,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #djdf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #aa1    
#bjbf,mr4 ,warner 7for himself and ,mr4 
,rounds7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and 
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to         
establish the ,economy of the ,future   
,commission1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,economy of the ,future         
,commission ,act of #bjbf4  #b4 ,economy
 of the ,future ,commission  7a7        
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,applicable congressional committee ,the
 term applicable congressional committee
 means any of the following committees3 
7,a7 ,the ,committee on ,armed          
,services1 the ,committee on ,commerce1 
,science1 and ,transportation1 the      
,committee on ,health1 ,education1      
,labor1 and ,pensions1 the ,committee on
 ,finance1 the ,committee on ,homeland  
,security and ,governmental ,affairs1   

and the ,committee on ,appropriations of
 the ,senate4  7,b7 ,the ,committee on  
,armed ,services1 the ,committee on     
,energy and ,commerce1 the ,committee on
 ,education and ,workforce1 the         
,committee on ,ways and ,means1 the     
,committee on ,homeland ,security1 and  
the ,committee on ,appropriations of the
 ,house of ,representatives4  7#b7      
,artificial intelligence ,the term      
artificial intelligence has the meaning 
given the term in section #ejjb of the  
,national ,artificial ,intelligence     
,initiative ,act of #bjbj 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4
 #idja74  7#c7 ,commission ,the term    
,commission means the ,economy of the   
,future ,commission established under   
subsection 7b74  7#d7 ,congressional    
leader ,the term congressional leader   
means the majority leader of the        
,senate1 the ,speaker of the ,house of  
,representatives1 the minority leader of
 the ,senate1 or the minority leader of 
the ,house of ,representatives4  7#e7   
,,naics ,the term ,,naics means the     

,north ,american ,industry              
,classification ,system4  7b7 ,in       
general ,there is established in the    
legislative branch a commission to      
develop consensus legislative           
recommendations addressing economic     
changes caused by the adoption of       
artificial intelligence1 to be known as 
the ,economy of the ,future ,commission4
  7c7 ,membership  7#a7 ,in general ,the
 ,commission shall be composed of the   
following members3 7,a7 #aj members     
appointed by ,congress in accordance    
with paragraph 7#b71 of whom-- 7i7 the  
majority leader of the ,senate and the  
,speaker of the ,house of               
,representatives shall each appoint #c  
members2 and  7ii7 the minority leader  
of the ,senate and the minority leader  
of the ,house of ,representatives shall 
each appoint #b members4  7,b7 ,the     
,deputy ,secretary of ,education1 as a  
nonvoting member4  7,c7 ,the ,deputy    
,secretary of ,labor1 as a nonvoting    
member4  7,d7 ,the ,deputy ,secretary of

 ,commerce1 as a nonvoting member4  7,e7
 ,the ,deputy ,secretary of the         
,treasury1 as a nonvoting member4  7#b7 
,congressional appointees  7,a7 ,in     
general ,each congressional leader      
making appointments under paragraph 7#a7
 shall-- 7i7 appoint #a member who is   
serving as a ,member of the house of    
,congress in which the congressional    
leader serves and is a member of an     
applicable congressional committee2 and 
7ii7 for any remaining appointments1    
appoint an individual who is not serving
 in ,congress and who is nationally     
recognized for expertise1 knowledge1 or 
experience in-- 7,i7 artificial         
intelligence technology2  7,,ii7        
education2  7,,iii7 workforce           
retraining2 or  7,,iv7 taxation4  7,b7  
,representation of congressional        
committees ,in appointing congressional 
members to the ,commission1 the         
congressional leaders shall endeavor to 
have representation of all of the       
applicable congressional committees4    

7#c7 ,appointment ,members of the       
,commission shall be appointed not later
 than #de days after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act4  7#d7 ,ethics ,a
 congressional leader who appoints      
members of the ,commission may not      
appoint an individual as a member of the
 ,commission if such individual         
possesses any personal or financial     
interest in the discharge of any of the 
duties of the ,commission4  7d7         
,co-,chairs  7#a7 ,in general ,the      
,commission shall have #b co-chairs1    
selected jointly by the congressional   
leaders from among the members of the   
,commission in accordance with paragraph
 7#b74  7#b7 ,co-chair requirements ,one
 co-chair of the ,commission shall be a 
member of the ,democratic ,party1 and   
one co-chair shall be a member of the   
,republican ,party4 ,one co-chair of the
 ,commission shall be a ,member of the  
,house of ,representatives and one      
co-chair shall be a ,senator4  7e7      
,meetings2 quorum2 vacancies  7#a7      

