EveryAILaw.comDoes EO 14409 — Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security require Conformity Assessment?
United States • voluntary
Yes — 1 provision
Requirements at a glance
This regulation imposes 3 specific requirements for Conformity Assessment across 1 provision:
- Voluntary pre-release access — Participating developers may provide the federal government access to covered frontier models for up to 30 days before planned release
- Confidentiality protections — Access is subject to confidentiality, cybersecurity, insider-risk, and intellectual-property protection, use, and nondisclosure requirements
- Trusted-partner sequencing — Designated covered frontier models receive government evaluation before access is extended to other trusted partners
Voluntary Frontier Model Pre-Release Government Access #
Establishes a voluntary framework under which frontier developers may engage the government to have models designated "covered frontier models" and provide up to 30 days of pre-release access for evaluation before other trusted partners. The framework itself does not yet exist — Treasury, NSA, and CISA must design it within 60 days. Section 3(c) expressly disclaims any mandatory licensing, preclearance, or permitting requirement, so participation is opt-in. Worth watching: a voluntary pre-release evaluation regime can harden into a de facto procurement or trusted-vendor expectation.
Requirements
| Requirement | Details |
|---|---|
| Voluntary pre-release access | Participating developers may provide the federal government access to covered frontier models for up to 30 days before planned release |
| Confidentiality protections | Access is subject to confidentiality, cybersecurity, insider-risk, and intellectual-property protection, use, and nondisclosure requirements |
| Trusted-partner sequencing | Designated covered frontier models receive government evaluation before access is extended to other trusted partners |
Penalties
| Violation | Fine |
|---|---|
| N/A | Voluntary framework; no penalties. Section 3(c) disclaims mandatory licensing/preclearance/permitting; general provisions create no enforceable rights. |