[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4700 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4700

   To establish a Center for Artificial Intelligence of the National 
    Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 24, 2020

  Mr. Gardner 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 a Center for Artificial Intelligence of the National 
    Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 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. CENTER FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE OF THE NATIONAL OCEANIC 
              AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) In General.--The Administrator of the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (in this Act referred to as the 
``Administrator'') shall establish a center, to be known as the 
``Center for Artificial Intelligence'' (in this Act referred to as the 
``Center'').
    (b) Center Goals.--The goals of the Center shall be--
            (1) to coordinate and facilitate scientific and 
        technological efforts relating to artificial intelligence 
        across the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and
            (2) to expand external partnerships and build workforce 
        proficiency to effectively transition artificial intelligence 
        research and applications to operations.
    (c) Comprehensive Program.--Through the Center, the Administrator 
shall implement a comprehensive program to improve the use of 
artificial intelligence systems across the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration in support of the mission of the 
Administration.
    (d) Center Priorities.--The priorities of the Center shall be--
            (1) to coordinate and facilitate artificial intelligence 
        research and innovation, tools, systems, and capabilities 
        across the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;
            (2) to establish data standards and develop and maintain a 
        central repository for agency-wide artificial intelligence 
        applications;
            (3) to accelerate the transition of artificial intelligence 
        research to applications in support of the mission of the 
        Administration;
            (4) to develop and conduct training for the workforce of 
        the Administration related to artificial intelligence research 
        and application of artificial intelligence for the 
        Administration;
            (5) to facilitate partnerships between the Administration 
        and other public sector organizations, private sector 
        organizations, and institutions of higher education for 
        research, personnel exchange, and workforce development with 
        respect to artificial intelligence systems; and
            (6) to make data of the Administration accessible, 
        available, and ready for artificial intelligence applications.
    (e) Stakeholder Engagement.--In carrying out the activities 
authorized under this Act, the Administrator shall--
            (1) collaborate with a diverse set of stakeholders 
        including private sector entities and institutions of higher 
        education;
            (2) leverage the collective body of research on artificial 
        intelligence and machine learning; and
            (3) engage with relevant Federal agencies, research 
        communities, and potential users of data and methods made 
        available through the Center.
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Administrator to carry out this Act $10,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2021.
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