Directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology, working with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, to set up a voluntary program for reporting, collecting, and tracking artificial intelligence flaws, including a national database of those flaws.

Official title: AI Flaw Reporting and Security Enhancement Act

Next stop House floor: awaiting a vote

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House

Introduced 18-JUN-2026

Referred 18-JUN-2026

Approved by committee 25-JUN-2026

Key points

Directs NIST to convene industry, academia, nonprofits, and other groups to set common definitions and classification categories for AI security and safety flaws.
Requires NIST to develop or fund infrastructure for reporting AI flaws, including a national database that NIST or designated eligible institutions may maintain.
Requires NIST to report to Congress within three years of enactment on the program's findings, infrastructure, and recommendations for voluntary information sharing.

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Official CRS summary

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Committee referrals (1)

Policy area

Science, Technology, Communications

Sponsor Deborah K. Ross (D-NC) Cosponsors · 2

■ 1 R■ 1 D

1 Democrat

1 Republican

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