ENFORCE Act

Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, Chairman Michael McCaul of the House Foreign Affairs Committee (R-TX), and Rep. Susan Wild (D-PA), introduced the “Enhancing National Frameworks for Overseas Critical Exports Act” (ENFORCE Act). This bipartisan bill modernizes the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (ECRA) by giving the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) the authority to use export controls on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other national security-related emerging technology that can potentially be used by our enemies in the future.

Background:

• According to the United States–China Economic and Security Review Commission, China is using commercial AI advancements to develop its military capabilities so it can prepare for a potential war over Taiwan.
• The ENFORCE Act would allow BIS to use export controls to safeguard future AI systems that threaten national security from our adversaries.
• This bill would not provide BIS any authorities on existing systems or advanced systems that do not threaten national security.

Read the full text of the bill HERE.

Read a summary of the bill HERE.