U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB9965: AI Threat Output and Monitoring Incident Containment Act
Status: In committee, July 27, 2026
To direct the National Nuclear Security Administration through the Secretary of Energy to establish the Advanced Artificial Intelligence Nuclear Evaluation Program, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To direct the National Nuclear Security Administration through the Secretary of Energy to establish the Advanced Artificial Intelligence Nuclear Evaluation Program, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, July 27, 2026:
A BILL To direct the National Nuclear Security Administration through the Secretary of Energy to establish the Advanced Artificial Intelligence Nuclear Evaluation Program, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the AI Threat Output and Monitoring Incident Containment Act . SECTION 2. Advanced artificial intelligence nuclear evaluation program (a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy (in this section referred to as the Secretary ), acting through the National Laboratories, shall establish a program, to be known as the Advanced Artificial Intelligence Nuclear Evaluation Program (in this section referred to as the Program ), to carry out the following: (1) Test and evaluate artificial intelligence to assess the likelihood of an AI nuclear incident with respect to such artificial intelligence. (2) Implement in such testing and evaluation protocols to address practical jailbreaking techniques for such artificial intelligence, including such protocols for red-teaming by entities that have expertise the Secretary determines comparable to sophisticated malicious actors. (3) Facilitate to the extent practicable independent, third-party assessments and blind model evaluations of such artificial intelligence. (4) Provide to each participant in the Program a report that includes information relating to the following: (A) The outcomes from such testing and evaluation with respect to …
Sponsors
- Celeste Maloy (R, HD-002) · primary sponsor
- Sara Jacobs (D, HD-CA-51)
- Tom Barrett (R, HD-007)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Science, Technology, Communications
Common questions
- What is HB9965?
- HB9965 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): AI Threat Output and Monitoring Incident Containment Act.
- What does HB9965 do?
- In its own words: To direct the National Nuclear Security Administration through the Secretary of Energy to establish the Advanced Artificial Intelligence Nuclear Evaluation Program, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB9965?
- In committee as of July 27, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. (July 27, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB9965?
- Celeste Maloy (R, HD-002), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB9965?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9965
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