[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4503 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4503

   To amend the Artificial Intelligence Training for the Acquisition 
Workforce Act to expand AI training within the executive branch of the 
              Federal Government, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 10, 2023

Ms. Mace (for herself and Mr. Connolly) introduced the following bill; 
  which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Artificial Intelligence Training for the Acquisition 
Workforce Act to expand AI training within the executive branch of the 
              Federal Government, 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 ``AI Training Expansion Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF AI TRAINING WITHIN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF THE 
              FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

    (a) In General.--Section 2 of the Artificial Intelligence Training 
for the Acquisition Workforce Act (Public Law 117-207; 41 U.S.C. 1703 
note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), 
                and (5), as (2), (3), (4), (6), and (7), respectively;
                    (B) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so 
                redesignated, the following:
            ``(1) Acquisition position.--The term `acquisition 
        position' means any position listed in subsection (g)(1)(A) of 
        section 1703 of title 41, United States Code.'';
                    (C) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated--
                            (i) by striking subparagraph (A);
                            (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 
                        subparagraph (E); and
                            (iii) inserting before subparagraph (E), as 
                        so redesignated, the following:
                    ``(A) an employee of an executive agency serving in 
                an acquisition position;
                    ``(B) a management official;
                    ``(C) a supervisor;
                    ``(D) an employee serving in a data or technology 
                position; and'';
                    (D) inserting before paragraph (6), as so 
                redesignated, the following:
            ``(7) Data or technology position.--The term `data or 
        technology position' means a position that is classified to an 
        occupational series within the Mathematical Sciences Group or 
        to the Information Technology Group identified by the Office of 
        Personnel Management.''; and
                    (E) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(8) Management official.--The term `management official' 
        has the meaning given the term in section 7103(a) of title 5, 
        United States Code.
            ``(9) Supervisor.--The term `supervisor' has the meaning 
        given the term in section 7103(a) of title 5, United States 
        Code.''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``(1) In general.--Not'' 
                        and inserting the following:
                    ``(1) In general.--
                            ``(A) Establishment of program.--Not''; and
                            (ii) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) Incorporation of existing training 
                permitted.--For the purposes of subparagraph (A), the 
                Director may incorporate the AI training program 
                described under subparagraph (A) into any other 
                training program that the Director determines relevant 
                to providing the information required under paragraph 
                (3), including training programs offered under section 
                4103 of title 5, United States Code.'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``knowledge'' and 
                all that follows through the period at the end and 
                inserting the following: ``knowledge regarding--
                    ``(A) the capabilities and risks associated with 
                AI; and
                    ``(B) requirements and best practices established 
                by the Director with respect to AI.'';
                    (C) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
            ``(3) Topics.--The AI training program shall include, at a 
        minimum, information relating to--
                    ``(A) what AI is and how AI works;
                    ``(B) introductory concepts relating to the 
                technological features of AI;
                    ``(C) any potential benefits and risks posed by AI, 
                including any potential benefits and risks posed to the 
                Federal Government;
                    ``(D) the role of data in developing and operating 
                AI models and systems;
                    ``(E) ways to mitigate the risks AI systems pose to 
                the Federal Government; and
                    ``(F) what executive agencies should consider in 
                developing, deploying, and managing of AI systems by 
                executive agencies.'';
                    (D) in paragraph (4)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``; 
                        and'' and inserting a semicolon;
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 
                        period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) incorporate any feedback from participants 
                received under paragraph (6).''; and
                    (E) in paragraph (6)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by striking ``ensure the existence of'' 
                        and insert ``establish''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
                        ``through any update to such program under 
                        paragraph (4)'' before the period at the end.
    (b) Amendment to Short Title of Artificial Intelligence Training 
for the Acquisition Workforce Act.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1 of the Artificial Intelligence 
        Training for the Acquisition Workforce Act (Public Law 117-207; 
        41 U.S.C. 1703 note) is amended by striking ```for the 
        Acquisition Workforce'''.
            (2) Rule of construction.--Any reference in law, 
        regulation, document, paper, or other record to the Artificial 
        Intelligence Training for the Acquisition Workforce Act shall 
        be construed as referring to the Artificial Intelligence 
        Training Act.
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