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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8756 

To establish the Chief Artificial Intelligence Officers Council, Chief Artificial 

Intelligence Officers, and Artificial Intelligence Coordination Boards, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 14, 2024 

Mr. CONNOLLY (for himself and Mr. GARBARINO) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 

each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To establish the Chief Artificial Intelligence Officers Council, 

Chief Artificial Intelligence Officers, and Artificial Intelligence Coordination Boards, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘AI Leadership To En5 able Accountable Deployment Act’’ or the ‘‘AI LEAD 

6 Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

3 (1) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ has the 

4 meaning given the term in section 3502 of title 44, 

5 United States Code. 

6 (2) ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.—The term ‘‘ar7 tificial intelligence’’ has the meaning given the term 

8 in section 5002 of the National Artificial Intelligence 

9 Initiative Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 9401). 

10 (3) CHIEF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE OFFI11 CER.—The term ‘‘Chief Artificial Intelligence Offi12 cer’’ means an official designated by the head of an 

13 agency pursuant to section 4(b)(1). 

14 (4) COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘Council’’ means the 

15 Chief Artificial Intelligence Officers Council estab16 lished under section 3(a). 

17 (5) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 

18 the Director of the Office of Management and Budg19 et. 

20 (6) RELEVANT CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT21 TEES.—The term ‘‘relevant congressional commit22 tees’’ means the Committee on Homeland Security 

23 and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the 

24 Committee on Oversight and Accountability of the 

25 House of Representatives. 


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1 SEC. 3. CHIEF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS COUN2 CIL. 

3 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days after 

4 the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall estab5 lish a Chief Artificial Intelligence Officers Council. 

6 (b) DUTIES.—The Council shall— 

7 (1) promote artificial intelligence innovation 

8 and responsible design, development, and applica9 tion; 

10 (2) oversee compliance with Governmentwide 

11 requirements, including existing requirements for 

12 agencies to inventory and publish use cases of artifi13 cial intelligence; 

14 (3) develop recommendations for, and advise 

15 agencies on, best practices for the design, acquisi16 tion, development, modernization, use, operation, 

17 sharing, risk management, auditing, and perform18 ance of artificial intelligence technologies while en19 suring privacy, security, and the protection of civil 

20 rights and civil liberties; 

21 (4) share experiences, ideas, and promising 

22 practices, including work process redesign and the 

23 development of performance measures to optimize 

24 Federal Government use of and investments in arti25 ficial intelligence; 


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1 (5) in coordination with the Director of the Of2 fice of Personnel Management, assess and monitor 

3 the hiring, training, classification, and professional 

4 development needs of the Federal workforce relating 

5 to artificial intelligence; 

6 (6) examine and track the costs and benefits of 

7 artificial intelligence use in the Federal Government, 

8 and make recommendations for any limits that 

9 should be placed on the acquisition, development, 

10 and use of artificial intelligence and the capabilities 

11 of artificial intelligence; 

12 (7) help improve the abilities of agencies to un13 derstand artificial intelligence and intervene in cri14 sis; 

15 (8) review and analyze already deployed artifi16 cial intelligence systems within the Federal Govern17 ment for potential harm; and 

18 (9) assist the Director, as necessary, in— 

19 (A) identifying, developing, coordinating, 

20 and overseeing multi-agency projects and other 

21 initiatives to improve Government performance; 

22 (B) monitoring and managing risks relat23 ing to developing, obtaining, or using artificial 

24 intelligence, including by— 


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1 (i) promoting the development and 

2 use of efficient, common, and shared ap3 proaches to key processes that improve the 

4 delivery of services for the public; 

5 (ii) soliciting and providing perspec6 tives on matters of concern to the Council, 

7 as appropriate, from and to— 

8 (I) the Chief Financial Officers 

9 Council; 

10 (II) the Chief Human Capital Of11 ficers Council; 

12 (III) the Chief Acquisition Offi13 cers Council; 

14 (IV) the Chief Information Offi15 cers Council; 

16 (V) the Chief Data Officers 

17 Council; 

18 (VI) other interagency councils; 

19 (VII) other key groups of the 

20 Federal Government; 

21 (VIII) industry; 

22 (IX) academia; 

23 (X) State, local, Tribal, terri24 torial, and international governments; 

25 and 


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1 (XI) other individuals and enti2 ties, as determined necessary by the 

3 Director; 

4 (iii) creating a framework for how 

5 agencies can reduce risk in the design, de6 velopment, and use of artificial intelligence 

7 systems; and 

8 (iv) implementing measurements and 

9 producing specific guidance on use cases 

10 for which the Federal Government should 

11 not be developing, procuring, or using arti12 ficial intelligence systems; 

13 (C) ensuring artificial intelligence systems 

14 used and procured by agencies are and have 

15 been responsibly developed and evaluated such 

16 that the artificial intelligence systems are trans17 parent and secure, do not infringe on privacy, 

18 and promote civil interests; 

19 (D) continually monitoring the capabilities 

20 of artificial intelligence systems used and pro21 cured by the Federal Government; and 

22 (E) ensuring accountability for the use and 

23 procurement of artificial intelligence systems 

24 that result in flawed, inaccurate, or biased deci25 sions that would impact individuals. 


