[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 25, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3536-S3537]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1025. Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mr. Braun) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him

[[Page S3537]]

to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 
for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. 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.
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