intelligence model that are sufficient to reproduce, substantially reproduce, or enable the operational use of the model.Sec. 2(g)(5) without authorization or otherwise facilitate unauthorized transfer of model weightsmodel weightsThe term ‘‘model weights’’ means the parameters, numerical values, or other internal artifacts of an artificial intelligence model that are sufficient to reproduce, substantially reproduce, or enable the operational use of the model.Sec. 2(g)(5) or related model artifacts outside of a testing environment. (C) Capabilities that could materially enable or accelerate offensive cyber operations against important software, widely used digital infrastructure, industrial systems, or critical infrastructure, including through the discovery, exploitation, chaining, weaponization, or operationalization of vulnerabilities at a scale, speed, or level of sophistication that could pose serious risks to the national security of the United StatesStateThe term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, each commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States, and each federally recognized Indian Tribe.Sec. 2(g)(7) or to public safety. (D) Evidence that a covered modelcovered modelThe term ‘‘covered model’’ means a model designated by the Secretary under subsection (a)(1).Sec. 2(g)(3), when unprompted, has demonstrated the ability to materially accelerate or automate the research, development, evaluation, engineering, or improvement of advanced artificial intelligenceartificial intelligenceThe term ‘‘artificial intelligence’’ includes the following: (A) Any artificial system that performs tasks under varying and unpredictable circumstances without significant human oversight, or that can learn from experience and improve performance when exposed to data sets. (B) An artificial system developed in computer software, physical hardware, or other context that solves tasks requiring human-like perception, cognition, planning, learning, communication, or physical action. (C) An artificial system designed to think or act like a human, including cognitive architectures and neural networks. (D) A set of techniques, including machine learning, that is designed to approximate a cognitive task. (E) An artificial system designed to act rationally, including an intelligent software agent or embodied robot that achieves goals using perception, planning, reasoning, learning, communicating, decision making, and acting.Sec. 2(g)(2) systems, including in ways that could significantly compress timelines for the development or deployment of more capable systems, where the model developer knows, or reasonably believes, that such developments could have serious implications for the national security of the United StatesStateThe term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, each commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States, and each federally recognized Indian Tribe.Sec. 2(g)(7) or for public safety. (E) Capabilities that could materially enable or accelerate the development, acquisition, or use of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or explosive weapons by providing uplift to actors that would not otherwise possess such capabilities at a scale, speed, or level of sophistication that could pose serious risks to the national security of the United StatesStateThe term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, each commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States, and each federally recognized Indian Tribe.Sec. 2(g)(7) or to public safety. (F) Any circumstance in which an incident or harm of a type described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (D), or (E) was reasonably likely to occur and would have posed a serious risk to the national security of the United StatesStateThe term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, each commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States, and each federally recognized Indian Tribe.Sec. 2(g)(7) or to public safety, but was prevented only because of circumstances unrelated to the safeguards, controls, or mitigations of the developer, such as the conduct of a third party, the absence of capability or intent on the part of a user, or other fortuity. (G) Any other capability, incident, or combination of circumstances that the SecretarySecretaryThe term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Commerce.Sec. 2(g)(6) determines, by rulemaking, appropriate relating to serious harm to the national security of the United StatesStateThe term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, each commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States, and each federally recognized Indian Tribe.Sec. 2(g)(7) or to public safety.
This subsection is the operative core of the bill. A covered model developer must report to the Secretary within 7 days of knowing or reasonably believing that a defined reportable activity has occurred in connection with a covered model, submitting a detailed description of the activity.
The catalogue of reportable activity is squarely frontier-safety oriented: loss-of-control behavior (deception, shutdown resistance, circumventing safeguards), theft or autonomous self-exfiltration of model weights, capabilities enabling offensive cyber operations against critical infrastructure, autonomous acceleration of AI R&D, and uplift for chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or explosive weapons. It also reaches near-miss events that would have posed serious risk but were averted by chance, plus a catch-all the Secretary may expand by rule. The evaluation carve-out in (2)(A) excludes red-teaming behavior elicited outside production deployment.
