S. 4762

[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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