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119-hr-10567119th CongressWALLET

AI Emergency Button Act

Sponsored By: Representative Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7]

Introduced

Summary

Requires a human-accessible shutdown for advanced AI systems. The bill would force developers and operators to include a technical way for a human to turn off such systems and would order the Department of Homeland Security to write compliance rules within 90 days.

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  • Companies that develop or operate advanced AI in the United States would have to add a technical shutdown capability that a human can trigger.
  • Operators and safety teams would gain a required, human-controlled way to deactivate an AI system during operation.
  • The Department of Homeland Security would have 90 days after enactment to publish regulations, consulting other federal agencies, to define standards and compliance.
  • The requirement applies to "covered entities" and references the "advanced artificial intelligence system" definition from the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

New human shutdown rule for AI firms

This bill would require companies that develop or run advanced AI in the United States to add a human shutdown feature to each system. It would use the definition of "artificial intelligence" in 15 U.S.C. 9401 and define a "covered entity" as any company that develops or operates an advanced AI system in the United States. The Department of Homeland Security would have 90 days after enactment to write rules, with other agencies, to enforce the shutdown requirement. The bill itself does not set penalties, detailed technical specifications, exemptions, or who pays for compliance; those issues would be decided in the forthcoming rules.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7]

NJ • R

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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