(1)-(2) 3 INITIAL REPORT.—The SecretarySecretaryThe term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Commerce.Sec. 2(g)(6) shall require— (A) a covered model developercovered model developerThe term ‘‘covered model developer’’ means any person or entity that— (A) develops or trains a covered model; or (B) substantially modifies a covered model, including through fine-tuning or other modification of the weights of the model, in a manner that the Secretary determines causes the model to meet a threshold established under subsection (a)(1).Sec. 2(g)(4) to submit an initial report within such period as the SecretarySecretaryThe term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Commerce.Sec. 2(g)(6) determines appropriate and not later than the 7-day period described in subsection (b)(1); and (B) expedited reporting for any reportable activity described in subsection (b)(2) that presents any imminent or ongoing risk of serious harm. (2) SUPPLEMENTAL REPORTS.—The SecretarySecretaryThe term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Commerce.Sec. 2(g)(6) shall require a covered model developercovered model developerThe term ‘‘covered model developer’’ means any person or entity that— (A) develops or trains a covered model; or (B) substantially modifies a covered model, including through fine-tuning or other modification of the weights of the model, in a manner that the Secretary determines causes the model to meet a threshold established under subsection (a)(1).Sec. 2(g)(4) to submit supplemental reports as additional material information, relating to the reportable activity and steps that are being taken to mitigate the risks of the incident, becomes available.
(3) 3 REQUIRED CONTENTS.—Each report submitted under this subsection shall include, as applicable and to the extent known at the time of submission, the following: (A) A description of the relevant incident, behavior, or capability. (B) The date on which, or approximate period during which, the covered model developercovered model developerThe term ‘‘covered model developer’’ means any person or entity that— (A) develops or trains a covered model; or (B) substantially modifies a covered model, including through fine-tuning or other modification of the weights of the model, in a manner that the Secretary determines causes the model to meet a threshold established under subsection (a)(1).Sec. 2(g)(4) discovered the relevant information. (C) Any known or suspected threat actor, attack vector, system vulnerability, safeguard failure, or other relevant causal or contextual information. (D) Any known or reasonably suspected implication for the national security of the United StatesStateThe term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, each commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States, and each federally recognized Indian Tribe.Sec. 2(g)(7) or for public safety. (E) Such other information as the SecretarySecretaryThe term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Commerce.Sec. 2(g)(6) determines appropriate.
(4) CONGRESSIONAL REPORTING.—Not later than 48 hours after receipt of any report submitted under subsection (b) that presents an imminent or ongoing risk of serious harm, and not later than 30 days after receiving any report submitted under paragraph (2), the SecretarySecretaryThe term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Commerce.Sec. 2(g)(6) shall inform the following individuals of each such report: (A) The Speaker of the House of Representatives. (B) The Minority Leader of the House of Representatives. (C) The Chair of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives. (D) The Chair of the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives. (E) The Chair of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. (F) The Majority Leader of the Senate. (G) The Minority Leader of the Senate. (H) The Chair of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. (I) The Chair of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. (J) The Chair of the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
This subsection structures how reports are filed. The Secretary must require an initial report no later than the 7-day window, with expedited reporting for any reportable activity presenting an imminent or ongoing risk of serious harm, and supplemental reports as additional material information becomes available. Each report must include, to the extent known, a description of the incident, the discovery date, causal or contextual information, and any known national security or public safety implications.
Paragraph (4) adds a distinct congressional-notification duty on the Secretary—not the developer—within 48 hours for imminent-risk reports and within 30 days for supplemental reports, to enumerated House and Senate leaders and committee chairs.
(1) PROTECTION OF SENSITIVE INFORMATION.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the SecretarySecretaryThe term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Commerce.Sec. 2(g)(6) shall establish procedures to appropriately protect from unauthorized disclosure any sensitive, classified, controlled, or security-relevant information submitted under this section, consistent with applicable law.
(2)-(3) EXEMPTION FROM DISCLOSURE.—Information submitted to the SecretarySecretaryThe term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Commerce.Sec. 2(g)(6) under this section is exempt from disclosure under paragraph (3)(B) of section 552(b) of title 5, United StatesStateThe term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, each commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States, and each federally recognized Indian Tribe.Sec. 2(g)(7) Code, and may not be disclosed under any StateStateThe term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, each commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States, and each federally recognized Indian Tribe.Sec. 2(g)(7) or local law that requires disclosure of information or records. (3) NO WAIVER OF PRIVILEGE OR PROTECTION.—The submission of information under this section is not a waiver of any applicable privilege or legal protection, including trade secret protection and any attorney-client and work product privilege.
