118 S1564 IS: Artificial Intelligence Leadership Training Act U.S. Senate 2023-05-11 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

II118th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 1564IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESMay 11, 2023Mr. Peters (for himself and Mr. Braun) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsA BILLTo require the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to establish, or otherwise ensure the provision of, a training program on artificial intelligence for Federal management officials and supervisors, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Artificial Intelligence Leadership Training Act or the AI Leadership Training Act.

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Artificial intelligence leadership training program

(a)

Definitions

In this section:(1)

AI

The term AI has the meaning given the term artificial intelligence in section 238(g) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal year 2019 (10 U.S.C. 2358 note).(2)

Covered employee

The term covered employee means—(A)a management official;(B)a supervisor; or(C)any other employee of an executive agency— (i)as determined appropriate by the Director for the purposes of this section; or(ii)who is designated by the head of that executive agency to participate in the Program.(3)

Director

The term Director means the Director of the Office of Personnel Management.(4)

Executive agency

The term executive agency has the meaning given the term in section 133 of title 41, United States Code.(5)

Management official; supervisor

The terms management official and supervisor have the meanings given those terms in section 7103(a) of title 5, United States Code.(6)

Program

The term Program means the AI leadership training program established and implemented (or the provision of which is otherwise ensured) by the Director under subsection (b)(1).(b)

Program

(1)

In general

(A)

Establishment of Program

Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director, in consultation with any other person determined relevant by the Director, shall develop and implement (or otherwise ensure the provision of) an AI leadership training program for covered employees, under which training in accordance with the requirements of this section shall be provided to covered employees on an annual basis.(B)

Incorporation of existing training permitted

For the purposes of subparagraph (A), the Director may include executive agency or other training that the Director determines is relevant to providing the information required under paragraph (3).(2)

Purpose

The purpose of the Program shall be to ensure that covered employees have knowledge regarding—(A)the capabilities and risks associated with AI;(B)safety and ethical issues relating to AI;(C)Federal Government requirements and best practices with respect to AI, such as with respect to the procurement, use, testing, evaluation, and auditing of AI capabilities; and(D)other matters relating to requirements for the development and use of AI within and by the Federal Government.(3)

Topics

At a minimum, the Program shall include information relating to—(A)what AI is and how AI works;(B)introductory concepts regarding, and features of, different types of AI;(C)the benefits offered, and the risks posed, by AI;(D)the role of data in AI systems and the risks of not using sufficiently representative training data in those systems;(E)the ways in which AI can fail;(F)the need for continuous refinement of AI as part of the development and deployment of AI;(G)ways to mitigate the risks of AI, including through efforts to create and identify AI that is reliable, safe, trustworthy, and fair; and(H)organizational considerations for the development and deployment of AI, including necessary norms and practices, workforce training, and specific use cases.(4)

Updates

Not less frequently than once every 2 years after the date on which the Director develops and implements (or otherwise ensures the provision of) the Program under paragraph (1), the Director shall update the Program to—(A)incorporate new information relating to AI; and(B)ensure that the Program continues to satisfy the requirements under paragraph (3) and any other requirements determined by the Director.(5)

Metrics

The Director shall establish a means by which to—(A)understand and measure the participation of covered employees in the Program; and(B)receive and consider feedback from participants in the Program so as to improve the Program through updates implemented under paragraph (4).(6)

Sense of Congress

It is the sense of Congress that the Director should ensure that training provided under the Program includes interactions with technologists, scholars, and other experts from the private, public, and nonprofit sectors.(7)

Sunset

Effective on the date that is 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act, this section shall have no force or effect.