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1 (c) MEMBERSHIP OF CAIOC.— 

2 (1) CHAIR.—The Director shall serve as the 

3 chair of the Council. 

4 (2) COCHAIR.—The cochair of the Council shall 

5 be— 

6 (A) nominated by a majority of the mem7 bers of the Council; and 

8 (B) designated as the cochair of the Coun9 cil by the Director. 

10 (3) MEMBERS.—Members of the Council shall 

11 include— 

12 (A) the Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer 

13 of each agency described in section 901(b) of 

14 title 31, United States Code; 

15 (B) a representative from an agency 

16 with— 

17 (i) advisory experience in scientific 

18 and technological issues that require atten19 tion at the highest level of Government; 

20 and 

21 (ii) a role working with agencies to 

22 create strategies, plans, policies and pro23 grams for science and technology, includ24 ing artificial intelligence; and 


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1 (C) other members, as determined nec2 essary by the Director. 

3 (4) STANDING COMMITTEES; WORKING

4 GROUPS.—The Council shall have the authority to 

5 establish standing committees and working groups 

6 as necessary to consider items of concern to the 

7 Council. 

8 (d) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.—The Administrator 

9 of General Services shall provide administrative support 

10 for the Council. 

11 SEC. 4. AGENCY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS. 

12 (a) DUTIES OF AGENCIES.—The head of each agency 

13 shall ensure the responsible research, development, acqui14 sition, application, governance, and use of artificial intel15 ligence by the agency that is consistent with democratic 

16 values, including— 

17 (1) privacy; 

18 (2) civil rights and civil liberties; 

19 (3) information security; 

20 (4) nondiscrimination; 

21 (5) transparency; and 

22 (6) trustworthiness. 

23 (b) CHIEF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE OFFICER.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 45 days after 

25 the date of enactment of this Act, the head of each 


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1 agency shall designate a Chief Artificial Intelligence 

2 Officer with responsibility for— 

3 (A) promoting artificial intelligence innova4 tion and use within the agency to further the 

5 agency’s effectiveness and efficiency; 

6 (B) providing input on the decision proc7 esses for annual and multi-year planning, pro8 gramming, budgeting, and execution decisions, 

9 related reporting requirements, and reports re10 lating to artificial intelligence of the agency; 

11 (C) participating in internal control proc12 esses or entities convened for the purpose of re13 viewing artificial intelligence acquisitions 

14 throughout the acquisition life cycle; 

15 (D) producing a risk management plan for 

16 agency-specific use cases of artificial intel17 ligence, including— 

18 (i) a procedure for classifying risk lev19 els in agency use of artificial intelligence; 

20 and 

21 (ii) specific guidance on use cases for 

22 which the agency should not developing, 

23 procuring, or using artificial intelligence 

24 systems; 


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1 (E) in coordination with other responsible 

2 officials of the agency— 

3 (i) assessing and addressing agency 

4 personnel requirements and professional 

5 development requirements relating to arti6 ficial intelligence; and 

7 (ii) developing and overseeing agency 

8 processes regarding the design, acquisition, 

9 development, modernization, use, data 

10 management, operation, sharing, and au11 diting of artificial intelligence systems by 

12 the agency, including existing requirements 

13 to inventory and publish agency use cases; 

14 (iii) ensuring artificial intelligence 

15 policies of the agency comply with the Con16 stitution of the United States and Govern17 mentwide requirements; 

18 (iv) ensuring all artificial intelligence 

19 systems used and procured by the agency 

20 are and have been responsibly developed 

21 and evaluated such that the systems are 

22 transparent and secure, do not infringe on 

23 privacy, and promote civil interests; 

24 (v) continually monitoring the capa25 bilities and impacts of artificial intelligence 


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1 systems used and procured by the agency; 

2 and 

3 (vi) ensuring accountability for the 

4 use and procurement of artificial intel5 ligence systems that result in flawed, inac6 curate, or biased decisions that would im7 pact individuals; 

8 (F) helping to improve the ability of the 

9 agency to understand artificial intelligence and 

10 to intervene in crisis; 

11 (G) reviewing and analyzing already de12 ployed artificial intelligence systems of the 

13 agency for potential harm; and 

14 (H) performing other functions relating to 

15 artificial intelligence, as determined by the Di16 rector or the head of the agency. 

