[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
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[S. 1564 Reported in Senate (RS)]
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Calendar No. 234
118th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1564
[Report No. 118-109]
To require the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to
establish, or otherwise ensure the provision of, a training program on
artificial intelligence for Federal management officials and
supervisors, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 11, 2023
Mr. Peters (for himself and Mr. Braun) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs
November 2, 2023
Reported by Mr. Peters, with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
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A BILL
To require the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to
establish, or otherwise ensure the provision of, a training program on
artificial intelligence for Federal management officials and
supervisors, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Artificial Intelligence
Leadership Training Act'' or the ``AI Leadership Training
Act''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 2. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE LEADERSHIP TRAINING
PROGRAM.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Definitions.--In this section:</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Covered employee.--The term ``covered
employee'' means--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) a management official;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) a supervisor; or</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) any other employee of an executive
agency--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) as determined appropriate by
the Director for the purposes of this section;
or</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) who is designated by the head
of that executive agency to participate in the
Program.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the
Director of the Office of Personnel Management.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) Executive agency.--The term ``executive
agency'' has the meaning given the term in section 133 of title
41, United States Code.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Program.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) Establishment of program.--Not later
than 1 year 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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Purpose.--The purpose of the Program shall be
to ensure that covered employees have knowledge regarding--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) the capabilities and risks associated
with AI;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) safety and ethical issues relating to
AI;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) other matters relating to requirements
for the development and use of AI within and by the
Federal Government.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Topics.--At a minimum, the Program shall
include information relating to--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) what AI is and how AI works;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) introductory concepts regarding, and
features of, different types of AI;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) the benefits offered, and the risks
posed, by AI;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) the role of data in AI systems and the
risks of not using sufficiently representative training
data in those systems;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (E) the ways in which AI can
fail;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (F) the need for continuous refinement of
AI as part of the development and deployment of
AI;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (G) ways to mitigate the risks of AI,
including through efforts to create and identify AI
that is reliable, safe, trustworthy, and fair;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (H) organizational considerations for the
development and deployment of AI, including necessary
norms and practices, workforce training, and specific
use cases.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) incorporate new information relating
to AI; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) ensure that the Program continues to
satisfy the requirements under paragraph (3) and any
other requirements determined by the
Director.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) Metrics.--The Director shall establish a means
by which to--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) understand and measure the
participation of covered employees in the Program;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) receive and consider feedback from
participants in the Program so as to improve the
Program through updates implemented under paragraph
(4).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (6) 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 from the private, public, and
nonprofit sectors.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (7) 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.</DELETED>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Artificial Intelligence Leadership
Training Act'' or the ``AI Leadership Training Act''.
SEC. 2. 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.
Calendar No. 234
118th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1564
[Report No. 118-109]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To require the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to
establish, or otherwise ensure the provision of, a training program on
artificial intelligence for Federal management officials and
supervisors, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
November 2, 2023
Reported with an amendment