Generative AI Terrorism Risk Assessment Act

119 HR 1736 EH: Generative AI Terrorism Risk Assessment Act U.S. House of Representatives text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. IB 119th CONGRESS1st Session H. R. 1736

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT 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.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Generative AI Terrorism Risk Assessment Act.

2.Sense of Congress regarding the use of generative artificial intelligence applications for terrorist activityIt 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 such 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 such threat, thereby reducing risks to the people of the United States.

3.Annual assessments on terrorism threats to the United States posed by the use of generative artificial intelligence for terrorism (a)Assessments (1)In generalNot later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter for five years, the Secretary of Homeland Security, 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)ContentsEach 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 their ability 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 such terrorist organization or individual. (3)CoordinationEach terrorism threat assessment under paragraph (1)— (A)shall be coordinated by the Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure compliance with applicable law and protections relating to individuals’ privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties, and (B)may be informed by existing products of the Department of Homeland Security, as appropriate. (4)FormEach terrorism threat assessment under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall post on a publicly available website of the Department of Homeland Security the unclassified portion of each such assessment. Each such unclassified portion shall not contain information that is designated as For Official Use Only, or otherwise would not be publicly available pursuant to section 552 of title 5, United States Code (popularly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)), or other applicable law. (5)BriefingNot later than 30 days after the submission of each terrorism threat assessment under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall brief the appropriate congressional committees regarding each such assessment. The head of any other relevant Federal department or agency shall join the Secretary for any such briefing if any such committee, in consultation with the Secretary, determines such is appropriate. (b)Information sharing (1)In generalThe Secretary of Homeland Security shall 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, and incorporate such information, as appropriate, into the Department of Homeland Security’s own information relating to such. The Secretary shall ensure the dissemination to State and major urban area fusion centers and the National Network of Fusion Centers of such information. (2)CoordinationIn carrying out paragraph (1), the entities specified in paragraph (3) shall share with the Secretary of Homeland Security information regarding terrorism threats to the United States posed by the use of generative artificial intelligence for terrorism. (3)Entitles specifiedThe entities specified 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 of Homeland Security determines necessary. (c)DefinitionsIn this section: (1)Appropriate congressional committeesThe term appropriate congressional committees means the Committee on Homeland Security, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. (2)Artificial intelligenceThe term artificial intelligence has the meaning given such term in section 5002 of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 9401). (3)Generative artificial intelligenceThe 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 organizationThe 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 centerThe term fusion center has the meaning given such term in subsection (k) of section 210A of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124h). (6)Intelligence communityThe term intelligence community has the meaning given such term in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)). (7)National Network of Fusion CentersThe 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)TerrorismThe term terrorism has the meaning given such term in section 2 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101). Passed the House of Representatives November 19, 2025.Kevin F. McCumber,Clerk.

