,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gghc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #d1 #bjbf,ms4 
,mc,clellan 7for herself and ,mr4       
,obernolte7 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     
publish a report on the integration of  
artificial intelligence into the        
commercial telecommunications           
infrastructure of the ,united ,states1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,,ai-,ready ,networks ,act4  #b4 ,report
 on integration of ,,ai into commercial 
telecommunications infrastructure  7a7  
,in general ,not later than #ah months  
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,assistant ,secretary shall   
publish in the ,federal ,register and on
 the website of the ,national           
,telecommunications and ,information    

,administration1 and submit to the      
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of  
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation of the ,senate1 a report
 on the integration of artificial       
intelligence into the commercial        
telecommunications networks of the      
,united ,states4  7b7 ,matters ,to be   
included ,the report required by        
subsection 7a7 shall include the        
following3 7#a7 ,an assessment of the   
status of international and industry-led
 standards-setting bodies in setting    
standards for artificial intelligence in
 telecommunications networks4  7#b7 ,an 
identification and analysis of          
voluntary1 industry-driven use cases for
 the integration of artificial          
intelligence into telecommunications    
networks4  7#c7 ,recommendations for    
addressing workforce trends and needs in
 the telecommunications industry as the 
telecommunications industry integrates  
artificial intelligence4  7#d7          

,recommendations on how to leverage     
artificial intelligence to enhance the  
security1 integrity1 and availability of
 telecommunications networks4  7#e7     
,recommendations on how voluntary       
industry best practices1 government     
guidance1 and existing laws may support 
transparency1 accountability1 and public
 trust with respect to artificial       
intelligence deployed in                
telecommunications networks4  7#f7      
,recommendations on modernizing the     
,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #aea et seq47 to reflect      
advancements in artificial intelligence1
 including the integration of artificial
 intelligence into telecommunications   
networks4  7#g7 ,recommendations for how
 to best work with entities across the  
,federal ,government1 ,state            
governments1 local governments1 and     
,tribal ,governments to facilitate the  
safe and effective integration of       
artificial intelligence into            
telecommunications networks4  7c7 ,draft

 report2 public comment ,the ,assistant 
,secretary shall-- 7#a7 not later than  
#a year after the date of the enactment 
of this ,act1 publish in the ,federal   
,register and on the website of the     
,national ,telecommunications and       
,information ,administration a draft of 
the report required by subsection 7a72  
and  7#b7 accept public comments on such
 draft and take such comments into      
consideration in preparing the final    
version of such report4  7d7            
,consultation ,in preparing the report  
required by subsection 7a71 the         
,assistant ,secretary shall consult with
 the following3 7#a7 ,the ,federal      
,communications ,commission4  7#b7 ,the 
,director of the ,national ,institute of
 ,standards and ,technology4  7#c7 ,the 
,secretary of ,homeland ,security4  7#d7
 ,the ,director of the ,cybersecurity   
and ,infrastructure ,security ,agency4  
7#e7 ,the heads of other relevant       
,federal agencies1 as determined by the 
,assistant ,secretary4  7#f7 ,relevant  

,state1 local1 and ,tribal government   
entities1 as determined by the          
,assistant ,secretary4  7#g7 ,trusted   
telecommunications companies4  7#h7     
,representatives from academia1 public  
interest organizations1 and             
international standards-setting bodies4 
7e7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 
,artificial intelligence ,the term      
artificial intelligence has the meaning 
given such term in section #ejjb of the 
,national ,artificial ,intelligence     
,initiative ,act of #bjbj 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4
 #idja74  7#b7 ,assistant ,secretary    
,the term ,assistant ,secretary means   
the ,assistant ,secretary of ,commerce  
for ,communications and ,information4   
7#c7 ,state ,the term ,state has the    
meaning given such term in section #c of
 the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg 
,u4,s4,c4 #aec74  7#d7 ,trusted ,the    
term trusted means1 with respect to a   
company1 that such company does not     
produce or provide any covered          
communications equipment or service 7as 

defined in section #i of the ,secure and
 ,trusted ,communications ,networks ,act
 of #bjai 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #afjh774