,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cejb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bf1
 #bjah ,mr4 ,schatz 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,gardner1 ,mr4 ,portman1 and ,ms4       
,harris7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,homeland ,security and  
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
authorize an emerging technology policy 
lab within the ,general ,services       
,administration1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title  ,this ,act may be   
cited as the ,,ai in ,government ,act of
 #bjah4  #b4 ,definitions ,in this      
,act-- 7#a7 the term ,administration    
means the ,general ,services            
,administration2  7#b7 the term         
,administrator means the ,administrator 
of ,general ,services2  7#c7 the term   
,board means the advisory board         
established under section #d7;a72  7#d7 
the term ,executive agency has the      
meaning given the term in section #aje  
of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code2     

7#e7 the term institution of higher     
education has the meaning given the term
 in section #ajb of the ,higher         
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajjb72  7#f7 the term nonprofit        
organization means an organization      
described in section #eja7;c77#c7 of the
 ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf and  
exempt from taxation under section      
#eja7;a7 of that ,code2 and  7#g7 the   
term ,policy ,lab means the ,emerging   
,technology ,policy ,lab described in   
section #c4  #c4 ,emerging ,technology  
,policy ,lab  7a7 ,in general ,there is 
within the ,administration an office to 
be known as the ,emerging ,technology   
,policy ,lab1 which shall--  7#a7 advise
 and promote the efforts of the ,federal
 ,government in ensuring that the use of
 emerging technologies by the ,federal  
,government1 including artificial       
intelligence1 is in the best interest of
 the public2 and  7#b7 improve cohesion 
and competency in ,federal agency rule  
making and the use of emerging          

technologies4  7b7 ,duties ,the duties  
of the ,policy ,lab shall include-- 7#a7
 regularly convening individuals from   
,executive agencies1 industry1 ,federal 
laboratories1 nonprofit organizations1  
institutions of higher education1 and   
other entities to discuss recent        
developments in emerging technologies1  
including the dissemination of          
information regarding programs1 pilots1 
and other initiatives at ,federal       
agencies1 as well as recent trends and  
relevant information on those           
technologies2  7#b7 advising ,federal   
,government acquisition and use of      
emerging technologies through technical 
insight and expertise1 as needed2  7#c7 
identifying and disseminating           
information regarding educational and   
workforce development opportunities for 
,executive agency employees relative to 
emerging technology topics1 and leading 
those opportunities1 as needed2  7#d7   
studying economic1 policy1 legal1 and   
ethical challenges and implications     

related to the use of artificial        
intelligence and other emerging         
technologies by the ,federal            
,government1 including how the privacy1 
civil liberties1 and civil rights of    
individuals are or will be affected by  
the use of emerging technologies by the 
,federal ,government2  7#e7 working with
 industry to improve the leadership of  
industry in emerging technology and the 
ability to compete successfully in      
international markets2 and  7#f7        
encouraging and assisting joint         
initiatives by ,state or local          
governments1 regional organizations1    
private businesses1 institutions of     
higher education1 nonprofit             
organizations1 and ,federal             
laboratories4  7c7 ,staff  7#a7 ,in     
general ,the ,administrator shall       
provide necessary staff1 resources1 and 
administrative support for the ,policy  
,lab4  7#b7 ,temporary or term          
appointments ,the ,administrator may    
hire temporary or term employees in     

accordance with part #caf of title #e1  
,code of ,federal ,regulations1 or any  
successor regulation1 to serve as       
,policy ,lab employees4  7#c7 ,fellows  
,the ,administrator may1 to the maximum 
extent practicable1 appoint fellows to  
participate in the ,policy ,lab from    
nonprofit organizations1 think tanks1   
institutions of higher education1 and   
industry4  7#d7 ,details ,when          
appropriate1 and to the maximum extent  
practicable1 the ,administrator may     
detail ,policy ,lab employees to        
,executive agencies on a reimbursable or
 non-reimbursable basis in accordance   
with section #ccda of title #e1 ,united 
,states ,code4  7d7 ,responsibilities of
 ,,omb and ,,ostp ,the ,office of       
,management and ,budget and the ,office 
of ,science and ,technology ,policy     
shall coordinate with the ,administrator
 and the ,board to identify policy      
opportunities and challenges that       
emerging technologies1 especially       
artificial intelligence1 present in the 

