S. 5541 — Cybersecurity and AI Board of Investigations Act of 2026

This section states congressional findings that robust cybersecurity infrastructure is integral to national security, that artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies such as quantum computing are increasing the volume and sophistication of cyber threats to critical infrastructure, and that the Federal Government has an interest in understanding these incidents. It sets the purposes of the Act as establishing the Cybersecurity and AI Board of Investigations and bolstering the cyber defenses of public and private institutions.

This section establishes the Cybersecurity and AI Board of Investigations as an independent establishment 90 days after enactment. The Board conducts independent reviews of incidents and near-misses on federal civilian executive branch information systems and critical infrastructure, identifies systemic cybersecurity vulnerabilities including in artificial intelligence, maintains a confidential near-miss reporting system, and publicly releases reports and trend analyses.