,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #digf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #a1    
#bjbd,mr4 ,rubio 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,scott of ,florida1 and ,mr4 ,barrasso7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to require 
the ,office of ,information and         
,communication ,technology ,services and
 other ,federal agencies to develop a   
list of artificial intelligence products
 and services1 and for other purposes4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,artificial ,intelligence       
,acquisitions ,act of #bjbd4  #b4       
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7        
,artificial intelligence ,the term      
artificial intelligence has the meaning 
given that term in section #ejjb of the 
,national ,artificial ,intelligence     
,initiative ,act of #bjbj 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4
 #idja74  7#b7 ,control ,the term       
control has the meaning given that term 

in section #hjj4bjh of title #ca1 ,code 
of ,federal ,regulations 7as in effect  
on the date of enactment of this ,act74 
7#c7 ,country of concern ,the term      
country of concern-- 7,a7 means a       
country the government of which is a    
foreign adversary1 as defined in section
 #h7;c7 of the ,secure and ,trusted     
,communications ,networks ,act of #bjai 
7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #afjg7;c772 and  7,b7    
includes-- 7i7 the ,people's ,republic  
of ,china 7including the ,special       
,administrative ,regions of the         
,people's ,republic of ,china1 ,hong    
,kong and ,macau72  7ii7 the ,russian   
,federation2  7iii7 the ,islamic        
,republic of ,iran2  7iv7 the           
,democratic ,people's ,republic of      
,korea2  7v7 the ,republic of ,cuba2    
7vi7 the ,maduro ,regime of ,venezuela2 
and  7vii7 the ,syrian ,arab ,republic4 
7#d7 ,federal agency ,the term ,federal 
agency has the meaning given the term in
 section #eabb of title #db1 ,united    
,states ,code4  7#e7 ,firmware ,the term

 firmware has the meaning given the term
 in section #abj4dj of title #bb1 ,code 
of ,federal ,regulations4  7#f7 ,foreign
 person of concern ,the term foreign    
person of concern means-- 7,a7 any      
corporation1 business association1      
partnership1 trust1 society1 financial  
institution1 insurer1 underwriter1      
guarantor1 and any other business       
organization1 any other nongovernmental 
entity1 organization1 or group1 or any  
government or agency thereof1 that-- 7i7
 is domiciled in or subject to the laws 
of a country of concern2  7ii7 is       
directly or indirectly controlled by any
 person domiciled in or subject to the  
laws of a country of concern2 or  7iii7 
is directly or indirectly controlled by 
a government of a country of concern2   
and  7,b7 any successor to any entity   
described in subparagraph 7,a74  7#g7   
,person ,the term person means-- 7,a7 a 
natural person2 or  7,b7 a corporation1 
business association1 partnership1      
society1 trust1 financial institution1  

insurer1 underwriter1 guarantor1 and any
 other business organization1 any other 
nongovernmental entity1 organization1 or
 group1 or any government or agency     
thereof4  7#h7 ,semiconductor chip      
product ,the term semiconductor chip    
product has the meaning given the term  
in section #ija of title #ag1 ,united   
,states ,code4  7#i7 ,executive         
,director ,the term ,executive ,director
 means the ,executive ,director for     
,information and ,communications        
,technology and ,services4  #c4         
,determination of artificial            
intelligence and large language model   
products or services posing national    
security risks  7a7 ,development of list
  7#a7 ,in general ,the ,executive      
,director1 in coordination with the     
,under ,secretary of ,commerce for      
,standards and ,technology and the      
,federal ,acquisition ,security         
,council1 shall develop a list          
containing any artificial intelligence  
product or service that meets #a or more

