AI Development Practices Act of 2024
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Latest action (11 Sep 2024): Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
What this bill does
H.R. 9466, the AI Development Practices Act of 2024, would direct the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to develop and periodically update voluntary guidance on best practices for developing, releasing, and assessing artificial intelligence systems. This guidance would help define risk tolerances for different AI use cases and catalog practices for communicating AI system characteristics such as transparency, robustness, security, safety, fairness, and usability. NIST would be required to base this guidance on international standards and industry practices where possible, collaborate with industry, academia, and other stakeholders, and avoid mandating specific products or services. The bill amends existing law (the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act) rather than creating new regulatory requirements.
The bill primarily affects NIST, which would take on new coordination and guidance-development responsibilities, subject to available funding. It also affects AI developers, companies, and researchers who might use this voluntary guidance, as well as congressional committees—the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee and Senate Commerce Committee—which would receive a briefing from NIST within 18 months of enactment on new materials produced and related policy recommendations. Because the guidance is voluntary, it would not impose binding legal obligations on private companies.
The bill was introduced by Rep. James Baird on September 6, 2024, referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and ordered to be reported by voice vote on September 11, 2024. It did not receive a further vote before the end of the 118th Congress, meaning it would need to be reintroduced in a future Congress to advance further.
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Timeline
11 Sep 2024
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 9466 do?
- H.R. 9466, the AI Development Practices Act of 2024, would direct the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to develop and periodically update voluntary guidance on best practices for developing, releasing, and assessing artificial intelligence systems. This guidance would help define risk tolerances for different AI use cases and catalog practices for communicating AI system characteristics such as transparency, robustness, security, safety, fairness, and usability. NIST would be required to base this guidance on international standards and industry practices where possible, collaborate with industry, academia, and other stakeholders, and avoid mandating specific products or services. The bill amends existing law (the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act) rather than creating new regulatory requirements. The bill primarily affects NIST, which would take on new coordination and guidance-development responsibilities, subject to available funding. It also affects AI developers, companies, and researchers who might use this voluntary guidance, as well as congressional committees—the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee and Senate Commerce Committee—which would receive a briefing from NIST within 18 months of enactment on new materials produced and related policy recommendations. Because the guidance is voluntary, it would not impose binding legal obligations on private companies. The bill was introduced by Rep. James Baird on September 6, 2024, referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and ordered to be reported by voice vote on September 11, 2024. It did not receive a further vote before the end of the 118th Congress, meaning it would need to be reintroduced in a future Congress to advance further.
- Has H.R. 9466 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for H.R. 9466. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored H.R. 9466?
- H.R. 9466 was sponsored by Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] (R-IN), with 7 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 9466?
- Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. (11 Sep 2024).
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