,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bege  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #h1 #bjai,mr4   
,mc,nerney 7for himself and ,mr4        
,meadows7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,oversight and ,reform  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
authorize an ,,ai ,center of ,excellence
 within the ,general ,services          
,administration1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,,ai in ,government ,act of
 #bjai4  #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   
agency has the meaning given the term in
 section #cejb of title #dd1 ,united    
,states ,code2  7#d7 the term ,,ai ,co,e
 means the ,,ai ,center of ,excellence  
described in section #c2  7#e7 the term 
artificial intelligence means any method
 implemented on a computer1 including   

any method that is drawn from machine   
learning1 data science1 or statistics1  
to enable the computer to carry out a   
task or behavior that would require     
intelligence if performed by a human2   
7#f7 the term ,board means the advisory 
board established under section #e7;a72 
7#g7 the term ,director means the       
,director of the ,office of ,management 
and ,budget2  7#h7 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 and  7#i7 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 ,code4   
#c4 ,,ai ,center of ,excellence  7a7 ,in
 general ,there is established within   
the ,administration an office to be     
known as the ,,ai ,center of            
,excellence1 which shall-- 7#a7 advise  
and promote the efforts of the ,federal 

,government in developing innovative    
uses of artificial intelligence by the  
,federal ,government to the benefit of  
the public2 and  7#b7 improve cohesion  
and competency in the use of artificial 
intelligence4  7b7 ,duties ,the duties  
of the ,,ai ,co,e shall include--  7#a7 
regularly convening individuals from    
agencies1 industry1 ,federal            
laboratories1 nonprofit organizations1  
institutions of higher education1 and   
other entities to discuss recent        
developments in artificial intelligence1
 including the dissemination of         
information regarding programs1 pilots1 
and other initiatives at agencies1 as   
well as recent trends and relevant      
information on artificial intelligence2 
7#b7 advising ,federal ,government      
acquisition and use of artificial       
intelligence through technical insight  
and expertise1 as needed2  7#c7         
assisting agencies in applying the      
management and use of data in           
applications of artificial intelligence2

  7#d7 identifying and disseminating    
information regarding educational and   
workforce development opportunities for 
agency employees relative to artificial 
intelligence topics1 and leading those  
opportunities1 as needed2  7#e7 studying
 economic1 policy1 legal1 and ethical   
challenges and implications related to  
the use of artificial intelligence by   
the ,federal ,government1 including how 
the privacy1 civil liberties1 and civil 
rights of individuals are or will be    
affected by the use of artificial       
intelligence by the ,federal            
,government2  7#f7 encouraging and      
assisting joint initiatives with ,state 
or local governments1 regional          
organizations1 private businesses1      
institutions of higher education1       
nonprofit organizations1 and ,federal   
laboratories to advance the innovative  
use of artificial intelligence in       
government2 and  7#g7 assisting relevant
 agencies in developing and maintaining 
plans for the governance of agency      

artificial intelligence systems4  7c7   
,staff  7#a7 ,in general ,the           
,administrator shall provide necessary  
staff1 resources1 and administrative    
support for the ,,ai ,co,e4  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 ,,ai ,co,e      
employees4  7#c7 ,fellows ,the          
,administrator may1 to the maximum      
extent practicable1 appoint fellows to  
participate in the ,,ai ,co,e 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 ,,ai ,co,e employees to agencies 
on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable    
basis in accordance with section #ccda  
of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4  7d7
 ,report to ,congress ,the              