respective domains of ,executive        
agencies4  7e7 ,report to ,congress ,the
 ,administrator shall submit to         
,congress an annual report on the       
,policy ,lab1 which shall include1 for  
the preceding year--  7#a7 a summary of 
the activity of the ,policy ,lab1       
including a description of specific     
projects worked on in partnership with  
,federal agencies2  7#b7 recommendations
 on ways in which ,executive agencies   
can better support the development and  
deployment of emerging technologies1    
including initiatives designed to       
promote knowledge of those technologies 
among the ,federal workforce2 and  7#c7 
an identification of joint initiatives  
encouraged or assisted under subsection 
7b77#f74  7f7 ,transfer of functions    
,all functions of the ,emerging ,citizen
 ,technology ,office of the             
,administration1 including the          
personnel1 assets1 and obligations of   
the ,emerging ,citizen ,technology      
,office1 as in existence before the date

 of enactment of this ,act1 shall be    
transferred to the ,policy ,lab4  7g7   
,deeming of name ,any reference in law1 
regulation1 document1 paper1 or other   
record of the ,united ,states to the    
,emerging ,citizen ,technology ,office  
of the ,administration shall be deemed a
 reference to the ,policy ,lab4  #d4    
,advisory board  7a7 ,in general ,the   
,administrator shall establish an       
advisory board to advise the            
,administrator on issues that are       
relevant to the mission and duties of   
the ,policy ,lab and to inform the      
priorities and projects worked on by the
 ,policy ,lab4  7b7 ,composition  7#a7  
,chairs ,the ,board shall be co-chaired 
by the ,administrator and the ,secretary
 of ,commerce4  7#b7 ,other members ,the
 ,board shall be composed of the        
following members3  7,a7 #a designee    
from each of the following3 7i7 ,the    
,office of ,science and ,technology     
,policy4  7ii7 ,the ,office of          
,management and ,budget4  7iii7 ,the    

,department of ,commerce4  7iv7 ,the    
,administration4  7,b7 #d designees from
 ,federal agencies not listed in        
subparagraph 7,a71 who shall be         
designated by the ,director of the      
,office of ,management and ,budget once 
every #ab months4  7,c7 #h members      
designated by the co-chairs of the      
,board once every #f months1 of whom--  
7i7 #d shall be representatives of      
relevant industries2  7ii7 #b shall be  
representatives of institutions of      
higher education2 and  7iii7 #b shall be
 representatives of public interest     
groups representing privacy and civil   
liberties issues4  7#c7 ,qualifications 
,each member of the ,board designated   
under subparagraph 7,b7 or 7,c7 of      
paragraph 7#b7 shall have demonstrated  
experience and expertise in the field of
 emerging technologies or technology    
policy4  7c7 ,meetings ,the ,board shall
 meet not less frequently than once     
every #ab months4  7d7 ,annual list     
,each year1 the ,board shall publish on 

a publicly available website a list of  
areas of improvement within the ,federal
 ,government that would benefit from    
additional technical or technical policy
 expertise4  7e7  ,compensation ,members
 of the ,board shall serve on the ,board
 without compensation1 except that      
members of the ,board may be allowed    
travel expenses1 including per diem in  
lieu of subsistence1 at rates authorized
 for employees of agencies under        
subchapter ,i of chapter #eg of title   
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 while away   
from their homes or regular places of   
business in the performance of services 
for the ,board4  7f7 ,duration ,section 
#ad of the ,federal ,advisory ,committee
 ,act 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 shall not    
apply to the ,board4  #e4 ,report ,not  
later than #f months after the date of  
enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of
 the ,office of ,management and ,budget1
 in coordination with the               
,administrator1 shall submit to the     
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   

,governmental ,affairs and the          
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation of the ,senate and the  
,committee on ,oversight and ,government
 ,reform and the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce of the ,house of          
,representatives a report describing--  
7#a7 the strategy for investment by the 
,federal ,government in1 development of1
 and use of artificial intelligence2 and
  7#b7 how the strategy described in    
paragraph 7#a7 relates to the existing  
data strategies of ,federal agencies4   
#f4 ,update of occupational series for  
artificial intelligence ,not later than 
#ahj days after the date of enactment of
 this ,act1 and in accordance with      
chapter #ea of title #e1 ,united ,states
 ,code1 the ,director of the ,office of 
,personnel ,management shall--  7#a7    
identify key skills and competencies    
needed for positions related to         
artificial intelligence2 and  7#b7      
establish an occupational series1 or    
update and improve an existing          

occupational job series1 to include     
positions the primary duties of which   
relate to artificial intelligence4  #g4 
,sunset ,section #c and #d of this ,act 
shall cease to be effective on the date 
that is #e years after the date of      
enactment of this ,act4