How Is This Bill Enforced
Verbatim statutory text on the left; plain-language analysis and a per-section checklist on the right. Numbered markers cross-link to the matching checklist row.
This Act may be cited as the ''Artificial Intelligence Accountability Act'' or the ''AI Accountability Act''.
Establishes the short title of the Act as the "Artificial Intelligence Accountability Act" or the "AI Accountability Act." This section creates no compliance obligations.
(a) 1 The Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information shall conduct a study on accountability measuresaccountability measurethe term "accountability measure" means a mechanism, including an audit, an assessment, or a certification, designed to provide assurance that a system is trustworthy.Section 2(d) for artificial intelligence systems, which shall include an analysis of the following: (1) How accountability measuresaccountability measurethe term "accountability measure" means a mechanism, including an audit, an assessment, or a certification, designed to provide assurance that a system is trustworthy.Section 2(d) are being incorporated into artificial intelligence systems used by communications networks (including telecommunications networks and social media platforms) and electromagnetic spectrum sharing applications. (2) How accountability measuresaccountability measurethe term "accountability measure" means a mechanism, including an audit, an assessment, or a certification, designed to provide assurance that a system is trustworthy.Section 2(d) for artificial intelligence systems can facilitate the closing of the digital divide and assist the promotion of digital inclusion in the United States. (3) How accountability measuresaccountability measurethe term "accountability measure" means a mechanism, including an audit, an assessment, or a certification, designed to provide assurance that a system is trustworthy.Section 2(d) may reduce risks related to artificial intelligence systems, including cybersecurity risks. (4) The effectiveness of the most commonly used accountability measuresaccountability measurethe term "accountability measure" means a mechanism, including an audit, an assessment, or a certification, designed to provide assurance that a system is trustworthy.Section 2(d) for artificial intelligence systems. (5) Barriers and challenges related to the creation of adequate accountability measuresaccountability measurethe term "accountability measure" means a mechanism, including an audit, an assessment, or a certification, designed to provide assurance that a system is trustworthy.Section 2(d) for artificial intelligence systems.
(b) 1 In carrying out the study required by subsection (a), the Assistant Secretary shall hold public meetings to consult with relevant stakeholders for the purpose of soliciting feedback on accountability measuresaccountability measurethe term "accountability measure" means a mechanism, including an audit, an assessment, or a certification, designed to provide assurance that a system is trustworthy.Section 2(d) for artificial intelligence systems.
(c) 2 Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the results of the study required by subsection (a) that shall include— (1) the results of the analysis required by subsection (a); (2) a description of the feedback provided during the meetings required by subsection (b); and (3) recommendations for governmental and nongovernmental actions to support effective accountability measuresaccountability measurethe term "accountability measure" means a mechanism, including an audit, an assessment, or a certification, designed to provide assurance that a system is trustworthy.Section 2(d) for artificial intelligence systems.
(d) In this section, the term ''accountability measureaccountability measurethe term "accountability measure" means a mechanism, including an audit, an assessment, or a certification, designed to provide assurance that a system is trustworthy.Section 2(d)'' means a mechanism, including an audit, an assessment, or a certification, designed to provide assurance that a system is trustworthy.
Section 2 directs the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to conduct a study on accountability measures for AI systems. The study must analyze how accountability measures are being incorporated into AI used by communications networks and spectrum-sharing applications, how they can facilitate closing the digital divide, how they may reduce cybersecurity risks, the effectiveness of commonly used measures, and the barriers to creating adequate measures. The Assistant Secretary must also hold public stakeholder meetings and submit a report to Congress within 18 months of enactment.
The defined term accountability measure — covering audits, assessments, and certifications designed to assure system trustworthiness — scopes the entire study. This section imposes obligations exclusively on a federal agency; it creates no private-sector compliance duties.
(a) 3 The Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information shall hold public meetings to consult with relevant stakeholders (including representatives of industry, academia, and consumers) for the purpose of soliciting feedback on— (1) the information that should be available to consumers who interact with artificial intelligence systems; and (2) the most effective methods for making such information available to consumers.
(b) 4 Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the results of the meetings required by subsection (a) that shall include— (1) a description of the feedback provided during the meetings; and (2) recommendations with respect to— (A) the information that should be available to consumers who interact with artificial intelligence systems; and (B) the methods to be used for making such information available to consumers.
Section 3 directs the Assistant Secretary to hold a separate set of public meetings — with representatives of industry, academia, and consumers — focused specifically on what information should be available to consumers who interact with AI systems and the most effective methods for delivering that information. A report to Congress is required within 18 months of enactment, including a description of the stakeholder feedback and recommendations on both the substance and delivery mechanisms of consumer-facing AI disclosures.
Like Section 2, this section imposes obligations only on the NTIA. It does not itself require any AI system operator to disclose information to consumers; it directs the agency to study and recommend what those disclosures should be.