,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #eacj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bc1     
#bjbf,mr4 ,cruz 7for himself and ,mr4   
,warnock7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1  
and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
establish the ,united ,states           
,commission on ,human ,dignity1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,human ,dignity
 and ,emerging ,technologies ,act4  #b4 
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7        
,appropriate congressional committees   
,the term appropriate congressional     
committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee  
on ,commerce1 ,science1 and             
,transportation of the ,senate2 and     
7,b7 the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1
 and ,technology 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 ,united ,states ,commission on
 ,human ,dignity established by section 
#c4  #c4 ,establishment ,there is       
established within the legislative      
branch of the ,federal ,government an   
independent1 advisory commission to be  
known as the ,united ,states ,commission
 on ,human ,dignity4  #d4 ,purpose ,the 
purpose of the ,commission is to provide
 independent advice to the ,federal     
,government1 including ,congress1 on the
 ethical and policy dimensions of       
developments in emerging technologies   
such as artificial intelligence to      
inform ,federal policy4 ,in carrying out
 this purpose1 the ,commission shall    
recognize the geopolitical dimensions of
 emerging technologies1 including the   
challenge posed by foreign state actors 
whose documented use of such            
technologies threatens human dignity4   
#e4 ,composition and appointment  7a7   

,membership  7#a7 ,appointment ,the     
,commission shall be composed of #ag    
members1 of whom-- 7,a7 #e members shall
 be appointed by the ,president2  7,b7  
#d members shall be appointed by the    
majority leader of the ,senate1 #b of   
whom shall be chosen on the             
recommendation of the minority leader of
 the ,senate2  7,c7 #d members shall be 
appointed by the ,speaker of the ,house 
of ,representatives1 #b of whom shall be
 chosen on the recommendation of the    
minority leader of the ,house of        
,representatives2 and  7,d7 #d members  
shall be appointed by the appropriate   
congressional committees1 with #b       
members appointed by the respective     
chairs and #b members appointed by the  
respective ranking members of each      
committee4  7#b7 ,qualifications        
,members appointed under paragraph 7#a7 
shall be selected only from among those 
who have demonstrated expertise and     
integrity in the fields of philosophy1  
ethics1 civil rights1 religion1 social  

sciences1 science1 technology1 medicine1
 or law4  7#c7 ,appointment deadline    
,members shall be appointed to the      
,commission under paragraph 7#a7 not    
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act4 ,if #a or   
more appointments under paragraph 7#a7  
is not made by the appointment date1    
such position shall remain vacant until 
filled in the same manner in which the  
original appointment was required to be 
made4  7b7 ,terms ,members of the       
,commission shall serve #e-year terms1  
except that a member of the ,commission 
may continue to serve after the         
expiration of the term of such member   
until a successor is appointed4  7c7    
,removal ,a member of the ,commission   
may only be removed from the ,commission
 for cause4  7d7 ,chairman2 ,vice       
,chairman ,the ,commission shall1 by    
majority vote1 select a ,chairman and   
,vice ,chairman from among its members  
to serve #b-year terms in those offices4
 ,neither office shall control the      

budget of the ,commission independently 
of a vote of the members of the         
,commission4  7e7 ,staff ,the ,chairman1
 in consultation with the ,commission1  
shall appoint an ,executive ,director   
and such professional staff as are      
necessary to carry out the duties of the
 ,commission1 subject to the approval of
 the appropriate congressional          
committees4  7f7 ,space for use of      
,commission ,not later than #ahj days   
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,administrator of ,general    
,services1 in consultation with the     
,commission1 shall identify and make    
available suitable excess space within  
the ,federal space inventory to house   
the operations of the ,commission4 ,if  
the ,administrator is not able to make  
such suitable excess space available    
within such #ahj-;day period1 the       
,commission may lease space to the      
extent the funds are available4  7g7    
,initial meeting ,the ,commission shall 
meet and begin the operations of the    

