,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #eja  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #aj1      
#bjbe,mr4 ,budd 7for himself and ,mr4   
,markey7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,health1 ,education1     
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
require the ,secretary of ,health and   
,human ,services to develop a strategy  
for public health preparedness and      
response to artificial intelligence     
threats1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,strategy for ,public ,health       
,preparedness and ,response to          
,artificial ,intelligence ,threats4  #b4
 ,strategy for public health            
preparedness and response to artificial 
intelligence threats  7a7 ,definitions  
,in this section3 7#a7 ,artificial      
intelligence ,the term artificial       
intelligence has the meaning given the  
term in section #bch7;g7 of the ,john   
,s4 ,mc,cain ,national ,defense         

,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjai 7#aj ,u4,s4,c4 note prec4 #djfa2  
,public ,law #aae-bcb74  7#b7 ,,phsa    
definitions ,the terms qualified        
countermeasure1 security countermeasure1
 and qualified pandemic or epidemic     
product have the meanings given the     
terms in sections #cai;,f-#a7;a77#b71   
#cai;,f-#b7;c77#a77;,b71 and            
#cai;,f-#c7;i71 respectively1 of the    
,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d-#f;a7a77#b72 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d-#f;b7c77#a77;,b72 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d-#f;d7i774  7#c7        
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of ,health and ,human    
,services4  7b7 ,strategy for public    
health preparedness and response to     
artificial intelligence threats  7#a7   
,strategy ,not later than #ahj days     
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary1 in consultation   
with stakeholders1 including            
stakeholders developing qualified       
countermeasures1 security               

countermeasures1 or qualified pandemic  
or epidemic products and stakeholders   
with an understanding of artificial     
intelligence technologies1 shall prepare
 and submit to the relevant committees  
of ,congress a strategy for public      
health preparedness and response and    
biodefense to address the risks of      
misuse of artificial intelligence that  
present a threat to national health     
security4  7#b7 ,inclusions ,the        
strategy under paragraph 7#a7 shall     
include-- 7,a7 a framework for public   
health preparedness and response to     
mitigate the risks of misuse of         
artificial intelligence that present a  
threat to national health security2     
7,b7 identifying the duties1 functions1 
and preparedness goals for which the    
,secretary is responsible in order to   
prepare for1 respond to1 and mitigate   
the risks of such artificial            
intelligence threats1 including metrics 
by which to measure success in meeting  
preparedness and risk mitigation goals2 

7,c7 identifying gaps in public health  
capabilities to achieve such            
preparedness and risk mitigation goals2 
7,d7 strategies to address identified   
gaps and strengthen public health       
emergency preparedness and response     
capabilities to address such artificial 
intelligence threats2 and  7,e7         
strategies to mitigate-- 7i7 the risks  
posed by the threat of the misuse of    
artificial intelligence1 at a minimum   
of-- 7,i7 the development of biological 
weapons2 and  7,,ii7 the design of      
viruses and bacteria that are resistant 
to treatment2 and  7ii7 such other risks
 posed by the threat of the misuse of   
artificial intelligence as are          
determined by the ,secretary4  7#c7     
,protection of national security ,the   
,secretary shall make the strategy under
 paragraph 7#a7 available to the        
,committee on ,health1 ,education1      
,labor1 and ,pensions of the ,senate1   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
of the ,house of ,representatives1 and  

other congressional committees of       
jurisdiction1 in a manner that does not 
compromise national security4  7c7      
,coordination of preparedness for and   
response to all-,hazards public health  
emergencies ,section #bhaa7;b77#d77;,d7 
of the ,public ,health ,service ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;hh-#aj7;b77#d77;,d77
 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking          
deployment of the ,federal response and 
inserting the following3 8deployment    
of--  7i7 the ,federal response  2  7#b7
 in clause 7i7 7as so designated71 by   
striking and such ,federal responses and
 inserting the following3  7ii7 such    
,federal responses  2  7#c7 in clause   
7ii7 7as so designated71 by striking the
 period at the end and inserting 2 and2 
and  7#d7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7iii7 such ,federal         
responses covered by the strategy for   
public health preparedness and response 
to address the risks of misuse of       
artificial intelligence that present a  
threat to national health security      

described in section #b7;b7 of the      
,strategy for ,public ,health           
,preparedness and ,response to          
,artificial ,intelligence ,threats4  4