,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hibf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bj1 #bjbf,mrs4 
,foushee 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 establish a grant       
program to modernize the technology of  
,state and local governments1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,state and     
,local ,public ,sector ,innovation ,act4
  #b4 ,state and local government       
technology modernization grant program  
7a7 ,establishment ,not later than #a   
year after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,assistant ,secretary    
shall establish a grant program to      
modernize the technology utilized by    
,state and local governments in order to
 improve the security and efficacy of   
public services4  7b7 ,grant authority  
,each fiscal year1 the ,assistant       

,secretary shall distribute among the   
,states the total amount made available 
for grants under the ,program with      
respect to such fiscal year in the      
following manner3 7#a7 #ej percent of   
such total amount shall be distributed  
in a manner that provides to each ,state
 the portion of such #ej percent amount 
that bears the same ratio to such #ej   
percent amount as the ratio that-- 7,a7 
the population of such ,state2 bears to 
7,b7 the total population of all        
,states4  7#b7 #ej percent of such total
 amount shall be distributed among the  
,states according to the needs of each  
,state with respect to modernizing the  
technology of government entities in    
such ,state1 as determined by the       
,assistant ,secretary in accordance with
 subsection 7e77#a74  7c7 ,recipients of
 grant funds ,each grant made to a      
,state under the ,program shall be      
provided to the ,state technology       
department of such ,state for use in    
accordance with subsection 7d74  7d7    

,grant uses  7#a7 ,in general ,a ,state 
technology department that receives     
grant funds under the ,program may use  
such grant funds to assist any          
government entity of such ,state1 or any
 government entity of a political       
subdivision of such ,state1 to modernize
 the technology utilized by such        
government entity in order to improve   
the security and efficacy of public     
services1 including through any of the  
following actions3 7,a7 ,purchasing or  
updating technology and related         
infrastructure1 including technology and
 infrastructure related to artificial   
intelligence4  7,b7 ,conducting testing 
to determine needs with respect to      
technology modernization4  7,c7         
,updating permitting processes as       
necessary to facilitate technology      
modernization4  7,d7 ,establishing or   
upgrading cybersecurity systems and     
processes4  7,e7 ,hiring and maintaining
 staff as necessary to support          
technology modernization4  7,f7         

,training staff as necessary to support 
technology modernization4  7,g7         
,transitioning technology to meet       
standards with respect to post-quantum  
cryptography4  7,h7 ,complying with the 
covered mandates4  7#b7 ,local focus    
,the ,assistant ,secretary shall        
require1 as a condition of a grant under
 the ,program1 that at least #gj percent
 of the amount provided for a ,state    
under such grant be provided directly to
 political subdivisions of such ,state  
for use in accordance with paragraph    
7#a74  7#c7 ,set aside for covered      
mandates ,if the ,assistant ,secretary  
determines pursuant to subsection       
7e77#b7 that a ,state is not complying  
with the covered mandates1 the          
,assistant ,secretary may require1 as a 
condition of a grant under the ,program1
 that such ,state set aside up to #ae   
percent of the amount provided under    
such grant for actions necessary to     
comply with the covered mandates4  7e7  
,survey  7#a7 ,need determinations ,to  

determine the relative needs of ,states 
for purposes of subsection 7b77#b71 the 
,assistant ,secretary shall complete1   
not later than #a year after the date of
 the enactment of this ,act1 a survey to
 collect from the ,state technology     
department of each ,state information   
with respect to-- 7,a7 the technology   
utilized and data stored by government  
entities in such ,state2  7,b7 the      
modernization readiness1                
interoperability1 and regulatory        
compliance1 with respect to technology1 
of government entities in such ,state2  
and  7,c7 any technology modernization  
planning of such ,state4  7#b7 ,covered 
mandates determination ,for purposes of 
subsection 7d77#c71 the ,assistant      
,secretary shall collect from each      
,state1 though the survey completed     
under paragraph 7#a7 of this subsection1
 information necessary to determine     
whether such ,state is complying with   
the covered mandates4  7f7 ,technical   
assistance ,the ,assistant ,secretary   