 of the following criteria3 7,a7 ,uses  
software or firmware produced or        
developed by a foreign person of        
concern4  7,b7 ,has a logic             
semiconductor chip product that is      
manufactured by a foreign person of     
concern4  7,c7 ,is offered by a foreign 
person of concern4  7#b7 ,application to
 logic semiconductor chips ,for purposes
 of paragraph 7#a77;,b71 the term       
manufactured does not include the       
assembly1 testing1 or packing of logic  
semiconductor chips4  7b7 ,publication  
of list ,not later than #a year after   
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
,executive ,director1 in coordination   
with the ,under ,secretary of ,commerce 
for ,standards and ,technology and the  
,federal ,acquisition ,security         
,council1 shall publish on a publicly   
available website of the ,office of     
,information and ,communication         
,technology ,services of the ,bureau of 
,industry and ,security the list        
developed pursuant to subsection 7a74   

7c7 ,updates to list  7#a7 ,in general  
,the ,executive ,director1 in           
coordination with the ,under ,secretary 
of ,commerce for ,standards and         
,technology and the ,federal            
,acquisition ,security ,council1 shall  
annually update the list developed      
pursuant to subsection 7a74  7#b7       
,removal from list ,the ,executive      
,director may remove an artificial      
intelligence product or service from the
 list developed pursuant to subsection  
7a7 if-- 7,a7 the person that owns such 
product or service submits to the       
,federal ,acquisition ,security ,council
 a certification that the product or    
service does not meet any of the        
criteria described in subsection 7a71   
including information in support of such
 certification2 and  7,b7 the ,federal  
,acquisition ,security ,council-- 7i7   
reviews such certification and          
information2 and  7ii7 certifies to the 
,executive ,director that the product or
 service does not meet any of the       

criteria described in subsection 7a74   
7#c7 ,public notification ,if the list  
is not updated pursuant to paragraph    
7#a7 during the most recently completed 
annual period1 then not later than #ij  
days after the end of such annual       
period1 the ,federal ,acquisition       
,security ,council shall notify the     
public that no updates were necessary   
during such annual period to protect    
national security4  #d4 ,prohibition on 
purchase of covered artificial          
intelligence and large language model   
products and services  7a7 ,prohibition 
on purchase of covered products and     
services ,beginning on the date that is 
#cj days after the date the list        
developed pursuant to section #d7;a7 is 
published in accordance with section    
#d7;c71 the head of a ,federal          
department or agency may not-- 7#a7     
purchase1 rent1 lease1 or otherwise     
obtain any artificial intelligence or   
large language model product or service 
included on such list2 or  7#b7 award   

contracts1 grants1 or otherwise use any 
,federal funds to procure a product or  
service from persons that use any such  
artificial intelligence or large        
language model product or service4  7b7 
,divestment from covered products and   
services  7#a7 ,initial divestment ,any 
person that is a recipient of a contract
 to sell a product or provide a service 
for a ,federal agency and has acquired1 
prior to the date of the enactment of   
this ,act1 artificial intelligence and  
large language model products or        
services from a foreign person of       
concern through purchase1 rental1 lease1
 or contract shall divest from and      
discontinue use of such products or     
services not later than #b years after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act4 
7#b7 ,ongoing divestment ,not later than
 #a year after the date an artificial   
intelligence or large language model    
product or service is added to the list 
developed pursuant to section #d7;a71   
any person that is a recipient of a     

contract to sell a product or provide a 
service for a ,federal agency that uses 
such product or service shall divest    
from and discontinue use of such product
 or service4  7c7 ,exception on         
prohibition on purchase for intelligence
 activities ,subsection 7a7 shall not   
apply to any activity subject to the    
reporting requirements under title ,v of
 the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg  
7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjia et seq47 or any    
other authorized intelligence activity  
7as that term is described in section   
#aaja of the ,national ,security ,act of
 #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cbca774  7d7     
,exception for certain ,department of   
,defense activities ,subsection 7a7     
shall not apply to the ,secretary of    
,defense with respect to the procurement
 of any artificial intelligence or large
 language model product for the purpose 
of engaging in defense intelligence     
activities or researching adversarial   
artificial intelligence4