,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #chdi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #bi1 #bjbd,mr4
 ,w>n] 7= himself & ,mrs4 ,blackburn7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to promote ,unit$ ,/ates      
lead]%ip 9 te*nical /&>ds by direct+ !  
,national ,in/itute ( ,/&>ds &          
,te*nology & ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate to take
 c]ta9 actions to enc\rage & enable     
,unit$ ,/ates p>ticipation 9 develop+   
/&>ds & specifications = artificial     
intellig5ce & o!r critical & em]g+      
te*nologies1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,promot+ ,unit$ ,/ates ,lead]%ip 9      
,/&>ds ,act ( #bjbd4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9
 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,artificial intellig5ce 
& o!r critical & em]g+ te*nologies ,!   
t]m artificial intellig5ce & o!r        
critical & em]g+ te*nologies means a    
subset ( artificial intellig5ce & o!r   
critical & em]g+ te*nologies includ$ 9 !

 li/ ( su* te*nologies id5tifi$ &       
ma9ta9$ by ! ,national ,sci5ce &        
,te*nology ,c\ncil ( ! ,(fice ( ,sci5ce 
& ,te*nology ,policy z ! ,director      
consid]s appropriate = purposes ( ?is   
,act4  7#b7 ,director ,! t]m ,director  
means ! ,director ( ! ,national         
,in/itute ( ,/&>ds & ,te*nology4  #c4   
,unit$ ,/ates p>ticipation 9            
organizations develop+ /&>ds &          
specifications = artificial intellig5ce 
& o!r critical & em]g+ te*nologies  7a7 
,brief+ requir$  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat]  
?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (   
?is ,act1 ! ,director %all provide to   
,congress a brief+ to assi/ 9 !         
evaluation & id5tification (            
opportunities = ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t        
p>ticipation 9 ! developm5t ( te*nical  
/&>ds = artificial intellig5ce & o!r    
critical & em]g+ te*nologies4  7#b7     
,elem5ts ,! brief+ provid$ pursuant to  
p>agraph 7#a7 %all include ! foll[+3    
7,a7 ,an ov]view ( /&>ds activities     
relat+ to artificial intellig5ce & o!r  

critical & em]g+ te*nologies & in=mation
 ab\t ! foll[+3 7i7 ,key te*nical /&>ds 
t are ! subject ( ongo+ activity4  7ii7 
,key /&>ds bodies ho/+ ^! activities4   
7iii7 ,any ,f$]al ag5cy t is p>ticipat+ 
9 ^! activities4  7,b7 ,an analysis     
id5tify+ :]e p>ticipation by ,unit$     
,/ates indu/ry & ,f$]al ag5cies 9 /&>ds 
activities 9 artificial intellig5ce &   
o!r critical & em]g+ te*nologies w\ld be
 facilitat$ or enhanc$ by conduct+      
pre/&>dization & /&>ds coord9ation      
meet+s ) /akehold]s & /&>ds meet+s ho/$ 
9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7,c7 ,recomm5dations
 = effectively in=m+ ,unit$ ,/ates      
indu/ry & ,f$]al ag5cies on ongo+       
/&>dization activities ) ! objective (  
increas+ p>ticipation ( su* indu/ry &   
ag5cies 9 su* activities4  7#c7 ,f$]al  
ag5cy notice requirem5t  7,a7 ,9 g5]al  
,us+ ! me*anism e/abli%$ pursuant to    
subp>agraph 7,b71 ea* head ( a ,f$]al   
ag5cy %all transmit to ! ,director      
notice ( ! p>ticipation ( _! respective 
,f$]al ag5cy 9 a /&>ds activity relat+  

to artificial intellig5ce & o!r critical
 & em]g+ te*nologies4  7,b7 ,me*anism ,!
 ,director %all1 9 coord9ation ) !      
,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t &     
,budget1 develop a me*anism = report+   
p>ticipation by ,f$]al ag5cies 9 /&>ds  
activities4  7b7 ,web portal  7#a7 ,9   
g5]al ,9 ord] to in=m ,unit$ ,/ates     
indu/ry & ,f$]al ag5cies ab\t exi/+ &   
ongo+ int]national ef=ts to develop     
te*nical /&>ds = artificial intellig5ce 
& o!r critical & em]g+ te*nologies &    
opportunities = p>ticipation 9 su*      
ef=ts1 ! ,director %all e/abli% an      
accessible web portal to help su*       
indu/ry & ag5cies navigate & p>ticipate 
9 su* ef=ts4  7#b7 ,cont5ts ,! web      
portal e/abli%$ pursuant to p>agraph    
7#a7 %all include regul>ly updat$ li/s (
 ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,int]national ef=ts     
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 & in=mation on 
opportunities = p>ticipation 9 su*      
ef=ts4  7,b7 ,in=mation on access+      
/&>ds1 bo? 9 developm5t & publi%$1 =    
artificial intellig5ce & o!r critical & 

em]g+ te*nologies4  7#c7 ,adm9i/ration  
,! ,director may int] into su*          
coop]ative agreem5ts ) su* nongov]nm5tal
 organizations z ! ,director consid]s   
appropriate to e/abli% ! web portal     
requir$ by p>agraph 7#a74  #d4 ,pilot   
program to support /&>ds meet+s =       
artificial intellig5ce & o!r critical & 
em]g+ te*nologies 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates  7a7
 ,pilot program requir$  7#a7 ,9 g5]al  
,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !   
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & subject to !     
availability ( appropriat$ funds1 !     
,director %all1 9 coord9ation ) ! heads 
( su* o!r ,f$]al ag5cies z ! ,director  
consid]s appropriate1 e/abli% a pilot   
program on support+ /&>ds meet+s =      
artificial intellig5ce & o!r critical & 
em]g+ te*nologies 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates by--
 7,a7 conduct+ pre/&>dization & /&>ds   
coord9ation meet+s ) /akehold]s2 &  7,b7
 aw>d+ grants to eligible entities      
describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 ho/+ meet+s ( 
organizations describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 (
 su* subsection to support ! ho/+ ( su* 

