,i #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ifcb ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #i1 #bjbf,mr4 ,mc,caul 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,bera1 and ,mr4 ,kelly of ,pennsylvania7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce ,a ,,bill ,to better coordinate ,federal efforts to utilize advance technologies1 such as ,,ai1 to improve diagnoses1 treatments1 cures1 and prevention strategies for pediatric cancer1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,accelerating ,innovation 7,,ai7 for ,kids with ,cancer ,act4 #b4 ,harnessing ,united ,states ,,ai innovation to treat and cure pediatric cancer 7a7 ,in general ,the ,president1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services 7in this section referred to as the ,secretary71 shall appoint an individual or entity to serve as the coordinator of ,federal efforts to utilize advance technologies1 such as ,,ai1 to improve diagnoses1 treatments1 cures1 and prevention strategies for pediatric cancer4 ,such individual or entity shall be known as the ,coordinator of ,,ai ,innovation 7in this section referred to as the ,coordinator74 ,the ,coordinator shall serve as a member of the ,domestic ,policy ,council4 7b7 ,identification of ,,ccdi opportunities ,in carrying out subsection 7a71 the ,coordinator shall identify opportunities to accelerate the progress of ,,ai-driven solutions at the ,childhood ,cancer ,data ,initiative 7in this section referred to as the ,,ccdi71 including-- 7#a7 by improving clinical trial design and access through incorporating ,,ai approaches2 7#b7 by making data platforms and tools available as part of the ,,ccdi ,data ,ecosystem2 7#c7 by improving data infrastructure through consolidating data from multiple sources for ,,ai-ready analysis and through utilizing ,,ai to better select participants for clinical trials2 7#d7 by enhancing data analysis through integration with ,,ai tools-- 7,a7 to improve predictive modeling of patient response1 disease progression1 and treatment toxicity2 and 7,b7 to turn multi-omics data and imaging data into novel diagnostic1 prognostic1 and therapeutic biomarkers2 and 7#e7 by improving clinical trial design1 access1 and outcomes for patients by incorporating multimodal data and using ,,ai approaches4 7c7 ,improving data sharing and empowering patients 7#a7 ,integration of ,,ai innovation into current work on interoperability ,the ,secretary shall work to ensure that ,,ai innovation is appropriately integrated into current work on interoperability to maximize the potential for electronic health records and claims data to inform private sector and academic research and clinical trial design1 while ensuring that individuals 7or authorized representatives7 control their health information4 7#b7 ,interoperability standards for patient data to be used with ,,ai ,the ,secretary shall work to finalize interoperability standards for patient data to be used with ,,ai that-- 7,a7 appropriately account for structured and unstructured data2 and 7,b7 enable safe and privacy-compliant exchanges of data4 7d7 ,report ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of ,congress a report on the implementation of this section4 7e7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,artificial intelligence2 ,,ai ,the terms artificial intelligence and ,,ai have the meaning given the term artificial intelligence in section #ejjb of the ,national ,artificial ,intelligence ,initiative of #bjbj 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #idja74 7#b7 ,appropriate committees of ,congress ,the term appropriate committees of ,congress means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of the ,house of ,representatives2 7,b7 the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and ,technology of the ,house of ,representatives2 7,c7 the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions of the ,senate2 and 7,d7 the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation of the ,senate4 7f7 ,authorization of appropriations 7#a7 ,in general ,there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such funds as may be necessary for each of fiscal years #bjbg through #bjca4 7#b7 ,,ccdi ,in addition to amounts made available to carry out this section under paragraph 7#a7 for a fiscal year1 there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out subsection 7b71 #ajj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjbg through #bjca4