H2444 Promoting Resilient Supply Chains 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: 2025-04-29

Risk subdomain coverage

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

• AI system security vulnerabilities
• Cyberattacks, weapon development or use
• Competitive dynamics
• Governance failure

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

The document has minimal coverage of AI-specific risks, with primary focus on supply chain resilience rather than AI safety. Coverage is limited to approximately 2-3 subdomains with minimal depth: competitive dynamics (6.4) through references to international AI competition, governance failure (6.5) through supply chain oversight mechanisms, and potentially system security (2.2) through cybersecurity mentions. The document addresses supply chain vulnerabilities and emerging technologies broadly but does not substantively address AI-specific harms or risks.

Sector coverage

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

• Agriculture, Mining, Construction & Manufacturing
• Information
• Scientific Research & Development Services
• Public Administration (excl. National Security)
• National Security

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

• Trade, Transportation & Utilities
• Professional & Technical Services
• Educational Services
• Health Care & Social Assistance

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

This document governs multiple sectors through its focus on critical supply chains and emerging technologies. Primary coverage includes Information (AI and emerging tech development), Scientific Research and Development Services (technology R&D), Manufacturing (production of critical goods), and National Security (defense and intelligence agencies). The Act also addresses Trade/Transportation/Utilities, Professional Services, and Public Administration through supply chain resilience requirements.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding federal statute enacted by Congress with mandatory obligations, enforcement mechanisms, and legal authority vested in the Assistant Secretary of Commerce and other federal agencies.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Summary: The document is a federal statute enacted by Congress, as indicated by the standard legislative enactment clause and the bill number H2444.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Developer, AI_Deployer, AI_Infrastructure_Provider, Affected_Stakeholder
• Summary: The Act targets entities involved in critical supply chains and emerging technologies including AI. While participation is voluntary for private entities, the Act's scope encompasses manufacturers, enterprises, and technology developers in critical industries.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Summary: The Assistant Secretary of Commerce is designated as the primary authority responsible for implementing and overseeing the Act's requirements, supported by an interagency Working Group.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Summary: The Assistant Secretary is responsible for ongoing monitoring, assessment, and reporting activities. Congressional committees receive regular reports, and the GAO has access to information for oversight purposes.

AI Lifecycle Stages

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

• Plan and Design
• Operate and Monitor

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document does not focus on specific AI lifecycle stages but rather addresses supply chain resilience for emerging technologies including AI. It implicitly covers planning and design through strategic assessments, and operation and monitoring through ongoing supply chain oversight, but does not address AI-specific development stages like data collection, model building, or validation.

Technical Scope

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

No technical scope terms identified.

Technical Scope Summary

The document explicitly mentions AI as an emerging technology but does not provide detailed definitions or distinguish between different types of AI systems. It does not reference compute thresholds, foundation models, generative AI, or other specific AI technical categories. The focus is on AI as one of many emerging technologies relevant to supply chain resilience and national security.