119 HR 1736 IH: Generative AI Terrorism Risk Assessment Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-02-27 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 1736IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFebruary 27, 2025Mr. Pfluger (for himself, Mr. Guest, and Mr. Evans of Colorado) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland SecurityA BILLTo require the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct annual assessments on terrorism threats to the United States posed by terrorist organizations utilizing generative artificial intelligence applications, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Generative AI Terrorism Risk Assessment Act.2.Sense of Congress regarding the use of generative artificial intelligence applications for terrorist activityIt is the sense of Congress that—(1)the heightened terrorism threat landscape and the increasing utilization of generative artificial intelligence applications by terrorist organizations represent a national security threat, and the challenges posed by such 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 such threat, thereby reducing risks to the people of the United States.3.Annual assessments on terrorism threats to the United States posed by terrorist organizations utilizing generative artificial intelligence applications(a)Assessments(1)In generalNot later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter for five years, the Secretary of Homeland Security, 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 terrorist organizations utilizing generative artificial intelligence applications.(2)ContentsEach terrorism threat assessment under paragraph (1) shall include the following:(A)An analysis of incidents during the immediately preceding calendar year in which terrorist organizations have utilized or attempted to utilize generative artificial intelligence applications to carry out the following:(i)Spread violent extremist messaging and facilitate the ability to radicalize and recruit individuals to violence.(ii)Enhance their ability 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 such terrorist organizations.(3)CoordinationEach terrorism threat assessment under paragraph (1)—(A)shall be coordinated with the Office of the General Counsel, the Privacy Office, and the Office of for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department of Homeland Security prior to release outside the Department to ensure each such assessment complies with applicable law and protects individuals’ privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties, and(B)may be informed by existing products, as appropriate.(4)FormEach terrorism threat assessment under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex only for the protection of intelligence sources and methods relating to the matters contained in such assessment. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall post on a publicly available website of the Department of Homeland Security the unclassified portion of each such assessment.(5)BriefingNot later than 30 days after the submission of each terrorism threat assessment under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall brief the appropriate congressional committees regarding each such assessment. The head of any other relevant Federal department or agency shall join the Secretary for any such briefing if any such committee, in consultation with the Secretary, determines such is appropriate.(6)Appropriate congressional committeesIn this subsection, the term appropriate congressional committees means the Committee on Homeland Security, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.(b)Information sharingThe Secretary of Homeland Security shall review information relating to terrorism threats to the United States posed by terrorist organizations utilizing generative artificial intelligence applications that is gathered by State and local fusion centers and the National Network of Fusion Centers, and incorporate such information, as appropriate, into the Department of Homeland Security’s own information relating to such. The Secretary shall ensure the dissemination to State and local fusion centers and the National Network of Fusion Centers of such information.(c)DefinitionsIn this section:(1)Generative artificial intelligence applicationsThe term generative artificial intelligence applications 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.(2)Fusion centerThe term fusion center has the meaning given such term in subsection (k) of section 210A of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124h).(3)National Network of Fusion CentersThe 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.(4)Terrorist organizationThe term terrorist organization means—(A)any entity designated as a foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189); or(B)any entity engaged in terrorism, as such term is defined in section 2(18) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101(18)).

119 HR 1736 : Generative AI Terrorism Risk Assessment Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-11-20 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. IIB119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 1736IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESNovember 20, 2025 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsAN ACTTo 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.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Generative AI Terrorism Risk Assessment Act.2.Sense of Congress regarding the use of generative artificial intelligence applications for terrorist activityIt 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 such 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 such threat, thereby reducing risks to the people of the United States.3.Annual assessments on terrorism threats to the United States posed by the use of generative artificial intelligence for terrorism(a)Assessments(1)In generalNot later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter for five years, the Secretary of Homeland Security, 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)ContentsEach 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 their ability 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 such terrorist organization or individual.(3)CoordinationEach terrorism threat assessment under paragraph (1)—(A)shall be coordinated by the Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure compliance with applicable law and protections relating to individuals’ privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties, and(B)may be informed by existing products of the Department of Homeland Security, as appropriate.(4)FormEach terrorism threat assessment under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall post on a publicly available website of the Department of Homeland Security the unclassified portion of each such assessment. Each such unclassified portion shall not contain information that is designated as For Official Use Only, or otherwise would not be publicly available pursuant to section 552 of title 5, United States Code (popularly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)), or other applicable law.(5)BriefingNot later than 30 days after the submission of each terrorism threat assessment under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall brief the appropriate congressional committees regarding each such assessment. The head of any other relevant Federal department or agency shall join the Secretary for any such briefing if any such committee, in consultation with the Secretary, determines such is appropriate.(b)Information sharing(1)In generalThe Secretary of Homeland Security shall 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, and incorporate such information, as appropriate, into the Department of Homeland Security’s own information relating to such. The Secretary shall ensure the dissemination to State and major urban area fusion centers and the National Network of Fusion Centers of such information.(2)CoordinationIn carrying out paragraph (1), the entities specified in paragraph (3) shall share with the Secretary of Homeland Security information regarding terrorism threats to the United States posed by the use of generative artificial intelligence for terrorism.(3)Entitles specifiedThe entities specified 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 of Homeland Security determines necessary.(c)DefinitionsIn this section:(1)Appropriate congressional committeesThe term appropriate congressional committees means the Committee on Homeland Security, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.(2)Artificial intelligenceThe term artificial intelligence has the meaning given such term in section 5002 of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 9401).(3)Generative artificial intelligenceThe 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 organizationThe 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 centerThe term fusion center has the meaning given such term in subsection (k) of section 210A of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124h).(6)Intelligence communityThe term intelligence community has the meaning given such term in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)).(7)National Network of Fusion CentersThe 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)TerrorismThe term terrorism has the meaning given such term in section 2 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101).Passed the House of Representatives November 19, 2025.Kevin F. McCumber,Clerk.

