Deterring American AI Model Theft Act of 2026

This bill directs the Secretary of State, working with export-control agencies, to assess within 180 days which foreign entities tied to countries such as China and Russia have copied the capabilities of closed-source American AI models without authorization, and which foreign entities provide fraudulent accounts that help them do so. The Secretary of Commerce would report findings to Congress, keep assessing these activities, set up a voluntary way for AI companies to share information, and publish best practices. The State Department would publish a list of entities identified as having carried out these extraction attacks. The bill also requires a Commerce Department committee to decide whether to add such entities to the Entity List, and allows the President to block their property and transactions in the United States, with exceptions for humanitarian aid and certain other activities.

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Sponsors

• Bill Huizenga Republican sponsor
• 21 cosponsors