,initial meeting ,the ,commission shall 
hold its initial meeting on or before   
the date that is #fj days after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act4  7#b7   
,additional meetings ,after its initial 
meeting1 the ,commission shall meet upon
 the call of the co-chairs of the       
,commission4  7#c7 ,quorum #g members of
 the ,commission shall constitute a     
quorum for purposes of conducting       
business1 except that #b members of the 
,commission shall constitute a quorum   
for purposes of receiving testimony4    
7#d7 ,vacancies ,any vacancy in the     
,commission shall not affect its powers1
 but shall be filled in the same manner 
in which the original appointment was   
made4  7#e7 ,quorum with vacancies ,if  
vacancies in the ,commission occur on   
any day after #de days after the date of
 the enactment of this ,act1 a quorum   
shall consist of a majority of the      
members of the ,commission as of such   
day4  7f7 ,actions of ,commission  7#a7 
,in general ,the ,commission shall act  

by resolution agreed to by a majority of
 the members of the ,commission voting  
and present4  7#b7 ,panels ,the         
,commission may establish panels        
composed of less than the full          
membership of the ,commission for       
purposes of carrying out the duties of  
the ,commission under this section4 ,the
 actions of any such panel shall be     
subject to the review and control of the
 ,commission4 ,any findings and         
determinations made by such a panel     
shall not be considered the findings and
 determinations of the ,commission      
unless approved by the ,commission4     
7#c7 ,delegation ,any member1 agent1 or 
staff of the ,commission may1 if        
authorized by the co-chairs of the      
,commission1 take any action which the  
,commission is authorized to take       
pursuant to this section4  7g7 ,duties  
,the duties of the ,commission are--    
7#a7 in general1 to develop consensus   
legislative recommendations addressing  
economic changes caused by the adoption 

of artificial intelligence2  7#b7 to    
evaluate the effectiveness of1 and      
develop consensus legislative           
recommendations that address and respond
 to the economic changes caused by1 the 
adoption of artificial intelligence1    
including the effectiveness and economic
 changes of that adoption for-- 7,a7    
government data1 research1 and          
measurement2  7,b7 workforce development
 programs2  7,c7 kindergarten through   
grade #ab public education1 career and  
technical education1 and higher         
education2 and  7,d7 social safety net  
programs and worker support2  7#c7 to   
develop consensus legislative           
recommendations addressing-- 7,a7 the   
development of standards and metrics to 
evaluate and address artificial         
intelligence adoption across the        
,federal ,government1 including         
standards and metrics to identify and   
address artificial intelligence-specific
 skill and training needs across the    
,federal workforce2  7,b7 the relative  

merits of open-source and open-weight   
models of artificial intelligence for   
suitability for small- and medium-sized 
businesses and the use of open-source   
and open-weight models to improve the   
efficiency of government operations2    
7,c7 the potential for a national       
,federal artificial intelligence        
research investment strategy2  7,d7     
public and private sector partnerships  
to increase research access by academic 
institutions and small businesses to    
private sector computing1 models1 data1 
and software resources related to       
artificial intelligence2  7,e7          
developing and scaling foundational     
manufacturing technologies related to   
artificial intelligence through         
government programs and public-private  
partnerships such as the ,hollings      
,manufacturing ,extension ,program      
established under section #be7;b7 of the
 ,national ,institute of ,standards and 
,technologies ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4       
#bghk72  7,f7 supply chain and          

manufacturing challenges to developing  
emerging technologies that are projected
 to heavily utilize artificial          
intelligence1 such as robotics2  7,g7   
the need for public and private sector  
collaboration in developing cloud       
computing-based laboratories for        
furthering research into key technology 
focus areas1 as defined in section      
#ajchg7;c7 of the ,research and         
,development1 ,competition1 and         
,innovation ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4         
#aiajg7;c771 utilizing artificial       
intelligence2  7,h7 changes to          
transportation safety policies and      
regulations caused by the adoption of   
artificial intelligence in land-1 air-1 
and sea-based autonomous vehicles2  7,i7
 energy generation1 storage1 and        
transmission demands caused by the      
development of the artificial           
intelligence industry and the           
construction and operation of domestic  
data centers2 and  7,j7 the use of      
artificial intelligence-enabled robotics

