US HB7058: Foreign Adversary AI Risk Assessment and Diplomacy Act

In one paragraph

The federal H.R. 7058 (Foreign Adversary AI Risk Assessment and Diplomacy Act), as introduced, would require the Secretary of State to submit to Congress an assessment of risks from foreign adversaries' use of generative AI for malicious activities, first within 180 days after enactment and then annually for three years. Introduced January 14, 2026; the House Foreign Affairs Committee ordered it reported 45-0 on March 26, 2026 (no reported text published yet); it has not passed either chamber.

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What it means for business

None yet: the bill is pending. No duties for businesses. It directs the State Department to assess and report on foreign adversaries' use of generative AI.

Key provisions

1. 1Sec. 3(a): the Secretary of State, consulting other agencies as appropriate, shall submit an assessment within 180 days after enactment and annually for three years after that
2. 2Each assessment must analyze prior-year incidents of foreign adversaries using or attempting to use generative AI against the U.S. and allies, including synthetic media and propaganda or influence operations, chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear weapons, malicious cyber operations, and military, surveillance or intelligence capabilities
3. 3It must also analyze trends, including attribution to specific adversaries and foreign-policy implications, and give recommendations to counter the risks
4. 4Assessments are unclassified (a classified annex is allowed only to protect intelligence sources and methods) and the unclassified part must be posted on a State Department website
5. 5Sec. 2 is a non-binding sense of Congress that State should take diplomatic steps on foreign adversaries' use of generative AI
6. 6Reports go to the House Foreign Affairs and Senate Foreign Relations Committees; no penalties or appropriations are in the text

Latest legislative action

Mar 26, 2026. Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 45 - 0.

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