SANDBOX Act

This bill would require the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy to set up, within one year, a program letting companies apply to temporarily waive or change federal rules so they can test or offer artificial intelligence products and services. Federal agencies that oversee each rule would review applications and decide within 90 days; if an agency does not respond in time, the Director would presume it does not object. Waivers would last 2 years and could be renewed up to four more times, and participants would have to report harmful incidents within 72 hours, post public disclosures for consumers, and file regular reports. The Director would send Congress yearly recommendations on which rules to change or repeal, with fast-track procedures for Congress to vote on them, and the program would end after 12 years.

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Sponsors

• Ted Cruz Republican sponsor
• 0 cosponsors