Promoting United States Leadership in Standards 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: 2025-04-02

Risk subdomain coverage

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

• Competitive dynamics
• Governance failure

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

This document has minimal risk domain coverage, primarily addressing governance structures (6.5) and competitive dynamics (6.4) in the context of international AI standards development. The document focuses on procedural mechanisms for standards participation rather than specific AI risks or harms.

Sector coverage

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

• Public Administration (excl. National Security)

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

• Professional & Technical Services
• Scientific Research & Development Services

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

This document does not govern AI use within specific economic sectors. Instead, it establishes government mechanisms to support U.S. participation in AI standards development across all sectors. The primary actors are government agencies (Public Administration) and standards organizations (Professional and Technical Services, Scientific Research and Development Services).

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding legislative act from the United States Congress with mandatory obligations, specified enforcement mechanisms, and appropriated funding. The document uses mandatory language throughout and establishes legally enforceable requirements for federal agencies.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: United States Congress; Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America
• Summary: The document is a bill proposed by the United States Congress, as indicated by the enactment clause and legislative format.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor, AI_Developer
• Entities: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); Department of State; Federal agencies; United States industry; eligible entities (organizations developing AI standards)
• Summary: The Act directs NIST and the Department of State to take specific actions, requires federal agencies to report participation in standards activities, and provides grants to eligible entities (standards organizations) and aims to increase participation by U.S. industry in AI standards development.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: United States Congress; Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology; Secretary of State; Director of the Office of Management and Budget
• Summary: Congress enforces through oversight via mandatory briefings and appropriations control. The Director of NIST and Secretary of State have administrative enforcement authority over the pilot program and reporting mechanisms.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: United States Congress; Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology; Secretary of State
• Summary: Congress monitors implementation through required briefings. NIST Director and Secretary of State monitor the pilot program's effectiveness and report on grant recipients, geographic distribution of attendees, and expenses.

AI Lifecycle Stages

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

• Plan and Design

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document does not directly govern specific AI lifecycle stages. Instead, it establishes mechanisms to support U.S. participation in AI standards development activities, which indirectly relate to planning and design of AI governance frameworks. The focus is on meta-governance (governance of standards processes) rather than direct AI system lifecycle governance.

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 'artificial intelligence and other critical and emerging technologies' throughout but does not define specific AI model types, system architectures, or technical thresholds. The focus is on standards development processes rather than technical AI specifications.