,commission as soon as practicable4  7h7
 ,quorum ,after its initial meeting1 the
 ,commission shall meet upon the call of
 the ,chairman or a majority of the     
members of the ,commission4 ,nine       
members of the ,commission shall        
constitute a quorum4  7i7 ,vacancies    
,any vacancy in the ,commission shall   
not affect its powers but shall be      
filled in the same manner in which the  
original appointment was made4  #f4     
,responsibilities and duties  7a7       
,responsibilities ,the ,commission      
shall-- 7#a7 defend the inherent dignity
 of the human person understood as      
unique1 embodied1 and endowed with a    
rational and moral nature1 without      
regard to capability or condition1      
within ,federal science and technology  
policy2 and  7#b7 cultivate humility in 
,federal science and technology policy  
regarding technological mastery over    
human nature amid geopolitical          
competition4  7b7 ,duties ,the          
,commission shall carry out its         

responsibilities described in subsection
 7a7 by carrying out the following      
duties3 7#a7 ,creating and updating     
materials1 such as statements and       
principles to inform ,federal science   
and technology policy4  7#b7            
,undertaking ongoing inquiry into the   
bioethical implications of the following
 developments in science and technology3
 7,a7 ,robotics4  7,b7 ,artificial      
intelligence4  7,c7 ,biotechnologies4   
7,d7 ,neurotechnologies4  7,e7 ,emerging
 clinical technologies4  7#c7           
,monitoring ,federal science and        
technology programs1 supported research1
 regulatory proposals1 and emerging     
scientific and technological            
developments for threats to the inherent
 dignity of the human person4  7#d7     
,holding public hearings and receiving  
testimony from philosophers1 ethicists1 
religious leaders1 social scientists1   
scientists1 technologists1 medical      
professionals1 legal scholars1 and      
affected members of the public on       

,federal science and technology policy4 
7#e7 ,annually issuing a report to the  
,president and appropriate congressional
 committees with findings1 policy       
options1 and recommendations1 with the  
opportunity for individual members of   
the ,commission to offer dissenting     
views1 to inform how ,federal science   
and technology policy should align with 
the ,commission's responsibilities under
 subsection 7a74  7#f7 ,producing       
additional targeted reports or advisory 
opinions1 as warranted1 in line with the
 responsibilities set forth in          
subsection 7a74  #g4 ,oversight and     
ethics  7a7 ,congressional input and    
oversight  7#a7 ,evaluation of programs 
and policies ,upon the request of an    
appropriate congressional committee1 the
 ,commission shall1 to the extent       
practicable1 evaluate a ,federal science
 and technology program or policy that  
is in effect4  7#b7 ,availability of    
information and documents ,the          
,commission shall make available for    

inspection any information and documents
 requested by an appropriate            
congressional committee and respond to  
any requests to provide testimony before
 an appropriate congressional committee4
  7b7 ,information from ,federal        
agencies ,on request by the ,chairman or
 by a majority vote of the ,commission1 
the head of a ,federal agency shall     
furnish information to the ,commission4 
7c7 ,limitation on authority ,the       
,commission shall be advisory only4     
,nothing in this ,act shall be construed
 to authorize the ,commission to issue  
regulations1 compel action1 adjudicate  
rights1 enforce law1 or otherwise       
regulate any private person4  7d7       
,conflicts of interest ,the ,commission 
shall adopt1 and make publicly          
available1 a written                    
conflict-of-interest policy for its     
members and staff4 ,the policy shall    
establish procedures for the disclosure1
 review1 recusal1 and resolution of     
actual or apparent conflicts of         

interest4 ,it shall be consistent with  
,federal ethics laws and with the ethics
 rules of the ,senate and the ,house of 
,representatives1 as applicable4  #h4   
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to the 
,commission #b1jjj1jjj for each of      
fiscal years #bjbg through #bjca to     
carry out the duties of the ,commission4
  #i4 ,termination of authority ,the    
,commission shall terminate on ,october 
#a1 #bjcb4