Requires application stores to prominently display the primary country of origin for each application. Allows users to filter or receive disclaimers for apps from concerning countries. Mandates annual developer certification of information accuracy. Enables anonymous reporting of violations.
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This is a binding legislative act from the United States Congress with mandatory requirements, enforcement mechanisms through civil actions, and specific obligations imposed on covered companies and developers.
The document has minimal to good coverage of approximately 5-6 subdomains, with primary focus on malicious actors (4.1), AI system security vulnerabilities (2.2), privacy compromise (2.1), and governance failure (6.5). The Act addresses transparency and user protection mechanisms related to foreign government control and data access risks.
The document primarily governs the Information sector (application stores, software distribution platforms) and has broad applicability across all sectors that develop or distribute applications through app stores. It does not target specific industry verticals but rather establishes transparency requirements for the application distribution ecosystem.
The document does not explicitly focus on AI development lifecycle stages but rather on application distribution and transparency requirements. It primarily addresses the deployment and operation/monitoring stages through requirements for application store listings, ongoing certification, and user reporting mechanisms.
The document does not explicitly mention AI models, AI systems, or any AI-specific technical categories. It broadly covers 'applications' and 'software applications' without distinguishing AI from non-AI applications. There is no mention of compute thresholds, model types, or AI-specific technical classifications.
United States Congress
The document is titled as an Act to be cited as the 'Know Your App Act' and contains findings and sense of Congress sections, indicating it is proposed legislation from the U.S. Congress.
Attorney General of the United States and the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information
The Act explicitly grants enforcement authority to the Attorney General to bring civil actions against violating covered companies, and assigns regulatory authority to the Assistant Secretary to require compliance with the Act's provisions.
Secretary of the Treasury and Secretary of Commerce (jointly developing annual list of countries of concern), Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information (overseeing compliance mechanisms)
The Act requires the Secretary of the Treasury and Secretary of Commerce to jointly develop and annually update a list of foreign countries with concerning national laws, and establishes reporting mechanisms overseen by the Assistant Secretary for monitoring compliance.
Covered companies (application store operators with more than 20,000,000 users in the United States) and developers (persons that create, own, or control applications)
The Act explicitly defines and imposes requirements on 'covered companies' (application store operators) and 'developers' (application creators), requiring them to provide transparency about country of origin and beneficial ownership.
6 subdomains (1 Good, 5 Minimal)