17 (2) STRUCTURE.—The Director shall issue 

18 guidance on the appropriate reporting structure, 

19 qualifications, and seniority level for the role of a 

20 Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer. 

21 (3) SENIORITY.—With respect to the Chief Ar22 tificial Intelligence Officer of any agency described 

23 in section 901(b) of title 31, United States Code, the 

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1 utive with a position classified above GS–15 of the 

2 General Schedule or the equivalent. 

3 (4) ROLES.—The head of each agency shall en4 sure that the Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer of 

5 the agency has a significant role in— 

6 (A) the decision processes for all annual 

7 and multi-year planning, programming, budg8 eting, and execution decisions, related reporting 

9 requirements, and reports relating to artificial 

10 intelligence of the agency; and 

11 (B) the management, governance, acquisi12 tion, and oversight processes of the agency re13 lating to artificial intelligence. 

14 (5) FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE.— 

15 (A) IN GENERAL.—To the extent prac16 ticable, each Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer 

17 designated under paragraph (1) shall be a full18 time employee of the agency on the date of the 

19 designation. 

20 (B) JUSTIFICATION.—If the head of an 

21 agency designates a Chief Artificial Intelligence 

22 Officer of the agency who is not a full-time em23 ployee on the date of the designation, the head 

24 of the agency shall provide the Comptroller 

25 General of the United States a justification for 


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1 the designation of an individual who is not a 

2 full-time employee, such as a lack of qualified 

3 personnel. 

4 (C) INCLUSION IN REPORT.—The Comp5 troller General of the United States shall in6 clude each justification provided by the head of 

7 agency under subparagraph (B) in the report 

8 required under section 6(a). 

9 (c) INFORMING CONGRESS.—Not later than 60 days 

10 after the date of enactment of this Act, the head of each 

11 agency shall— 

12 (1) inform the relevant congressional commit13 tees of the appointment of a Chief Artificial Intel14 ligence Officer pursuant to subsection (b); and 

15 (2) if relevant, provide to the relevant congres16 sional committees a full description of any authori17 ties and responsibilities of the individual serving as 

18 the Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer that are per19 formed in addition to the authorities and responsibil20 ities of the individual in the role of the Chief Artifi21 cial Intelligence Officer. 

22 SEC. 5. AGENCY COORDINATION ON ARTIFICIAL INTEL23 LIGENCE. 

24 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 120 days after 

25 the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall issue 


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1 guidance directing the head of each agency described in 

2 section 901(b) of title 31, United States Code, to establish 

3 within the agency an Artificial Intelligence Coordination 

4 Board to— 

5 (1) coordinate artificial intelligence issues of the 

6 agency; and 

7 (2) to the extent applicable to the agency, pub8 lish a statement of principles and goals relating to 

9 artificial intelligence. 

10 (b) CONTENTS.—The guidance issued under sub11 section (a) shall— 

12 (1) define the structure and activities of Artifi13 cial Intelligence Coordination Boards of agencies; 

14 and 

15 (2) ensure that the membership of the Artificial 

16 Intelligence Coordination Board of an agency may 

17 include, to the extent applicable to the agency— 

18 (A) the deputy head of the agency; 

19 (B) the Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer 

20 of the agency, who shall serve as the chair of 

21 the Artificial Intelligence Coordination Board of 

22 the agency; 

23 (C) the chief information officer of the 

24 agency; 


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1 (D) the chief acquisition officer of the 

2 agency; 

3 (E) the senior procurement executive of 

4 the agency; 

5 (F) the chief data officer of the agency; 

6 (G) the chief human capital officer of the 

7 agency; 

8 (H) the chief financial officer of the agen9 cy; 

10 (I) the senior agency official for privacy of 

11 the agency; 

12 (J) the senior agency official for civil 

13 rights and civil liberties of the agency; and 

14 (K) other individuals, as determined by the 

15 Director. 

16 (c) STRATEGY.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—The head of each agency 

18 shall establish an artificial intelligence strategy for 

19 the responsible and trustworthy adoption of artificial 

20 intelligence by the agency to better achieve the mis21 sion of the agency to serve the people of the United 

22 States. 

23 (2) CONTENTS.—The strategy required under 

24 paragraph (1) shall include the following: 


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1 (A) Defined roles and responsibilities for 

2 the use and oversight of artificial intelligence by 

3 the agency, including oversight of compliance 

4 with relevant laws, regulations, standards, and 

5 guidance. 

6 (B) Defined values, ethics, and principles 

7 to foster public trust and responsible use of ar8 tificial intelligence by the agency. 