(4) RESTRICTIONS ON USE.—(A) CIVIL ACTIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS.—A report submitted under this section, and any communication or material created for the sole purpose of preparing or submitting such a report, may not be received in evidence, subjected to discovery, or otherwise used in any civil or criminal action or administrative proceeding against the covered model developercovered model developerThe term ‘‘covered model developer’’ means any person or entity that— (A) develops or trains a covered model; or (B) substantially modifies a covered model, including through fine-tuning or other modification of the weights of the model, in a manner that the Secretary determines causes the model to meet a threshold established under subsection (a)(1).Sec. 2(g)(4) that submitted the report, communications, or material. (B) FEDERAL, STATEStateThe term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, each commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States, and each federally recognized Indian Tribe.Sec. 2(g)(7), OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT.—Information submitted under this section may not be used by any Federal, StateStateThe term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, each commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States, and each federally recognized Indian Tribe.Sec. 2(g)(7), or local government to regulate, or to bring an enforcement action against, the covered model developercovered model developerThe term ‘‘covered model developer’’ means any person or entity that— (A) develops or trains a covered model; or (B) substantially modifies a covered model, including through fine-tuning or other modification of the weights of the model, in a manner that the Secretary determines causes the model to meet a threshold established under subsection (a)(1).Sec. 2(g)(4). (C) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this paragraph may— (i) limit the use of such information by the SecretarySecretaryThe term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Commerce.Sec. 2(g)(6) or any other agencyagencyThe term ‘‘agency’’ has the meaning given that term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code.Sec. 2(g)(1) to respond to, mitigate, or prevent a risk to the national security of the United StatesStateThe term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, each commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States, and each federally recognized Indian Tribe.Sec. 2(g)(7) or to public safety; (ii) limit use of a report, or information in the report, to determine compliance with or enforce the requirements of this section; or (iii) affect the liability of any person for the underlying incident, conduct, or capability described in a report in which such liability can be established on the basis of information obtained independently of the report.
(5) INFORMATION SHARING WITHIN GOVERNMENT.—The SecretarySecretaryThe term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Commerce.Sec. 2(g)(6) may share information submitted under this section with other agencies, including an element of the intelligence community and law enforcement agencies, where appropriate and consistent with applicable law. Any information shared under this paragraph is subject to the protections and use restrictions of this subsection for the agencyagencyThe term ‘‘agency’’ has the meaning given that term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code.Sec. 2(g)(1) that receives the information.
This subsection is a set of protections that run in the developer's favor rather than compliance duties. Submitted information is exempt from FOIA and cannot be compelled under state or local disclosure law, submission does not waive privilege or trade-secret protection, and reports (plus materials created solely to prepare them) generally cannot be used in evidence, discovery, or any enforcement action against the reporting developer—subject to rule-of-construction carve-outs preserving use to mitigate risk, determine compliance with this section, or establish liability from independently obtained information. The Secretary may share submissions with other agencies subject to the same protections.
These provisions shape the enforcement posture and litigation exposure of reporters but impose no new affirmative obligation on developers.
GOOD-FAITH REPORTING.—In issuing guidelines and regulations under this section, the SecretarySecretaryThe term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Commerce.Sec. 2(g)(6) shall, to the maximum extent practicable, design reporting requirements to facilitate timely reporting of material incidents, including for a case in which relevant facts are incomplete at the time of initial disclosure, and shall permit supplemental reporting as additional material information becomes available.
Directs the Secretary, in rulemaking, to design reporting requirements that facilitate timely reporting of material incidents even where facts are incomplete at initial disclosure, and to permit supplemental reporting. This is guidance on how the Secretary must shape the rules and imposes no independent duty on developers.