 in government 7other than in the       
,department of ,defense7 and industry2  
and  7#d7 to prepare the reports        
required under subsection 7k74  7h7     
,powers of ,commission  7#a7 ,in general
 ,the ,commission or1 on the            
authorization of the ,commission1 any   
subcommittee or member of1 the          
,commission may1 for the purpose of     
carrying out the provisions of this     
section-- 7,a7 hold such hearings and   
sit and act at such times and places1   
take such testimony1 receive such       
evidence1 and administer such oaths2 and
  7,b7 require1 by subpoena or          
otherwise1 the attendance and testimony 
of such witnesses and the production of 
such books1 records1 correspondence1    
memoranda1 papers1 and documents1 as the
 ,commission or such designated         
subcommittee or designated member       
considers necessary4  7#b7 ,subpoenas   
,subpoenas may be issued under paragraph
 7#a77;,b7 under the signature of the   
co-chairs of the ,commission1 and may be

 served by any person designated by such
 co-chairs4  7#c7 ,failure to comply    
,the provisions of sections #ajb through
 #ajd of the ,revised ,statutes 7#b     
,u4,s4,c4 #aib through #aid7 shall apply
 in the case of any failure of a witness
 to comply with any subpoena or to      
testify when summoned under authority of
 this section4  7#d7 ,contracting ,the  
,commission may1 to such extent and in  
such amounts as are provided in advance 
in appropriation ,acts1 enter into      
contracts to enable the ,commission to  
discharge its duties under this section4
  7#e7 ,information from ,federal       
agencies  7,a7 ,in general ,the         
,commission may secure directly from any
 executive department1 agency1 bureau1  
board1 commission1 office1 independent  
establishment1 or instrumentality of the
 ,government information1 suggestions1  
estimates1 and statistics for the       
purposes of this section4  7,b7         
,response ,each such department1 agency1
 bureau1 board1 commission1 office1     

establishment1 or instrumentality shall1
 to the extent authorized by law1       
furnish such information1 suggestions1  
estimates1 and statistics directly to   
the ,commission1 upon request of the    
co-chairs of the ,commission4  7,c7     
,classified information ,the ,commission
 shall handle and protect all classified
 information provided to it under this  
section in accordance with applicable   
statutes and regulations4  7#f7         
,assistance from ,federal agencies  7,a7
 ,in general ,federal departments and   
agencies may provide the ,commission    
such services1 funds1 facilities1 staff1
 and other support as such departments  
and agencies consider advisable and as  
may be authorized by law4  7,b7         
,cooperation ,the ,commission shall     
receive the full and timely cooperation 
of any official1 department1 or agency  
of the ,federal ,government whose       
assistance is necessary1 as jointly     
determined by the co-chairs1 for the    
fulfillment of the duties of the        

,commission1 including the provision of 
full and current briefings and analyses4
  7#g7 ,postal services ,the ,commission
 may use the ,united ,states postal     
services in the same manner and under   
the same conditions as the departments  
and agencies of the ,united ,states4    
7#h7 ,gifts  7,a7 ,no gifts for service 
,no member or staff of the ,commission  
may receive a gift or benefit by reason 
of the service of such member or staff  
to the ,commission4  7,b7 ,authority to 
accept gifts ,the ,commission may       
accept1 use1 and dispose of gifts or    
donations of services or property       
7including goods7 from non-,federal     
entities for the purposes of aiding and 
facilitating the work of the            
,commission4 ,the authority in this     
subparagraph does not extend to gifts of
 money4  7i7 ,staff of ,commission  7#a7
 ,in general ,the co-chairs of the      
,commission1 in accordance with rules   
agreed upon by the ,commission1 shall   
appoint and fix the compensation of a   

staff director and such other personnel 
as may be necessary to enable the       
,commission to carry out its duties1    
without regard to the provisions of     
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1        
governing appointments in the           
competitive service1 and without regard 
to the provisions of chapter #ea and    
subchapter ,,iii of chapter #ec of such 
title relating to classification and    
,general ,schedule pay rates1 except    
that no rate of pay fixed under this    
subsection may exceed the equivalent of 
that payable to a person occupying a    
position at level ,v of the ,executive  
,schedule under section #ecaf of such   
title4  7#b7 ,experts and consultants   
,the co-chairs of the ,commission may   
procure the services of experts and     
consultants in accordance with section  
#caji of title #e1 ,united ,states      
,code1 as if the ,commission were an    
agency described in that section1 at    
rates for individuals that do not exceed
 the daily equivalent of the annual rate

