Commerce Secretary would support U.S. open AI models and assess foreign models

The Commerce Secretary would take appropriate steps to support the adoption and use of qualified open AI models. The support would cover qualified open models developed and made available by U.S. people or organizations in interstate or foreign commerce. The Secretary may coordinate with agencies, states, companies, and foreign partners that are not covered nations. Possible steps include reviewing programs, addressing barriers, making agreements, and developing policies or recommendations.

The Commerce Secretary would identify, assess, and publicly report risks from foreign adversary AI models and send each report to Congress. Foreign adversary models are open AI models developed or offered in commerce by a covered nation or by an entity or person controlled by one. Reports would cover risks to information, organizations, supply chains, national and economic security, model outputs, and safety features. Each report would include information about leading foreign adversary models and compare their cost, capability, and performance with qualified open models when available. The first public report would be due no later than 18 months after enactment, with annual reports afterward. Each report would be sent to the specified congressional committees within 30 days of publication. The annual-report requirement would end 10 years after enactment.

The Act would not authorize the Commerce Secretary to ban, restrict, or otherwise make an open AI model unavailable in interstate or foreign commerce. The limit applies to open artificial intelligence models used or offered in interstate or foreign commerce. This rule limits authority claimed under this Act; it does not state that other laws are changed or repealed.