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The proposal would bring personnel from across the cybersecurity agency together to assess AI risks, identify workforce gaps and brief Congress twice a year.
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The reintroduced CISA Securing AI Task Force Act would make AI security coordination an explicit responsibility inside the cybersecurity agency, rather than establish a separate agency. If enacted, it would give CISA’s director one year to form a cross-office task force and require regular congressional oversight, creating a defined structure for assessing AI risks and agency readiness. The proposal was brought back on October 8, 2026, by Representatives Troy A. Carter and Bennie G. Thompson; its deadlines and requirements would take effect only if it becomes law.
The task force would assess relevant safety and security initiatives, advise stakeholders on cyber risks from AI deployment, and identify workforce gaps.
CISA Director would have to brief the House Homeland Security Committee and Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee twice a year.
Carter is a member of the House Communications and Technology Subcommittee; Thompson is the House Homeland Security Committee’s ranking member.
AI safety and security efforts within the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency would get a dedicated coordinating task force under legislation reintroduced on October 8, 2026. Representatives Troy A. Carter and Bennie G. Thompson brought back the CISA Securing AI Task Force Act, proposing a group charged with addressing AI-related safety and national security challenges.
Carter, a Louisiana Democrat, is a member of the Communications and Technology Subcommittee. Thompson, a Mississippi Democrat, is the ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee. Their proposal places the task force inside CISA, which is part of the Department of Homeland Security, rather than creating a separate agency.
The CISA director would have to establish the task force within one year of enactment. That clock would begin if the legislation becomes law, not with its reintroduction. The group would draw personnel from various offices and divisions to coordinate AI-related directives and activities.
Its assignment would cover efforts to improve the safe and secure design, development, adoption and deployment of AI.
The sponsors outline three specific duties alongside that coordination role:
Thompson framed the proposal as a way for CISA to better understand AI risks and prepare to protect the systems and infrastructure Americans depend on.
The bill would require twice-yearly briefings on the task force’s activities to two congressional committees: the House Committee on Homeland Security and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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