Contact Congress about H.R. 9466: AI Development Practices Act of 2024

NIST would create voluntary guidance for how AI systems are built, tested, released, and described. The bill would not force companies to follow it, but it could shape common AI safety and reporting practices.

Modern Action explains what the legislation does, helps you choose whether to support, oppose, or ask for changes, and drafts a message tied to the bill, your stance, and the elected officials who can act on it.

AI Development Practices Act of 2024 is a House bill in Congress.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects AI developers, companies that buy or use AI, federal agencies, researchers, standards groups, and civil society groups that work on AI risks. AI developers could face stronger market pressure to document and test their systems in the way NIST recommends, even though the guidance would be voluntary. Buyers and agencies could use the guidance to compare AI tools and ask better questions before using them.

Why this matters: AI systems can be hard to compare because companies often explain their risks, testing, data, and limits in different ways. This bill would try to create a shared playbook without making it legally binding. If many groups use it, AI users and buyers could get clearer information about safety, security, fairness, privacy, and reliability. If they do not use it, the bill may have limited real-world effect.

Key provisions in H.R. 9466

• NIST would create and update voluntary guidance for AI development, release, and review. It could do this only if funding is available.
• NIST would set out ways to choose acceptable risk levels for different AI uses. It must consider security, economic harm, social harm, and possible effects on constitutional rights.
• NIST would list and group common ways to explain important AI traits. These include robustness, resilience, security, safety, fairness, privacy, reliability, accountability, usability, and transparency.
• NIST would give detailed guidance on AI records. That includes training and testing data, model development and design, benchmarks, metrics, and testing methods.
• NIST would guide public reports about what an AI system can do, where it falls short, and which uses are proper or improper. It would also cover security disclosures, including AI red teaming and third-party reviews.

How Modern Action helps you take action on H.R. 9466

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Questions people ask about H.R. 9466

What is H.R. 9466?

NIST would create voluntary guidance for how AI systems are built, tested, released, and described. The bill would not force companies to follow it, but it could shape common AI safety and reporting practices.

How do I support or oppose H.R. 9466?

Choose support, oppose, or ask for changes on Modern Action. The action flow drafts the message for you and keeps the wording tied to this bill.

Who should I contact about H.R. 9466?

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