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[H.R. 2575 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]
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Calendar No. 531
116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 2575
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 15, 2020
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To authorize an AI Center of Excellence within the General Services
Administration, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``AI in Government Act of 2020''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act--
(1) the term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of
General Services;
(2) the term ``agency'' has the meaning given the term in
section 3502 of title 44, United States Code;
(3) the term ``AI CoE'' means the AI Center of Excellence
described in section 3;
(4) the term ``artificial intelligence'' has the meaning
given the term in section 238(g) of the John S. McCain National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (10 U.S.C. 2358
note);
(5) the term ``Director'' means the Director of the Office
of Management and Budget;
(6) the term ``institution of higher education'' has the
meaning given the term in section 101 of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001); and
(7) the term ``nonprofit organization'' means an
organization described in section 501(c)(3)of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section
501(a) of that Code.
SEC. 3. AI CENTER OF EXCELLENCE.
(a) In General.--There is created within the General Services
Administration a program to be known as the ``AI Center of
Excellence'', which shall--
(1) facilitate the adoption of artificial intelligence
technologies in the Federal Government;
(2) improve cohesion and competency in the adoption and use
of artificial intelligence within the Federal Government; and
(3) carry out paragraphs (1) and (2) for the purposes of
benefitting the public and enhancing the productivity and
efficiency of Federal Government operations.
(b) Duties.--The duties of the AI CoE shall include--
(1) regularly convening individuals from agencies,
industry, Federal laboratories, nonprofit organizations,
institutions of higher education, and other entities to discuss
recent developments in artificial intelligence, including the
dissemination of information regarding programs, pilots, and
other initiatives at agencies, as well as recent trends and
relevant information on the understanding, adoption, and use of
artificial intelligence;
(2) collecting, aggregating, and publishing on a publicly
available website information regarding programs, pilots, and
other initiatives led by other agencies and any other
information determined appropriate by the Administrator;
(3) advising the Administrator, the Director, and agencies
on the acquisition and use of artificial intelligence through
technical insight and expertise, as needed;
(4) assist agencies in applying Federal policies regarding
the management and use of data in applications of artificial
intelligence;
(5) consulting with agencies, including the Department of
Defense, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Energy,
the Department of Homeland Security, the Office of Management
and Budget, the Office of the Director of National
Intelligence, and the National Science Foundation, that operate
programs, create standards and guidelines, or otherwise fund
internal projects or coordinate between the public and private
sectors relating to artificial intelligence;
(6) advising the Director on developing policy related to
the use of artificial intelligence by agencies; and
(7) advising the Director of the Office of Science and
Technology Policy on developing policy related to research and
national investment in artificial intelligence.
(c) Staff.--
(1) In general.--The Administrator shall provide necessary
staff, resources, and administrative support for the AI CoE.
(2) Shared staff.--To the maximum extent practicable, the
Administrator shall meet the requirements described under
paragraph (1) by using staff of the General Services
Administration, including those from other agency centers of
excellence, and detailees, on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable
basis, from other agencies.
(3) Fellows.--The Administrator may, to the maximum extent
practicable, appoint fellows to participate in the AI CoE from
nonprofit organizations, think tanks, institutions of higher
education, and industry.
(d) Sunset.--This section shall cease to be effective on the date
that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 4. GUIDANCE FOR AGENCY USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
(a) Guidance.--Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Director, in coordination with the Director of the
Office of Science and Technology Policy in consultation with the
Administrator and any other relevant agencies and key stakeholders as
determined by the Director, shall issue a memorandum to the head of
each agency that shall--
(1) inform the development of policies regarding Federal
acquisition and use by agencies regarding technologies that are
empowered or enabled by artificial intelligence, including an
identification of the responsibilities of agency officials
managing the use of such technology;
(2) recommend approaches to remove barriers for use by
agencies of artificial intelligence technologies in order to
promote the innovative application of those technologies while
protecting civil liberties, civil rights, and economic and
national security;
(3) identify best practices for identifying, assessing, and
mitigating any discriminatory impact or bias on the basis of
any classification protected under Federal nondiscrimination
laws, or any unintended consequence of the use of artificial
intelligence, including policies to identify data used to train
artificial intelligence algorithms as well as the data analyzed
by artificial intelligence used by the agencies; and
(4) provide a template of the required contents of the
agency plans described in subsection (c).
(b) Public Comment.--To help ensure public trust in the
applications of artificial intelligence technologies, the Director
shall issue a draft version of the memorandum required under subsection
(a) for public comment not later than 180 days after date of enactment
of this Act.
(c) Plans.--Not later than 180 days after the date on which the
Director issues the memorandum required under subsection (a) or an
update to the memorandum required under subsection (d), the head of
each agency shall submit to the Director and post on a publicly
available page on the website of the agency--
(1) a plan to achieve consistency with the memorandum; or
(2) a written determination that the agency does not use
and does not anticipate using artificial intelligence.
(d) Updates.--Not later than 2 years after the date on which the
Director issues the memorandum required under subsection (a), and every
2 years thereafter for 10 years, the Director shall issue updates to
the memorandum.
SEC. 5. UPDATE OF OCCUPATIONAL SERIES FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
(a) In General.--Not later than 18 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, and in accordance with chapter 51 of title 5,
United States Code, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management
shall--
(1) identify key skills and competencies needed for
positions related to artificial intelligence;
(2) establish an occupational series, or update and improve
an existing occupational job series, to include positions the
primary duties of which relate to artificial intelligence;
(3) to the extent appropriate, establish an estimate of the
number of Federal employees in positions related to artificial
intelligence, by each agency; and
(4) using the estimate established in paragraph (3),
prepare a 2-year and 5-year forecast of the number of Federal
employees in positions related to artificial intelligence that
each agency will need to employ.
(b) Plan.--Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall
submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of
Representatives a comprehensive plan with a timeline to complete
requirements described in subsection (a).
Passed the House of Representatives September 14, 2020.
Attest:
CHERYL L. JOHNSON,
Clerk.
Calendar No. 531
116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 2575
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To authorize an AI Center of Excellence within the General Services
Administration, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
September 15, 2020
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar
AI in Government Act of 2020
#2575 | HR Congress #116
Policy Area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvanced technology and technological innovationsAdvisory bodiesComputers and information technologyCongressional oversightEmployment and training programsExecutive agency funding and structureGeneral Services AdministrationGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesPublic-private cooperation
Last Action: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 531. (9/15/2020)
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