S. 2551 

One Hundred Seventeenth Congress 

of the 

United States of America 

AT THE SECOND SESSION 

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, 

the third day of January, two thousand and twenty two 

An Act 

To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to establish 

or otherwise provide an artificial intelligence training program for the acquisition 

workforce, 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 ‘‘Artificial Intelligence Training 

for the Acquisition Workforce Act’’ or the ‘‘AI Training Act’’. 

SEC. 2. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TRAINING PROGRAMS. 

(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) AI TRAINING PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘AI training program’’ 

means the training program established under subsection (b)(1). 

(3) COVERED WORKFORCE.—The term ‘‘covered workforce’’ 

means— 

(A) employees of an executive agency who are responsible for— 

(i) program management; 

(ii) the planning, research, development, 

engineering, testing, and evaluation of systems, 

including quality control and assurance; 

(iii) procurement and contracting; 

(iv) logistics; or 

(v) cost estimating; and 

(B) other personnel of an executive agency designated 

by the head of the executive agency to participate in the 

AI training program. 

(4) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means the Director 

of the Office of Management and Budget. 

(5) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘executive agency’’— 

(A) has the meaning given the term in section 133 

of title 41, United States Code; and 

(B) does not include— 

(i) the Department of Defense or a component of 

the Department of Defense; or 

(ii) the National Nuclear Security Administration 

or a component of the National Nuclear Security 

Administration. 

(b) REQUIREMENT.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

of enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than annually 

thereafter, the Director, in coordination with the Administrator 

of General Services and any other person determined relevant 

by the Director, shall develop and implement or otherwise 

provide an AI training program for the covered workforce. 

(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the AI training program 

shall be to ensure that the covered workforce has knowledge 

of the capabilities and risks associated with AI. 

(3) TOPICS.—The AI training program shall include 

information relating to— 

(A) the science underlying AI, including how AI works; 

(B) introductory concepts relating to the technological 

features of artificial intelligence systems; 

(C) the ways in which AI can benefit the Federal 

Government; 

(D) the risks posed by AI, including discrimination 

and risks to privacy; 

(E) ways to mitigate the risks described in subparagraph (D), including efforts to create and identify AI that 

is reliable, safe, and trustworthy; and 

(F) future trends in AI, including trends for homeland 

and national security and innovation. 

(4) UPDATES.—Not less frequently than once every 2 years, 

the Director shall update the AI training program to— 

(A) incorporate new information relating to AI; and 

(B) ensure that the AI training program continues 

to satisfy the requirements under paragraph (3). 

(5) FORMAT.—The Director is encouraged to develop and 

implement or otherwise include under the AI training program 

interactive learning with— 

(A) technologists; 

(B) scholars; and 

(C) other experts from the private, public, and nonprofit 

sectors. 

(6) METRICS.—The Director shall ensure the existence of 

a means by which to— 

(A) understand and measure the participation of the 

covered workforce; and 

(B) receive and consider feedback from participants 

in the AI training program to improve the AI training 

program. 
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(7) SUNSET.—Effective 10 years after the date of enactment 

of this Act, this section shall have no force or effect. 

Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.