H.R. 10152 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
Open-Source AI Leadership Act
Cosponsors: none · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-14
Introduced: 2026-08-27
Latest action (2026-09-16): Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 21.
What H.R. 10152 does, in plain terms
Open-Source AI Leadership Act This bill requires the Department of Commerce to assess and publish information about risks related to use of certain foreign adversary artificial intelligence (AI) models. The bill also authorizes Commerce to take specified actions to support adoption of U.S. AI models. Specifically, the bill requires Commerce to identify, assess, and make public (as appropriate) any risk associated with the adoption and use of open AI models developed or made available by China, Iran, North Korea, or Russia, or an individual or entity subject to the control thereof. This includes risks related to the confidentiality of personal or proprietary information, the efficacy of features intended to prevent misuse of a model, or the economic or national security of the United States. (An open AI model is an AI model (1) with model weights that are publicly released for download or distribution; or (2) that is distributed under an open license that permits use, modification, and redistribution of the model’s source code and model weights.) Commerce must annually publish a report that assesses risks and provides information relating to the adoption, cost, and performance of foreign adversary open AI models, including a comparison with open AI models developed and made available by U.S. individuals and entities. Commerce must submit such reports to Congress. Further, Commerce may take specified actions to support the adoption and use of open AI models developed by U.S. individuals and entities, including identifying and addressing barriers to the adoption and use of such models.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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Limited Review and Open Model Support Act for Artificial Intelligence
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Help people and firms understand risks from open artificial intelligence models linked to China, Iran, North Korea, or Russia, and support wider use of open models built in the United States.
Bipartisan rationale: VFA assesses a gain for Republicans and conservatives in stronger review of foreign adversary models linked to China, Iran, North Korea, or Russia, protection of personal and proprietary information, and strict cost control through a capped budget, a five-year sunset, and review by the Government Accountability Office. VFA assesses a gain for Democrats and progressives in support for open research and small and public-interest users of United States open models, public plain-language risk information, voluntary testing tools and guides, and privacy safeguards with a chance to correct factual errors.
Possible legislative path: In the House, support may come from members focused on security and competitiveness while opposition may come from members wary of Commerce influence over speech and research; in the Senate, review may turn on cost control, privacy safeguards, and the sunset.
Source limits: The full bill text and current law are not stated in the official summary; eligibility rules, existing appeal rights, cost effects, conflicts with current Commerce authority, and final legislative status should be verified at Congress.gov before action. Written standards, correction process, privacy protections, spending cap, and sunset are new VFA proposals.
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