(1) AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARYSecretaryThe term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Commerce.Sec. 2(g)(6).—To enforce this section, the SecretarySecretaryThe term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Commerce.Sec. 2(g)(6) may— (A) issue orders, regulations, and guidance; (B) require, inspect, and obtain books, records, reports, audit materials, and other information that the SecretarySecretaryThe term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Commerce.Sec. 2(g)(6) determines to be relevant or material to determine compliance with, or violations of, this section, from any developer or other person subject to this section; (C) administer oaths or affirmations and, by subpoena, require any person to appear, testify, and produce books, records, reports, audit materials, and other materials relevant or material to determine compliance with, or violations of, this section, from any developer or other person subject to this section; (D) conduct investigations within the United StatesStateThe term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, each commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States, and each federally recognized Indian Tribe.Sec. 2(g)(7) and, consistent with applicable law, outside the United StatesStateThe term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, each commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States, and each federally recognized Indian Tribe.Sec. 2(g)(7); (E) require corrective action, including the production of omitted records or materials; and (F) refer a matter to the Attorney General for appropriate civil action, including to recover a civil penalty assessed under paragraph (2) that remains unpaid, to enjoin a violation of this section, or to compel compliance with an order or subpoena issued under this subsection.
(2) CIVIL PENALTIES.—(A) IN GENERAL.—After notice and an opportunity for a hearing, the SecretarySecretaryThe term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Commerce.Sec. 2(g)(6) may assess a civil penalty for a violation of this section in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000. Each day of a continuing violation shall constitute a separate offense. (B) FACTORS.—In determining the amount of a civil penalty under subparagraph (A), the SecretarySecretaryThe term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Commerce.Sec. 2(g)(6) shall consider the nature, circumstances, extent, gravity, and duration of the violation, the degree of culpability, any history of prior violation, any good faith effort to comply, any other mitigating factor, and such other matters as justice may require.
Vests enforcement in the Secretary of Commerce, who may issue orders and guidance, inspect and subpoena books and records, administer oaths, conduct domestic and—consistent with law—foreign investigations, require corrective action, and refer matters to the Attorney General for civil action. After notice and hearing the Secretary may assess a civil penalty of up to $2,000,000 per violation, with each day of a continuing violation constituting a separate offense, weighing gravity, culpability, prior violations, and good-faith compliance efforts. Enforcement is agency-driven; there is no private right of action.
(1)-(7) In this section: (1) AGENCYagencyThe term ‘‘agency’’ has the meaning given that term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code.Sec. 2(g)(1).—The term ‘‘agencyagencyThe term ‘‘agency’’ has the meaning given that term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code.Sec. 2(g)(1)’’ has the meaning given that term in section 551 of title 5, United StatesStateThe term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, each commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States, and each federally recognized Indian Tribe.Sec. 2(g)(7) Code. (2) ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCEartificial intelligenceThe term ‘‘artificial intelligence’’ includes the following: (A) Any artificial system that performs tasks under varying and unpredictable circumstances without significant human oversight, or that can learn from experience and improve performance when exposed to data sets. (B) An artificial system developed in computer software, physical hardware, or other context that solves tasks requiring human-like perception, cognition, planning, learning, communication, or physical action. (C) An artificial system designed to think or act like a human, including cognitive architectures and neural networks. (D) A set of techniques, including machine learning, that is designed to approximate a cognitive task. (E) An artificial system designed to act rationally, including an intelligent software agent or embodied robot that achieves goals using perception, planning, reasoning, learning, communicating, decision making, and acting.Sec. 2(g)(2).—The term ‘‘artificial intelligenceartificial intelligenceThe term ‘‘artificial intelligence’’ includes the following: (A) Any artificial system that performs tasks under varying and unpredictable circumstances without significant human oversight, or that can learn from experience and improve performance when exposed to data sets. (B) An artificial system developed in computer software, physical hardware, or other context that solves tasks requiring human-like perception, cognition, planning, learning, communication, or physical action. (C) An artificial system designed to think or act like a human, including cognitive architectures and neural networks. (D) A set of techniques, including machine learning, that is designed to approximate a cognitive task. (E) An artificial system designed to act rationally, including an intelligent software agent or embodied robot that achieves goals using perception, planning, reasoning, learning, communicating, decision making, and acting.Sec. 2(g)(2)’’ includes the following: (A) Any artificial system that performs tasks