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Calendar No. 142 

117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2551 

[Report No. 117–40] 

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. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 29, 2021 

Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mr. PORTMAN) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

OCTOBER 5, 2021 

Reported by Mr. PETERS, without amendment 

A BILL 

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. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Artificial Intelligence 

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

4 Training Act’’. 

5 SEC. 2. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TRAINING PROGRAMS. 

6 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

7 (1) AI.—The term ‘‘AI’’ has the meaning given 

8 the term ‘‘artificial intelligence’’ in section 238(g) of 

9 the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization 

10 Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (10 U.S.C. 2358 note). 

11 (2) AI TRAINING PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘AI 

12 training program’’ means the training program es13 tablished under subsection (b)(1). 

14 (3) COVERED WORKFORCE.—The term ‘‘covered 

15 workforce’’ means— 

16 (A) employees of an executive agency who 

17 are responsible for— 

18 (i) program management; 

19 (ii) the planning, research, develop20 ment, engineering, testing, and evaluation 

21 of systems, including quality control and 

22 assurance; 

23 (iii) procurement and contracting; 

24 (iv) logistics; or 

25 (v) cost estimating; and 


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1 (B) other personnel of an executive agency 

2 designated by the head of the executive agency 

3 to participate in the AI training program. 

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

5 the Director of the Office of Management and Budg6 et. 

7 (5) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘executive 

8 agency’’— 

9 (A) has the meaning given the term in sec10 tion 133 of title 41, United States Code; and 

11 (B) does not include the Department of 

12 Defense or a component of the Department of 

13 Defense. 

14 (b) REQUIREMENT.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 

16 the date of enactment of this Act, and not less fre17 quently than annually thereafter, the Director, in co18 ordination with the Administrator of General Serv19 ices and any other person determined relevant by the 

20 Director, shall develop and implement or otherwise 

21 provide an AI training program for the covered 

22 workforce. 

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

24 program shall be to ensure that the covered workVerDate Sep 11 2014 22:58 Oct 05, 2021 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2551.RS S2551

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1 force has knowledge of the capabilities and risks as2 sociated with AI. 

3 (3) TOPICS.—The AI training program shall in4 clude information relating to— 

5 (A) the science underlying artificial intel6 ligence, including how artificial intelligence 

7 works; 

8 (B) introductory concepts relating to the 

9 technological features of artificial intelligence 

10 systems; 

11 (C) the ways in which artificial intelligence 

12 can benefit the Federal Government; 

13 (D) the risks posed by artificial intel14 ligence, including discrimination and risks to 

15 privacy; 

16 (E) ways to mitigate the risks described in 

17 subparagraph (D), including efforts to create 

18 and identify artificial intelligence that is reli19 able, safe, and trustworthy; and 

20 (F) future trends in artificial intelligence, 

21 including trends for homeland and national se22 curity and innovation. 

23 (4) UPDATES.—Not less frequently than once 

24 every 2 years, the Director shall update the AI 

25 training program to— 


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1 (A) incorporate new information relating 

2 to AI; and 

3 (B) ensure that the AI training program 

4 continues to satisfy the requirements under 

5 paragraph (3). 

6 (5) FORMAT.—The Director is encouraged to 

7 develop and implement or otherwise include under 

8 the AI training program interactive learning with— 

9 (A) technologists; 

10 (B) scholars; and 

11 (C) other experts from the private, public, 

12 and nonprofit sectors. 

13 (6) METRICS.—The Director shall ensure the 

14 existence of a means by which to— 

15 (A) understand and measure the participa16 tion of the covered workforce; and 

17 (B) receive and consider feedback from 

18 participants in the AI training program to im19 prove the AI training program. 

20 (7) SUNSET.—Effective 10 years after the date 

21 of enactment of this Act, this section shall have no 

22 force or effect. 


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Calendar No. 142 

117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2551 

[Report No. 117–40] 

A BILL 

To require the Director of the Office of Managethe acquisition workforce, and for other purposes. vide an artificial intelligence training program for ment and Budget to establish or otherwise proOCTOBER 5, 2021 

Reported without amendment 


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