H.R. 7058: Foreign Adversary AI Risk Assessment and Diplomacy Act
Sponsor
Michael Baumgartner
Republican · WA-5
Bill Progress
Latest Action · Mar 26, 2026
Committee approved bill for floor consideration by the Yeas and Nays: 45 - 0.
Force foreign AI threats into a public report
Why it matters
Foreign adversaries are already using generative AI to pump out propaganda, run influence operations, and probe for cyberattacks — and the bill warns it could speed up chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons work too. H.R. 7058 gives the State Department 180 days to publish its first public assessment of those threats, then annual updates for three more years. The House Foreign Affairs Committee approved it 45-0.
H.R. 7058 hands the Secretary of State one job: tell the public what foreign adversaries are doing with generative AI. The first assessment is due within 180 days of the bill becoming law, followed by yearly updates for three more years — four reports in all.
Each report has to cover four kinds of malicious use: synthetic media for propaganda and influence operations, help developing chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear weapons, support for cyberattacks, and stronger military, surveillance, or intelligence capabilities. It also has to dig into whether specific foreign adversaries can be blamed for the activity.
The reports can't just vanish into a classified vault. The bill requires the unclassified version to be posted on a State Department website, with a classified annex allowed only to protect intelligence sources and methods.
Congress says the risk isn't well understood yet, and it wants State to treat this as a diplomatic problem, not only an intelligence one. So each report also has to explain what these AI trends mean for U.S. foreign policy and for allied-led international rules, and offer recommendations to bring the risk down.
H.R. 7058 Bill Summary
What H.R. 7058 actually does.
A public AI threat report within 180 days
The State Department gets 180 days after the bill becomes law to deliver its first assessment, then has to file updates every year for three more years.
Four kinds of foreign AI misuse get tracked
Each report has to cover synthetic media and influence operations, help building chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear weapons, cyberattacks, and military, surveillance, or intelligence uses.
Reports have to try to name who's responsible
Each assessment has to examine whether the activity can be pinned on specific foreign adversaries and spell out what it means for U.S. foreign policy and diplomacy.
Most of the report stays public
The assessment has to be unclassified and posted on a State Department website. A classified annex is allowed only to protect intelligence sources and methods.
Diplomacy becomes part of the AI response
Congress says the State Department should use bilateral and multilateral engagement to address foreign adversary use of generative AI and push for responsible state behavior internationally.
State has to coordinate across the government
The Secretary of State has to consult other relevant federal departments and agencies on each assessment, pulling diplomatic, intelligence, and security agencies into one reporting process.
Who benefits from H.R. 7058?
Anyone trying to understand foreign AI threats
You'd get official, public State Department reporting instead of relying on leaks, speeches, or the occasional hearing. The bill requires one report within 180 days and three annual follow-ups.
Congress and oversight staff
The House Foreign Affairs and Senate Foreign Relations committees would get assessments on a fixed schedule, making it easier to compare how the threat changes year to year.
Allied diplomats and policy teams
The reports have to analyze risks to both the United States and its allies, plus recommendations tied to diplomacy and international norms.
Researchers, journalists, and disinformation analysts
Because the unclassified portion has to be posted publicly, outside experts could use an official U.S. assessment as a baseline for tracking synthetic media, cyber activity, and military AI misuse.
Who is affected by H.R. 7058?
State Department officials
They'd carry the core workload: drafting each assessment, coordinating with other agencies, sending it to Congress, and publishing the unclassified version online.
Intelligence and national security agencies
They'd support State's process through consultation and help decide what can be said publicly versus held in a classified annex.
Foreign adversaries covered by existing federal definitions
Their AI-related activity could be analyzed, publicly described, and in some cases attributed in official U.S. government reports.
Anyone expecting penalties or new funding
This bill doesn't create criminal penalties, sanctions, grants, or a new spending program. Its effect is reporting, public disclosure, and diplomatic coordination.
HR7058 Legislative Journey
House: Vote: 45-0
Mar 26, 2026
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 45 - 0.
House: Committee Action
Jan 14, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
About the Sponsor
Michael Baumgartner
Republican, Washington's 5th congressional district · 1 years in Congress
Committees: Education and Workforce, the Judiciary, Foreign Affairs
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Cosponsors (10)
All 10 cosponsors are Republicans. Cosponsors represent 7 states: Arizona, Florida, Indiana, and 4 more.
Committee Sponsors
Foreign Affairs Committee
4 of 50 committee members cosponsored
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H.R. 7058 Quick Facts
- Committee
- Foreign Affairs
- Chamber
- House
- Policy
- International Affairs
- Introduced
- Jan 14, 2026
Committee approved bill for floor consideration by the Yeas and Nays: 45 - 0.
Mar 26, 2026
Official Sources
The official Congress.gov page is the primary source for the bill text, status, actions, and related materials.
Section 4 of the bill borrows its definition of artificial intelligence from section 5002(3) of the National AI Initiative Act of 2020, codified here.
The bill defines foreign adversary by incorporating the covered nation definition in 10 U.S.C. 4872(f), which names China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea.
The bill references this Act, enacted as part of the FY2021 National Defense Authorization Act, for its statutory definition of artificial intelligence.
The bill assigns the Secretary of State responsibility for preparing and publicly posting the unclassified AI risk assessments.
This bureau leads State's foreign policy on AI and emerging technology, the diplomatic work the bill directs the department to expand.
Section 4 names the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations as one of the two congressional recipients of the required assessments.
NIST's official AI resources provide federal context for the AI terminology and risk concepts at the center of the bill's reporting requirement.
H.R. 7058 Common Questions
What would H.R. 7058 actually do?
It would require the State Department to publish an assessment of how foreign adversaries use generative AI for malicious activities — from propaganda to cyberattacks — then update it every year for three more years.
How soon would the first report come out?
Within 180 days of the bill becoming law. After that, H.R. 7058 requires annual updates for three years — four reports in all.
Would the report be public or classified?
Mostly public. H.R. 7058 says the assessment has to be unclassified and posted on a State Department website, though a classified annex is allowed to protect sources and methods.
What kinds of AI threats have to be covered?
Four areas: synthetic media and propaganda, help building chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear weapons, malicious cyber operations, and military or surveillance uses.
Does H.R. 7058 require naming specific countries?
Not exactly. The bill says each assessment has to analyze how far the activity can be attributed to specific foreign adversaries, so naming could happen when the government believes attribution is possible.
Is this bill mainly about AI regulation or foreign policy?
Foreign policy. H.R. 7058 doesn't regulate consumer AI tools or create new penalties. It tells the State Department to assess foreign threats and use diplomacy to address them.
Does the bill create new penalties, sanctions, or money?
No. H.R. 7058 doesn't create criminal penalties, civil fines, sanctions, or a new funding program. Its only real tool is reporting and public disclosure.
Who in Congress would receive the reports?
The reports would go to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
Based on H.R. 7058 bill text
H.R. 7058 Bill Text
“To require the Secretary of State to conduct assessments of the risks posed to the United States by foreign adversaries who utilize generative artificial intelligence for malicious activities, and for other purposes.”
Source: U.S. Government Publishing Office
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