Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security

[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 108 (Friday, June 5, 2026)]

[Presidential Documents]

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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

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Vol. 91

Friday,

No. 108

June 5, 2026

Part V

The President

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Executive Order 14409--Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence

Innovation and Security

Presidential Documents

Federal Register / Vol. 91 , No. 108 / Friday, June 5, 2026 /

Presidential Documents

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The President

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Executive Order 14409 of June 2, 2026

Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence

Innovation and Security

By the authority vested in me as President by the

Constitution and the laws of the United States of

America, it is hereby ordered:

Section 1. Purpose. The United States continues to lead

the world in Artificial Intelligence (AI) because of

the enormous talent and innovation of our AI industry,

and because we refuse to stifle this innovation with

overly burdensome regulation. My Administration has

unleashed tremendous technological growth and economic

investment in AI by slashing the bureaucratic

constraints that the prior administration placed on

America's AI developers and researchers, and by instead

encouraging AI innovation and accelerating responsible

AI adoption across government and industry.

unleashed tremendous technological growth and economic

investment in AI by slashing the bureaucratic

constraints that the prior administration placed on

America's AI developers and researchers, and by instead

encouraging AI innovation and accelerating responsible

AI adoption across government and industry.

Advanced AI capabilities make our Nation stronger, but

also introduce new national security considerations

that require coordinated action across executive

departments and agencies (agencies), and components. As

these capabilities evolve, my Administration will

continue to work closely with industry to ensure that

the best and most secure technology is deployed rapidly

to confront any and all threats to our country. We will

continue to lead an America First cybersecurity effort

that enhances both our national security and our global

AI dominance.

It is the policy of the United States to promote AI

innovation and security by working collaboratively with

the private sector to modernize government and private

sector information systems and harden them against

external threats; to protect American ingenuity and

intellectual property from exploitation and theft by

adversaries; and to cultivate America's advanced AI-

enabled capabilities.

ratively with

the private sector to modernize government and private

sector information systems and harden them against

external threats; to protect American ingenuity and

intellectual property from exploitation and theft by

adversaries; and to cultivate America's advanced AI-

enabled capabilities.

Sec. 2. Upgrading American Systems for Advanced AI. (a)

Within 30 days of the date of this order, the Committee

on National Security Systems shall prioritize the cyber

defense of National Security Systems, as defined in 44

U.S.C. 3552(b)(6)(A), by taking appropriate and

expeditious action consistent with the purpose of this

order.

(b) Within 30 days of the date of this order, the

Secretary of War shall prioritize the cyber defense of

Department of War information systems by taking

appropriate and expeditious action consistent with the

purpose of this order.

(c) Within 30 days of the date of this order, the

Secretary of Homeland Security, through the Director of

the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

(CISA), in consultation with the Director of the Office

of Management and Budget (OMB), the Assistant to the

President for National Security Affairs, and the

National Cyber Director, shall release Binding

Operational Directives and other guidance as

appropriate to:

d Infrastructure Security Agency

(CISA), in consultation with the Director of the Office

of Management and Budget (OMB), the Assistant to the

President for National Security Affairs, and the

National Cyber Director, shall release Binding

Operational Directives and other guidance as

appropriate to:

(i) expedite and prioritize the cyber defense of civilian Federal

Government information systems in order to protect our Nation's vital

functions;

(ii) establish or expand Federal programs and cybersecurity services that

enhance AI-enabled defensive tools; and

(iii) facilitate access to cybersecurity tools and services including,

where appropriate, covered frontier models for agencies, State and local

authorities, and operators of critical infrastructure such as rural

hospitals, community banks, and local utilities.

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(d) Within 30 days of the date of this order, the

Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the

National Cyber Director, the Secretary of War, through

the Director of the National Security Agency (NSA), and

the Secretary of Homeland Security, through the

Director of CISA, shall form an AI cybersecurity

clearinghouse, in voluntary collaboration with the AI

industry and operators of critical infrastructure, that

coordinates and deconflicts scanning for software

vulnerabilities, discovers and validates such

vulnerabilities, and coordinates and prioritizes

remediation and distribution of vulnerability patches.

clearinghouse, in voluntary collaboration with the AI

industry and operators of critical infrastructure, that

coordinates and deconflicts scanning for software

vulnerabilities, discovers and validates such

vulnerabilities, and coordinates and prioritizes

remediation and distribution of vulnerability patches.

