H.R. 8819 — Federal Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Act of 2026

This section directs the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, in consultation with the Office of Management and Budget and other agencies, to develop federal standards and guidelines, including minimum requirements, for artificial intelligence systems used by agencies or their contractors (excluding national security systems); for managing risks to the trustworthiness of such systems; and for authenticating, tracking, and labeling synthetic content generated by agencies. It requires the standards to align with the existing NIST artificial intelligence risk framework under 15 U.S.C. 278h-1(c), to include recommendations for agency training and performance measures, and to be submitted for promulgation under 40 U.S.C. 11331 once ready for widespread adoption. It also requires a gap analysis of voluntary standards for testing and evaluation of AI acquisitions, followed by development of related standards and a report to the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee and Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee within 90 days of completing the analysis.