shall make available to government      
entities assisted with grant funds under
 the ,program technical assistance1     
including technical assistance with     
respect to-- 7#a7 data security best    
practices2  7#b7 privacy best practices2
  7#c7 cyber threat monitoring and      
awareness2 and  7#d7 compliance with the
 covered mandates1 including related    
best practices and timelines4  7g7      
,guidance ,the ,assistant ,secretary    
shall publish guidance with respect to  
the ,program1 including guidance-- 7#a7 
on the use of grant funds made available
 under the ,program2  7#b7 for utilizing
 consensus-based technical standards in 
carrying out the ,program2 and  7#c7 to 
ensure that any artificial intelligence 
system of a government entity assisted  
with grant funds made available under   
the ,program1 if used for an interaction
 with a member of the public1 includes a
 notification that artificial           
intelligence is being used4  7h7        
,consultation ,in carrying out the      

,program1 the ,assistant ,secretary     
shall consult with representatives of   
the following3 7#a7 ,academia4  7#b7    
,scientific societies4  7#c7 ,industry4 
7#d7 ,civil society organizations4  7#e7
 ,state and local government information
 technology experts4  7#f7 ,other       
stakeholder groups the ,assistant       
,secretary determines appropriate4  7i7 
,briefing ,not later than #d years after
 the date of the enactment of this ,act1
 the ,assistant ,secretary shall provide
 to the appropriate congressional       
committees a briefing on the ,program1  
which shall include-- 7#a7 data on the  
impact of the ,program on ,state and    
local government technology2  7#b7 a    
description of any obstacles encountered
 in implementing the ,program and how   
such obstacles were addressed2  7#c7    
recommendations on any additional       
resources necessary to support the      
,program2 and  7#d7 an analysis of      
whether the ,program should be          
authorized for additional fiscal years4 

7j7 ,authorization of appropriations    
,there is authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out the ,program #ejj1jjj1jjj  
for each of fiscal years #bjbg through  
#bjcj4  7k7 ,definitions ,in this       
section3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional
 committees ,the term appropriate       
congressional committees means-- 7,a7 in
 the ,house of ,representatives-- 7i7   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce2
 and  7ii7 the ,committee on ,science1  
,space1 and ,technology2 and  7,b7 in   
the ,senate1 the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and                
,transportation4  7#b7 ,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#c7 ,assistant ,secretary ,the term    
,assistant ,secretary means the         
,assistant ,secretary of ,commerce for  
,communications and ,information4  7#d7 
,covered mandates ,the term covered     

mandates means1 with respect to a       
,state1 that such ,state1 as determined 
by the ,assistant ,secretary-- 7,a7 has 
a ,chief ,data ,officer or an individual
 serving in a substantially similar     
position2  7,b7 has1 and is             
implementing1 a data privacy1 inventory 
and classification system2  7,c7 has1   
and is implementing1 data life-cycle    
policies2 and  7,d7 is complying with   
the most recent cybersecurity and risk  
management frameworks of the ,national  
,institute of ,standards and ,technology
 of the ,department of ,commerce4  7#e7 
,post-quantum cryptography ,the term    
post-quantum cryptography means         
cryptographic algorithms and methods    
that are assessed not to be specifically
 vulnerable to attack by a quantum1 or  
classical1 computer4  7#f7 ,program ,the
 term ,program means the grant program  
established under subsection 7a74  7#g7 
,state ,the term ,state means each of   
the several ,states1 the ,district of   
,columbia1 each territory or possession 

of the ,united ,states1 and each        
federally recognized ,indian ,tribe4    
7#h7 ,state technology department ,the  
term ,state technology department means 
the department or agency of a ,state    
that the ,governor or chief executive of
 such ,state designates1 for purposes of
 the ,program1 as the primary department
 or agency of such ,state with respect  
to technology provision and services4