Sponsor
Nathaniel Moran
Representative · R-TX
Representative · R-TX
The bill speeds government detection and coordinated response to high‑risk AI behavior by requiring rapid, protected reporting, but does so with broad agency discretion, large penalties, and compliance costs that could burden small developers and reduce public transparency.
AI developers must report high‑risk model behaviors within 7 days and the Secretary may share those reports with intelligence and law‑enforcement, enabling faster government awareness and coordinated mitigation of national‑security and public‑safety threats.
AI developers receive confidentiality and evidentiary protections (including limits on FOIA/state disclosure), which reduces legal exposure and encourages reluctant firms to report sensitive model risks.
Developers are provided clear reporting guidelines and a secure submission mechanism, lowering administrative friction and improving consistency in how risks are reported across companies.
Small AI firms and their employees face substantial financial risk because civil penalties can reach up to $2 million per violation (potentially daily), which may deter innovation or push startups out of the market.
Developers and startups face uncertainty and possible over‑inclusion because broad statutory definitions and wide Secretary discretion could expand which models are 'covered,' increasing regulatory burden.
Small and mid‑sized AI companies will incur administrative and compliance costs and potential operational delays to meet reporting requirements, raising development costs and slowing product timelines.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Creates federal requirements for designated AI models/developers to report defined high‑risk AI incidents, with regulations in 180 days and 7‑day reporting.
Official title: To require certain artificial intelligence model developers to submit reports to the Secretary of Commerce, and for other purposes.
Introduced June 25, 2026 by Nathaniel Moran · Last progress June 25, 2026
Establishes a federal requirement for designated AI models and their developers to report certain high-risk AI behaviors and security incidents. The Secretary must identify covered models and developers, issue guidelines and regulations within 180 days, and require covered developers to submit detailed reports within 7 days after they know or reasonably believe a reportable incident occurred. The bill defines five categories of "reportable activity" (including evasion of human oversight, unauthorized access or exfiltration, and other harms), requires secure submission mechanisms, encourages coordination with other agencies and experts, and tasks the Secretary with minimizing duplication and reporting burdens while setting thresholds for which models and developers are covered.