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U.S. Senator from Indiana (Republican); lead sponsor of the Senate AI OVERWATCH Act
The regulations issued pursuant to paragraph (1) shall require that not later than 72 hours after becoming aware of any information, incident, or development that presents an acute national security risk to the United States, the covered artificial intelligence contractor shall—(i) notify the Secretary of Defense of the nature of national security risk, including any risk relating to model weight security [...] any materially concerning model behavior [...] and any other known or suspected acute national security risk relating to the compromise, misuse, loss, exfiltration, misalignment, or exploitation of artificial intelligence models.
AI Verified (Sep 29, 2026)
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Sen. Jim Banks, with Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, S. 5601, the Insider Threat Reporting and Security Guidance Act of 2026, introduced September 29, 2026, §2(b)(3)(A). The official bill text requires covered AI contractors to notify the Secretary of Defense within 72 hours of an acute national-security AI incident.
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Mandate 72-hour reporting of critical AI safety incidents to a national authority
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AI Verified The quote requires covered AI contractors to notify the Secretary of Defense within 72 hours of acute AI-related national-security incidents; it covers reporting, timing, and national authority. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 20d ago
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AI Verified The stored 'for' vote matches the bill’s mandatory 72-hour notification to the Secretary of Defense for covered AI incidents. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 20d ago

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AI Verified Official GovInfo text for S. 5601 contains the stored 72-hour notification requirement for covered AI contractors. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 20d ago
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