A bill directing Commerce to support adoption of open AI models - paired with risk assessment of foreign adversary models (H.R.10152)
H.R.10152, the Open-Source AI Leadership Act, would direct the Secretary of Commerce to support the adoption and use of American open AI models and to identify, assess and publish risks related to foreign adversary models. It was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on 27 August 2026.
Bill overview (primary data)
- Bill numberH.R. 10152
- TypeHouse Bill
- Congress119th Congress
- Latest actionForwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.（2026-09-01）
Key points
- The bill directs the Secretary of Commerce to support adoption and use of qualified open models.
- What is asked for is not procurement or development funding but a point of contact, programme review, barrier removal and agreements.
- It also requires identifying and assessing risks of foreign adversary models, published within 18 months and annually thereafter.
- Risk items include training, information confidentiality, supply chains, the nature of outputs, misuse-prevention efficacy and CBRN capabilities.
- Historical accuracy, scientific inquiry and freedom of expression appear among the output criteria alongside technical safety.
- Of the 120 bills this site holds as of 2026-09-02, 14 were referred to Energy and Commerce.
1Opening and guarding placed in one bill
The bill sets two directions side by side: government support for the spread of American open models, and identification and publication of the risks foreign adversary models pose. The first promotes, the second guards; they look opposed, and in the text they are paired.
Putting a section on promoting adoption and a section on assessing risk in one bill states a position of doing both rather than choosing between them.
2Government spreading rather than buying
- 1Consolidate the point of contactDesignate a single contact to coordinate Commerce, private sector and stakeholders
- 2Review existing programmesSurvey relevant programmes and powers and direct them toward support
- 3Find and remove barriersIdentify what impedes adoption and act on it
- 4Enter agreementsWith private sector entities, agencies, states and qualified foreign partners
What the text lists is neither procuring models nor funding their development. Creating a point of contact, redirecting existing programmes, removing barriers, entering agreements - these are the actions of preparing an environment. It places government as coordinator rather than buyer or builder.
3The risk items are specific
Section 3 names risks in training - including a covered nation, or an entity under its control, conducting training through unauthorized use of a model - the confidentiality, integrity and accessibility of personal and proprietary information, the security and resiliency of adopting organisations and their supply chains, the nature of outputs including historical accuracy, scientific inquiry and freedom of expression, the efficacy of misuse-prevention features, and chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear capabilities.
That historical accuracy and freedom of expression appear among the output criteria shows risk framed by the content of information as well as by technical safety.
Of the 120 congressional bills this site holds as of 2026-09-02, 14 were referred to Energy and Commerce, second only to Commerce with 16.
Why it matters
For firms building open models into their operations, government placing a point of contact and surveying barriers works toward clearer procurement requirements and interoperability conditions. An annual published risk assessment of foreign adversary models, meanwhile, becomes material prompting review of supply chains and models in use. Promotion and caution sitting in one bill means both sides of practice are affected.
FAQ
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Sources (primary)
Source: Congress.gov (Library of Congress; U.S. legislative materials, public domain). Links go to the official site.
- Congress.gov (bill page, original)
- H.R. 10152（119th Congress）