Allow tightly controlled engagement between U.S. AI safety experts and Chinese counterparts on narrowly defined safety standards, with registration, government observation, and limits on sharing sensitive information.

Enable tightly controlled expert engagement. Allow U.S. AI safety experts to work with Chinese counterparts on narrowly defined safety standards while requiring advance registration with the State Department and permitting U.S. government observation. The framework prohibits participants from sharing proprietary intellectual property, information that could assist model distillation, or sensitive cybersecurity and national security information.

The framework would permit narrow U.S.-China AI safety expert engagement under registration, observation, and information-sharing restrictions.

New Bipartisan AI Safety Bill Will Move U.S. and China Beyond the “Red Phone” | Congressman Sam Liccardo
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Rep. Kevin Kiley (I-Calif.) and I have introduced a bipartisan bill to lift those barriers for U.S. AI safety experts, and integrate them into official negotiations. The legislation authorizes American academics and scientists who register with the State Department to engage Chinese peers on AI safety, but maintains prohibitions on discussion that could compromise intellectual property, expose U.S. cyber vulnerabilities, or facilitate model distillation.

Liccardo says he and Rep. Kevin Kiley introduced bipartisan legislation to allow registered U.S. AI safety experts to engage Chinese counterparts on AI safety while preserving restrictions on sensitive information.

Op-Ed: What Congress can do about AI safety — with China — now | Congressman Sam Liccardo
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Today, Congressmen Sam Liccardo (D-CA) and Kevin Kiley (I-CA) will introduce legislation to establish U.S.-China coordination on frontier artificial intelligence safety.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Liccardo announced a bipartisan legislative attempt matching the general U.S.-China AI safety coordination commitment, but this is an introduction effort rather than enacted authority.

unresolved same_term A for effort

New Bipartisan AI Safety Bill Will Move U.S. and China Beyond the “Red Phone” | Congressman Sam Liccardo
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Allow U.S. AI safety experts to work with Chinese counterparts on narrowly defined safety standards while requiring advance registration with the State Department and permitting U.S. government observation. The framework prohibits participants from sharing proprietary intellectual property, information that could assist model distillation, or sensitive cybersecurity and national security information.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The announced framework directly contains the promised registration, government-observation, and sensitive-information limits, but it is described as a framework/proposal, not a law or implemented program.

unresolved same_term A for effort

New Bipartisan AI Safety Bill Will Move U.S. and China Beyond the “Red Phone”
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The two countries established the U.S.-China Super Intelligence (SI) Dialogue to exchange views on risks and benefits related to SI. The next exchange will occur by November 2026. The United States and China also agreed to establish a bilateral communication channel for SI incidents.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The administration created a bilateral AI/SI dialogue and incident channel, which partially overlaps with engagement on AI safety risks, but it does not document the promised registered expert-engagement carveout or sharing limits.

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Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Advances a Fair and Reciprocal Relationship with China While Hosting Historic State Visit – The White House
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Rep. Kevin Kiley (I-Calif.) and I have introduced a bipartisan bill to lift those barriers for U.S. AI safety experts, and integrate them into official negotiations. The legislation authorizes American academics and scientists who register with the State Department to engage Chinese peers on AI safety, but maintains prohibitions on discussion that could compromise intellectual property, expose U.S. cyber vulnerabilities, or facilitate model distillation.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Liccardo later described the bill as introduced and restated the precise controlled-engagement mechanism. The passage still frames delivery as dependent on legislation.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Op-Ed: What Congress can do about AI safety — with China — now | Congressman Sam Liccardo
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Program for Monday: House will meet in Pro Forma session at 12 noon.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Official House scheduling after the bill announcement showed pro forma activity rather than floor consideration, consistent with the commitment remaining unresolved in the lookback window.

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Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 152 (Thursday, September 24, 2026)
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Release of Sept 22, 2026 says the members "will introduce" the bill; H.R. number not located as of Sept 29, 2026

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): A legislation tracker found no House bill number as of September 29, supporting that the specific statutory proposal had not yet advanced to enactment during the lookback period.

unresolved same_term A for effort

US Frontier AI Legislation Tracker (2025–2026)
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