,,ii #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #djih ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #af1 #bjbf,mr4 ,budd 7for himself and ,mr4 ,kim7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation ,a ,,bill ,to establish standards and guidelines to make open ,government data assets artificial intelligence-ready1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,artificial ,intelligence-,ready ,data ,act4 #b4 ,establishment of standards and guidelines to make open ,government data assets artificial intelligence-ready ,the ,national ,institute of ,standards and ,technology ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bga et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #cg4 ,standards and guidelines to make open ,government data assets artificial intelligence-ready 7a7 ,in general ,the ,director shall1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,commerce1 the ,director of the ,office of ,science and ,technology ,policy1 the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget1 and the head of any other ,federal agency the ,director considers appropriate1 develop standards and guidelines to assist ,federal agencies with making open ,government data assets 7as defined in section #cejb of title #dd1 ,united ,states ,code7 artificial intelligence-ready4 7b7 ,requirements 7#a7 ,adaptability and interoperability ,in developing the standards and guidelines under subsection 7a71 the ,director shall set baseline standards and guidelines for all ,federal agencies that1 to the greatest extent practicable1 allow for the heads of the agencies to adapt and extend such standards and guidelines to meet the needs of agency-specific missions4 7#b7 ,elements ,the standards and guidelines required by subsection 7a7 shall-- 7,a7 recommend improvements to the availability and utility of open ,government data assets for the development of artificial intelligence 7as defined in section #ejjb of the ,national ,artificial ,intelligence ,initiative ,act of #bjbj 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #idja77 by private or public sector entities1 including-- 7i7 for the training of artificial intelligence models or systems2 7ii7 best practices for data quality1 data stewardship1 metadata1 and documentation2 and 7iii7 ways to manage intellectual property concerns when ,federal data is combined with proprietary data2 7,b7 identify1 or recommend methods for identifying1 other data assets 7as defined in section #cejb of title #dd1 ,united ,states ,code7 generated or maintained by ,federal agencies that should be made available for the development of artificial intelligence2 and 7,c7 recommend measurements for evaluating the effectiveness of ,federal agency action pertaining to subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b74 7#c7 ,artificial ,intelligence-,ready ,requirements for open government data assets ,the standards and guidelines developed under subsection 7a7 shall require open ,government data assets to be1 to the greatest extent practicable-- 7,a7 artificial intelligence-ready1 defined based on the needs of artificial intelligence developers and information provided by persons engaged with artificial intelligence that is received through the notice and comment procedure outlined in subsection 7c72 7,b7 available for download-- 7i7 on a publicly accessible website or other convenient method2 7ii7 by web-scraping2 or 7iii7 by any other method the ,director considers practicable and beneficial2 7,c7 accurate as of the date of the publication of the open ,government data asset2 7,d7 human-readable2 7,e7 in an open and machine-readable format1 accompanied by publicly available software tools that can decode or process the data2 and 7,f7 secure and protective of individual privacy4 7c7 ,public notice and opportunity for comment 7#a7 ,in general ,in developing the standards and guidelines under subsection 7a71 and in considering revisions to the standards and guidelines under subsection 7d71 the ,director shall-- 7,a7 publish in the ,federal ,register-- 7i7 proposed standards and guidelines2 and 7ii7 a request for feedback1 including on the recommendations described in subsection 7b77#b72 7,b7 provide the public with an opportunity to comment for a period of not less than #fj days2 7,c7 ensure public comments are available for public inspection2 and 7,d7 demonstrate consideration of the public comments received under this paragraph in the development of the standards and guidelines under subsection 7a7 or the revision of the standards and guidelines under subsection 7d74 7#b7 ,timeline for publication ,the ,director shall publish-- 7,a7 the standards and guidelines developed under subsection 7a7 in the ,federal ,register not later than #a year after the date of the enactment of this section2 and 7,b7 any revision to the standards and guidelines under subsection 7d71 or a notice that public comment had been considered and proposed revisions are not beneficial or necessary1 in the ,federal ,register not later than #fj days after the ,director has completed the review required by that subsection4 7d7 ,updates to the standards and guidelines ,not later than #b years after the date on which the ,director submits the standards and guidelines to the ,director of the ,office of ,science and ,technology ,policy under subsection 7e7 and not less frequently than once every #b years thereafter1 the ,director shall consider1 in accordance with the notice and comment procedures under subsection 7c71 revisions to the standards and guidelines required by subsection 7a7 to improve the utility of the standards and guidelines4 7e7 ,submission to the ,director of the ,office of ,science and ,technology ,policy ,the ,director shall submit the standards and guidelines developed under subsection 7a71 and any revision of the standards and guidelines under subsection 7d71 to the ,president for issuing requirements in accordance with section #gja of the ,national ,science and ,technology ,policy1 ,organization1 and ,priorities ,act of #aigf4 4 #c4 ,implementation of standards and guidelines to make open ,government data assets artificial intelligence-ready ,the ,national ,science and ,technology ,policy1 ,organization1 and ,priorities ,act of #aigf 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ffaa et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following3 ,,vii ,implementation of standards and guidelines to make open government data assets artificial intelligence-ready #gja4 ,implementation of standards and guidelines by ,federal agencies 7a7 ,in general ,upon receiving the standards and guidelines from the ,director of the ,national ,institute of ,standards and ,technology pursuant to section #cg7;e7 of the ,national ,institute of ,standards and ,technology ,act1 the ,president1 acting through the ,director of the ,office of ,science and ,technology ,policy1 in consultation with the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget1 shall issue a requirement that the head of each ,federal agency adopt such standards and guidelines4 7b7 ,agency requirement ,upon the ,president1 acting through the ,director of the ,office of ,science and ,technology ,policy1 issuing a requirement to the head of a ,federal agency under subsection 7a71 the head of such agency shall-- 7#a7 adopt and adhere to the standards and guidelines issued by the ,director of the ,office of ,science and ,technology ,policy2 7#b7 ensure that any agency-specific adaptations of the standards and guidelines remain interoperable with the data systems of other ,federal agencies to support interagency collaboration2 and 7#c7 ensure that major information technology and high-performance computing acquisitions explicitly account for any requirement contained in the standards and guidelines4 4 #d4 ,artificial intelligence and machine learning readiness of national oceanic and atmospheric administration data assets for operational forecasting 7a7 ,in general ,after the adoption by the ,under ,secretary of ,commerce for ,oceans and ,atmosphere 7in this section referred to as the ,under ,secretary7 of the standards and guidelines described in section #gja of the ,national ,science and ,technology ,policy1 ,organization1 and ,priorities ,act of #aigf1 as added by section #c1 the ,under ,secretary shall ensure the data assets of the ,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric ,administration 7in this section referred to as the ,administration7 support the integration of artificial intelligence and machine learning into the operational forecasting activities of the ,administration1 specifically for-- 7#a7 model analyses1 forecasts1 and reanalyses2 7#b7 in-situ and conventional observations2 7#c7 satellite datasets2 and 7#d7 environmental observations that are critical for forecasting4 7b7 ,annual briefings ,not later than #a year after the date of adoption described in subsection 7a71 and annually thereafter for #e years1 the ,under ,secretary shall brief the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and ,technology of the ,house of ,representatives on the progress made by the ,under ,secretary in implementing subsection 7a74