National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence (Legislative Recommendations)

On March 20, 2026, the White House published A National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence: Legislative Recommendations. It responds to Executive Order 14365, which asked for a plan to replace state-by-state rules with one national approach. Since the September 2026 rename, the White House has referred to it as the National Super Intelligence Policy Framework.

The seven objectives

1. Protecting children and empowering parents: parental controls over privacy, screen time and content; age assurance; features to reduce sexual exploitation and self-harm risks.
2. Safeguarding American communities.
3. Respecting intellectual property and supporting creators: treats training on copyrighted material as lawful, but suggests Congress enable (not mandate) licensing or collective-rights systems so creators can negotiate compensation without antitrust risk.
4. Preventing censorship and protecting free speech: Congress should stop government from coercing SI providers to alter content for “partisan or ideological agendas”.
5. Enabling innovation and ensuring American SI dominance.
6. Educating Americans and building an SI-ready workforce: SI training in education programmes, workforce studies and land-grant institutions.
7. A federal framework with preemption: states should not regulate SI development or penalise developers for third parties’ misuse.

What states could still do

The framework preserves state police powers to protect children, prevent fraud, protect consumers, and set zoning rules for SI infrastructure such as data centers.

Status

Non-binding. As of October 2026, Congress has not enacted a comprehensive federal SI law. Meanwhile state laws such as California SB 53 remain in effect, and New York’s RAISE Act takes effect in 2027.