Artificial Intelligence and Biosecurity Risk Assessment Act

Bill: 118-hr-4704
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16]
Introduced: 2023-07-18
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations

Chemical and biological weapons

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Technology assessment
Latest action: action_date: 2023-07-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-07-18
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Artificial Intelligence and Biosecurity Risk Assessment Act</strong></p><p>This bill requires the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response to assess the risks posed by artificial intelligence in developing novel pathogens, viruses, bioweapons, or chemical weapons and to address these risks through related initiatives and activities, such as by including the risk assessment in the National Health Security Strategy (a coordinated strategy among federal, state, and local entities to address public health emergencies).</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4704 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 18, 2023 Ms. Eshoo (for herself and Mr. Crenshaw ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To require the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response shall conduct risk assessments and implement strategic initiatives or activities to address threats to public health and national security due to technical advancements in artificial intelligence or other emerging technology fields.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Artificial Intelligence and Biosecurity Risk Assessment Act . 2. Regular assessment of emerging risks Section 2811 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300hh–10 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (h) Assessment of emerging risks In carrying out subsection (b)(4)(I), the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response shall conduct risk assessments and implement strategic initiatives or activities to address whether technical advancements in artificial intelligence, such as open-source artificial intelligence models and large language models, can be used intentionally or unintentionally to develop novel pathogens, viruses, bioweapons, or chemical weapons. Such initiatives and activities may include— (1) regularly monitoring and researching potential global biological catastrophic risks in which biological agents could lead to sudden, extraordinary loss of life and sustained damage to national governments, international relationships, economies, societal stability, or global security; and (2) including in the National Health Security Strategy under section 2802 a summary of the risk assessment conducted under this subsection. .