[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 108 (Friday, June 5, 2026)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 34565-34567]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-11415]
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Vol. 91
Friday,
No. 108
June 5, 2026
Part V
The President
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Executive Order 14409--Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence
Innovation and Security
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 91 , No. 108 / Friday, June 5, 2026 /
Presidential Documents
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Title 3--
The President
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Executive Order 14409 of June 2, 2026
Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence
Innovation and Security
By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of
America, it is hereby ordered:
Section 1. Purpose. The United States continues to lead
the world in Artificial Intelligence (AI) because of
the enormous talent and innovation of our AI industry,
and because we refuse to stifle this innovation with
overly burdensome regulation. My Administration has
unleashed tremendous technological growth and economic
investment in AI by slashing the bureaucratic
constraints that the prior administration placed on
America's AI developers and researchers, and by instead
encouraging AI innovation and accelerating responsible
AI adoption across government and industry.
Advanced AI capabilities make our Nation stronger, but
also introduce new national security considerations
that require coordinated action across executive
departments and agencies (agencies), and components. As
these capabilities evolve, my Administration will
continue to work closely with industry to ensure that
the best and most secure technology is deployed rapidly
to confront any and all threats to our country. We will
continue to lead an America First cybersecurity effort
that enhances both our national security and our global
AI dominance.
It is the policy of the United States to promote AI
innovation and security by working collaboratively with
the private sector to modernize government and private
sector information systems and harden them against
external threats; to protect American ingenuity and
intellectual property from exploitation and theft by
adversaries; and to cultivate America's advanced AI-
enabled capabilities.
Sec. 2. Upgrading American Systems for Advanced AI. (a)
Within 30 days of the date of this order, the Committee
on National Security Systems shall prioritize the cyber
defense of National Security Systems, as defined in 44
U.S.C. 3552(b)(6)(A), by taking appropriate and
expeditious action consistent with the purpose of this
order.
(b) Within 30 days of the date of this order, the
Secretary of War shall prioritize the cyber defense of
Department of War information systems by taking
appropriate and expeditious action consistent with the
purpose of this order.
(c) Within 30 days of the date of this order, the
Secretary of Homeland Security, through the Director of
the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
(CISA), in consultation with the Director of the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB), the Assistant to the
President for National Security Affairs, and the
National Cyber Director, shall release Binding
Operational Directives and other guidance as
appropriate to:
(i) expedite and prioritize the cyber defense of civilian Federal
Government information systems in order to protect our Nation's vital
functions;
(ii) establish or expand Federal programs and cybersecurity services that
enhance AI-enabled defensive tools; and
(iii) facilitate access to cybersecurity tools and services including,
where appropriate, covered frontier models for agencies, State and local
authorities, and operators of critical infrastructure such as rural
hospitals, community banks, and local utilities.
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(d) Within 30 days of the date of this order, the
Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the
National Cyber Director, the Secretary of War, through
the Director of the National Security Agency (NSA), and
the Secretary of Homeland Security, through the
Director of CISA, shall form an AI cybersecurity
clearinghouse, in voluntary collaboration with the AI
industry and operators of critical infrastructure, that
coordinates and deconflicts scanning for software
vulnerabilities, discovers and validates such
vulnerabilities, and coordinates and prioritizes
remediation and distribution of vulnerability patches.
(e) Within 30 days of the date of this order, the
Director of OMB, in coordination with the National
Cyber Director and the Director of CISA, shall
determine whether any Federal grant programs have
available and relevant funding that can be directed
toward applicants developing advanced AI vulnerability
detection.
(f) Within 60 days of the date of this order, the
Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall
expand the United States Tech Force Information
Cybersecurity Specialist hiring and placement pathways.
Sec. 3. Secure Frontier Model Deployment. Within 60
days of the date of this order, the Secretary of the
Treasury, the Secretary of War, through the Director of
NSA, and the Secretary of Homeland Security, through
the Director of CISA, in consultation with the White
House Chief of Staff, through the National Cyber
Director, the Assistant to the President for Science
and Technology (APST), and the Secretary of Commerce,
through the Director of the National Institute of
Standards and Technology, and in coordination with
other agencies, as appropriate, shall:
(a) develop and maintain a classified benchmarking
process to assess the advanced cyber capabilities of AI
models and determine the threshold at which an AI model
should be designated a ``covered frontier model'' for
the purposes of this order, sharing such assessments
with AI developers and researchers as appropriate. Such
a determination shall be made by the Director of NSA,
in consultation with the National Cyber Director, the
APST, the Director of CISA, and other representatives
of the Department of War, as appropriate.
(b) design a voluntary framework with AI developers
through which developers would be able to:
(i) engage the Federal Government to determine whether model(s) under
development meet the designation of ``covered frontier model'';
(ii) provide the Federal Government with access to covered frontier models,
subject to appropriate confidentiality, cybersecurity, insider-risk, and
intellectual-property protection, use, and nondisclosure requirements, for
a period of up to 30 days before they plan to release such models to other
trusted partners; and
(iii) collaborate with the Federal Government to select trusted partners
that will have early access to covered frontier models to promote secure
innovation and strengthen the cybersecurity of critical infrastructure.
(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to
authorize the creation of a mandatory governmental
licensing, preclearance, or permitting requirement for
the development, publication, release, or distribution
of new AI models, including frontier models.
Sec. 4. Protection Against Criminal Actors. The
Attorney General shall prioritize the enforcement of 18
U.S.C. 1028, 18 U.S.C. 1030, 18 U.S.C. 1343, and all
other applicable Federal criminal laws against anyone
who utilizes AI to illegally access or damage a
computer without authorization, or who utilizes AI
while engaged in such illegal access to further any
other crime. This includes breaching any public or
private information technology system, or employing AI
agents to unlawfully access data or information that is
subsequently used for a criminal or unlawful purpose.
Sec. 5. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order
shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
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(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with
applicable law and subject to the availability of
appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not,
create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural,
enforceable at law or in equity by any party against
the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any
other person.
(d) The costs for publication of this order shall
be borne by the Department of War.
(Presidential Sig.)
THE WHITE HOUSE,
June 2, 2026.
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