Findings; purpose

(a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Robust cybersecurity infrastructure and institutions are integral to national security and economic security. (2) Cyber threats have become more pervasive and potentially more disruptive with continued digitization across economic sectors. (3) The advancement and increased accessibility of artificial intelligence can strengthen cybersecurity controls while also increasing the volume and sophistication of cyber threats. (4) Critical infrastructure sectors, such as clean and wastewater utilities and telecommunications networks, are susceptible to artificial intelligence-enabled cyber incidents. (5) As artificial intelligence systems continue to evolve, these trends in cybersecurity threats will accelerate. (6) Other emerging technologies, including quantum computing, are likely to pose additional, novel cybersecurity threats that will compound on artificial intelligence-driven risks. (7) The Federal Government has an interest in understanding cyber incidents in this shifting threat landscape and advancing best practices in cybersecurity. (b) Purpose The purposes of this Act are— (1) to establish the Cybersecurity and AI Board of Investigations; and (2) to bolster the cyber defenses of public and private institutions in responding to the cyber risks posed by artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies.