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Generative AI Terrorism Risk Assessment Act
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4762 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4762
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct annual
assessments on threats to the United States posed by the use of
generative artificial intelligence for terrorism, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 11, 2026
Mr. Scott of Florida (for himself and Ms. Lummis) introduced the
following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
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A BILL
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct annual
assessments on threats to the United States posed by the use of
generative artificial intelligence for terrorism, 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 ``Generative AI Terrorism Risk
Assessment Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs, the Select Committee on
Intelligence, and the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Homeland Security, the
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives.
(2) Artificial intelligence.--The term ``artificial
intelligence'' has the meaning given the term in section 5002
of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020
(15 U.S.C. 9401).
(3) Generative artificial intelligence.--The term
``generative artificial intelligence'' means the class of
artificial intelligence models that emulate the structure and
characteristics of input data in order to generate derived
synthetic content, including images, videos, audio, text, and
other digital content.
(4) Foreign terrorist organization.--The term ``terrorist
organization'' means any entity designated as a foreign
terrorist organization pursuant to section 219 of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189).
(5) Fusion center.--The term ``fusion center'' has the
meaning given the term in section 210A(k) of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124h).
(6) Intelligence community.--The term ``intelligence
community'' has the meaning given the term in section 3(4) of
the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)).
(7) National network of fusion centers.--The term
``National Network of Fusion Centers'' means a decentralized
arrangement of fusion centers intended to enhance the ability
of individual State and local fusion centers to leverage the
capabilities and expertise of all such fusion centers for the
purpose of enhancing analysis and homeland security information
sharing nationally.
(8) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Homeland Security.
(9) Terrorism.--The term ``terrorism'' has the meaning
given the term in section 2 of the Homeland Security Act of
2002 (6 U.S.C. 101).
SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE USE OF GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE APPLICATIONS FOR TERRORIST ACTIVITY.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the heightened terrorism threat landscape and the
increasing utilization of generative artificial intelligence by
foreign terrorist organizations represent a national security
threat, and the challenges posed by that threat are not well
understood; and
(2) the Department of Homeland Security, in consultation
with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, must
take steps to recognize, assess, and address the national
security threat described in paragraph (1), thereby reducing
risks to the people of the United States.
SEC. 4. ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS ON TERRORISM THREATS TO THE UNITED STATES
POSED BY THE USE OF GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
FOR TERRORISM.
(a) Assessments.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 5 years, the
Secretary, in consultation with the Director of National
Intelligence, shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees an assessment of terrorism threats to the United
States posed by the use of generative artificial intelligence
for terrorism.
(2) Contents.--Each terrorism threat assessment under
paragraph (1) shall include the following:
(A) An analysis of incidents during the immediately
preceding calendar year in which a foreign terrorist
organization or individual has used or attempted to use
generative artificial intelligence to carry out the
following:
(i) Spread violent extremist messaging and
facilitate the ability to radicalize and
recruit individuals to violence.
(ii) Enhance the ability of the foreign
terrorist organization or individual to develop
or deploy chemical, biological, radiological,
or nuclear weapons.
(B) Recommendations on appropriate measures to
counter terrorism threats to the United States posed by
the foreign terrorist organization or individual.
(3) Coordination.--Each terrorism threat assessment under
paragraph (1)--
(A) shall be coordinated by the Secretary to ensure
compliance with applicable law and protections relating
to the privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties of
individuals; and
(B) may be informed by existing products of the
Department of Homeland Security, as appropriate.
(4) Form.--
(A) In general.--Each terrorism threat assessment
under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified
form, but may include a classified annex.
(B) Publication.--
(i) In general.--The Secretary shall post
on a publicly available website of the
Department of Homeland Security the
unclassified portion of each terrorism threat
assessment under paragraph (1).
(ii) Limitation.--Each unclassified portion
described in clause (i) shall not contain
information that--
(I) is designated as For Official
Use Only; or
(II) otherwise would not be
publicly available pursuant to section
552 of title 5, United States Code
(commonly known as the ``Freedom of
Information Act''), or other applicable
law.
(5) Briefing.--Not later than 30 days after the submission
of each terrorism threat assessment under paragraph (1)--
(A) the Secretary shall brief the appropriate
congressional committees regarding the assessment; and
(B) the head of any other relevant Federal
department or agency shall join the Secretary for a
briefing described in subparagraph (A) if the
appropriate congressional committee, in consultation
with the Secretary, determines it is appropriate.
(b) Information Sharing.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall--
(A) review information relating to terrorism
threats to the United States posed by the use of
generative artificial intelligence for terrorism that
is gathered by State and major urban area fusion
centers and the National Network of Fusion Centers;
(B) incorporate the information described in
subparagraph (A), as appropriate, into the information
of the Department of Homeland Security relating to the
use of generative artificial intelligence for
terrorism; and
(C) ensure the dissemination to State and major
urban area fusion centers and the National Network of
Fusion Centers of the information described in
subparagraph (A).
(2) Coordination.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the
entities described in paragraph (3) shall share with the
Secretary information regarding terrorism threats to the United
States posed by the use of generative artificial intelligence
for terrorism.
(3) Entitles described.--The entities described in this
paragraph are the following:
(A) The Office of the Director of National
Intelligence.
(B) The Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(C) Members of the intelligence community.
(D) Any other relevant Federal department or agency
the Secretary determines necessary.
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