efit or harm an individual or subgroup of the 
public. 
‘‘(D) The risk of such action is assessed 
and responsibly managed, including before the 
use of artificial intelligence. 
‘‘(3) Any application of artificial intelligence is 
consistent with the use cases for which the artificial 
intelligence was trained, and the deployers of such 
application promote verifiably accurate, ethical, reli-
able, and effective use. 
‘‘(4) The safety, security, and resiliency of arti-
ficial intelligence applications, including resilience 
when confronted with any systematic vulnerability, 
adversarial manipulation, and other malicious exploi-
tation. 
‘‘(5) The purpose, operations, risks, and out-
comes of artificial intelligence applications are suffi-
ciently explainable and understandable, to the extent 
practicable, by subject matter experts, users, im-
pacted parties, and others, as appropriate. 
‘‘(6) