H.R. 10484 – Covered AI Prohibition Act

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The Covered AI Prohibition Act directs the Secretary of Defense to create Department‑wide guidance for spotting artificial‑intelligence products made by certain companies and to remove those products from all DoD systems and devices. The guidance must be issued within 30 days after the FY 2027 National Defense Authorization Act becomes law. The bill also adjusts a timing rule in the FY 2026 NDAA, changing when a specific provision takes effect.

Key Provisions

The Secretary of Defense must issue DoD‑wide guidance, within 30 days of the FY 2027 NDAA enactment, to identify AI products from designated “covered” AI companies.
The guidance must include procedures for excluding and removing those AI products from all Department of Defense systems and devices.
Amends the FY 2026 National Defense Authorization Act to change the trigger date for a related provision from a conditional “if” to a fixed date 90 days after a specified event.

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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Armed Services Committee

September 17, 2026

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Introduced in House

September 17, 2026

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Armed Services Committee

September 17, 2026

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Introduced in HouseIssued September 17, 2026

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119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 10484

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 17, 2026

Mr. Bacon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

A BILL

To require the Secretary of Defense to issue Department of Defense-wide guidance for identifying certain artificial intelligence products and excluding and removing those products from systems and devices of the Department, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Covered AI Prohibition Act.

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Requirement for guidance and prohibition on use of artificial intelligence of certain artificial intelligence companies

Section 1532 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (10 U.S.C. 2224 note) is amended in subsection (a)—

(1)

by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:

(2)

Guidance for Department systems and devices

Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027, the Secretary of Defense shall issue Department of Defense-wide guidance for the identification of covered artificial intelligence companies and processes for the exclusion and removal of artificial intelligence developed by such companies from systems and devices of the Department.

; and

(2)

in paragraph (3)(B), by striking if and inserting on and after the date that is 90 days after the date on which.