H.R. 2575 — what changed

changed the term Administration “Administrator” means the Administrator of General Services Administration;Services;

changed the term Administrator means “agency” has the Administrator meaning given the term in section 3502 of General Services;title 44, United States Code;

changed the term agency has the meaning given “AI CoE” means the term AI Center of Excellence described in section 3502 of title 44, United States Code;3;

changed the term AI CoE means “artificial intelligence” has the AI Center of Excellence described meaning given the term in section 3;238(g) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (10 U.S.C. 2358 note);

changed the term artificial intelligence “Director” means any method implemented on a computer, including any method that is drawn from machine learning, data science, or statistics, to enable the computer to carry out a task or behavior that would require intelligence if performed by a human;Director of the Office of Management and Budget;

changed the term Board means “institution of higher education” has the advisory board established under meaning given the term in section 5(a);101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001); and

changed the term Director “nonprofit organization” means the Director of an organization described in section 501(c)(3)of the Office Internal Revenue Code of Management 1986 and Budget;exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of that Code.

changed In general— There is established created within the General Services Administration an office a program to be known as the “AI Center of Excellence”, which shall—

changed advise and promote the efforts of facilitate the Federal Government in developing innovative uses adoption of artificial intelligence by technologies in the Federal Government to the benefit of the public; andGovernment;

changed improve cohesion and competency in the adoption and use of artificial intelligence.intelligence within the Federal Government; and

changed regularly convening individuals from agencies, industry, Federal laboratories, nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, and other entities to discuss recent developments in artificial intelligence, including the dissemination of information regarding programs, pilots, and other initiatives at agencies, as well as recent trends and relevant information on the understanding, adoption, and use of artificial intelligence;

changed advising Federal Government acquisition collecting, aggregating, and use of artificial intelligence through technical insight publishing on a publicly available website information regarding programs, pilots, and expertise, as needed;other initiatives led by other agencies and any other information determined appropriate by the Administrator;

changed assisting advising the Administrator, the Director, and agencies in applying on the management acquisition and use of data in applications of artificial intelligence;intelligence through technical insight and expertise, as needed;

changed identifying and disseminating information assist agencies in applying Federal policies regarding educational the management and workforce development opportunities for agency employees relative to use of data in applications of artificial intelligence topics, and leading those opportunities, as needed;intelligence;

changed studying economic, policy, legal, and ethical challenges and implications related to consulting with agencies, including the use Department of artificial intelligence by Defense, the Federal Government, including how Department of Commerce, the privacy, civil liberties, Department of Energy, the Department of Homeland Security, the Office of Management and civil rights Budget, the Office of individuals are or will be affected by the use Director of artificial intelligence by National Intelligence, and the Federal Government;National Science Foundation, that operate programs, create standards and guidelines, or otherwise fund internal projects or coordinate between the public and private sectors relating to artificial intelligence;

changed encouraging and assisting joint initiatives with State or local governments, regional organizations, private businesses, institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, and Federal laboratories advising the Director on developing policy related to advance the innovative use of artificial intelligence in government; by agencies; and

changed assisting relevant agencies in developing and maintaining plans for advising the governance Director of agency the Office of Science and Technology Policy on developing policy related to research and national investment in artificial intelligence systems.intelligence.

changed Temporary or term appointments—Shared staff— The To the maximum extent practicable, the Administrator may hire temporary or term employees in accordance with part 316 shall meet the requirements described under paragraph (1) by using staff of title 5, Code the General Services Administration, including those from other agency centers of Federal Regulations, excellence, and detailees, on a reimbursable or any successor regulation, to serve as AI CoE employees.nonreimbursable basis, from other agencies.

changed Report to Congress—Sunset— The Administrator This section shall submit cease to Congress an annual report be effective on the AI CoE, which shall include, for date that is 5 years after the preceding year—date of enactment of this Act.

changed Guidance— In order to develop a clear and comprehensive understanding Not later than 270 days after the date of how artificial intelligence can be used to deliver benefits to citizens enactment of the United States while mitigating risks, this Act, the Director, in coordination with the Administrator, Director of the head Office of Science and Technology Policy in consultation with the Administrator and any other relevant agency agencies and key stakeholders as determined by the Director, and key stakeholders, shall issue a memorandum to the head of each agency that shall—

changed inform the development of artificial intelligence governance approaches policies regarding Federal acquisition and use by those agencies regarding technologies and applications that—that are empowered or enabled by artificial intelligence, including an identification of the responsibilities of agency officials managing the use of such technology;

changed consider ways recommend approaches to reduce remove barriers to the for use by agencies of artificial intelligence technologies in order to promote the innovative application of those technologies for the benefit of the public, while protecting civil liberties, privacy, and civil rights;rights, and economic and national security;

changed establish identify best practices for identifying, assessing, and mitigating any discriminatory impact or bias on the basis of any classification protected under Federal nondiscrimination laws laws, or other negative any unintended consequence stemming from of the use of artificial intelligence, including policies to identify data used to train artificial intelligence systems; algorithms as well as the data analyzed by artificial intelligence used by the agencies; and

changed provide a template of the required contents of the agency Governance Plans plans described in subsection (b).(c).

changed Agency governance plans—Public comment— Not To help ensure public trust in the applications of artificial intelligence technologies, the Director shall issue a draft version of the memorandum required under subsection (a) for public comment not later than 180 days after the date on which the memorandum is issued under subsection (a), the head of each agency shall—enactment of this Act.

changed Public availability—Plans— Each agency described in Not later than 180 days after the date on which the Director issues the memorandum required under subsection (b) shall—(a) or an update to the memorandum required under subsection (d), the head of each agency shall submit to the Director and post on a publicly available page on the website of the agency—

changed not later than 1 year after the date on which the head of the agency submits the Governance Plan of the agency under subsection (b), and each year thereafter, update the Governance Plan pursuant a plan to any change in achieve consistency with the factors described in (a)(1);memorandum; or

changed solicit public feedback during the development of the Governance Plan in a written determination that the form of public hearings agency does not use and online submission of comments; anddoes not anticipate using artificial intelligence.

changed In general— The Administrator shall establish an advisory board to advise the Administrator on issues that are relevant to Not later than 18 months after the mission and duties date of the AI CoE enactment of this Act, and to inform in accordance with chapter 51 of title 5, United States Code, the priorities and projects worked on by Director of the AI CoE.Office of Personnel Management shall—