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[H.R. 9720 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9720
To direct the Director of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology to update the national vulnerability database to reflect
vulnerabilities to artificial intelligence systems, study the need for
voluntary reporting related to artificial intelligence security and
safety incidents, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 20, 2024
Ms. Ross (for herself, Mr. Obernolte, and Mr. Beyer) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space,
and Technology
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A BILL
To direct the Director of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology to update the national vulnerability database to reflect
vulnerabilities to artificial intelligence systems, study the need for
voluntary reporting related to artificial intelligence security and
safety incidents, 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 ``AI Incident Reporting and Security
Enhancement Act''.
SEC. 2. ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT VOLUNTARY VULNERABILITY AND INCIDENT
TRACKING ASSOCIATED WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
(a) Update to National Vulnerability Database.--Subject to the
availability of appropriations, the Director of the National Institute
of Standards and Technology, in coordination with industry
stakeholders, standards development organizations, and appropriate
Federal agencies, as appropriate, shall carry out the following:
(1) Establish or identify common definitions and any
characteristics of artificial intelligence security
vulnerabilities that make utilization of the National
Vulnerability Database inappropriate for the management of such
vulnerabilities, and develop processes and procedures for
vulnerability management of such vulnerabilities.
(2) Support the development of standards and guidance for
technical vulnerability management processes related to
artificial intelligence.
(3) Consistent with paragraphs (1) and (2), as appropriate,
initiate a process to update the Institute's processes and
procedures associated with the National Vulnerability Database
to ensure such Database and associated vulnerability management
processes incorporate artificial intelligence security
vulnerabilities to the greatest extent practicable.
(b) Assessing Voluntary Tracking of Substantial Artificial
Intelligence Security and Safety Incidents.--
(1) In general.--Subject to the availability of
appropriations, the Director of the National Institute of
Standards and Technology, in consultation with the Director of
the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the
Department of Homeland Security, shall convene a multi-
stakeholder process to consider the development of a process
relating to the voluntary collection, reporting, and tracking
of substantial artificial intelligence security incidents and
substantial artificial intelligence safety incidents.
(2) Activities.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the
Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
shall convene appropriate representatives of industry,
academia, nonprofit organizations, standards development
organizations, civil society groups, Sector Risk Management
Agencies, and appropriate Federal departments and agencies to
carry out the following:
(A) Establish common definitions and
characterizations for relevant aspects of substantial
artificial intelligence security incidents and
substantial artificial intelligence safety incidents,
which may include the following:
(i) Classifications that sufficiently
differentiate between the following:
(I) Artificial intelligence
security incidents.
(II) Artificial intelligence safety
incidents.
(ii) Taxonomies to classify incidents
referred to in clause (i) based on relevant
characteristics, impacts, or other appropriate
criteria.
(B) Assess the usefulness and cost-effectiveness of
an effort to voluntarily track substantial artificial
intelligence security incidents and substantial
artificial intelligence safety incidents.
(C) Identify and provide guidelines, best
practices, methodologies, procedures, and processes for
tracking and reporting substantial artificial
intelligence security incidents and substantial
artificial intelligence safety incidents across
different sectors and use cases.
(D) Support the development of standardized
reporting and documentation mechanisms, including
automated mechanisms, that would help provide
information, including public information, regarding
substantial artificial intelligence security incidents
and substantial artificial intelligence safety
incidents.
(E) Support the development of norms for reporting
of substantial artificial intelligence security
incidents and substantial artificial intelligence
safety incidents, taking into account when it is
appropriate to publicly disclose such incidents.
(3) Report.--Not later than three years after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Director of the National
Institute of Standards and Technology shall submit to Congress
a report on a process relating to the voluntary collection,
reporting, and tracking of substantial artificial intelligence
security incidents and substantial artificial intelligence
safety incidents under paragraph (1). Such report shall include
the following:
(A) Findings from the multi-stakeholder process
referred to in such paragraph.
(B) An assessment of and recommendations for
establishing reporting and collection mechanisms by
which industry, academia, nonprofit organizations,
standards development organizations, civil society
groups, and appropriate public sector entities may
voluntarily share standardized information regarding
substantial artificial intelligence security incidents
and substantial artificial intelligence safety
incidents;
(c) Limitation.--Nothing in this section provides the Director of
the National Institute of Standards and Technology with any enforcement
authority that was not in effect on the day before the date of the
enactment of this section.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Artificial intelligence.--The term ``artificial
intelligence'' has the meaning given such term in section 5002
of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020
(15 U.S.C. 9401).
(2) Artificial intelligence security vulnerability.--The
term ``artificial intelligence security vulnerability'' means a
weakness in an artificial intelligence system, system security
procedures, internal controls, or implementation that could be
exploited or triggered by a threat source.
(3) Artificial intelligence system.--The term ``artificial
intelligence system'' has the meaning given such term in
section 7223 of the Advancing American AI Act (40 U.S.C. 11301
note; as enacted as part of title LXXII of division G of the
James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2023; Public Law 117-263).
(4) Sector risk management agency.--The term ``Sector Risk
Management Agency'' has the meaning given such term in section
2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 650).
(5) Threat source.--The term ``threat source'' means any of
the following:
(A) An intent and method targeted at the
intentional exploitation of a vulnerability.
(B) A situation and method that may accidentally
trigger a vulnerability.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
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