Bennet promises to require the Director of National Intelligence to assess national security risks before AI technologies are exported or the U.S. government signs AI agreements with foreign governments.

The bill requires the DNI to produce an assessment for the President and Congress before the Secretary of Commerce approves AI technologies for export or the U.S. government signs an AI agreement with a foreign government. The assessment must evaluate the recipient’s export control regime, its ties to adversaries like China and Russia, the risk of onward proliferation, and the likely end-uses of the technology.

Bennet secured an amendment requiring DNI assessments before AI technology exports or foreign AI agreements are approved.

Bennet Secures Key Provisions in Senate Fiscal Year 2027 Intelligence Authorization Act - U.S. Senator Michael Bennet
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SEC. 709. PROLIFERATION ASSESSMENTS REGARDING THE EXPORT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-RELATED TECHNOLOGIES. Not fewer than 90 days before the Secretary of Commerce grants a license for the export, reexport, or in-country transfer of artificial intelligence technology, or before the United States joins an agreement on artificial intelligence with a foreign government, the Director of National Intelligence, acting through the National Intelligence Council, and in coordination with the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, the Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research, the Director of the National Security Agency, and the heads of other appropriate elements of the intelligence community, shall provide to the President and the congressional intelligence committees a written assessment containing a comprehensive analysis regarding the risks associated with such action.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The promised requirement appears as section 709 of S. 4615, but this is bill text in the placed-on-calendar Senate version, not enacted law.

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S. 4615 (PCS), Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
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Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027, as reported on May 20, 2026 S.4615 | May 20, 2026 | 119th Congress , Legislation , Senate Bills [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4615 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): As of the refresh, the committee's official legislation page still categorized the FY2027 measure as S.4615/Senate Bills and placed on the Senate calendar, while enacted intelligence authorizations on the same page are identified as public laws.

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All Legislation | Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
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