U.S. Federal Laws, Regulations, and Government Institutions

The United States has issued regulations, recommendations, and guidance on Artificial Intelligence (AI). Companies subject to the laws of the United States should be familiar with all relevant AI-related regulations, recommendations, and guidance, including those listed below.

Regulations, Recommendations, Guidance, and Other Resources

White House
Executive Order 14110, Trustworthy Development and Use of AI (Issued: October 30, 2023)

The President’s Executive Order provides for a coordinated, federal government-wide approach to governing the development and use of AI safely and responsibly.

Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights (October 2022)
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
National Institute of Food and Agriculture – AI Homepage
Department of Commerce
Artificial Intelligence Use Cases Inventory
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) – AI Homepage
Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0) (January 2023)

The voluntary AI RMF is designed to equip AI actors with approaches that increase the trustworthiness of AI systems, and to help foster the responsible design, development, deployment, and use of AI systems over time.

U.S. Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute
AI Resource Center
Fundamental AI Research
Applied AI Research
AI Standards
AI Measurement and Evaluation
AI Policy Contributions
AI Engagement
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)
National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) – AI Homepage
AI Accountability Policy Report (March 2024)
Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) – AI Homepage
Director guidance on party and practitioner misconduct related to use of AI
Inventorship Guidance for AI-assisted Inventions (February 2024)
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
Guidance on Credit Denials by Lenders Using Artificial Intelligence (September 2023)
Department of Defense – AI Homepage
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
The Americans with Disabilities Act and the Use of Software, Algorithms, and Artificial Intelligence to Assess Job Applicants and Employees (May 2022)
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Declaratory Ruling - Implications of Artificial Intelligence Technologies on Protecting Consumers from Unwanted Robocalls and Robotexts (February 2024)
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Office of Technology Blog

This Office regularly posts articles examining issues involving technology, consumer protection, and competition. 

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) – AI Homepage
Final Rule Implementing The Electronic Health Record (EHR) Reporting Program Provision Of The 21st Century Cures Act (December 2023)
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) – AI Homepage
Acquisition and Use of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Technologies by DHS Components Policy Statement 139-06 (August 2023)
Use of Face Recognition and Face Capture Technologies Directive Number 026-11 (September 2023)
Department of Transportation (DoT) – AI Homepage
Department of the Treasury
AI Use Cases
U.S. Department of the Treasury, Managing Artificial Intelligence-Specific Cybersecurity Risks in the Financial Services Sector (Published March 2024)

This report provides insights into the current state of AI-related cybersecurity and fraud risks in the financial services sector, and best practice recommendations for managing those risks.