,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #def #aafth         
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4 #acfc    
,report ,no4 #aaf-bbe ,,in ,,the        
,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states   
,may #h1 #bjai,mr4 ,schatz 7for himself1
 ,mr4 ,gardner1 ,mr4 ,portman1 ,ms4     
,harris1 and ,mr4 ,peters7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs  ,june #a1 #bjbj,reported by   
,mr4 ,johnson1 with an amendment,strike 
out all after the enacting clause and   
insert the part printed in italic  ,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 non-reimbursable   
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 civil liberties1    
privacy1 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  #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 ,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#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 created within the ,general   
,services ,administration an office to  
be known as the ,,ai ,center of         
,excellence1 which shall-- 7#a7 promote 
the efforts of the ,federal ,government 
in developing innovative uses of and    
acquiring artificial intelligence       
technologies by 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         
assisting agencies in the procurement   
and technical application of artificial 
intelligence and 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 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       
,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 non-reimbursable   
basis in accordance with section #ccda  
of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4  7d7
 ,briefing to ,congress ,the            
,administrator shall1 on an annual      
basis1 brief the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of
 the ,senate and the ,committee on      
,oversight and ,reform of the ,house of 
,representatives on an overview of the  
activities supported by 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 and acquisitions  
worked on in partnership with agencies2 
7#b7 recommendations on ways in which   
agencies can continue to support the    
adoption of artificial intelligence2 and
  7#c7 any other information determined 
relevant by the ,administrator4  7e7    
,sunset ,this section shall cease to be 
effective on the date that is #aj 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 and 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      
intelligence2  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 privacy1    
civil rights1 and economic and national 
security2 and  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 intelligence by the ,federal 
,government4  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
 7a71 the head of each agency that uses 
or anticipates using artificial         
intelligence shall submit to the        
,director and post on a publicly        
available page on the website of the    
agency a plan to achieve consistency    
with the memorandum4  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 #a year 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 an existing occupational job  
series1 to include positions the primary
 duties of which relate to artificial   
intelligence2  7#c7 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
 #c-year and #aj-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  ,june #a1
 #bjbj,reported with an amendment