White House National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence

• Authority: Executive Office of the President
• Parent authority: Federal government
• Jurisdiction: United States
• Collections: U.S. federal laws
• Most recent activity: Proposed
• Most recent activity date: 2026-03-20

Risk subdomain coverage

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

• Exposure to toxic content
• Economic and cultural devaluation of human effort
• Competitive dynamics

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

• Compromise of privacy
• AI system security vulnerabilities
• False or misleading information
• Cyberattacks, weapon development or use
• Fraud, scams, and targeted manipulation
• AI possessing dangerous capabilities

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

The document has minimal to good coverage of approximately 7-8 subdomains, with primary focus on protecting children from toxic content and exploitation (1.2), privacy protections (2.1), security considerations (2.2), fraud and scams (4.3), intellectual property concerns (6.3), competitive dynamics (6.4), and dangerous capabilities (7.2). Coverage is concentrated in child safety, national security, and economic competitiveness domains.

Sector coverage

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

• Information
• 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
• Trade, Transportation & Utilities
• Professional & Technical Services
• Scientific Research & Development Services
• Arts, Entertainment & Recreation
• Public Administration (excl. National Security)

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

This is a cross-sectoral federal policy framework that primarily governs the Information sector (AI platforms and services) while also addressing National Security, Educational Services, and providing support mechanisms for small businesses across multiple sectors. The framework intentionally spans multiple economic sectors through broad applicability.

Legislative Status

Soft Law

Legislative Status Summary

This document consists entirely of non-binding recommendations to Congress using voluntary language ('should'), with no enforcement mechanisms, penalties, or binding obligations. It represents a policy framework proposing future legislation rather than enforceable law.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Executive Office of the President; Trump Administration; First Lady Melania Trump (Take It Down Act initiative)
• Summary: The document is explicitly identified as being from the Executive Office of the President and references Trump Administration actions, indicating this is a White House policy framework.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Developer, AI_Deployer, AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: AI platforms and services; AI providers; frontier AI model developers; AI developers; technology providers; Congress (to enact legislation); States; small businesses; land-grant institutions
• Summary: The document targets multiple entities: Congress is the primary target for legislative action; AI platforms, services, and developers are targets of the proposed regulations; and states are targets of preemption provisions.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Federal Government agencies (to be designated by future Congressional action); law enforcement; national security enterprise agencies; existing regulatory bodies with subject matter expertise; Courts
• Summary: The document references various enforcement entities that would implement the proposed legislation, including law enforcement for fraud prevention, national security agencies for frontier AI oversight, and courts for resolving copyright issues.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Federal Government agencies; national security enterprise; existing regulatory bodies
• Summary: The document implicitly references monitoring through national security oversight of frontier AI capabilities and general federal oversight of workforce trends, though specific monitoring bodies are not clearly designated.

AI Lifecycle Stages

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

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

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document primarily addresses the Deploy and Operate and Monitor stages of the AI lifecycle, with particular focus on deployment requirements for platforms accessed by minors, infrastructure deployment, and ongoing monitoring of national security implications. It also touches on Build and Use Model stage through references to model training data and frontier AI model capabilities.

Technical Scope

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

• AI Models
• Frontier AI
• AI Systems
• Generative AI

Technical Scope Summary

The document explicitly mentions AI systems, AI models, and frontier AI models. It references AI platforms and services throughout. There is no explicit mention of general purpose AI, foundation models, generative AI specifically, or compute thresholds. The focus is on AI systems and models broadly, with specific attention to frontier AI.