,,ii #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #ddda ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,april #bi1 #bjbf,mr4 ,young 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,heinrich1 ,mr4 ,rounds1 and ,mr4 ,booker7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation ,a ,,bill ,to establish the ,national ,artificial ,intelligence ,research ,resource1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,creating ,resources for ,every ,american ,to ,experiment with ,artificial ,intelligence ,act or the ,,create ,,ai ,act4 #b4 ,national ,artificial ,intelligence ,research ,resource 7a7 ,in general ,the ,national ,artificial ,intelligence ,initiative ,act of #bjbj 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #idja et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following3 ,,lvi ,national ,artificial ,intelligence ,research ,resource ,sec4 #efja4 ,definitions4,sec4 #efjb4 ,establishment2 governance4,sec4 #efjc4 ,resources of the ,,nairr4,sec4 #efjd4 ,,nairr processes and procedures4 #efja4 ,definitions ,in this title3 7#a7 ,executive agency ,the term ,executive agency has the meaning given such term in section #aje of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#b7 ,national ,artificial ,intelligence ,research ,resource2 ,,nairr ,the terms ,national ,artificial ,intelligence ,research ,resource and ,,nairr have the meaning given the term ,national ,artificial ,intelligence ,research ,resource in section #eajf7;g74 7#c7 ,program management office ,the term ,program ,management ,office means the ,program ,management ,office established under section #efjb7;c74 7#d7 ,resource of the ,,nairr ,the term resource of the ,,nairr means a resource described in section #efjc7a74 #efjb4 ,establishment2 governance 7a7 ,establishment ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of the ,creating ,resources for ,every ,american ,to ,experiment with ,artificial ,intelligence ,act1 the ,director of the ,national ,science ,foundation shall establish the ,national ,artificial ,intelligence ,research ,resource to-- 7#a7 advance artificial intelligence research and research that employs artificial intelligence2 and 7#b7 develop artificial intelligence skills for the ,united ,states workforce4 7b7 ,function ,the function of the ,,nairr shall be to connect ,united ,states researchers and educators to computational1 data1 software1 and educational resources1 provided by ,executive agencies1 ,state governments1 or nongovernmental entities4 7c7 ,program ,management ,office 7#a7 ,establishment ,the ,director of the ,national ,science ,foundation shall-- 7,a7 establish within the ,office of ,advanced ,cyberinfrastructure 7or a successor office7 of the ,national ,science ,foundation a ,program ,management ,office to oversee the functions of the ,,nairr2 and 7,b7 appoint an individual to head the ,program ,management ,office4 7#b7 ,duties ,the duties of the ,program ,management ,office shall include-- 7,a7 developing the budget for the ,,nairr2 7,b7 as needed1 and with appropriate oversight1 delegating operational tasks to #a or more nongovernmental organizations that shall be selected through a competitive and transparent process2 7,c7 coordinating resource contributions from participating ,executive agencies1 ,state governments1 and nongovernmental entities2 and 7,d7 establishing policies and procedures for the ,,nairr that carry out all requirements of section #efjd4 7d7 ,reporting ,the ,director of the ,national ,science ,foundation shall develop1 and make publicly available1 an annual report on the progress of the ,,nairr4 #efjc4 ,resources of the ,,nairr ,the head of the ,program ,management ,office shall-- 7#a7 coordinate and provision resources of the ,,nairr1 which shall include computational resources1 data1 software1 models1 testbeds1 and educational resources2 7#b7 establish processes to manage the acquisition and integration of new resources of the ,,nairr1 and intake of in-kind contribution of resources of the ,,nairr1 from ,executive agencies1 ,state governments1 or nongovernmental entities2 and 7#c7 publicly report a summary of categories of available resources of the ,,nairr4 #efjd4 ,,nairr processes and procedures 7a7 ,user eligibility 7#a7 ,eligible users ,subject to paragraph 7#c71 the following users shall be eligible for access to the ,,nairr3 7,a7 ,a researcher1 educator1 or student based in the ,united ,states that is affiliated with an entity described in paragraph 7#b74 7,b7 ,an employee of an entity described in subclause 7,,iii7 or 7,,iv7 of paragraph 7#b77;,a77ii7 with a demonstrable mission-need4 7#b7 ,entities described ,an entity described in this paragraph is one of the following3 7,a7 ,an entity that-- 7i7 is based in the ,united ,states2 and 7ii7 is-- 7,i7 an institution of higher education 7as such term is defined in section #aja7;a7 of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja7;a7772 7,,ii7 a nonprofit institution 7as such term is defined in section #d of the ,stevenson-,wydler ,technology ,innovation ,act of #aihj 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #cgjc772 7,,iii7 an ,executive agency1 ,congress1 an agency of the legislative