[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6553 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6553

      To promote a 21st century artificial intelligence workforce.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 1, 2022

Mr. Soto (for himself and Mr. Krishnamoorthi) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor

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                                 A BILL


 
      To promote a 21st century artificial intelligence workforce.

    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 ``Artificial Intelligence Job 
Opportunities and Background Summary Act of 2022'' or the ``AI JOBS Act 
of 2022''.

SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that technology can improve the lives 
of individuals, but can also disrupt jobs, and for this reason, 
innovation should be encouraged while training and retraining American 
workers for the 21st century economy.

SEC. 3. REPORT ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

    (a) Report Requirements.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor, in collaboration 
with the individuals and entities described in subsection (b), shall 
prepare and submit to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions of the Senate, a report on artificial intelligence and its 
impact on the workforce, which shall include the following:
            (1) Outline the specific data, and the availability of such 
        data, necessary to properly analyze the impact and growth of 
        artificial intelligence.
            (2) Identification of industries that are projected to have 
        the most growth in artificial intelligence use, and whether the 
        technology will result in the enhancement of workers' 
        capabilities or their replacement.
            (3) Analysis of the expertise and education (including 
        computer science literacy) needed to develop, operate, or work 
        alongside artificial intelligence over the next two decades, as 
        compared to the levels of such expertise and education among 
        the workforce as of the date of enactment of this Act.
            (4) Analysis of which demographics (including ethnic, 
        gender, economic, age, and regional) may experience expanded 
        career opportunities, and which such demographics may be 
        vulnerable to career displacement, due to artificial 
        intelligence.
            (5) Any recommendations to alleviate workforce 
        displacement, prepare future workforce members for the 
        artificial-intelligence economy, and any other relevant 
        observations or recommendations within the field of artificial 
        intelligence.
    (b) Collaboration.--In preparing the report under subsection (a), 
the Secretary of Labor shall collaborate, through a series of public 
meetings, roundtables or other methods, with--
            (1) local educational agencies, institutions of higher 
        education (including community colleges), workforce-training 
        organizations, and National Laboratories;
            (2) a broad range of industrial stakeholders in the 
        technology, manufacturing, and service sectors, including 
        companies (large and small), think tanks, and industry 
        organizations;
            (3) the National Academies of Science, including by sharing 
        relevant information obtained as a result of the study 
        conducted under section 5105 of the National Artificial 
        Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020; and
            (4) the Secretary of Commerce, the National Science 
        Foundation, and the heads of any other Federal agency the 
        Secretary of Labor determines appropriate.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Artificial intelligence.--The term ``artificial 
        intelligence'' has the meaning given the term in section 5002 
        of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 
        (15 U.S.C. 9401).
            (2) Community college.--The term ``community college'' has 
        the meaning given the term ``junior or community college'' in 
        section 312(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        1058(f)).
            (3) Institution of higher education.--The term 
        ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given the 
        term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
        U.S.C. 1002).
            (4) Local educational agency.--The term ``local educational 
        agency'' has the meaning given the term in section 8101 of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        7801).
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