## Executive Order 14409 — 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 tech-
nological 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 execu-
tive departments and agencies (agencies), and components. As these capabili-
ties 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 exploi-
tation 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:
(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 authori-
ties, and operators of critical infrastructure such as rural hospitals, commu-
nity 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 cyberse-
curity 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 Informa-
tion 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:
(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 devel-
opers 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 intel-
lectual-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 require-
ment 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 tech-
nology system, or employing AI agents to unlawfully access data or informa-
tion 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:

(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.

THE WHITE HOUSE,
June 2, 2026.

[FR Doc. 2026–11415
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