Executive Order on Promoting the Export of the American AI Technology Stack

• Authority: Executive Office of the President
• Parent authority: Federal government
• Jurisdiction: United States
• Collections: Editors' Picks;U.S. regulations, executive orders, and agency policies
• Most recent activity: Enacted
• Most recent activity date: 2025-07-23

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
• Competitive dynamics

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

The document has minimal coverage of risk domains, with limited focus on AI system security (2.2) through requirements for security measures in export packages, and implicit coverage of competitive dynamics (6.4) through its focus on maintaining US technological dominance. The document is primarily focused on export promotion rather than risk mitigation.

Sector coverage

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

• Information
• Professional & Technical Services
• 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.

• Agriculture, Mining, Construction & Manufacturing
• Trade, Transportation & Utilities
• Educational Services
• Health Care & Social Assistance

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

This Executive Order governs AI technology exports across multiple sectors through its full-stack approach. It explicitly mentions AI applications in software engineering, education, healthcare, agriculture, and transportation. The document primarily governs the Information sector (AI technology companies), Scientific Research and Development Services (AI development), and Professional and Technical Services (consulting and implementation). It also has implications for sectors where AI applications are deployed including Healthcare, Educational Services, Agriculture, and Transportation.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding Executive Order issued by the President with legal authority under the Constitution and United States Code, containing mandatory obligations for federal agencies with specific timelines and enforcement mechanisms.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Executive Office of the President; President Donald J. Trump
• Summary: The Executive Order is issued by the President under constitutional and statutory authority, establishing the American AI Exports Program.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Developer, AI_Infrastructure_Provider, AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: industry-led consortia; United States small businesses; federal agencies including Department of Commerce, Department of State, Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Small Business Administration
• Summary: The order targets industry-led consortia that can submit proposals for AI export packages, as well as federal agencies that must implement and support the program. It also targets small businesses through SBA coordination.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Secretary of Commerce; Secretary of State; Secretary of Defense; Secretary of Energy; Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP); Economic Diplomacy Action Group (EDAG); Bureau of Industry and Security
• Summary: Multiple federal agencies are designated with enforcement and implementation authority, including evaluation of proposals, coordination of financing tools, and ensuring compliance with export controls.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Economic Diplomacy Action Group (EDAG); Secretary of State; Secretary of Commerce; Department of Commerce
• Summary: The EDAG is responsible for coordinating and monitoring the deployment of federal financing tools and developing unified strategy for AI exports. The Secretary of Commerce evaluates proposals on a rolling basis.

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
• Verify and Validate
• Deploy
• Operate and Monitor

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document covers multiple AI lifecycle stages with primary focus on Deploy and Operate and Monitor stages. It addresses the full-stack AI technology package from hardware through applications, with emphasis on deployment to international markets and ongoing operational support through financing and diplomatic coordination.

Technical Scope

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

• AI Models
• Frontier AI
• AI Systems
• General Purpose AI
• Task-specific AI

Technical Scope Summary

The document explicitly mentions AI models, AI systems, and AI technologies throughout. It focuses on full-stack AI technology packages including hardware, infrastructure, models, and applications. There is no mention of specific AI categories like frontier AI, general purpose AI, foundation models, or compute thresholds.