AI Leadership Training Act

To require the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to establish, or otherwise ensure the provision of, a training program on artificial intelligence for Federal management officials and supervisors, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Artificial Intelligence Leadership Training Act AI Leadership Training Act 2. Artificial intelligence leadership training program (a) Definitions In this section: (1) AI The term AI artificial intelligence 10 U.S.C. 2358 (2) Covered employee The term covered employee (A) a management official; (B) a supervisor; or (C) any other employee of an executive agency— (i) as determined appropriate by the Director for the purposes of this section; or (ii) who is designated by the head of that executive agency to participate in the Program. (3) Director The term Director (4) Executive agency The term executive agency (5) Management official; supervisor The terms management official supervisor (6) Program The term Program (b) Program (1) In general (A) Establishment of Program Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director, in consultation with any other person determined relevant by the Director, shall develop and implement (or otherwise ensure the provision of) an AI leadership training program for covered employees, under which training in accordance with the requirements of this section shall be provided to covered employees on an annual basis. (B) Incorporation of existing training permitted For the purposes of subparagraph (A), the Director may include executive agency or other training that the Director determines is relevant to providing the information required under paragraph (3). (2) Purpose The purpose of the Program shall be to ensure that covered employees have knowledge regarding— (A) the capabilities and risks associated with AI; (B) safety and ethical issues relating to AI; (C) Federal Government requirements and best practices with respect to AI, such as with respect to the procurement, use, testing, evaluation, and auditing of AI capabilities; and (D) other matters relating to requirements for the development and use of AI within and by the Federal Government. (3) Topics At a minimum, the Program shall include information relating to— (A) what AI is and how AI works; (B) introductory concepts regarding, and features of, different types of AI; (C) the benefits offered, and the risks posed, by AI; (D) the role of data in AI systems and the risks of not using sufficiently representative training data in those systems; (E) the ways in which AI can fail; (F) the need for continuous refinement of AI as part of the development and deployment of AI; (G) ways to mitigate the risks of AI, including through efforts to create and identify AI that is reliable, safe, trustworthy, and fair; and (H) organizational considerations for the development and deployment of AI, including necessary norms and practices, workforce training, and specific use cases. (4) Updates Not less frequently than once every 2 years after the date on which the Director develops and implements (or otherwise ensures the provision of) the Program under paragraph (1), the Director shall update the Program to— (A) incorporate new information relating to AI; and (B) ensure that the Program continues to satisfy the requirements under paragraph (3) and any other requirements determined by the Director. (5) Metrics The Director shall establish a means by which to— (A) understand and measure the participation of covered employees in the Program; and (B) receive and consider feedback from participants in the Program so as to improve the Program through updates implemented under paragraph (4). (6) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the Director should ensure that training provided under the Program includes interactions with technologists, scholars, and other experts from the private, public, and nonprofit sectors. (7) Sunset Effective on the date that is 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act, this section shall have no force or effect. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Artificial Intelligence Leadership Training Act AI Leadership Training Act 2. Artificial intelligence leadership training program (a) Definitions In this section: (1) AI The term AI artificial intelligence 10 U.S.C. 2358 (2) Covered employee The term covered employee (A) a management official; (B) a supervisor; or (C) any other employee of an executive agency— (i) as determined appropriate by the Director for the purposes of this section; or (ii) who is designated by the head of that executive agency to participate in the Program. (3) Director The term Director (4) Executive agency The term executive agency (5) Management official; supervisor The terms management official supervisor (6) Program The term Program (b) Program (1) In general (A) Establishment of Program Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director, in consultation with any other person determined relevant by the Director, shall develop and implement (or otherwise ensure the provision of) an AI leadership training program for covered employees, under which training in accordance with the requirements of this section shall be provided to covered employees on an annual basis. (B) Incorporation of existing training permitted For the purposes of subparagraph (A), the Director may include executive agency or other training that the Director determines is relevant to providing the information required under paragraph (3). (2) Purpose The purpose of the Program shall be to ensure that covered employees have knowledge regarding— (A) the capabilities and risks associated with AI; (B) safety and ethical issues relating to AI; (C) Federal Government requirements and best practices with respect to AI, such as with respect to the procurement, use, testing, evaluation, and auditing of AI capabilities; and (D) other matters relating to requirements for the development and use of AI within and by the Federal Government. (3) Topics At a minimum, the Program shall include information relating to— (A) what AI is and how AI works; (B) introductory concepts regarding, and features of, different types of AI; (C) the benefits offered, and the risks posed, by AI; (D) the role of data in AI systems and the risks of not using sufficiently representative training data in those systems, including risks relating to bias; (E) the ways in which AI can fail; (F) the need for continuous refinement of AI as part of the development and deployment of AI; (G) ways to mitigate the risks of AI, including through efforts to create and identify AI that is reliable, safe, and trustworthy; (H) organizational considerations for the development and deployment of AI, including necessary norms and practices, workforce training, and specific use cases; (I) the risks that the use by the Federal Government of AI, including by using AI to engage in censorship and conduct surveillance, poses to the First and Fourth Amendments to the Constitution of the United States; and (J) the risk of developer bias with respect to AI. (4) Updates Not less frequently than once every 2 years after the date on which the Director develops and implements (or otherwise ensures the provision of) the Program under paragraph (1), the Director shall update the Program to— (A) incorporate new information relating to AI; and (B) ensure that the Program continues to satisfy the requirements under paragraph (3) and any other requirements determined by the Director. (5) Metrics The Director shall establish the means by which to— (A) understand and measure the participation of covered employees in the Program; and (B) receive and consider feedback from participants in the Program so as to improve the Program through updates implemented under paragraph (4). (6) Congressional requests (A) In general Congress may request from the Director information regarding the materials used to carry out the Program, including— (i) a bibliography of written materials used to carry out the Program; (ii) the name of the responsible senior executive; and (iii) the name of each organization that developed or carried out any part of the Program. (B) Deadline for provision of information Not later than 14 days after the date on which the Director receives a request submitted under subparagraph (A), the Director shall provide Congress with the information sought in the request. (7) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the Director should ensure that training provided under the Program includes interactions with technologists, scholars, and other experts, including from the private, public, and nonprofit sectors. (8) Sunset Effective on the date that is 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act, this section shall have no force or effect. November 2, 2023 Reported with an amendment

Summary: Artificial Intelligence Leadership Training Act or the AI Leadership Training Act This bill requires the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to develop and implement an annual training program on artificial intelligence (AI) for federal managers, supervisors, and other employees designated to participate in the program. The program shall, at a minimum, include information relating to what AI is and how it works, the benefits offered and risks posed by AI, ways to mitigate the risks of AI, organizational considerations for the development and deployment of AI, and other specified topics. The program must be updated at least every two years. OPM must establish a means by which to (1) understand and measure the participation of employees in the program, and (2) receive and consider feedback from participants. The bill terminates 10 years after its enactment.