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[S. 1564 Reported in Senate (RS)]

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                                                       Calendar No. 234
118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1564

                          [Report No. 118-109]

   To 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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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 11, 2023

 Mr. Peters (for himself and Mr. Braun) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
                        and Governmental Affairs

                            November 2, 2023

               Reported by Mr. Peters, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
   To 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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Artificial Intelligence 
Leadership Training Act'' or the ``AI Leadership Training 
Act''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE LEADERSHIP TRAINING 
              PROGRAM.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Definitions.--In this section:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Covered employee.--The term ``covered 
        employee'' means--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) a management official;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) a supervisor; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) any other employee of an executive 
                agency--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) as determined appropriate by 
                        the Director for the purposes of this section; 
                        or</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) who is designated by the head 
                        of that executive agency to participate in the 
                        Program.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the 
        Director of the Office of Personnel Management.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Executive agency.--The term ``executive 
        agency'' has the meaning given the term in section 133 of title 
        41, United States Code.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Program.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (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).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Purpose.--The purpose of the Program shall be 
        to ensure that covered employees have knowledge regarding--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the capabilities and risks associated 
                with AI;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) safety and ethical issues relating to 
                AI;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (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</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) other matters relating to requirements 
                for the development and use of AI within and by the 
                Federal Government.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Topics.--At a minimum, the Program shall 
        include information relating to--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) what AI is and how AI works;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) introductory concepts regarding, and 
                features of, different types of AI;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) the benefits offered, and the risks 
                posed, by AI;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) the role of data in AI systems and the 
                risks of not using sufficiently representative training 
                data in those systems;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) the ways in which AI can 
                fail;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (F) the need for continuous refinement of 
                AI as part of the development and deployment of 
                AI;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (G) ways to mitigate the risks of AI, 
                including through efforts to create and identify AI 
                that is reliable, safe, trustworthy, and fair; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (H) organizational considerations for the 
                development and deployment of AI, including necessary 
                norms and practices, workforce training, and specific 
                use cases.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) incorporate new information relating 
                to AI; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) ensure that the Program continues to 
                satisfy the requirements under paragraph (3) and any 
                other requirements determined by the 
                Director.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) Metrics.--The Director shall establish a means 
        by which to--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) understand and measure the 
                participation of covered employees in the Program; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) receive and consider feedback from 
                participants in the Program so as to improve the 
                Program through updates implemented under paragraph 
                (4).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

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

SEC. 2. 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 18 
                months 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, including risks relating to bias;
                    (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, and trustworthy;
                    (H) organizational considerations for the 
                development and deployment of AI, including necessary 
                norms and practices, workforce training, and specific 
                use cases;
                    (I) the risks that the use by the Federal 
                Government of AI, including by using AI to engage in 
                censorship and conduct surveillance, poses to the First 
                and Fourth Amendments to the Constitution of the United 
                States; and
                    (J) the risk of developer bias with respect to AI.
            (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 the 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) Congressional requests.--
                    (A) In general.--Congress may request from the 
                Director information regarding the materials used to 
                carry out the Program, including--
                            (i) a bibliography of written materials 
                        used to carry out the Program;
                            (ii) the name of the responsible senior 
                        executive; and
                            (iii) the name of each organization that 
                        developed or carried out any part of the 
                        Program.
                    (B) Deadline for provision of information.--Not 
                later than 14 days after the date on which the Director 
                receives a request submitted under subparagraph (A), 
                the Director shall provide Congress with the 
                information sought in the request.
            (7) 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, including from the private, public, and 
        nonprofit sectors.
            (8) 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.
                                                       Calendar No. 234

118th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                S. 1564

                          [Report No. 118-109]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

   To 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.

_______________________________________________________________________

                            November 2, 2023

                       Reported with an amendment