[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4223 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4223
To establish an artificial intelligence commission, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 20, 2023
Mr. Lieu (for himself, Mr. Buck, and Ms. Eshoo) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space,
and Technology
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A BILL
To establish an artificial intelligence commission, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National AI Commission Act''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that this Act shall not be intended to
preclude any legislation Congress may deem necessary relating to
Artificial Intelligence in the interim period before the reports of the
Commission are released.
SEC. 3. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE COMMISSION.
(a) Location.--There is established in the legislative branch an
independent commission relating to artificial intelligence (AI), to be
known as the ``National AI Commission'' (in this section referred to as
the ``Commission'').
(b) Composition.--The Commission shall be comprised of 20
commissioners, of whom 10 shall be appointed by each party to ensure
bipartisanship. Members of the Commission shall elect two Members to
serve as co-chairs. One co-chair shall be a Democratic appointee and
one co-chair shall be a Republican appointee. Members shall be
appointed as follows:
(1) The President, in consultation with relevant cabinet
secretaries, shall appoint eight Members, four of whom shall be
chosen from the lists described in subsection (c).
(2) The senior most member of Republican leadership of the
House of Representatives, in consultation with relevant
committee leaders of the same party, shall appoint three
members.
(3) The senior most member of Democratic leadership of the
House of Representatives, in consultation with relevant
committee leaders of the same party, shall appoint three
members.
(4) The senior most member of Republican leadership of the
Senate, in consultation with relevant committee leaders of the
same party, shall appoint three members.
(5) The senior most member of Democratic leadership of the
Senate, in consultation with relevant committee leaders of the
same party, shall appoint three members.
(c) Presidential Appointees.--To carry out paragraph (1) of
subsection (b), the senior most member of leadership of the House of
Representatives opposite the Administration and the senior most member
of leadership of the Senate opposite the Administration shall each
submit to the President a list of five individuals to serve on the
Commission, from which the President shall, in accordance with the
consultation required under such paragraph, appoint two Members from
each such list.
(d) Qualifications.--
(1) In general.--Members of the Commission shall have a
demonstrated background in at least one of the following:
(A) Computer science or a technical background in
artificial intelligence.
(B) Civil society, including relating to the
Constitution, civil liberties, ethics, and the creative
community.
(C) Industry and workforce.
(D) Government, including national security.
(2) Limitation.--None of the backgrounds specified in
paragraph (1) may constitute a majority of Members of the
Commission.
(e) Terms.--Members shall be appointed for the life of the
Commission. A vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its powers,
and shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment was
made.
(f) Appointments.--Members of the Commission shall be appointed not
later than 45 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. The
Commission shall hold its initial meeting on or before the date that is
60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(g) Focus.--The Commission shall--
(1) in general, conduct its work to ensure, through its
review and recommendations as described in this subsection,
that through regulation the United States is mitigating the
risks and possible harms of artificial intelligence, protecting
the United States leadership in artificial intelligence
innovation and the opportunities such innovation may bring, and
ensuring that the United States takes a leading role in
establishing necessary, long-term guardrails to ensure that
artificial intelligence is aligned with values shared by all
Americans;
(2) review the Federal Government's current approach to
artificial intelligence oversight and regulation, including--
(A) how such oversight and regulation is
distributed across agencies;
(B) the capacity of agencies to address challenges
relating to such oversight and regulation; and
(C) alignment among agencies in their approaches to
such oversight and regulation;
(3) recommend any governmental structures that may be
needed to oversee and regulate artificial intelligence systems,
including the feasibility of an oversight structure that can
oversee powerful artificial intelligence systems with a general
purpose through a careful, evidence-based approach; and
(4) build upon previous Federal efforts and international
best practices and efforts to develop a binding risk-based
approach to regulate and oversee artificial intelligence
applications through identifying applications with unacceptable
risks, high or limited risks, and minimal risks.
(h) Reports.--
(1) Interim report.--Not later than six months after the
appointment of all Members to the Commission, the Commission
shall submit to Congress and the President an interim report
containing its findings. The interim report shall include
proposals for any urgent regulatory or enforcement actions.
(2) Final report.--Not later than six months after the
submission of the interim report under paragraph (1), the
Commission shall submit to Congress and the President a final
report containing its findings and recommendations. The final
report shall constitute the Commission's findings and
recommendations for a comprehensive, binding regulatory
framework.
(3) Follow-up report.--Not later than one year after the
submission of the final report under paragraph (2), the
Commission shall submit to Congress and the President a follow-
up report containing any new findings and revised
recommendations. The follow-up report shall be reserved for
necessary adjustments to the final report and actions
pertaining to further developments since the final report's
publication.
(i) Staff.--The Commission shall appoint a staff director, as well
as such other personnel as may be necessary. Federal employees may be
detailed to serve as Commission staff while retaining the rights and
status of their regular employment.
(j) Information and Cooperation From Federal Agencies.--
(1) In general.--All Federal departments, agencies,
commissions, offices, and other entities shall provide
information, suggestions, estimates, statistics, and other
materials to the Commission upon request, in accordance with
applicable law.
(2) Inability to obtain documents or testimony.--In the
event the Commission is unable to obtain testimony or documents
needed to conduct its work, the Commission shall notify the
committees of Congress of jurisdiction and appropriate
investigative authorities.
(k) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate not later than 30
days after the submission of the follow-up report under subsection
(h)(3).
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