READ AI Models Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6461 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6461 To direct the National Institute of Standards and Technology to develop best practices and technical guidance on artificial intelligence model documentation, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 4, 2025 Ms. McBride (for herself and Mr. Obernolte) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the National Institute of Standards and Technology to develop best practices and technical guidance on artificial intelligence model documentation, 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 the ``Resources for Evaluating and Documenting AI Models'' or the ``READ AI Models Act''. SEC. 2. RESOURCES FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODEL DOCUMENTATION. (a) Resources.-- (1) In general.--Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, in consultation with the heads of other Federal agencies, as appropriate, shall initiate a pilot program to establish a structured template and associated technical guidelines for documentation to accompany artificial intelligence models and associated data developed and used by the public sector or private sector. (2) Activities.--Subject to the availability of appropriations, in carrying out paragraph (1), the Director shall carry out the following: (A) Produce a structured template designed to enable a user to document information about an artificial intelligence model and associated data, which may include the following information: (i) The name of