# 119-s-5601: Insider Threat Reporting and Security Guidance Act of 2026

119-s-5601, Insider Threat Reporting and Security Guidance Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN); status introduced (as of 2026-10-22).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-5601
- Congress: 119
- Title: Insider Threat Reporting and Security Guidance Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-09-29
- Sponsor: Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-22

## Summary

**Insider threat reporting by large Department of Defense AI contractors** would be standardized to protect DoD systems, missions, personnel, and supply chains. The bill would direct the Secretary of Defense to write rules within 180 days, require rapid notification of acute incidents, and publish voluntary insider-threat guidance plus a one-year implementation report to Congress.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Voluntary AI security guidance for contractors: benefit, low. If enacted, the Defense Department would issue voluntary guidance within 180 days to help covered AI contractors reduce insider‑threat and espionage risks. The guidance would identify sensitive roles and access, offer a tiered framework linking sensitivity to suggested security measures, and recomm…
- New reporting rules for AI contractors: mixed, low. If enacted, the Defense Department would issue rules within 180 days that require covered AI contractors to report security policies, controls, and incidents. Contractors would have to include required information with offers or bids and certify every 90 days that it remains materially accurate. Th…
- Which contractors must report: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would define a covered AI contractor as a firm with DoD AI contracts totaling at least $100,000,000 that also either spent at least $1,000,000,000 on AI R&D in the prior 3 years (rolling, including affiliates) or uses a model developed or controlled by someone who meets that $1…

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## Sources
- [119-s-5601 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5601)

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- [119-s-1330: BRAIN Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1330)
- [119-s-410: Love Lives On Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-410)
- [119-s-237: Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-237)
- [119-s-2142: GOLDEN DOME Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2142)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5601 (as of 2026-10-22).