S 3555 Comprehensive Outbound Investment National Security Act of 2025

Imposes sanctions on certain foreign persons related to China. Prohibits U.S. investments in specific national security-related technologies, including AI, in countries of concern. Requires U.S. persons to notify covered transactions. Mandates Treasury to enforce regulations and provide reports.

  • Authority: United States Congress
  • Parent authority: Federal government
  • Jurisdiction: United States
  • Collections: U.S. federal laws
  • Most recent activity: Proposed
  • Most recent activity date: 2025-12-17

Risk subdomain coverage

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Sector coverage

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

AI Lifecycle Stages

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

No lifecycle stages identified.

AI Lifecycle Summary

This document is focused on investment restrictions and sanctions related to national security technologies, including artificial intelligence systems. It does not address the AI system development lifecycle (planning, data collection, model building, testing, deployment, or operational monitoring). Rather, it establishes regulatory and financial controls on U.S. investments in AI technologies within countries of concern. The document's treatment of AI is limited to categorizing 'Artificial intelligence systems' as both a prohibited and notifiable technology for investment control purposes.

Technical Scope

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

  • AI Systems

Technical Scope Summary

The document explicitly mentions 'Artificial intelligence systems' as a category of technology subject to investment restrictions, listing it among both notifiable and prohibited technologies. No other technical AI specifications, model types, or compute thresholds are defined or discussed.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3555/text
https://agora.eto.tech/instrument/2784
Explore in the Document View

Document data from AGORA, CSET Emerging Technology Observatory.