[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7339 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7339

  To direct the Director of the National Institute of Technologies to 
      undertake certain activities with respect to the artificial 
            intelligence workforce, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 25, 2020

  Mr. Cohen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

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                                 A BILL


 
  To direct the Director of the National Institute of Technologies to 
      undertake certain activities with respect to the artificial 
            intelligence workforce, 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 ``AI Careers Act of 2020''.

SEC. 2. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE INITIATIVE.

    The Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, 
in consultation with the National Science Foundation, other relevant 
Federal agencies, academia, Federal laboratories, industry, and 
nonprofit organizations, shall--
            (1) develop taxonomies and lexica to describe skills, jobs, 
        and workforce requirements related to artificial intelligence 
        for the purpose of guiding career development, education, and 
        training activities in industry, academia, nonprofit 
        organizations, and the Federal Government;
            (2) identify gaps in the artificial intelligence workforce, 
        including in the public and private sectors; and
            (3) create criteria and measurements for credentials in 
        careers related to artificial intelligence.
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