,i #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #gjif ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #d1 #bjbj,ms4 ,eshoo 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,gonzalez of ,ohio1 and ,ms4 ,sherrill7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and ,technology ,a ,,bill ,to establish the ,national ,artificial ,intelligence ,research ,resource ,task ,force1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,national ,,ai ,research ,resource ,task ,force ,act of #bjbj4 #b4 ,national ,,ai ,research ,resource ,task ,force 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,national artificial intelligence research resource ,the term national artificial intelligence research resource mean a system that provides researchers and students across scientific fields and disciplines with access to compute resources1 co-located with publicly available1 artificial intelligence-ready government and nongovernment data sets and a research environment with appropriate educational tools and user support4 7#b7 ,ownership ,the term ownership1 with respect to a national artificial intelligence research resource1 means responsibility and accountability for-- 7,a7 the implementation1 deployment1 and ongoing development of the resource2 and 7,b7 providing staff to support such implementation1 deployment1 and ongoing development4 7b7 ,establishment of task force 7#a7 ,establishment 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,director of the ,national ,science ,foundation1 in coordination with the ,director of the ,office of ,science and ,technology ,policy1 shall establish a task force-- 7i7 to investigate the feasibility and advisability of establishing a national artificial intelligence research resource2 and 7ii7 to propose a roadmap detailing how such resource should be established and sustained4 7,b7 ,designation ,the task force established by subparagraph 7,a7 shall be known as the ,national ,artificial ,intelligence ,research ,resource ,task ,force 7in this section referred to as the ,task ,force74 7#b7 ,membership 7,a7 ,composition ,the ,task ,force shall be composed of #ab members selected by the co-chairpersons of the ,task ,force from among technical experts in artificial intelligence or related subjects1 of whom-- 7i7 #d shall be representatives from the ,federal ,government1 including the co-chairpersons of the ,task ,force2 7ii7 #d shall be representatives from institutions of higher educations 7as such term is defined in section #aja of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja772 and 7iii7 #d shall be representatives from private organizations4 7,b7 ,appointment ,not later than #abj days after enactment of this ,act1 the co-chairpersons of the ,task ,force shall appoint members to the ,task ,force pursuant to subparagraph 7,a74 7,c7 ,term of appointment ,members of the ,task ,force shall be appointed for the life of the ,task ,force4 7,d7 ,vacancy ,any vacancy occurring in the membership of the ,task ,force shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made4 7,e7 ,co-chairpersons ,the ,director of the ,office of ,science and ,technology ,policy and the ,director of the ,national ,sciences ,foundation1 or their designees1 shall be the co-chairpersons of the ,task ,force4 ,if the role of the ,director of the ,national ,science ,foundation is vacant1 the ,chair of the ,national ,science ,board shall act as a co-chairperson of the ,task ,force in lieu of the ,director of the ,national ,science ,foundation4 7,f7 ,expenses for non-,federal members ,non-,federal members of the ,task ,force shall be allowed travel expenses1 including per diem in lieu of subsistence1 at rates authorized for employees 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 ,task ,force4 7c7 ,roadmap and implementation plan 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,task ,force shall develop a coordinated roadmap and implementation plan for establishing and sustaining a national artificial intelligence research resource4 7#b7 ,contents ,the roadmap and plan required by paragraph 7#a7 shall include the following3 7,a7 ,goals for establishment and sustainment of a national artificial intelligence research resource and metrics for success4 7,b7 ,a plan for ownership and administration of such resource1 including-- 7i7 an appropriate agency or organization responsible for the implementation1 deployment1 and administration of the resource2 and 7ii7 a governance structure for the resource1 including oversight and decisionmaking authorities4 7,c7 ,a model for governance and oversight to establish strategic direction1 make programmatic decisions1 and manage the allocation of resources4 7,d7 ,capabilities required to create and maintain a shared computing infrastructure to facilitate access to computing resources for researchers across the country1 including scalability1 secured access control1 resident data engineering and curation expertise1 provision of curated1 data sets1 compute resources1 educational tools and services1 and a user interface portal4 7,e7 ,an assessment of1 and recommend solutions to1 barriers to the dissemination and use of high-quality government data sets as part of the national artificial intelligence research resource4 7,f7 ,an assessment of security requirements associated with the national artificial intelligence research resource and its research and a recommendation for a framework for the management of access controls4 7,g7 ,an assessment of privacy and civil liberties requirements associated with the national artificial intelligence research resource and its research4 7,h7 ,a plan for sustaining the national artificial intelligence research resource1 including through ,federal funding and partnerships with the private sector4 7,i7 ,the parameters for the establishment and sustainment of the national artificial intelligence research resource1 including roles and responsibilities for ,federal agencies and milestones to establish and sustain the resource4 7d7 ,consultations ,in carrying out subsection 7c71 the ,task ,force shall consult with the following3 7#a7 ,the ,national ,science ,foundation4 7#b7 ,the ,office of ,science and ,technology ,policy4 7#c7 ,the ,national ,academies of ,sciences1 ,engineering1 and ,medicine4 7#d7 ,the ,national ,institute of ,standards and ,technology4 7#e7 ,the ,defense ,advanced ,research ,projects ,agency4 7#f7 ,the ,intelligence ,advanced ,research ,projects ,activity4 7#g7 ,the ,department of ,energy4 7#h7 ,the ,department of ,defense4 7#i7 ,the ,general ,services ,administration4 7#aj7 ,private industry4 7#aa7 ,institutions of higher education4 7#ab7 ,such other persons as the ,task ,force considers appropriate4 7e7 ,staff ,staff of the ,task ,force shall comprise detailees with expertise in artificial intelligence1 or related fields from the ,office of ,science and ,technology ,policy1 the ,national ,science ,foundation1 or any other ,federal agency the co-chairpersons consider appropriate1 with the consent of the head of the ,federal agency4 ,the co-chairpersons may hire staff from outside the ,federal government for the duration of the task force4 7f7 ,task force reports 7#a7 ,initial report ,not later than #f months after the date on which all of the appointments have been made under subsection 7b77#b77;,b71 the ,task ,force shall submit to ,congress and the ,president an interim report containing the findings1 conclusions1 and recommendations of the ,task ,force4 ,the report shall include specific recommendations regarding steps the ,task ,force believes necessary for the establishment and sustainment of a national artificial intelligence research resource4 7#b7 ,final report ,not later than #c months after the submittal of the interim report under paragraph 7#a71 the ,task ,force shall submit to ,congress and the ,president a final report containing the findings1 conclusions1 and recommendations of the ,task ,force1 including the specific recommendations developed under subsection 7c74 7g7 ,termination 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,task ,force shall terminate #ij days after the date on which it submits the final report under subsection 7f77#b74 7#b7 ,records ,upon termination of the ,task ,force1 all of its records shall become the records of the ,national ,archives and ,records ,administration4