,administrator shall submit to ,congress
 an annual report on the ,,ai ,co,e1    
which shall include1 for the preceding  
year--  7#a7 a summary of the activity  
of the ,,ai ,co,e1 including a          
description of specific projects worked 
on in partnership with agencies2  7#b7  
recommendations on ways in which        
agencies can better support the         
development and deployment of artificial
 intelligence1 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  7e7 
,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 ,,ai  
,co,e4  7f7 ,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 ,,ai ,co,e4  #d4       
,agency governance plans for artificial 
intelligence systems  7a7 ,guidance ,in 
order to develop a clear and            
comprehensive understanding of how      
artificial intelligence can be used to  
deliver benefits to citizens of the     
,united ,states while mitigating risks1 
the ,director1 in coordination with the 
,administrator1 the head of any relevant
 agency as determined by the ,director1 
and key stakeholders1 shall issue a     
memorandum to the head of each agency   
that shall--  7#a7 inform the           
development of artificial intelligence  
governance approaches by those agencies 
regarding technologies and applications 
that--  7,a7 are empowered or enabled by
 the use of artificial intelligence     
within that agency2 and  7,b7 advance   

the innovative use of artificial        
intelligence for the benefit of the     
public while upholding civil liberties1 
privacy1 and civil rights2  7#b7        
consider ways to reduce barriers to the 
use of artificial intelligence in order 
to promote innovative application of    
those technologies for the benefit of   
the public1 while protecting civil      
liberties1 privacy1 and civil rights2   
7#c7 establish best practices for       
identifying1 assessing1 and mitigating  
any bias on the basis of any            
classification protected under ,federal 
nondiscrimination laws or other negative
 unintended consequence stemming from   
the use of artificial intelligence      
systems2 and  7#d7 provide a template of
 the required contents of the agency    
,governance ,plans described in         
subsection 7b74  7b7 ,agency governance 
plans ,not later than #ahj days after   
the date on which the memorandum is     
issued under subsection 7a71 the head of
 each agency shall--  7#a7 review the   

applications of artificial intelligence 
at the agency2  7#b7 identify and       
prioritize applications of artificial   
intelligence that would significantly   
benefit the public while upholding civil
 liberties1 privacy1 and civil rights2  
and  7#c7 submit to the ,director and   
the ,administrator a ,governance ,plan  
to achieve consistency with the         
memorandum4  7c7 ,public availability   
,each agency described in subsection 7b7
 shall-- 7#a7 not later than #a year    
after the date on which the head of the 
agency submits the ,governance ,plan of 
the agency under subsection 7b71 and    
each year thereafter1 update the        
,governance ,plan pursuant to any change
 in the factors described in 7a77#a72   
7#b7 solicit public feedback during the 
development of the ,governance ,plan in 
the form of public hearings and online  
submission of comments2 and  7#c7 make  
available each ,governance ,plan        
centrally available in a                
machine-readable format at a publicly   

available online portal on the website  
of the agency4  7d7 ,central online     
governance plans portal  7#a7 ,in       
general ,the ,administrator shall       
maintain a single public interface      
online to compile published agency      
,governance ,plans in accordance with   
subsection 7c74  7#b7 ,submission of    
links ,the ,administrator and the       
,director shall ensure that agencies can
 submit links1 with appropriate         
descriptive metadata1 to the public     
,governance ,plans for publication and  
public availability on the interface    
described in paragraph 7#a74  #e4       
,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 ,,ai ,co,e and to inform the        
priorities and projects worked on by the
 ,,ai ,co,e4  7b7 ,composition  7#a7    
,chair ,the ,director shall serve as    
,chair of the ,board4  7#b7 ,other      

members ,the ,board shall be composed of
 the following members3  7,a7 ,one      
designee from each of the following3 7i7
 ,the ,office of ,science and           
,technology ,policy4  7ii7 ,the         
,department of ,commerce4  7,b7 ,six    
designees from agencies not listed in   
subparagraph 7,a71 who shall be         
designated by the ,chair of the ,board  
once every #ab months4  7,c7 ,eight     
members designated by the ,chair of the 
,board once every #f months1 of whom--  
7i7 four shall be representatives of    
relevant industries2  7ii7 two shall be 
representatives of institutions of      
higher education2 and  7iii7 two shall  
be representatives of public interest   
groups representing privacy1 civil      
liberties1 and civil rights 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 artificial    
intelligence4  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  #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 ,sections #c 
and #e of this ,act shall cease to be   
effective on the date that is #e years  
after the date of enactment of this     
,act4