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H.R. 10502House119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

To direct the Director of National Intelligence to submit to Congress a report on the use of artificial intelligence systems to acquire, analyze, query, disseminate, or otherwise access information under section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978.

Sponsored by Addison P. McDowellRep. Addison P. McDowell (R-NC)
Introduced September 17, 2026

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H.R. 10502 requires the Director of National Intelligence to deliver a report to Congress within 180 days that details how artificial intelligence (AI) systems are being used under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. The report will cover the ways AI is employed to collect and analyze foreign intelligence data, the safeguards in place to protect privacy and constitutional rights, and the types of AI models used. It involves coordination with senior intelligence and law‑enforcement officials and may include a classified annex.

Key Provisions

  • The Director of National Intelligence must submit a report to Congress no later than 180 days after the bill becomes law.
  • The report must summarize how intelligence agencies use AI to acquire, analyze, query, or disseminate data under Section 702.
  • It must assess the legal and Fourth Amendment safeguards applied to that AI use.
  • The report should include any information the agencies have provided to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court about AI usage.
  • It must identify the specific AI models being employed for Section 702 activities.
  • A classified annex may be attached to the report.
  • The Director must coordinate the report’s preparation with the Attorney General, CIA Director, FBI Director, NSA Director, and any other relevant intelligence heads.

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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Judiciary Committee

September 17, 2026

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September 17, 2026

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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Judiciary Committee

September 17, 2026

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Introduced in HouseIssued September 17, 2026

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119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 10502

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 17, 2026

Mr. McDowell (for himself and Mr. Walkinshaw) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL

To direct the Director of National Intelligence to submit to Congress a report on the use of artificial intelligence systems to acquire, analyze, query, disseminate, or otherwise access information under section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978.

1.

Report on use of artificial intelligence systems under section 702 of FISA

(a)

Report

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to Congress a report on the use of artificial intelligence systems to acquire, analyze, query, disseminate, or otherwise access information under section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1881a).

(b)

Elements

The report under subsection (a) shall include the following:

(1)

A summary of how elements of the intelligence community are using artificial intelligence systems pursuant to section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1881a) to acquire, analyze, query, disseminate, or otherwise access user data.

(2)

An assessment of the safeguards established by the elements of the intelligence community to ensure that such use of artificial intelligence is in compliance with such Act and the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

(3)

Information submitted by the Department of Justice or an element of the intelligence community to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court relating to such use of artificial intelligence.

(4)

An identification of the types of artificial intelligence models being used in carrying out such section 702.

(c)

Form

The report under subsection (a) may include a classified annex.

(d)

Coordination

The Director of National Intelligence shall carry out this section in coordination with the Attorney General, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Director of the National Security Agency, and any other head of an element of the intelligence community the Director of National Intelligence determines appropriate.