,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ccfi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #af1 #bjbc,mr4  
,harder of ,california 7for himself and 
,ms4 ,kelly of ,illinois7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was referred to  
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,assistant    
,secretary of ,commerce for             
,communications and ,information to     
conduct a study and hold public meetings
 with respect to artificial intelligence
 systems1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,artificial ,intelligence           
,accountability ,act or the ,,ai        
,accountability ,act4  #b4 ,study on    
accountability measures for artificial  
intelligence systems  7a7 ,study ,the   
,assistant ,secretary of ,commerce for  
,communications and ,information shall  
conduct a study on accountability       
measures for artificial intelligence    
systems1 which shall include an analysis
 of the following3 7#a7 ,how            

accountability measures are being       
incorporated into artificial            
intelligence systems used by            
communications networks 7including      
telecommunications networks and social  
media platforms7 and electromagnetic    
spectrum sharing applications4  7#b7    
,how accountability measures for        
artificial intelligence systems can     
facilitate the closing of the digital   
divide and assist the promotion of      
digital inclusion in the ,united        
,states4  7#c7 ,how accountability      
measures may reduce risks related to    
artificial intelligence systems1        
including cybersecurity risks4  7#d7    
,the effectiveness of the most commonly 
used accountability measures for        
artificial intelligence systems4  7#e7  
,barriers and challenges related to the 
creation of adequate accountability     
measures for artificial intelligence    
systems4  7b7 ,stakeholder consultation 
,in carrying out the study required by  
subsection 7a71 the ,assistant          

,secretary shall hold public meetings to
 consult with relevant stakeholders for 
the purpose of soliciting feedback on   
accountability measures for artificial  
intelligence systems4  7c7 ,report ,not 
later than #ah months after the date of 
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,assistant ,secretary shall submit to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
of the ,house of ,representatives and   
the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1  
and ,transportation of the ,senate a    
report on the results of the study      
required by subsection 7a7 that shall   
include-- 7#a7 the results of the       
analysis required by subsection 7a72    
7#b7 a description of the feedback      
provided during the meetings required by
 subsection 7b72 and  7#c7              
recommendations for governmental and    
nongovernmental actions to support      
effective accountability measures for   
artificial intelligence systems4  7d7   
,accountability measure defined ,in this
 section1 the term accountability       

measure means a mechanism1 including an 
audit1 an assessment1 or a              
certification1 designed to provide      
assurance that a system is trustworthy4 
#c4 ,availability of information on     
artificial intelligence systems  7a7    
,meetings ,the ,assistant ,secretary of 
,commerce for ,communications and       
,information shall hold public meetings 
to consult with relevant stakeholders   
7including representatives of industry1 
academia1 and consumers7 for the purpose
 of soliciting feedback on-- 7#a7 the   
information that should be available to 
consumers who interact with artificial  
intelligence systems2 and  7#b7 the most
 effective methods for making such      
information available to consumers4  7b7
 ,report ,not later than #ah months     
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,assistant ,secretary shall   
submit to the ,committee on ,energy and 
,commerce of the ,house of              
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation

 of the ,senate a report on the results 
of the meetings required by subsection  
7a7 that shall include-- 7#a7 a         
description of the feedback provided    
during the meetings2 and  7#b7          
recommendations with respect to-- 7,a7  
the information that should be available
 to consumers who interact with         
artificial intelligence systems2 and    
7,b7 the methods to be used for making  
such information available to consumers4