[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7058 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7058
To require the Secretary of State to conduct assessments of the risks
posed to the United States by foreign adversaries who utilize
generative artificial intelligence for malicious activities, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 14, 2026
Mr. Baumgartner (for himself, Mr. Hamadeh of Arizona, Ms. Salazar, and
Mr. Ezell) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs
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A BILL
To require the Secretary of State to conduct assessments of the risks
posed to the United States by foreign adversaries who utilize
generative artificial intelligence for malicious activities, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign Adversary AI Risk Assessment
and Diplomacy Act''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) while generative artificial intelligence has the
potential to provide substantial societal and economic benefits
when developed and used responsibly, the increasing use of
generative artificial intelligence by foreign adversaries may
represent a national security risk, and the challenges posed by
such use is not well understood; and
(2) the Department of State, in consultation with the heads
of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, must take
diplomatic steps to recognize, assess, and address the use of
generative artificial intelligence by foreign adversaries,
including through bilateral and multilateral engagements and
the promotion of responsible state behavior in international
fora, to reduce the national security risks to the United
States.
SEC. 3. ASSESSMENTS OF THE RISKS POSED TO THE UNITED STATES BY FOREIGN
ADVERSARIES WHO UTILIZE GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE FOR MALICIOUS ACTIVITIES.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for three years, the
Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of other relevant
Federal departments and agencies as appropriate shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees an assessment of the risks posed
to the United States by foreign adversaries who utilize generative
artificial intelligence for malicious activities.
(b) Contents.--Each assessment under subsection (a) shall include
the following:
(1) An analysis of incidents during the preceding calendar
year in which foreign adversaries have utilized, or attempted
to utilize, generative artificial intelligence for malicious
activities against the United States and its allies, including
the following:
(A) To disseminate or produce synthetic media,
including foreign anti-United States propaganda or
conduct foreign malign influence operations targeting
the United States, its citizens, or its allies.
(B) To enhance their ability to develop or deploy
chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear weapons.
(C) To facilitate malicious cyber operations.
(D) To develop or enhance other military,
surveillance, or intelligence capabilities.
(2) An analysis of emerging trends in the use of generative
artificial intelligence by foreign adversaries, including the
following:
(A) The extent to which such activities may be
attributable to specific foreign adversaries.
(B) The implications of such trends for United
States foreign policy, diplomatic engagement, and the
development of United States and allied-led
international norms and standards.
(3) Recommendations to mitigate and counter the risks posed
to the United States and allies by foreign adversaries who
utilize generative artificial intelligence applications for
malicious activities.
(c) Form.--Each assessment under subsection (a) shall be submitted
in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex only for the
protection of intelligence sources and methods relating to the matters
contained in the assessment. The Secretary of State shall post on a
publicly available website of the Department of State the unclassified
portion of each assessment.
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committee on
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
(2) Artificial intelligence.--The term ``artificial
intelligence'' has the meaning given such term in section
5002(3) of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act
of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 9401(3)).
(3) Foreign adversary.--The term ``foreign adversary'' has
the meaning given the term ``covered nation'' in section
4872(f) of title 10, United States Code.
(4) Generative artificial intelligence applications.--The
term ``generative artificial intelligence applications'' means
the class of artificial intelligence models that emulate the
structure and characteristics of input data in order to
generate derived synthetic content, including images, videos,
audio, text, and other digital content.
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