HR9720-118

Introduced

To direct the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to update the national vulnerability database to reflect vulnerabilities to artificial intelligence systems, study the need for voluntary reporting related to artificial intelligence security and safety incidents, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Sep 20, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To direct the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to update the national vulnerability database to reflect vulnerabilities to artificial intelligence systems, study the need for voluntary reporting related to artificial intelligence security and safety incidents, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services. The main policy domain is Technology, Immigration, Government Operations.

Who Benefits and How

technology companies and users of digital services may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, technology companies and users of digital services may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H0EC7365B1A9041849A5CD1E1960FFAFB: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the AI Incident Reporting and Security Enhancement Act.
  • Section HAE7A0FBBE4CE45B586CEE49E659D6CFF: 2. Activities to support voluntary vulnerability and incident tracking associated with artificial intelligence Subject to the availability of appropriations,...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To direct the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to update the national vulnerability database to reflect vulnerabilities to artificial intelligence systems, study the need for voluntary reporting related to artificial intelligence security and safety incidents, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.

Key Policy Areas

Technology, Immigration, Government Operations

Primary Purpose

This bill, To direct the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to update the national vulnerability database to reflect vulnerabilities to artificial intelligence systems, study the need for voluntary reporting related to artificial intelligence security and safety incidents, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.

Policy Domains

Technology Immigration Government Operations

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • technology companies and users of digital services
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technology companies and users of digital services: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • technology companies and users of digital services
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federal implementing agencies: ,
technology companies and users of digital services: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Sep 20, 2024

Ms. Ross (for herself, Mr. Obernolte, and Mr. Beyer) introduced …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Technology Immigration Government Operations
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
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