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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 9043 

To provide for Federal civilian agency laboratory development for testing 

and certification of artificial intelligence for civilian agency use, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 15, 2024 

Ms. JACKSON LEE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on 

Oversight and Accountability, 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 provide for Federal civilian agency laboratory development 

for testing and certification of artificial intelligence for 

civilian agency use, 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. FEDERAL CIVILIAN AGENCY LABORATORY DE4 VELOPMENT FOR TESTING AND CERTIFI5 CATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR 

6 CIVILIAN AGENCY USE. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu8 rity, acting through the Administrator of the Federal 


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1 Emergency Management Agency, shall assess the com2 petency and capacity required across the Federal Govern3 ment to make recommendations on the design and equip4 ping of Federal civilian agency laboratories for the con5 duct of artificial intelligence training engine development 

6 and test beds for generative artificial intelligence relating 

7 to sustaining the following: 

8 (1) Democratic norms, values, and legal protec9 tions for institutions. 

10 (2) The independence of personnel, government 

11 networks, the courts, and elected and appointed per12 sons at all levels to fulfill their oaths of office and 

13 official duties. 

14 (b) DEVELOPMENT.—To carry out subsection (a), the 

15 Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Ad16 ministrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agen17 cy, shall develop artificial intelligence training and testing 

18 centers to score artificial intelligence systems that may be 

19 acquired for Federal civilian agency use with the following 

20 objectives: 

21 (1) Preserving privacy, transparency, account22 ability, self-determination, and autonomy in the use 

23 of artificial intelligence, and the rights of families 

24 and individuals to opt-out of the use of artificial in25 telligence. 


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1 (2) Protection of the rights of individuals, chil2 dren, the elderly, persons with disabilities, and racial 

3 minorities regarding the use of artificial intelligence. 

4 (3) Protection of gender identification and the 

5 intimate lives of consenting adults. 

6 (4) Guarding against automated decision mak7 ing that threatens due process rights, constitutional 

8 protections, or the rule of law. 

9 (c) IMPLEMENTATION.—To carry out subsections (a) 

10 and (b), the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting 

11 through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 

12 Management Agency, shall, in accordance with subsection 

13 (d), utilize real world use cases and associated outputs 

14 provided by artificial intelligence systems to determine 

15 outcomes in specific Federal civilian agency settings, in16 cluding in situations in which artificial intelligence re17 places with automated systems workers in decision-making 

18 scenarios. 

19 (d) CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out sub20 section (c) relating to the utilization of real world use 

21 cases, the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through 

22 the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management 

23 Agency, shall ensure the following: 

24 (1) The development of a digital repository of 

25 real world use cases that do not contain personally 


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1 identifiable information or can be used to identify 

2 any individuals. 

3 (2) The determination of modes and methods 

4 for converting real world use case data into training 

5 and testing applications uniquely suited for each 

6 Federal agency’s training and testing systems. 

7 (3) Real world use cases are used to test and 

8 ensure that artificial intelligence systems accurately 

9 capture real world knowledge of each Federal agen10 cy’s delivery of benefits or services to employees, 

11 other Federal agencies or to non-Federal persons 

12 seeking information, or assistance relating to the ap13 plication for benefits or services. 

14 (4) The prohibition of automatic decision mak15 ing regarding any denial of such benefits or services. 

16 (5) Each Federal agency utilizes the informa17 tion contained in such digital repository in a manner 

18 consistent with the intent of the permitting each 

19 such Federal agency to train and test artificial intel20 ligence systems intended for each such Federal 

21 agency’s adoption and use. 

22 (e) OFFICE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE INCIDENT

23 REPORTING.—The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 

24 establish in the Department of Homeland Security an Of25 fice of Artificial Intelligence Incident Reporting to enable 


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1 Federal civilian agencies to share, collaborate, and report 

2 on experiences with artificial intelligence systems. 

3 (f) REPORTS.— 

4 (1) DHS REPORTS.—Not later than six months 

5 after the date of the enactment of this Act and bian6 nually thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Secu7 rity, acting through the Administrator of the Fed8 eral Emergency Management Agency, shall submit 

9 to Congress a report on the implementation of this 

10 section, including regarding objectives and associ11 ated challenges, and resource needs. Each report 

12 under this subsection shall also include recommenda13 tions on how to overcome roadblocks. 

14 (2) AGENCY REPORTS.—The head of each Fed15 eral civilian agency shall report to the Secretary of 

16 Homeland Security any adverse experiences encoun17 tered by such agency with deployed artificial intel18 ligent systems and what steps have been taken to 

19 address such adverse experiences. 

20 (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

21 authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000,000, to remain 

22 available until expended, to carry out this section. 

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