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119-s-5417119th CongressWALLET

AI Emergency Button Act

Sponsored By: Senator Kennedy, John [R-LA]

Introduced

Summary

Mandatory human-operated shutdowns for advanced AI systems would require every such system developed or operated in the United States to include a technical capability that allows a human operator to shut it down. The bill would direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue regulations within 90 days, working with other federal agencies, to implement that requirement.

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  • Companies that develop or operate advanced AI systems in the U.S. would have to build a human shutdown mechanism into those systems. It refers to the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act (section 5002) for the definition of AI.
  • Human operators would gain a direct, technical control to deactivate advanced AI systems, creating an explicit human-in-the-loop shutdown option.
  • The Department of Homeland Security would write implementing regulations within 90 days in consultation with other agencies, and those regulations would set the exact scope, enforcement, and any penalties.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

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

New human shutdown rule for AI

If enacted, this bill would require covered entities to give advanced AI systems a technical way for a human to shut them down. It would define "artificial intelligence" by referring to 15 U.S.C. 9401 and define a "covered entity" as any entity that develops or operates such a system in the United States. The Secretary of Homeland Security would have 90 days after enactment to write regulations, consulting other relevant federal agency heads. The bill would not specify penalties or the full scope beyond the referenced definition; regulations would set compliance and enforcement details.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Kennedy, John [R-LA]

LA • R

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

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