Decoupling America's Artificial Intelligence Capabilities from China Act of 2025

• Authority: United States Congress
• Parent authority: Federal government
• Jurisdiction: United States
• Collections: U.S. federal laws
• Most recent activity: Proposed
• Most recent activity date: 2025-01-29

Risk subdomain coverage

Good coverage — Comprehensive governance measures or mitigations with clear procedures relating to the risk subdomain are explicitly described.

• Competitive dynamics
• Governance failure

Minimal coverage — Brief mention but no specific mitigations, recommendations or governance measures relating to the risk subdomain are described.

• AI system security vulnerabilities
• Disinformation, surveillance, and influence at scale
• Cyberattacks, weapon development or use
• AI possessing dangerous capabilities

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

The document has good coverage of approximately 6-8 subdomains, with strong focus on malicious actors (4.1, 4.2), AI system security (2.2), competitive dynamics (6.4), governance failure (6.5), and dangerous capabilities (7.2). Coverage is concentrated in security, geopolitical competition, and national security domains.

Sector coverage

Good coverage — Comprehensive governance measures or mitigations with clear procedures relating to the sector are explicitly described.

• Information
• Finance & Insurance
• Scientific Research & Development Services
• Educational Services
• National Security

Minimal coverage — Brief mention but no specific mitigations, recommendations or governance measures relating to the sector are described.

• Agriculture, Mining, Construction & Manufacturing
• Professional & Technical Services
• Public Administration (excl. National Security)

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

This legislation governs AI activities across multiple sectors by restricting U.S. persons' engagement with Chinese entities. Primary coverage includes Information (AI technology companies), Scientific Research and Development Services (research institutions), Educational Services (universities), and Finance and Insurance (investment restrictions). The document also addresses National Security concerns and has implications for Professional and Technical Services.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding legislative act from the United States Congress with explicit criminal and civil penalties, enforcement mechanisms, and mandatory prohibitions using 'shall' and 'prohibited' language throughout.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Summary: The document is a bill enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, indicating Congress as the proposing body.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Developer, AI_Deployer, AI_Infrastructure_Provider
• Summary: The document explicitly targets U.S. persons engaging in AI research, development, transfer, or financial activities with Chinese entities of concern. It prohibits specific activities by U.S. persons and entities involved in AI development and deployment.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Summary: The document designates multiple federal officials and agencies with enforcement responsibilities, including regulatory implementation, penalty imposition, and coordination across agencies.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Summary: The document requires coordination among federal agencies to ensure enforcement and implementation, with the Attorney General coordinating with other agency heads and the Secretary of Commerce implementing regulations.

AI Lifecycle Stages

Lifecycle stages covered by the documents, as defined in the OECD Framework for the Classification of AI Systems

• Plan and Design
• Collect and Process Data
• Build and Use Model
• Deploy
• Operate and Monitor

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document comprehensively covers multiple AI lifecycle stages with primary focus on Build and Use Model, Collect and Process Data, and Deploy stages. It also addresses Plan and Design through research prohibitions and Operate and Monitor through transfer restrictions.

Technical Scope

Terms relating to technical scope that are mentioned or implicitly referenced in the document

• AI Models
• AI Systems
• Generative AI

Technical Scope Summary

The document explicitly defines and covers both AI and generative AI, with comprehensive definitions. It does not specifically mention frontier AI, general purpose AI, foundation models, or compute thresholds. It addresses both the technology and intellectual property aspects of AI systems.