[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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