,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #eca #aafth         
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #bege
  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the        
,,united ,,states  ,september #ae1      
#bjbj,received2 read twice and placed on
 the calendar  ,,an ,,act  ,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 #bjbj4  #b4 
,definitions ,in this ,act-- 7#a7 the   
term ,administrator means the           
,administrator of ,general ,services2   
7#b7 the term agency has the meaning    
given the term in section #cejb of title
 #dd1 ,united ,states ,code2  7#c7 the  
term ,,ai ,co,e means the ,,ai ,center  
of ,excellence described in section #c2 
7#d7 the term artificial intelligence   
has the meaning given the term in       
section #bch7;g7 of the ,john ,s4       
,mc,cain ,national ,defense             
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjai 7#aj ,u4,s4,c4 #bceh note72  7#e7 

the term ,director means the ,director  
of the ,office of ,management and       
,budget2  7#f7 the term institution of  
higher education has the meaning given  
the term in section #aja of the ,higher 
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajja72 and  7#g7 the term nonprofit    
organization means an organization      
described in section #eja7;c77#c7of 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 created within the ,general   
,services ,administration a program to  
be known as the ,,ai ,center of         
,excellence1 which shall-- 7#a7         
facilitate the adoption of artificial   
intelligence technologies in the        
,federal ,government2  7#b7 improve     
cohesion and competency in the adoption 
and use of artificial intelligence      
within the ,federal ,government2 and    
7#c7 carry out paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 
for the purposes of benefitting the     

public and enhancing the productivity   
and efficiency of ,federal ,government  
operations4  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 the understanding1       
adoption1 and use of artificial         
intelligence2  7#b7 collecting1         
aggregating1 and publishing on a        
publicly available website information  
regarding programs1 pilots1 and other   
initiatives led by other agencies and   
any other information determined        
appropriate by the ,administrator2  7#c7
 advising the ,administrator1 the       
,director1 and agencies on the          

acquisition and use of artificial       
intelligence through technical insight  
and expertise1 as needed2  7#d7 assist  
agencies in applying ,federal policies  
regarding the management and use of data
 in applications of artificial          
intelligence2  7#e7 consulting with     
agencies1 including the ,department of  
,defense1 the ,department of ,commerce1 
the ,department of ,energy1 the         
,department of ,homeland ,security1 the 
,office of ,management and ,budget1 the 
,office of the ,director of ,national   
,intelligence1 and the ,national        
,science ,foundation1 that operate      
programs1 create standards and          
guidelines1 or otherwise fund internal  
projects or coordinate between the      
public and private sectors relating to  
artificial intelligence2  7#f7 advising 
the ,director on developing policy      
related to the use of artificial        
intelligence by agencies2 and  7#g7     
advising the ,director of the ,office of
 ,science and ,technology ,policy on    

developing policy related to research   
and national investment in artificial   
intelligence4  7c7 ,staff  7#a7 ,in     
general ,the ,administrator shall       
provide necessary staff1 resources1 and 
administrative support for the ,,ai     
,co,e4  7#b7 ,shared staff ,to the      
maximum extent practicable1 the         
,administrator shall meet the           
requirements described under paragraph  
7#a7 by using staff of the ,general     
,services ,administration1 including    
those from other agency centers of      
excellence1 and detailees1 on a         
reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis1  
from other agencies4  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  7d7 ,sunset ,this section    
shall cease to be effective on the date 
that is #e years after the date of      
enactment of this ,act4  #d4 ,guidance  

for agency use of artificial            
intelligence  7a7 ,guidance ,not later  
than #bgj days after the date of        
enactment of this ,act1 the ,director1  
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 ,director1 shall issue
 a memorandum to the head of each agency
 that shall-- 7#a7 inform the           
development of policies regarding       
,federal acquisition and use by agencies
 regarding technologies that are        
empowered or enabled by artificial      
intelligence1 including an              
identification of the responsibilities  
of agency officials managing the use of 
such technology2  7#b7 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     

liberties1 civil rights1 and economic   
and national security2  7#c7 identify   
best practices for identifying1         
assessing1 and mitigating any           
discriminatory impact or bias on the    
basis of any classification protected   
under ,federal nondiscrimination laws1  
or any unintended consequence of the use
 of artificial intelligence1 including  
policies to identify data used to train 
artificial intelligence algorithms as   
well as the data analyzed by artificial 
intelligence used by the agencies2 and  
7#d7 provide a template of the required 
contents of the agency plans described  
in subsection 7c74  7b7 ,public comment 
,to help ensure public trust in the     
applications of artificial intelligence 
technologies1 the ,director shall issue 
a draft version of the memorandum       
required under subsection 7a7 for public
 comment not later than #ahj days after 
date of enactment of this ,act4  7c7    
,plans ,not later than #ahj days after  
the date on which the ,director issues  

the memorandum required under subsection
 7a7 or an update to the memorandum     
required under subsection 7d71 the head 
of each agency shall submit to the      
,director and post on a publicly        
available page on the website of the    
agency-- 7#a7 a plan to achieve         
consistency with the memorandum2 or     
7#b7 a written determination that the   
agency does not use and does not        
anticipate using artificial             
intelligence4  7d7 ,updates ,not later  
than #b years after the date on which   
the ,director issues the memorandum     
required under subsection 7a71 and every
 #b years thereafter for #aj years1 the 
,director shall issue updates to the    
memorandum4  #e4 ,update of occupational
 series for artificial intelligence  7a7
 ,in general ,not later than #ah months 
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  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   
intelligence2  7#c7 to the extent       
appropriate1 establish an estimate of   
the number of ,federal employees in     
positions related to artificial         
intelligence1 by each agency2 and  7#d7 
using the estimate established in       
paragraph 7#c71 prepare a #b-year and   
#e-year forecast of the number of       
,federal employees in positions related 
to artificial intelligence that each    
agency will need to employ4  7b7 ,plan  
,not later than #abj days after the date
 of enactment of this ,act1 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 7a74  ,passed  
the ,house of ,representatives          
,september #ad1 #bjbj4;,cheryl ,l4      
,johnson1,clerk  ,september #ae1        
#bjbj,received2 read twice and placed on
 the calendar