What US Voluntary Covered Frontier Model Pre-Release Disclosure Framework (Sec. 3, EO Promoting Advanced AI Innovation and Security, 2026) requires
Section 3 of the Executive Order Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security signed June 2, 2026 establishes a voluntary federal framework under which frontier AI model developers may (i) engage the Federal Government to determine whether models under development meet the 'covered frontier model' designation and (ii) provide such models to the Federal Government up to 30 days before they plan to release such models to other trusted partners. The covered frontier model designation is set by the Director of the National Security Agency in consultation with the National Cyber Director, the APST (Assistant to the President for Science and Technology) and the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, on the basis of advanced cyber capabilities; the specific designation criteria are classified. The 30-day window is the maximum permitted pre-release period of government access, not a mandatory disclosure floor; participation in the framework is voluntary throughout. Section 3 contains a binding statutory-construction clause: '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.' The Sec. 3 framework operates alongside but does not displace voluntary commitments previously made by frontier developers, voluntary engagement with NIST AISI evaluation programmes, and any private contractual arrangements between developers and trusted partners (typically downstream API customers, government users, and enterprise deployers under model availability agreements). Developers electing to participate retain control over (a) timing within the 30-day maximum, (b) the scope of model artifacts shared, (c) the categories of evaluation conducted by government, and (d) the conditions on use of evaluation findings. The framework's enforcement architecture is reputational and contractual, not statutory; there is no civil penalty, criminal penalty, or administrative-licence sanction attached to non-participation or to deviation from the 30-day window.
Pillar: AI Governance & Law · Authority: The White House (Executive Office of the President of the United States); designation authority: Director of the National Security Agency · Version: 1.0.1 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/06/promoting-advanced-artificial-intelligence-innovation-and-security/
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- Executive Order Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security, signed June 2, 2026, Sec. 3 (Secure Frontier Model Deployment) - voluntary framework for engagement and up to 30 days of Federal Government access to covered frontier models before release to other trusted partners
- Executive Order Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security, Sec. 3 - covered frontier model designation by the Director of NSA in consultation with the National Cyber Director, the APST and the Director of CISA
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