[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2806 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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115th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2806
To establish the National Security Commission on Artificial
Intelligence, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 9, 2018
Mrs. Ernst (for herself and Ms. Cortez Masto) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation
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A BILL
To establish the National Security Commission on Artificial
Intelligence, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Security Commission on
Artificial Intelligence Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL SECURITY COMMISSION ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Artificial intelligence.--The term ``artificial
intelligence'' includes each of the following:
(A) Any artificial system that performs tasks under
varying and unpredictable circumstances without
significant human oversight, or that can learn from
experience and improve performance when exposed to data
sets.
(B) An artificial system developed in computer
software, physical hardware, or other context that
solves tasks requiring human-like perception,
cognition, planning, learning, communication, or
physical action.
(C) An artificial system designed to think or act
like a human, including cognitive architectures and
neural networks.
(D) A set of techniques, including machine
learning, that is designed to approximate a cognitive
task.
(E) An artificial system designed to act
rationally, including an intelligent software agent or
embodied robot that achieves goals using perception,
planning, reasoning, learning, communicating, decision
making, and acting.
(2) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the National
Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence established
under subsection (b)(1).
(b) Establishment.--
(1) In general.--There is established in the executive
branch an independent commission to review advances in
artificial intelligence, related machine learning developments,
and associated technologies.
(2) Treatment.--The Commission shall be considered an
independent establishment (as defined in section 104 of title
5, United States Code) and a temporary organization (as defined
in section 3161(a) of such title).
(3) Designation.--The commission established under
paragraph (1) shall be known as the ``National Security
Commission on Artificial Intelligence''.
(4) Membership.--
(A) Composition.--The Commission shall be composed
of 15 members appointed as follows:
(i) The Secretary of Commerce shall appoint
1 member.
(ii) The Secretary of Defense shall appoint
2 members.
(iii) The Chairman of the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate shall appoint 1 member.
(iv) The Ranking Member of the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate shall appoint 1 member.
(v) The Chairman of the Committee on Energy
and Commerce of the House of Representatives
shall appoint 1 member.
(vi) The Ranking Member of the Committee on
Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives shall appoint 1 member.
(vii) The Chairman of the Committee on
Armed Services of the Senate shall appoint 1
member.
(viii) The ranking minority member of the
Committee on Armed Services of the Senate shall
appoint 1 member.
(ix) The Chairman of the Committee on Armed
Services of the House of Representatives shall
appoint 1 member.
(x) The ranking minority member of the
Committee on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives shall appoint 1 member.
(xi) The Chairman of the Select Committee
on Intelligence of the Senate shall appoint 1
member.
(xii) The Vice Chairman of the Select
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate shall
appoint 1 member.
(xiii) The Chairman of the Permanent Select
Committee on Intelligence of the House of
Representatives shall appoint 1 member.
(xiv) The ranking member of the Permanent
Select Committee on Intelligence of the House
of representatives shall appoint 1 member.
(B) Deadline for appointment.--Members shall be
appointed to the Commission under paragraph (1) not
later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act.
(C) Effect of lack of appointment by appointment
date.--If one or more appointments under paragraph (1)
is not made by the date specified in paragraph (2), the
authority to make such appointment or appointments
shall expire, and the number of members of the
Commission shall be reduced by the number equal to the
number of appointments so not made.
(5) Chair and vice chair.--The Commission shall elect a
Chair and Vice Chair from among its members, one of whom shall
be a national security practitioner or academic and one of whom
shall be an economist or expert in the United States economy.
(6) Terms.--Members shall be appointed for the life of the
Commission. A vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its
powers and shall be filled in the same manner as the original
appointment was made.
(7) Status as federal employees.--Notwithstanding the
requirements of section 2105 of title 5, United States Code,
including the required supervision under subsection (a)(3) of
such section, the members of the Commission shall be deemed to
be Federal employees.
(c) Duties.--
(1) In general.--The Commission shall carry out the review
described in subsection (b)(1). In carrying out such review,
the Commission shall consider the methods and means necessary
to advance the development of artificial intelligence, machine
learning, and associated technologies by the United States to
comprehensively address the national and economic security
needs of the United States, including economic risk, and any
other associated issues.
(2) Scope of the review.--In conducting the review under
paragraph (1), the Commission shall consider the following:
(A) The competitiveness of the United States in
artificial intelligence, machine learning, and other
associated technologies, including matters relating to
national security, economic security, public-private
partnerships, and investments.
(B) Means and methods for the United States to
maintain a technological advantage in artificial
intelligence, machine learning, and other associated
technologies, including quantum computing and high
performance computing.
(C) Developments and trends in international
cooperation and competitiveness, including foreign
investments in artificial intelligence, machine
learning, and computer science fields.
(D) Means by which to foster greater emphasis and
investments in basic and advanced research to stimulate
private, public, academic, and combined initiatives in
artificial intelligence, machine learning, and other
associated technologies, including quantum computing
and high performance computing.
(E) Education effects and incentives to attract and
recruit leading talent in artificial intelligence and
machine learning, including science, technology,
engineering, and math programs.
(F) Workforce effects, displacement of workers, and
the role of government or industry in retraining
displaced workers.
(G) Risks associated with United States and foreign
country and non-state actors advances in military
employment of artificial intelligence and machine
learning, or acquisition of the same, including under
the international law of armed conflict, international
humanitarian law, and escalation dynamics.
(H) Associated ethical considerations related to
artificial intelligence and machine learning as it will
be used for future applications.
(I) Means to establish data standards and provide
incentives for the sharing of open training data within
related data-driven industries.
(J) The opportunities or vulnerabilities of
intellectual property theft, copyright infringement
concerns and risk associated with outside influences,
whether friendly or adversarial.
(K) The potential legal use by law enforcement to
address technological barriers to bringing criminals to
justice or aiding in broader criminal investigations.
(L) Development of privacy- and security-protecting
measures for data, and broader cyber security
protections, in artificial intelligence, machine
learning, and associated technologies.
(M) Consideration of the evolution of artificial
intelligence and appropriate mechanisms for managing
such technology.
(N) Such other matters as the Commission considers
relevant to the common defense or economic security of
the United States.
(d) Reports.--
(1) Initial report.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to
the President and Congress an initial report on the findings of
the Commission and such recommendations that the Commission may
have for action by the executive branch and Congress related to
artificial intelligence and machine learning and associated
technologies, including recommendations to more effectively
organize the Federal Government.
(2) Annual comprehensive reports.--Not later than one year
after the date of this enactment of this Act and not less
frequently than once each year thereafter until the date
specified in subsection (f), the Commission shall submit to the
President and to Congress a comprehensive report on the review
required under subsection (c).
(3) Form of reports.--Reports submitted under this
subsection shall be made publically available, but may include
a classified annex.
(4) Dissenting opinions.--Reports submitted under this
subsection shall provide the opportunity for dissenting
opinions from within the Commission, provided for within the
appendices of the public report, and in the classified annexes
as appropriate.
(e) Funding.--Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for
fiscal year 2019 for the Department of Defense, not more than
$10,000,000 shall be made available to the Commission to carry out its
duties under this section. Funds made available to the Commission under
the preceding sentence shall remain available until expended.
(f) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate on October 1,
2020.
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