119 HR 1736 RH: Generative AI Terrorism Risk Assessment Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-11-12 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. IBUnion Calendar No. 324119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 1736[Report No. 119–373]IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFebruary 27, 2025Mr. Pfluger (for himself, Mr. Guest, and Mr. Evans of Colorado) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland SecurityNovember 12, 2025Additional sponsor: Mr. HernándezNovember 12, 2025Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printedStrike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italicFor text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 27, 2025A BILLTo require the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct annual assessments on terrorism threats to the United States posed by terrorist organizations utilizing generative artificial intelligence applications, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Generative AI Terrorism Risk Assessment Act.2.Sense of Congress regarding the use of generative artificial intelligence applications for terrorist activityIt 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 such 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 such threat, thereby reducing risks to the people of the United States.3.Annual assessments on terrorism threats to the United States posed by the use of generative artificial intelligence for terrorism(a)Assessments(1)In generalNot later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter for five years, the Secretary of Homeland Security, 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)ContentsEach 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 their ability 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 such terrorist organization or individual.(3)CoordinationEach terrorism threat assessment under paragraph (1)—(A)shall be coordinated by the Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure compliance with applicable law and protections relating to individuals’ privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties, and(B)may be informed by existing products of the Department of Homeland Security, as appropriate.(4)FormEach terrorism threat assessment under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall post on a publicly available website of the Department of Homeland Security the unclassified portion of each such assessment. Each such unclassified portion shall not contain information that is designated as For Official Use Only, or otherwise would not be publicly available pursuant to section 552 of title 5, United States Code (popularly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)), or other applicable law.(5)BriefingNot later than 30 days after the submission of each terrorism threat assessment under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall brief the appropriate congressional committees regarding each such assessment. The head of any other relevant Federal department or agency shall join the Secretary for any such briefing if any such committee, in consultation with the Secretary, determines such is appropriate.(b)Information sharing(1)In generalThe Secretary of Homeland Security shall 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, and incorporate such information, as appropriate, into the Department of Homeland Security’s own information relating to such. The Secretary shall ensure the dissemination to State and major urban area fusion centers and the National Network of Fusion Centers of such information.(2)CoordinationIn carrying out paragraph (1), the entities specified in paragraph (3) shall share with the Secretary of Homeland Security information regarding terrorism threats to the United States posed by the use of generative artificial intelligence for terrorism.(3)Entitles specifiedThe entities specified 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 of Homeland Security determines necessary.(c)DefinitionsIn this section:(1)Appropriate congressional committeesThe term appropriate congressional committees means the Committee on Homeland Security, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.(2)Artificial intelligenceThe term artificial intelligence has the meaning given such term in section 5002 of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 9401).(3)Generative artificial intelligenceThe 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 organizationThe 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 centerThe term fusion center has the meaning given such term in subsection (k) of section 210A of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124h).(6)Intelligence communityThe term intelligence community has the meaning given such term in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)).(7)National Network of Fusion CentersThe 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)TerrorismThe term terrorism has the meaning given such term in section 2 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101).Amend the title so as to read: 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..November 12, 2025Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed