China FIREWALL Act of 2026

This bill would require the White House Office of Management and Budget, working with other federal security and defense officials, to create rules within 60 days requiring federal executive agencies to remove AI applications made or provided by a "foreign entity of concern" from their information technology. Covered applications also include software that uses an AI foundation model from such an entity. The rules would include exceptions for law enforcement, national security, and security research, with required risk-reduction steps for any allowed use. Federal agencies would be barred from buying covered applications, and the Office of Management and Budget could waive the requirements case by case for national security reasons.

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• Josh Gottheimer Democrat sponsor
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