under varying and unpredictable circumstances without significant human oversight, or that can learn from experience and improve performance when exposed to data sets. (B) An artificial system developed in computer software, physical hardware, or other context that solves tasks requiring human-like perception, cognition, planning, learning, communication, or physical action. (C) An artificial system designed to think or act like a human, including cognitive architectures and neural networks. (D) A set of techniques, including machine learning, that is designed to approximate a cognitive task. (E) An artificial system designed to act rationally, including an intelligent software agent or embodied robot that achieves goals using perception, planning, reasoning, learning, communicating, decision making, and acting. (3) COVERED MODELcovered modelThe term ‘‘covered model’’ means a model designated by the Secretary under subsection (a)(1).Sec. 2(g)(3).—The term ‘‘covered modelcovered modelThe term ‘‘covered model’’ means a model designated by the Secretary under subsection (a)(1).Sec. 2(g)(3)’’ means a model designated by the SecretarySecretaryThe term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Commerce.Sec. 2(g)(6) under subsection (a)(1). (4) COVERED MODEL DEVELOPERcovered model developerThe term ‘‘covered model developer’’ means any person or entity that— (A) develops or trains a covered model; or (B) substantially modifies a covered model, including through fine-tuning or other modification of the weights of the model, in a manner that the Secretary determines causes the model to meet a threshold established under subsection (a)(1).Sec. 2(g)(4).—The term ‘‘covered model developercovered model developerThe term ‘‘covered model developer’’ means any person or entity that— (A) develops or trains a covered model; or (B) substantially modifies a covered model, including through fine-tuning or other modification of the weights of the model, in a manner that the Secretary determines causes the model to meet a threshold established under subsection (a)(1).Sec. 2(g)(4)’’ means any person or entity that— (A) develops or trains a covered modelcovered modelThe term ‘‘covered model’’ means a model designated by the Secretary under subsection (a)(1).Sec. 2(g)(3); or (B) substantially modifies a covered modelcovered modelThe term ‘‘covered model’’ means a model designated by the Secretary under subsection (a)(1).Sec. 2(g)(3), including through fine-tuning or other modification of the weights of the model, in a manner that the SecretarySecretaryThe term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Commerce.Sec. 2(g)(6) determines causes the model to meet a threshold established under subsection (a)(1). (5) MODEL WEIGHTSmodel weightsThe term ‘‘model weights’’ means the parameters, numerical values, or other internal artifacts of an artificial intelligence model that are sufficient to reproduce, substantially reproduce, or enable the operational use of the model.Sec. 2(g)(5).—The term ‘‘model weightsmodel weightsThe term ‘‘model weights’’ means the parameters, numerical values, or other internal artifacts of an artificial intelligence model that are sufficient to reproduce, substantially reproduce, or enable the operational use of the model.Sec. 2(g)(5)’’ means the parameters, numerical values, or other internal artifacts of an artificial intelligenceartificial intelligenceThe term ‘‘artificial intelligence’’ includes the following: (A) Any artificial system that performs tasks under varying and unpredictable circumstances without significant human oversight, or that can learn from experience and improve performance when exposed to data sets. (B) An artificial system developed in computer software, physical hardware, or other context that solves tasks requiring human-like perception, cognition, planning, learning, communication, or physical action. (C) An artificial system designed to think or act like a human, including cognitive architectures and neural networks. (D) A set of techniques, including machine learning, that is designed to approximate a cognitive task. (E) An artificial system designed to act rationally, including an intelligent software agent or embodied robot that achieves goals using perception, planning, reasoning, learning, communicating, decision making, and acting.Sec. 2(g)(2) model that are sufficient to reproduce, substantially reproduce, or enable the operational use of the model. (6) SECRETARYSecretaryThe term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Commerce.Sec. 2(g)(6).—The term ‘‘SecretarySecretaryThe term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Commerce.Sec. 2(g)(6)’’ means the Secretary of Commerce. (7) STATEStateThe term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, each commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States, and each federally recognized Indian Tribe.Sec. 2(g)(7).—The term ‘‘StateStateThe term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, each commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States, and each federally recognized Indian Tribe.Sec. 2(g)(7)’’ means each of the several StatesStateThe term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, each commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States, and each federally recognized Indian Tribe.Sec. 2(g)(7), the District of Columbia, each commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United StatesStateThe term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, each commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States, and each federally recognized Indian Tribe.Sec. 2(g)(7), and each federally recognized Indian Tribe.
Defines the terms used throughout Section 2, including covered model and covered model developer (both keyed to the Secretary's threshold designations), artificial intelligence (an expansive multi-part definition), model weights, and administrative terms. Definitional only—no compliance duty.