,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dgjj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bd1
 #bjbj,mr4 ,gardner introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to establish a ,center for
 ,artificial ,intelligence of the       
,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric     
,administration1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,center for ,artificial           
,intelligence of the ,national ,oceanic 
and ,atmospheric ,administration  7a7   
,in general ,the ,administrator of the  
,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric     
,administration 7in this ,act referred  
to as the ,administrator7 shall         
establish a center1 to be known as the  
,center for ,artificial ,intelligence   
7in this ,act referred to as the        
,center74  7b7 ,center goals ,the goals 
of the ,center shall be-- 7#a7 to       
coordinate and facilitate scientific and
 technological efforts relating to      

artificial intelligence across the      
,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric     
,administration2 and  7#b7 to expand    
external partnerships and build         
workforce proficiency to effectively    
transition artificial intelligence      
research and applications to operations4
  7c7 ,comprehensive program ,through   
the ,center1 the ,administrator shall   
implement a comprehensive program to    
improve the use of artificial           
intelligence systems across the         
,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric     
,administration in support of the       
mission of the ,administration4  7d7    
,center priorities ,the priorities of   
the ,center shall be-- 7#a7 to          
coordinate and facilitate artificial    
intelligence research and innovation1   
tools1 systems1 and capabilities across 
the ,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric 
,administration2  7#b7 to establish data
 standards and develop and maintain a   
central repository for agency-wide      
artificial intelligence applications2   

7#c7 to accelerate the transition of    
artificial intelligence research to     
applications in support of the mission  
of the ,administration2  7#d7 to develop
 and conduct training for the workforce 
of the ,administration related to       
artificial intelligence research and    
application of artificial intelligence  
for the ,administration2  7#e7 to       
facilitate partnerships between the     
,administration and other public sector 
organizations1 private sector           
organizations1 and institutions of      
higher education for research1 personnel
 exchange1 and workforce development    
with respect to artificial intelligence 
systems2 and  7#f7 to make data of the  
,administration accessible1 available1  
and ready for artificial intelligence   
applications4  7e7 ,stakeholder         
engagement ,in carrying out the         
activities authorized under this ,act1  
the ,administrator shall-- 7#a7         
collaborate with a diverse set of       
stakeholders including private sector   

entities and institutions of higher     
education2  7#b7 leverage the collective
 body of research on artificial         
intelligence and machine learning2 and  
7#c7 engage with relevant ,federal      
agencies1 research communities1 and     
potential users of data and methods made
 available through the ,center4  7f7    
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to the 
,administrator to carry out this ,act   
#aj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjba4