3.0.0 2575 2023-01-11T13:45:11Z 2023-01-11T13:45:11Z House HR 2019-05-08 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 76 (Wednesday, May 8, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. McNERNEY:H.R. 2575.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates grants Congress the authority to enact this bill.[Page H3501]]]> hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Markup by 2019-12-19T17:01:32Z Referred to 2019-05-08T14:03:35Z AI in Government Act of 2019 116 1363 S 2020-06-01 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 456. Identical bill CRS Related bill House 2020-09-15 Senate Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 531. Calendars 2020-09-14 15:30:52 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2020-09-14 15:30:50 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4354-4355) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2020-09-14 15:30:50 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2020-09-14 15:20:47 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2575. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2020-09-14 15:20:46 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4354-4356) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2020-09-14 15:20:32 Mrs. Maloney, Carolyn B. moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2019-12-19 hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2019-05-08 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2019-05-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-05-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001166 Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] Jerry McNerney D CA 9 N M001187 Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] Mark Meadows R NC 11 2019-05-08 True 2020-01-22T21:10:33Z H.R. 2575, AI in Government Act of 2019 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56055 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on December 19, 2019 Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory procedures Advanced technology and technological innovations Advisory bodies Computers and information technology Congressional oversight Employment and training programs Executive agency funding and structure General Services Administration Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Public-private cooperation Government Operations and Politics 00 2019-05-08 Introduced in House 2019-09-03T18:30:07Z AI in Government Act of 2019

This bill establishes the AI Center of Excellence within the General Services Administration to

  • advise and promote the efforts of the federal government in developing innovative uses of artificial intelligence (AI) to benefit the public, and
  • improve cohesion and competency in the use of AI.

The Office of Management and Budget must issue a memorandum to federal agencies regarding AI governance approaches, to be followed by preparation and submission of governance plans by the agencies.

In addition, the Office of Personnel Management must

  • identify key skills and competencies needed for positions related to AI; and
  • establish an occupational series, or revise an existing job series, to include positions the primary duties of which relate to AI.
]]> 53 2020-09-14 Passed House 2022-03-04T14:10:25Z AI in Government Act of 2020

This bill creates the AI Center of Excellence within the General Services Administration.

The center shall

  • facilitate the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in the federal government,
  • improve cohesion and competency in the adoption and use of AI within the federal government, and
  • carry out such activities for the purposes of benefitting the public and enhancing the productivity and efficiency of federal government operations.

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) must issue a memorandum to federal agencies that shall

  • inform the development of policies regarding federal acquisition and use by agencies regarding technologies that are empowered or enabled by AI;
  • recommend approaches to remove barriers for use by agencies of AI technologies in order to promote the innovative application of those technologies while protecting civil liberties, civil rights, and economic and national security;
  • identify best practices for identifying, assessing, and mitigating any discriminatory impact or bias on the basis of any classification protected under federal nondiscrimination laws, or any unintended consequence of the use of AI; and
  • provide a template of the required contents of the agency plans.

The OMB shall issue a draft version of the memorandum for public comment and updates.

In addition, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must

  • identify key skills and competencies needed for positions related to AI;
  • establish an occupational series, or revise an existing job series, to include positions the primary duties of which relate to AI;
  • establish an estimate of the number of federal employees in positions related to AI by each agency; and
  • using the estimate, prepare a two-year and five-year forecast of the number of federal employees in positions related to AI that each agency will need to employ.

The OPM shall submit a comprehensive plan with a time line to complete such requirements.

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