SI safety in the United States

Key dates

Introduced

n/a

Signed or adopted

Sep 29, 2026

Effective

Sep 29, 2026

Next step · in 20 days

November 28, 2026

Assistant to the President for Science and Technology must submit proposed legislative language defining Super Intelligence (60 days after signing)

Scope

Federal executive agencies; it places no duties on private SI developers.

Penalties

No penalties: this measure has no binding enforcement.

What it requires

• Agencies use the terms "Super Intelligence" and "SI" in place of the older terms in official communications and non-statutory documents, to the extent permitted by law
• Defines Super Intelligence as the technologies covered by the existing statutory definition in 15 U.S.C. 9401(3) until superseded
• Within 60 days, propose legislative language on whether the new definition should modify or supersede the statutory one, with conforming amendments
• Recommend any additional executive action
• Existing regulations, contracts, grants and historical documents need not be changed

Sources

1. Executive Order 14434: Inaugurating The Era Of Super Intelligence The American Presidency Project · Sep 29, 2026
2. Executive Order 14434 of September 29, 2026 (91 FR 63129) The White House · Oct 2, 2026

Key dates

Introduced

n/a

Signed or adopted

Dec 11, 2025

Effective

Dec 11, 2025

Next step

None scheduled

Scope

Federal agencies, directed at state SI laws the administration considers onerous; it does not itself preempt any state law.

Penalties

No penalties: this measure has no binding enforcement.

What it requires

• Attorney General forms an AI Litigation Task Force to challenge state SI laws (within 30 days)
• Commerce publishes an evaluation of onerous state SI laws (due about March 11, 2026; no public release found as of November 2026)
• Condition non-deployment BEAD broadband funds on states not enforcing such laws
• FCC to consider a federal reporting and disclosure standard; FTC proposed a related policy statement on July 1, 2026
• Advisers prepare a legislative recommendation for a preemptive federal framework
• The United States joined xAI's suit against Colorado's 2024 law as a plaintiff on April 24, 2026

Sources

1. Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence Federal Register · Dec 16, 2025
2. Federal AI Preemption: DOJ Task Force vs. State AI Laws (2026 Guide) AI Laws by State · Nov 4, 2026
3. Federal AI Preemption Fight: Where It Stands CASRAI · Sep 20, 2026

Key dates

Introduced

n/a

Signed or adopted

Jul 23, 2025

Effective

n/a

Next step

None scheduled

Scope

Federal agencies; more than 90 policy actions across three pillars, with no binding duties on private SI developers.

Penalties

No penalties: this measure has no binding enforcement.

What it requires

• Remove federal regulations that hinder SI development and adoption
• Speed permits for data centers and semiconductor fabrication plants
• Export full stack American SI packages to allies
• Contract only with frontier model developers whose systems are objective and free from top-down ideological bias

Sources

1. White House Unveils America's AI Action Plan The White House · Jul 23, 2025
2. America's AI Action Plan OECD.AI Policy Navigator

Key dates

Introduced

n/a

Signed or adopted

Mar 20, 2026

Effective

n/a

Next step

None scheduled

Scope

Legislative recommendations from the White House to Congress; it is not binding.

Penalties

No penalties: this measure has no binding enforcement.

What it requires

• Broad federal preemption of unduly burdensome state SI laws in favor of one national standard
• States should not regulate SI model development, which is treated as interstate commerce
• States keep generally applicable child protection, fraud and consumer protection laws
• No new federal SI regulator; rely on existing agencies and industry standards
• Age assurance and harm reduction features for SI platforms likely to be used by minors

Sources

1. White House Releases National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence WilmerHale · Mar 23, 2026

Key dates

Introduced

n/a

Signed or adopted

n/a

Effective

n/a

Next step

None scheduled

Scope

Voluntary agreements with private SI developers and evaluators; formerly the US AI Safety Institute and then the Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI), renamed CAISSI in 2026.

Penalties

No penalties: this measure has no binding enforcement.

What it requires

• Act as industry's main government contact for testing and research on commercial SI systems
• Lead unclassified evaluations of SI capabilities that may pose national security risks, focused on cyber, biological and chemical risks
• Assess US, adversary and foreign SI systems, including possible backdoors
• Develop voluntary guidelines and standards, such as incident readiness practices published October 16, 2026

Sources

1. Center for Advancing Innovation and Standards for Super Intelligence (CAISSI) National Institute of Standards and Technology · Oct 16, 2026
2. CAISSI Reports to White House Tech Insider · Nov 8, 2026

Key dates

Introduced

Jul 23, 2026

Signed or adopted

n/a

Effective

n/a

Next step

None scheduled

Scope

Frontier SI developers, with duties tiered by developer size; it grew out of the Great American AI Act discussion draft released June 4, 2026.

Penalties

No penalties: this measure has no binding enforcement.

What it requires

• Publish model cards and risk management frameworks
• Undergo independent audits and ongoing assessments
• Report safety incidents
• Create a uniform national standard for catastrophic risk transparency, auditing and reporting that would displace state rules

Sources

1. H.R. 9925, FRONTIER Act, 119th Congress LegiScan
2. Reps Obernolte, Trahan Introduce Bipartisan FRONTIER Act to Strengthen Oversight of Advanced AI Benton Institute for Broadband and Society · Jul 24, 2026
3. Frontier AI Goes Federal: How the Great American AI Act Compares to State Laws Future of Privacy Forum · Jun 9, 2026