,,ii #aagth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #acec ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,april #bb1 #bjba,mr4 ,peters introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to promote ,united ,states values and fulfill agency missions through the use of innovative applied artificial intelligence technologies1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,advancing ,american ,,ai ,act4 #b4 ,purpose ,the purposes of this bill are to-- 7#a7 promote adoption of modernized business practices and advanced technologies across the ,federal ,government that align with the values of the ,united ,states1 including the protection of privacy1 civil rights1 and civil liberties2 7#b7 encourage agency artificial intelligence-related programs and initiatives that enhance the competitiveness of the ,united ,states and foster an approach to artificial intelligence that builds on the strengths of the ,united ,states in innovation and entrepreneurialism2 7#c7 enhance ,government venues to translate research advances into artificial intelligence applications to modernize systems and assist agency leaders in fulfilling their missions2 7#d7 test applied artificial intelligence to drive agency productivity efficiencies in predictive supply chain and logistics2 and 7#e7 test applied artificial intelligence to accelerate investment return for agencies1 such as for portfolio management1 workforce development and upskilling1 and for other purposes4 #c4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,agency ,the term agency has the meaning given the term in section #cejb of title #dd1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#b7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate2 and 7,b7 the ,committee on ,oversight and ,reform of the ,house of ,representatives4 7#c7 ,artificial intelligence ,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 note74 7#d7 ,director ,the term ,director means the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget4 #d4 ,principles and policies for use of artificial intelligence in ,government 7a7 ,continual review 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,director shall-- 7,a7 establish mechanisms to continually refine the guidance issued to the head of each agency under section #ajd7;a7 of the ,,ai in ,government ,act of #bjbj 7title ,i of division ,u of ,public ,law #aaf-bfj7 as best practices evolve2 and 7,b7 not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act and every year thereafter1 brief the appropriate congressional committees on the mechanisms established under subparagraph 7,a74 7#b7 ,considerations ,in developing updates to the guidance described in paragraph 7#a77;,a71 the ,director shall consider the input of-- 7,a7 the ,privacy and ,civil ,liberties ,oversight ,board2 7,b7 other governmental and nongovernmental privacy1 civil rights1 and civil liberties experts2 and 7,c7 and any other individual or entity the ,director determines to be appropriate4 7#c7 ,amendment to ,,ai in ,government ,act of #bjbj ,section #ajd7;d7 of the ,,ai in ,government ,act of #bjbj 7title ,i of division ,u of ,public ,law #aaf-bfj7 is amended to read as follows3 7d7 ,updates ,the ,director shall-- 7#a7 continually issue updates to the memorandum required under subsection 7a72 and 7#b7 in any event1 issue updates to the memorandum required under subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 not later than #b years after the date on which the ,director issues the memorandum2 and 7,b7 not less frequently than annually thereafter for #aj years4 4 7b7 ,legal and approval processes for procurement and use of ,,ai-,enabled systems ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act-- 7#a7 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 with the participation of the ,chief ,privacy ,officer and the ,officer for ,civil ,rights and ,civil ,liberties of the ,department of ,homeland ,security1 shall revise the legal and approval processes for the procurement and use of artificial intelligence-enabled systems1 including associated data of machine learning systems1 to ensure that full consideration is given to the privacy1 civil rights1 and civil liberties impacts of artificial intelligence-enabled systems2 and 7#b7 the ,chief ,privacy ,officer and the ,officer for ,civil ,rights and ,civil ,liberties of the ,department of ,homeland ,security shall report to ,congress on any additional staffing or funding resources that may be required to carry out the requirements of this subsection4 7c7 ,inspector ,general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,inspector ,general of the ,department of ,homeland ,security shall identify any training needed to enable employees of the ,office of the ,inspector ,general to continually advance their understanding of-- 7#a7 rapidly evolving artificial intelligence technologies2 7#b7 best practices for governance1 oversight1 and audits of the use of those technologies2 and 7#c7 how the ,office of the ,inspector ,general is using artificial intelligence to enhance audit and investigative capabilities1 including actions to-- 7,a7 ensure the integrity of audit and investigative results2 and 7,b7 guard against bias in the selection and conduct of audits and investigations4 7d7 ,artificial intelligence hygiene and protection of privacy and government information 7#a7 ,establishment ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,administrator of the ,office of ,federal ,procurement ,policy and the ,chief ,acquisition ,officers ,council 7in