Reps Lieu and Obernolte Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Advance American Leadership in AI

Congressmen Ted Lieu (D-CA) and Jay Obernolte (R-CA), former heads of the Bipartisan Artificial Intelligence Task Force, introduced The American Leadership in AI Act, which brings together over 20 bipartisan legislative proposals that seek to act on many of the recommendations from the report issued last Congress by the Bipartisan Task Force on Artificial Intelligence. The bill is designed to strengthen U.S. leadership in AI while promoting responsible innovation and safeguarding the public.

Strengthen our capacity to measure and evaluate AI

• Advances voluntary standards, testing frameworks, and evaluation tools

• Increases U.S. leadership in international standards-setting to help shape global AI standards and specifications

• Directs the National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) to identify and promote best practices for transparency, safety, security, and performance

Build research infrastructure and drive innovation

• Expands access to shared research resources

• Supports collaboration across academia, industry, and government

• Promotes ambitious, mission-driven research through competitive initiatives across critical sectors

Modernize federal AI governance, procurement, and security

• Enhances government’s ability to track and respond to AI-related vulnerabilities

• Updates how federal agencies govern and deploy AI

• Promotes consistent adoption of risk-management frameworks

Expand AI education and protect the workforce

• Invests in education and training programs to develop AI talent

• Supports ongoing research on AI’s impact on the labor market

• Strengthens the talent pipeline and promotes key sectors like manufacturing, agriculture, and cybersecurity

Safeguard Americans and deter harmful deepfakes

• Strengthens safeguards to deter AI-enabled crime

• Enhances legal remedies to deepfake victims and increases penalties for AI-enabled fraud and impersonation

• Supports whistleblowers who expose AI-related risks and misconduct