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Commanders, directors, and heads of agencies shall remain responsible and accountable for ensuring that these obligations are met at every level of command.

Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the creation of a mandatory governmental licensing, preclearance, or permitting requirement for the development, publication, release, or distribution of new AI models, including frontier models...

collaborate with the Federal Government to select trusted partners that will have early access to covered frontier models to promote secure innovation and strengthen the cybersecurity of critical infrastructure.

Importantly, this framework can succeed only if it is applied uniformly across the United States. A patchwork of conflicting state laws would undermine American innovation and our ability to lead in the global AI race.

States should not be permitted to penalize AI developers for a third party’s unlawful conduct involving their models.