this subsection referred to as the ,council7 or working group thereof shall develop a process to-- 7,a7 ensure that contracts involving artificial intelligence-- 7i7 align with the guidance issued to the head of each agency under section #ajd7;a7 of the ,,ai in ,government ,act of #bjbj 7title ,i of division ,u of ,public ,law #aaf-bfj72 7ii7 address protection of privacy2 and 7iii7 the ownership and security of data and other information obtained1 processed1 stored1 transmitted1 or otherwise handled by a contractor or subcontractor2 and 7,b7 address any other issue or concern determined to be relevant by the ,administrator of the ,office of ,federal ,procurement ,policy and the ,council to ensure appropriate use and protection of privacy and ,government data and other information4 7#b7 ,review ,not later than #b years after the date of enactment of this ,act and every #b years thereafter1 the ,council shall update the process developed under paragraph 7#a74 7#c7 ,briefing ,the ,council shall brief the appropriate congressional committees-- 7,a7 not later than #ij days after the date of enactment of this ,act and thereafter on a quarterly basis until the ,council first implements the process developed under paragraph 7#a72 and 7,b7 annually thereafter on the implementation of the process developed under paragraph 7#a74 7#d7 ,sunset ,this subsection shall cease to be effective on the date that is #aj years after the date of enactment of this ,act4 #e4 ,agency inventory and artificial intelligence use cases 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,director1 in consultation with the ,federal ,chief ,information ,officer and the ,chief ,information ,officers ,council1 shall issue a memorandum to the head of each agency that shall articulate the method by which the agency shall make public information about the use of artificial intelligence by the agency1 including the publication criteria1 publication format1 and method of publication4 7b7 ,inventory ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 and annually thereafter for a period of #aj years1 the head of each agency shall-- 7#a7 prepare an inventory of the artificial intelligence use cases of the agency1 including current and planned uses1 consistent with the memorandum issued under subsection 7a72 7#b7 identify1 review1 and assess existing artificial intelligence deployed and operating in support of agency missions for any inconsistencies with the guidance issued under section #ajd of the ,,ai in ,government ,act of #bjbj 7title ,i of division ,u of ,public ,law #aaf-bfj7 and any additional guidance issued by the ,director2 7#c7 develop and implement plans to achieve consistency with the guidance issued under section #ajd of the ,,ai in ,government ,act of #bjbj 7title ,i of division ,u of ,public ,law #aaf-bfj7 and any additional guidance from the ,director for each ,,ai application or to retire ,,ai applications found to be developed or used in a manner that is not consistent with guidance issued by the ,director2 7#d7 share agency inventories with other agencies1 to the extent practicable and consistent with applicable law and policy1 including those concerning protection of privacy and of sensitive law enforcement1 national security1 and other protected information2 and 7#e7 make agency inventories available to the public1 in a manner determined by the ,director1 and to the extent practicable and in accordance with applicable law and policy1 including those concerning the protection of privacy and of sensitive law enforcement1 national security1 and other protected information4 7c7 ,sharing ,the sharing of agency inventories described in subsection 7b77#d7 may be coordinated through the ,chief ,information ,officers ,council1 the ,chief ,data ,officers ,council1 the ,chief ,financial ,officers ,council1 the ,chief ,acquisition ,officers ,council1 or other interagency bodies to improve interagency coordination and information sharing for common use cases4 7d7 ,central inventory ,the ,director shall designate a host entity and ensure the creation and maintenance of an online public directory in order to-- 7#a7 make agency artificial intelligence use case information available to the public and those wishing to do business with the ,government2 and 7#b7 identify common use cases across agencies4 #f4 ,rapid pilot1 deployment1 and scale of applied artificial intelligence capabilities to demonstrate modernization activities related to use cases 7a7 ,identification of use cases ,not later than #bgj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,director shall identify not fewer than #e new use cases for the application of cross-enterprise artificial intelligence-enabled systems to support modernization initiatives across agencies1 including interagency or intra-agency initiatives that require linking multiple siloed internal and external data sources4 7b7 ,pilot program 7#a7 ,purposes ,the purposes of the pilot program under this section are-- 7,a7 to enable agencies to operate cross-enterprise1 coordinating between existing established programs and silos to improve delivery of the agency mission2 and 7,b7 to demonstrate the circumstances under which artificial intelligence can be used to modernize or assist in modernizing legacy agency systems4 7#b7 ,deployment and pilot ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,director1 in coordination with the heads of relevant agencies and other officials as the ,director determines to be appropriate1 shall ensure the initiation of the piloting of #e