branch1 or an agency of the judicial branch2 7,,iv7 a federally funded research and development center2 7,v7 a small business concern 7as such term is defined in section #c of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb71 notwithstanding section #aba4ajc of title #ac1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations7 that has received funding from an ,executive agency1 including through the ,small ,business ,innovation ,research ,program or the ,small ,business ,technology ,transfer ,program 7as described in section #i of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fch772 or 7,,vi7 a consortium composed of entities described in subclauses 7,i7 through 7,v74 7,b7 ,an entity that is determined to be eligible by the ,director of the ,national ,science ,foundation and the ,director of the ,office of ,science and ,technology ,policy4 7#c7 ,excluded entities 7,a7 ,in general ,no individual is authorized to be an eligible user under paragraph 7#a7 if the individual is employed by a foreign country that is listed in section #dhgb7;f77#b7 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 or is otherwise authorized by such country to act for or on its behalf4 7,b7 ,enforcement ,the ,director of the ,national ,science ,foundation shall ensure that individuals authorized as eligible users meet the requirements of subparagraph 7,a74 7#d7 ,user access selection ,the head of the ,program ,management ,office shall establish an application process for eligible users to request access to the ,,nairr4 7b7 ,research security ,the head of the ,program ,management ,office shall-- 7#a7 ensure conformance with the requirements of ,national ,security ,presidential ,memorandum-#cc 7relating to supported research and development national policy71 issued ,january #bjba1 and its implementation guidance on research security and research integrity1 or any successor policy document or guidance2 and 7#b7 7,a7 designate a member of the ,program ,management ,office as a research security point of contact with responsibility for overseeing conformance with ,national ,security ,presidential ,memorandum-#cc and its implementation guidance1 or any successor policy document or guidance2 and 7,b7 if the head of the ,program ,management ,office delegates responsibilities to another entity under section #efjb7;c77#b77;,b71 require the entity to designate a member of the leadership team for such entity to serve as a research security point of contact as described in subparagraph 7,a71 with respect to the delegated responsibilities4 7c7 ,open source ,the head of the ,program ,management ,office shall establish policies to encourage software developed to administer the ,,nairr1 and software developed using resources of the ,,nairr1 to be open-source4 7d7 ,fee schedule 7#a7 ,in general ,the head of the ,program ,management ,office may establish a fee schedule for access to the ,,nairr4 ,access to the ,,nairr may only require a fee if the fee is assessed according to such fee schedule4 ,such fee schedule-- 7,a7 may differ by type of eligible user and type of affiliated entity described in subsection 7a72 7,b7 shall include a free tier of access based on available funds and anticipated costs and demand2 7,c7 may include cost-based charges for specified eligible users2 and 7,d7 shall ensure that the primary purpose of the ,,nairr is to support research4 7#b7 ,retention and use of funds 7,a7 ,retaining of funds ,notwithstanding section #ccjb of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 the head of the ,program ,management ,office may retain fees collected under this subsection4 7,b7 ,availability and use of funds ,amounts retained under subparagraph 7,a7 shall-- 7i7 remain available until expended2 and 7ii7 be available to the head of the ,program ,management ,office1 without further appropriation1 for the purposes of this title4 7e7 ,advanced cyberinfrastructure advisory committee 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,director of the ,national ,science ,foundation shall establish an advisory committee to assess1 and make recommendations regarding1 the activities of the ,office of ,advanced ,cyberinfrastructure1 including the management of the ,,nairr4 7#b7 ,members ,the membership requirements for the committee established under paragraph 7#a7 shall be the same as the membership requirements described in section #ajchf7;b7 of the ,research and ,development1 ,innovation1 and ,competition ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aiajf7;b774 7#c7 ,nonapplicability of ,,faca ,chapter #aj of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 shall not apply to the committee established under paragraph 7#a74 4 7b7 ,conforming amendments ,the table of contents in section #b7;b7 of the ,william ,m4 7,mac7 ,thornberry ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjba 7,public ,law #aaf-bhc2 #acd ,stat4 #cchh7 is amended by inserting after the items relating to title ,,lv the following3 ,,title ,,lvi--,national ,artificial ,intelligence ,research ,resource,sec4 #efja4 ,definitions4,sec4 #efjb4 ,establishment2 governance4,sec4 #efjc4 ,resources of the ,,nairr4,sec4 #efjd4 ,,nairr processes and procedures4 4