(e) Within 30 days of the date of this order, the

Director of OMB, in coordination with the National

Cyber Director and the Director of CISA, shall

determine whether any Federal grant programs have

available and relevant funding that can be directed

toward applicants developing advanced AI vulnerability

detection.

(f) Within 60 days of the date of this order, the

Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall

expand the United States Tech Force Information

Cybersecurity Specialist hiring and placement pathways.

Sec. 3. Secure Frontier Model Deployment. Within 60

days of the date of this order, the Secretary of the

Treasury, the Secretary of War, through the Director of

NSA, and the Secretary of Homeland Security, through

the Director of CISA, in consultation with the White

House Chief of Staff, through the National Cyber

Director, the Assistant to the President for Science

and Technology (APST), and the Secretary of Commerce,

through the Director of the National Institute of

Standards and Technology, and in coordination with

other agencies, as appropriate, shall:

te

House Chief of Staff, through the National Cyber

Director, the Assistant to the President for Science

and Technology (APST), and the Secretary of Commerce,

through the Director of the National Institute of

Standards and Technology, and in coordination with

other agencies, as appropriate, shall:

(a) develop and maintain a classified benchmarking

process to assess the advanced cyber capabilities of AI

models and determine the threshold at which an AI model

should be designated a ``covered frontier model'' for

the purposes of this order, sharing such assessments

with AI developers and researchers as appropriate. Such

a determination shall be made by the Director of NSA,

in consultation with the National Cyber Director, the

APST, the Director of CISA, and other representatives

of the Department of War, as appropriate.

(b) design a voluntary framework with AI developers

through which developers would be able to:

(i) engage the Federal Government to determine whether model(s) under

development meet the designation of ``covered frontier model'';

(ii) provide the Federal Government with access to covered frontier models,

subject to appropriate confidentiality, cybersecurity, insider-risk, and

intellectual-property protection, use, and nondisclosure requirements, for

a period of up to 30 days before they plan to release such models to other

trusted partners; and

(iii) collaborate with the Federal Government to select trusted partners

that will have early access to covered frontier models to promote secure

innovation and strengthen the cybersecurity of critical infrastructure.

and

intellectual-property protection, use, and nondisclosure requirements, for

a period of up to 30 days before they plan to release such models to other

trusted partners; and

(iii) collaborate with the Federal Government to select trusted partners

that will have early access to covered frontier models to promote secure

innovation and strengthen the cybersecurity of critical infrastructure.

(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to

authorize the creation of a mandatory governmental

licensing, preclearance, or permitting requirement for

the development, publication, release, or distribution

of new AI models, including frontier models.

Sec. 4. Protection Against Criminal Actors. The

Attorney General shall prioritize the enforcement of 18

U.S.C. 1028, 18 U.S.C. 1030, 18 U.S.C. 1343, and all

other applicable Federal criminal laws against anyone

who utilizes AI to illegally access or damage a

computer without authorization, or who utilizes AI

while engaged in such illegal access to further any

other crime. This includes breaching any public or

private information technology system, or employing AI

agents to unlawfully access data or information that is

subsequently used for a criminal or unlawful purpose.

Sec. 5. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order

shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:

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(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or

the head thereof; or

(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget

relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.

purpose.

Sec. 5. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order

shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:

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(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or

the head thereof; or

(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget

relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.

(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with

applicable law and subject to the availability of

appropriations.

(c) This order is not intended to, and does not,

create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural,

enforceable at law or in equity by any party against

the United States, its departments, agencies, or

entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any

other person.

(d) The costs for publication of this order shall

be borne by the Department of War.

(Presidential Sig.)

THE WHITE HOUSE,

June 2, 2026.

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