Cybersecurity Policy Report, Bill to Address Adversarial AI on House Foreign Affairs Agenda, (Mar 23, 2026)
Legislation that would require the State Department to assess foreign adversaries’ use of artificial intelligence for cyber attacks, surveillance, and other malicious purposes is scheduled for markup on Thursday by the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
The Foreign Adversary AI Risk Assessment and Diplomacy Act (H.R. 7058, 119th Cong. (2026)) was introduced by Rep. Michael Baumgartner (R., Wash.) and has 10 Republican co-sponsors.
“[W]hile generative artificial intelligence has the potential to provide substantial societal and economic benefits when developed and used responsibly, the increasing use of generative artificial intelligence by foreign adversaries may represent a national security risk, and the challenges posed by such use is not well understood,” the bill says.
It would require the State Department “to recognize, assess, and address the use of generative artificial intelligence by foreign adversaries,” including by analyzing incidents of malicious AI use and recommending ways “to mitigate and counter the risks posed” by adversarial uses of AI.
The markup is scheduled for 10 a.m. in Room 2172 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The committee postponed an earlier markup of the bill (CPR, March 2).
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