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119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7058 
To require the Secretary of State to conduct assessments of the risks posed 
to the United States by foreign adversaries who utilize generative artifi-
cial intelligence for malicious activities, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 14, 2026 
Mr. BAUMGARTNER (for himself, Mr. HAMADEH of Arizona, Ms. SALAZAR, 
and Mr. EZELL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of State to conduct assessments 
of the risks posed to the United States by foreign adver-
saries who utilize generative artificial intelligence for ma-
licious activities, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Foreign Adversary AI 
Risk Assessment and Diplomacy Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
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(1) while generative artificial intelligence has 
the potential to provide substantial societal and eco-
nomic benefits when developed and used responsibly, 
the increasing use of generative artificial intelligence 
by foreign adversaries may represent a national se-
curity risk, and the challenges posed by such use is 
not well understood; and 
(2) the Department of State, in consultation 
with the heads of other relevant Federal depart-
ments and agencies, must take diplomatic steps to 
recognize, assess, and address the use of generative 
artificial intelligence by foreign adversaries, includ-
ing through bilateral and multilateral engagements 
and the promotion of responsible state behavior in 
international fora, to reduce the national security 
risks to the United States. 
SEC. 3. ASSESSMENTS OF THE RISKS POSED TO THE 
UNITED STATES BY FOREIGN ADVERSARIES 
WHO UTILIZE GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL IN-
TELLIGENCE FOR MALICIOUS ACTIVITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter 
for three years, the Secretary of State, in consultation 
with the heads of other relevant Federal departments and 
agencies as appropriate shall submit to the appropriate 
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congressional committees an assessment of the risks posed 
to the United States by foreign adversaries who utilize 
generative artificial intelligence for malicious activities. 
(b) CONTENTS.—Each assessment under subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
(1) An analysis of incidents during the pre-
ceding calendar year in which foreign adversaries 
have utilized, or attempted to utilize, generative arti-
ficial intelligence for malicious activities against the 
United States and its allies, including the following: 
(A) To disseminate or produce synthetic 
media, including foreign anti-United States 
propaganda or conduct foreign malign influence 
operations targeting the United States, its citi-
zens, or its allies. 
(B) To enhance their ability to develop or 
deploy chemical, biological, radiological, or nu-
clear weapons. 
(C) To facilitate malicious cyber oper-
ations. 
(D) To develop or enhance other military, 
surveillance, or intelligence capabilities. 
(2) An analysis of emerging trends in the use 
of generative artificial intelligence by foreign adver-
saries, including the following: 
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(A) The extent to which such activities 
may be attributable to specific foreign adver-
saries. 
(B) The implications of such trends for 
United States foreign policy, diplomatic engage-
ment, and the development of United States 
and allied-led international norms and stand-
ards. 
(3) Recommendations to mitigate and counter 
the risks posed to the United States and allies by 
foreign adversaries who utilize generative artificial 
intelligence applications for malicious activities. 
(c) FORM.—Each assessment under subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex only for the protection of intelligence 
sources and methods relating to the matters contained in 
the assessment. The Secretary of State shall post on a 
publicly available website of the Department of State the 
unclassified portion of each assessment. 
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
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the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
(2) ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.—The term ‘‘ar-
tificial intelligence’’ has the meaning given such 
term in section 5002(3) of the National Artificial In-
telligence Initiative Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 
9401(3)). 
(3) FOREIGN ADVERSARY.—The term ‘‘foreign 
adversary’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘covered 
nation’’ in section 4872(f) of title 10, United States 
Code. 
(4) GENERATIVE
ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE 
APPLICATIONS.—The term ‘‘generative artificial in-
telligence applications’’ means the class of artificial 
intelligence models that emulate the structure and 
characteristics of input data in order to generate de-
rived synthetic content, including images, videos, 
audio, text, and other digital content. 
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