Oversee Emerging Technology Act

Subjects: Government Operations and Politics


<html><body><pre>[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1577 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1577

To require the appointment or designation of emerging technology leads 
                      in certain Federal agencies.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 11, 2023

  Mr. Bennet introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To require the appointment or designation of emerging technology leads 
                      in certain Federal agencies.

    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 ``Oversee Emerging Technology Act''.

SEC. 2. EMERGING TECHNOLOGY LEADS.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Covered agency.--The term ``covered agency'' means--
                    (A) an agency listed in section 901(b) of title 31, 
                United States Code; or
                    (B) an element of the intelligence community, as 
                defined in section 3 of the National Security Act of 
                1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).
            (2) Covered individual.--The term ``covered individual'' 
        means--
                    (A) an individual serving in a Senior Executive 
                Service position, as that term is defined in section 
                3132 of title 5, United States Code;
                    (B) an individual who--
                            (i) is serving in a position to which 
                        section 5376 of title 5, United States Code, 
                        applies; and
                            (ii) has a significant amount of seniority 
                        and experience, as determined by the head of 
                        the applicable covered agency; and
                    (C) another individual who is the equivalent of an 
                individual described in subparagraph (A) or (B), as 
                determined by the head of the applicable covered 
                agency.
    (b) Appointment or Designation.--The head of each covered agency 
that is substantially engaged in the development, application, or 
oversight of emerging technologies shall appoint or designate a covered 
individual as an emerging technology lead to--
            (1) advise the covered agency on the responsible use of 
        emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence;
            (2) provide expertise on responsible policies and 
        practices;
            (3) collaborate with interagency coordinating bodies; and
            (4) provide input for procurement policies.
    (c) Informing Congress.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the President shall--
            (1) inform Congress of each covered agency for which a 
        covered individual has been appointed or designated as an 
        emerging technology lead under subsection (b); and
            (2) provide to Congress a description of the authorities 
        and responsibilities of the covered individuals described in 
        paragraph (1).
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