meet+s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7         
,adm9i/ration ,! ,director may c>ry out 
! pilot program requir$ by p>agraph 7#a7
 by ent]+ into su* coop]ative agreem5ts 
) su* nongov]nm5tal organizations z !   
,director consid]s appropriate to       
e/abli% & adm9i/] ! pilot program4  7b7 
,eligible entities ,= purposes ( ! pilot
 program requir$ by subsection 7a71 an  
eligible entity is-- 7#a7 an            
organization t is develop+ /&>ds &      
specifications = artificial intellig5ce 
& o!r critical & em]g+ te*nologies = at 
lea/ #a te*nical /&>d t affects !       
int]e/s ( #a or m ,f$]al ag5cies2 or    
7#b7 an entity t ho/s an organization   
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a74  7c7 ,grants  
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 c>ry+ out ! pilot      
program requir$ by subsection 7a71 !    
,director %all aw>d grants to eligible  
entities to ho/ meet+s z describ$ 9 su* 
subsection4  7#b7 ,use ( funds ,an      
eligible entity receiv+ a grant "u ?is  
subsection to ho/ a meet+ 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates may use ! am\nt ( ! grant = su*  

co/s z ! ,director consid]s reasonable =
 ho/+ ! meet+ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 b n m  
?an fifty p]c5t ( anticipat$ co/ ( ho/+ 
! meet+ & n m ?an a maximum am\nt t !   
,director %all e/abli% = purposes ( ?is 
subsection4 ,su* co/s may include !     
foll[+3 7,a7 ,co/s relat$ to !          
prep>ation & plann+ ( meet+s describ$ 9 
subsection 7a74  7,b7 ,meet+ v5ue-relat$
 exp5ses4  7,c7 ,su* o!r co/s t may     
support ! eligible entity 9 conduct+ a  
/&>ds meet+ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#c7    
,consid]ations ,9 decid+ :e!r to aw>d a 
grant "u ?is subsection to an eligible  
entity to ho/ a meet+1 ! ,director may  
consid] ! ext5t to :i* ! eligible       
entity-- 7,a7 is or ho/s an organization
 t adm9i/]s te*nical /&>ds activity 9   
artificial intellig5ce & o!r critical & 
em]g+ te*nologies t involves ,unit$     
,/ates-bas$ p>ticipants1 includ+        
p>ticipants f ,f$]al ag5cies ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates2  7,b7 has a demon/rable hi/ory (
 p>ticipat+ 9 or ho/+ successful meet+s2
 &  7,c7 has a /able or gr[+ p>ticipant 

base4  7d7 ,guidance  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!  
,director %all develop & p]iodically    
update guidance = ! pilot program c>ri$ 
out "u ?is section4  7#b7 ,elem5ts ,!   
guidance develop$ & updat$ pursuant to  
p>agraph 7#a7 %all cov] ! foll[+3 7,a7  
,eligibility = grants aw>d$ "u ! pilot  
program4  7,b7 ,h[ grants are aw>d$ "u  
subsection 7c74  7,c7 ,! duration &     
am\nts ( grants aw>d$ "u subsection 7c74
  7,d7 ,! m]it review process = ! pilot 
program4  7,e7 ,priority areas =        
te*nical /&>ds activity4  7,f7 ,means = 
recipi5ts ( grants "u ! pilot program to
 report exp5ses relat+ to co/s describ$ 
9 subsection 7c77#b77;,d74  7,g7 ,su*   
additional matt]s z ! ,director det]m9es
 appropriate = purposes ( ! pilot       
program4  7e7 ,brief+s = ,congress  7#a7
 ,9 g5]al ,dur+ ! ?ird ye> ( ! pilot    
program c>ri$ out "u ?is section & 9 ea*
 subsequ5t ye> ( ! pilot program1 !     
,director %all provide ,congress ) a    
brief+ on ! pilot program4  7#b7        
,elem5ts ,ea* brief+ provid$ pursuant to

 p>agraph 7#a7 %all include ! foll[+3   
7,a7 ,an assessm5t ( ! effectiv5ess ( ! 
pilot program ) respect to improv+ !    
ho/+ ( /&>ds meet+s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  
7,b7 ,id5tification ( ! recipi5ts (     
grants "u ! pilot program4  7,c7 ,!     
geographic di/ribution ( att5dees at    
meet+s support$ ) grants "u ! pilot     
program4  7,d7 ,a summ>y ( ! exp5ses =  
:i* ! am\nts ( grants aw>d$ "u ! pilot  
program 7 us$4  7f7 ,recomm5dations =   
p]man5t implem5tation ,if1 be=e ! date t
 is #c ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (  
?is ,act1 ! ,director det]m9es t        
conduct+ pre/&>dization & /&>ds         
coord9ation meet+s ) /akehold]s or aw>d+
 grants z describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 is  
feasible & advisable1 ! ,director %all1 
n lat] ?an #c ye>s aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act-- 7#a7 develop      
recomm5dations = su* legislative or     
adm9i/rative action z ! ,director       
consid]s appropriate to e/abli% a       
p]man5t implem5tation ( ! pilot program2
 &  7#b7 submit to ,congress !          

recomm5dations develop$ pursuant to     
p>agraph 7#a74  7g7 ,au?orization (     
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section     
#aj1jjj1jjj = ! p]iod ( fiscal ye>s     
#bjbd ?r\gh #bjbh4