Deterring American AI Model Theft Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8283 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8283 To prevent foreign adversaries from threatening the national security of the United States by extracting key technical features of closed- source, American-owned artificial intelligence models, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 15, 2026 Mr. Huizenga (for himself and Mr. Moolenaar) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prevent foreign adversaries from threatening the national security of the United States by extracting key technical features of closed- source, American-owned artificial intelligence models, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as ``Deterring American AI Model Theft Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. It is the sense of Congress that-- (1) artificial intelligence (AI) models owned by United States private sector companies are essential for advancing United States economic and national security interests; (2) many of the most advanced AI models owned by United States companies are ``closed-source models'' whose unique technical characteristics are not openly shared or published; (3) the unauthorized acquisition of model capabilities, such as model weights, model architectures, and other technical characteristics of closed-source AI models by entities of concern through model extraction attacks represents a threat to the national security and foreign policy interests of the United States, as well as the intellectual property rights and economic competitiveness of United States companies; (4) the United States Government,