new cross-enterprise technology use case applications that leverage commercially available technologies and systems to demonstrate scalable artificial intelligence-enabled capabilities to support the use cases identified under subsection 7a74 7#c7 ,prioritization ,in carrying out paragraph 7#b71 the ,director shall prioritize modernization projects that would benefit from commercially available privacy-preserving machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques1 such as use of differential privacy1 federated learning1 and secure multiparty computing4 7#d7 ,use case modernization application areas ,use case modernization application areas described in paragraph 7#b7 shall include not fewer than #a from each of the following categories3 7,a7 ,applied artificial intelligence to drive agency productivity efficiencies in predictive supply chain and logistics1 such as-- 7i7 predictive food demand and optimized supply2 7ii7 predictive medical supplies and equipment demand and optimized supply2 or 7iii7 predictive logistics to accelerate disaster recovery4 7,b7 ,applied artificial intelligence to accelerate agency investment return and address mission-oriented challenges1 such as-- 7i7 applied artificial intelligence portfolio management for agencies2 7ii7 workforce development and upskilling2 7iii7 redundant and laborious analyses2 7iv7 determining compliance with ,government requirements1 such as with grants management2 or 7v7 outcomes measurement to measure economic and social benefits4 7#e7 ,requirements ,not later than #c years after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,director1 in coordination with the heads of relevant agencies and other officials as the ,director determines to be appropriate1 shall establish an artificial intelligence capability that-- 7,a7 solves data access and usability issues with automated technology and eliminate or minimize the need for manual data cleansing and harmonization efforts2 7,b7 continuously and automatically ingests data and updates domain models in near real-time to help identify new patterns and predict trends to help agency personnel to make better decisions and take faster actions2 7,c7 organizes data for meaningful data visualization and analysis so the ,government has predictive transparency for situational awareness to improve use case outcomes2 7,d7 is rapidly configurable to support multiple applications and automatically adapts to dynamic conditions and evolving use case requirements2 7,e7 enables knowledge transfer and collaboration across agencies2 and 7,f7 preserves intellectual property rights to the data and output for benefit of the ,federal ,government and agencies4 7#f7 ,technology modernization fund 7,a7 ,in general ,the activities required under this section shall be an allowable use under the ,technology ,modernization ,fund established under section #ajgh of the ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjah 7#dj ,u4,s4,c4 #aacja note7 7in this paragraph referred to as the ,fund74 7,b7 ,prioritization ,the ,director may prioritize the activities in this section for implementation and funding by the ,fund1 in which case the ,director is encouraged to take steps to ensure that agencies are able to rapidly and effectively implement the pilots under this subsection1 including by removing reimbursement requirements for funding from the ,fund4 7c7 ,briefing ,not earlier than #bgj days but not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 and annually thereafter for #c years1 the ,director shall brief the appropriate congressional committees on the activities carried out under this section and results of those activities4 #g4 ,enabling entrepreneurs and values 7a7 ,innovative commercial items ,section #hhj of the ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjag 7#da ,u4,s4,c4 #ccja note7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7c71 by striking #aj1jjj1jjj0 and inserting #be1jjj1jjj2 and 7#b7 by amending subsection 7f7 to read as follows3 7f7 ,definitions ,in this section-- 7#a7 the term commercial product has the meaning given the term commercial item in section #b4aja of the ,federal ,acquisition ,regulation2 and 7#b7 the term innovative means-- 7,a7 any new technology1 process1 or method1 including research and development2 or 7,b7 any new application of an existing technology1 process1 or method4 2 and 7#c7 in subsection 7g71 by striking #bjbb and insert #bjbg4 7b7 ,,dhs other transaction authority ,section #hca of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #cia7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by striking ,september #cj1 #bjag and inserting ,september #cj1 #bjbd2 and 7,b7 by amending paragraph 7#b7 to read as follows3 7#b7 ,prototype projects ,the ,secretary-- 7,a7 may1 under the authority of paragraph 7#a71 carry out prototype projects under section #bcga;b of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code2 and 7,b7 in applying the authorities of such section #bcga;b1 the ,secretary shall perform the functions of the ,secretary of ,defense as prescribed in such section4 2 7#b7 in subsection 7c77#a71 by striking 8,september #cj1 #bjag0 and inserting ,september #cj1 #bjbd2 and 7#c7 in subsection 7d71 by striking section #hde7;e7 and all that follows and inserting section #bcga;b7e7 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code44 #h4 ,authorization of appropriations ,there is authorized to be appropriated such sums as the necessary to carry out the requirements of this ,act and the amendments made by this ,act4