9 (C) The standards, regulations, invest10 ments, practices, and other items the agency 

11 will use to improve trust and safety and ensure 

12 that artificial intelligence systems are designed, 

13 developed, and deployed in a manner that pro14 tects the rights and safety of individuals. 

15 (D) How the agency will oversee artificial 

16 intelligence systems and applications to identify 

17 and mitigate risk and prevent harm, including 

18 with respect to privacy, civil rights, civil lib19 erties, and information security. 

20 (E) The considerations and safeguards the 

21 agency will use to protect the rights and safety 

22 of the public with respect to artificial intel23 ligence, including mitigation of algorithmic dis24 crimination. 


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1 (F) The domains or areas in which the 

2 agency uses or anticipates using artificial intel3 ligence. 

4 (G) The steps the agency will take to 

5 strengthen workforce knowledge to maximize 

6 the value artificial intelligence can bring to mis7 sion outcomes while mitigating any associated 

8 risks. 

9 (H) How and under what conditions the 

10 agency can use artificial intelligence to improve 

11 the interactions of the agency with the public 

12 and the fulfillment of the mission of the agency, 

13 while protecting against harmful impacts on 

14 agency employees or the public. 

15 (I) How the agency will coordinate and 

16 work across components, offices, and programs 

17 of the agency on artificial intelligence-related 

18 matters. 

19 (J) How the agency will engage in inter20 agency governance and coordination with re21 spect to artificial intelligence, including to lever22 age shared resources, expertise, and lessons 

23 learned to better leverage artificial intelligence 

24 to improve Federal Government operations and 

25 mitigate the risks of artificial intelligence. 


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1 (K) How the agency will promote the use 

2 and availability of data to support the artificial 

3 intelligence efforts of the agency in accordance 

4 with statutory, regulatory, and policy require5 ments. 

6 (L) How the agency will work with the pri7 vate sector to ensure that procured artificial in8 telligence systems or capabilities include protec9 tions to safeguard the rights and safety of indi10 viduals and to secure Federal Government data 

11 and other information. 

12 (M) An outline of specific actions to imple13 ment the strategy of the agency and desired 

14 outcomes. 

15 SEC. 6. GAO REPORTS. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 

17 date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 

18 of the United States shall submit to the relevant congres19 sional committees a report on— 

20 (1) the implementation and effectiveness of Ar21 tificial Intelligence Coordination Boards established 

22 pursuant to guidance issued under section 5(a); 

23 (2) an assessment of agency implementation 

24 and the effectiveness of Chief Artificial Intelligence 

25 Officers; 


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1 (3) recommendations for improving the imple2 mentation and effectiveness of Artificial Intelligence 

3 Coordination Boards established pursuant to guid4 ance issued under section 5(a) and Chief Artificial 

5 Intelligence Officers; 

6 (4) an analysis by the Comptroller General of 

7 the United States with respect to the costs and ben8 efits of— 

9 (A) the Federal implementation of artifi10 cial intelligence; and 

11 (B) the activities of the Artificial Intel12 ligence Coordination Boards established pursu13 ant to guidance issued under section 5(a); 

14 (5) an assessment of the extent to which select 

15 agencies appropriately consider the costs and bene16 fits of the design, development, deployment, and 

17 continuous monitoring of artificial intelligence; 

18 (6) an assessment of jobs that could be at risk 

19 of dislocation and opportunities of other jobs with 

20 the Federal Government and the economy of the 

21 United States as a result of technological develop22 ments with respect to artificial intelligence, including 

23 potential effects on blue collar and white collar occu24 pational categories; 


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1 (7) an inventory of artificial intelligence use 

2 cases of each agency, including an assessment of 

3 how each agency protects privacy and mitigates bias 

4 in the use by the agency of artificial intelligence; and 

5 (8) other relevant matters, as determined by 

6 the Comptroller General of the United States. 

7 (b) ADDITIONAL REPORT.—Not later than 2 years 

8 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 

9 General of the United States shall submit to the relevant 

10 congressional committees a report on the impact of biased 

11 datasets on Federal use and implementation of artificial 

12 intelligence systems. 

13 SEC. 7. POST-ENACTMENT GUIDANCE FROM THE DIREC14 TOR. 

15 Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment 

16 of this Act, the Director shall— 

17 (1) consider technological and other develop18 ments, current and future requirements, and options 

19 for artificial intelligence governance; and 

20 (2) issue a directive to agencies— 

21 (A) updating leadership roles, organiza22 tional structures, and other matters relating to 

23 artificial intelligence, as determined relevant by 

24 the Director; and 


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1 (B) that includes an action plan and 

2 timeline for implementation. 

3 SEC. 8. SUNSET. 

4 Effective on the date that is 90 days after the date 

5 of issuance of the directive under section 7, this Act shall 

6 have no force or effect. 

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