,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fdjb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #c1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,kiley of ,california         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,science1
 ,space1 and ,technology  ,a ,,bill  ,to
 require the ,national ,academy of      
,sciences to establish a grant program  
to develop safe ,,ai models and safe    
,,ai research1 and for other purposes4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,ensuring ,safe and ,ethical    
,,ai ,development ,through ,,safe ,,ai  
,research ,grants4  #b4 ,grant program  
to develop safe ,,ai models and safe    
,,ai research  7a7 ,findings ,congress  
finds the following3 7#a7 ,the          
development and use of artificial       
intelligence 7,,ai7 have accelerated    
rapidly through all sectors of society  
opening the doors to untold benefit and 
innovation4  7#b7 ,with this great      
potential also comes unknown risks4     
,research into the safety and risk      

reduction of ,,ai development is        
urgently needed4  7b7 ,statement of     
policy ,it is the policy of ,congress to
 encourage research on ,,ai safety and  
risk mitigation processes in order that 
,,ai is developed in a manner that      
ensures security1 reliability1 and      
consonance with human values4  7c7      
,establishment of grant program ,to     
encourage safe ,,ai models  7#a7 ,in    
general ,subject to paragraph 7#b71 the 
,director of the ,national ,academy of  
,sciences shall establish a grant       
program to encourage the development of 
safe ,,ai models and safe ,,ai research4
  7#b7 ,development of guiding          
principles ,the ,director of the        
,national ,academy of ,sciences1 in     
consultation with industry1 government1 
academia1 and high-tech stakeholders1   
and using a public comment process1     
shall develop a set of guiding          
principles and ethical considerations   
which will be made available to the     
public and used to inform implementation

 of the grant program under paragraph   
7#a74  7#c7 ,proposal  7,a7 ,in general 
,not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act1 the      
,director of the ,national ,academy of  
,sciences shall submit to the ,committee
 on ,science1 ,space1 and ,technology of
 the ,house of ,representatives and the 
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation of the ,senate a        
detailed proposal of the grant program  
under paragraph 7#a71 together with a   
budget for the administration of such   
grant program and a proposed            
appropriation request relating to the   
number of grants to be awarded4 ,such   
proposal shall include the following3   
7i7 ,a discussion and evaluation of the 
following3 7,i7 ,the structure and      
operation of existing ,,ai models4      
7,,ii7 ,the degree to which such models 
incorporate some version of safe ,,ai   
into their operation4  7,,iii7 ,the     
methodology used to assess benefits and 
risks to society4  7ii7 ,an             

identification of areas of safe ,,ai    
which require additional research4      
7iii7 ,a timeline for implementation4   
7,b7 ,additional elements ,the proposal 
under subparagraph 7,a7 shall also      
include information relating to the     
following elements3 7i7 ,the            
solicitation of grant proposals from    
prospective grantees4  7ii7 ,the        
evaluation of grant awardees4  7iii7    
,the determination of whether awardees  
have achieved promised outcomes4