Future of Artificial Intelligence Innovation Act of 2026

This bill would create a Center for Artificial Intelligence Standards and Innovation within the National Institute of Standards and Technology to help companies and agencies develop voluntary best practices for testing AI systems, along with an advisory group of outside stakeholders. It would set up a joint Commerce and Energy testbed program, including a voluntary program for companies to test foundation models, which would end after 7 years. It would direct federal officials to form AI standards coalitions with like-minded foreign governments, barring China until it meets its World Trade Organization commitments. It would also require a list of priority federal datasets for training AI, allow federal AI prize competitions for 5 years, and require reports on regulations that affect AI innovation.

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Sponsors

• Todd Young Republican sponsor
• 3 cosponsors