# 119-s-5061: Secure A.I. Development Act of 2026

119-s-5061, Secure A.I. Development Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] (D-VA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-5061
- Congress: 119
- Title: Secure A.I. Development Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-07-21
- Sponsor: Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Frontier AI safety and security**. This bill would create a NIST-based Artificial Intelligence Risk Board, require frontier AI providers to give the NSA pre-release access to models, and build a public registry, NSA test-bed, incident databases, and updated vulnerability processes to manage high-risk AI systems. - AI developers and providers: Must register frontier models and provide the NSA with model weights and runtime details at least 21 days before introducing a model into interstate or foreign commerce. Companies that fail to comply face fines of not less than $100,000 per day while the model remains available. - Researchers and independent experts: Gain subsidized access to an NSA research test-bed for secure pre-deployment testing and security research. Access comes with researcher participation rules and limits on publication to protect sensitive findings. - National security, infrastructure operators, and federal users: A NIST-led Board would set technical evaluation methods, model-card best practices, and cybersecurity guidance. The bill also creates a multi-year pilot to share tailored intelligence and threat information with covered persons to protect AI supply chains and critical systems.

## Provisions PRIA read

- New AI incident and vulnerability programs: benefit, medium. If enacted, NIST and CISA would set up voluntary, confidential reporting and a public, anonymized database of AI safety and security incidents within one year. CISA would update the CVE program within 180 days to better handle AI vulnerabilities, and NIST would review and plan reforms to the Nation…
- New intelligence sharing for AI supply chains: benefit, medium. If enacted, the NSA would start a pilot within 180 days that runs at least three years to securely share classified threat intelligence with covered industry participants about AI supply-chain risks tied to federal procurement. The pilot must protect classified and trade-secret information, not giv…
- NIST AI risk board and guidance: benefit, medium. If enacted, NIST would create an Artificial Intelligence Risk Board within 90 days to set technical thresholds, best practices, and model documentation standards. The board must adopt bylaws within 120 days and include federal officials and outside technical experts; some members may need security…
- New rules for frontier AI providers: mixed, high. If enacted, providers of "frontier" AI models would have to register each model in a public NIST registry within 90 days of enactment and before offering it across state lines or abroad. Providers must give the NSA’s AI Security Center access to model weights, runtimes, configs, and libraries at le…

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- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026
- 119-s-2982: Federal Employees Civil Relief Act
- 119-s-1503: Equality Act

## Sources
- [119-s-5061 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5061)

## Related
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- [119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2763)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
- [119-s-2982: Federal Employees Civil Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2982)
- [119-s-1503: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1503)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5061 (as of 2026-09-10).