 of basic pay prescribed for level ,,iv 
of the ,executive ,schedule under       
section #ecae of such title4  7#c7      
,detailees ,any ,federal ,government    
employee may be detailed to the         
,commission without reimbursement from  
the ,commission1 and such detailee shall
 retain the rights1 status1 and         
privileges of his or her regular        
employment without interruption4  7j7   
,compensation and travel expenses  7#a7 
,compensation  7,a7 ,in general ,except 
as provided in paragraph 7#b71 each     
member of the ,commission may be        
compensated at not to exceed the daily  
equivalent of the annual rate of basic  
pay in effect for a position at level   
,,iv of the ,executive ,schedule under  
section #ecae of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code1 for each day during which
 that member is engaged in the actual   
performance of the duties of the        
,commission under this section4  7,b7   
,exclusion ,members of the ,commission  
who are officers or employees of the    

,united ,states or ,members of ,congress
 shall receive no additional pay by     
reason of their service on the          
,commission4  7#b7 ,travel expenses     
,while away from their homes or regular 
places of business in the performance of
 services for the ,commission1 members  
of the ,commission may be allowed travel
 expenses1 including per diem in lieu of
 subsistence1 in the same manner as     
persons employed intermittently in the  
,government service are allowed expenses
 under section #egjc of title #e1       
,united ,states ,code4  7k7 ,reports    
7#a7 ,interim report ,by not later than 
#g months after the date of enactment of
 this ,act1 the ,commission shall issue 
an interim report1 to be disseminated to
 the public1 including-- 7,a7 7i7 the   
initial estimates of changes in         
employment due to the adoption of       
artificial intelligence for #e years and
 #aj years after the date of enactment  
of this ,act1 by #f-;digit ,,naics code2
 and  7ii7 the ,commission's level of   

confidence in such estimates2  7,b7 7i7 
,federal revenue estimates for tax years
 beginning #e and #aj years after the   
enactment of this ,act2 and  7ii7       
commentary by the ,commission on the    
likelihood that the adoption of         
artificial intelligence will increase or
 decrease revenue during each time      
period described in clause 7i72 and     
7,c7 a description of high-quality1 free
 resources that the public can access to
 learn more about artificial            
intelligence and the effects that its   
wide adoption may have on the global    
economy4  7#b7 ,final report  7,a7 ,in  
general ,by not later than #ac months   
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,commission shall prepare and 
submit a final report regarding the     
impact of the adoption of artificial    
intelligence that includes legislative  
recommendations on artificial           
intelligence education1 reskilling of   
employees needed due to the adoption of 
artificial intelligence1 unemployment   

insurance1 and taxation policy1 and on  
maintaining global competitiveness in   
key industries including technology and 
manufacturing4  7,b7 ,submission ,the   
report required under subparagraph 7,a7 
shall be submitted to the report to each
 of the applicable congressional        
committees and to the ,secretary of     
,treasury1 ,secretary of ,commerce1     
,secretary of ,labor1 and ,secretary of 
,education4  7,c7 ,assessments of final 
report ,by not later than #fj days after
 the date on which the final report is  
submitted under subparagraph 7,b71 the  
,secretaries of ,treasury1 ,commerce1   
,labor1 and ,education shall            
individually submit an assessment of the
 final report to the applicable         
congressional committees4  7l7          
,inapplicability of certain             
administrative provisions  7#a7 ,federal
 ,advisory ,committee ,act ,the         
provisions of chapter #aj of title #e1  
,united ,states ,code 7commonly referred
 to the ,federal ,advisory ,committee   

,act71 shall not apply to the activities
 of the ,commission under this section4 
7#b7 ,freedom of ,information ,act ,the 
provisions of section #eeb of title #e1 
,united ,states ,code 7commonly referred
 to as the ,freedom of ,information     
,act71 shall not apply to the activities
 7including proceedings7 or records of  
the ,commission under this section4  7m7
 ,termination  7#a7 ,in general ,the    
,commission1 and all the authorities of 
this section1 shall terminate on the    
last day of the #abj-;day period        
beginning on the date on which the final
 report described in subsection 7k77#b7 
is submitted to the applicable          
congressional committees4  7#b7 ,closing
 activities ,the ,commission may use the
 #abj-;day period immediately preceding 
termination for the purposes of         
concluding its activities1 including    
providing testimony to ,congress        
concerning the final report described in
 subsection 7k77#b7 and disseminating   
the report4  7n7 ,funding ,there is     

appropriated1 out of any amounts in the 
,treasury not otherwise appropriated1   
#e1bej1jjj to carry out this section1 to
 remain available until the date on     
which the ,commission terminates under  
subsection 7m77#a74