[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 179 (Tuesday, November 13, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1517-E1518]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




APPOINTMENT OF INDIVIDUAL TO NATIONAL SECURITY COMMISSION ON ARTIFICIAL 
                              INTELLIGENCE

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                          HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 13, 2018

  Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to nominate Dr. Steve Chien to 
sit on the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence, 
pursuant to section 105 of H.R. 5515, the John S. McCain National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019. Dr. Chien is the 
Technical Group Supervisor of the Artificial Intelligence Group at the 
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology.
  The commission was established to review advances in artificial 
intelligence, competitiveness of the United States in artificial 
intelligence and machine learning and the means

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to maintain a technological advantage in areas of national security and 
defense. The commission will consist of 15 members appointed by 
legislative and executive branch leaders and will terminate on October 
1, 2020.

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