Human Authority over Autonomous Weapons Act of 2026

This bill requires human command responsibility for all U.S. military uses of force involving autonomous or artificial intelligence-enabled weapon systems. It mandates that a human must approve any decision to use such systems for lethal purposes and verifies that targets are confirmed using data sources beyond artificial intelligence for the first five years. The law explicitly excludes missile defense systems from these requirements and directs the Department of Defense to submit a report on how these new procedures are implemented.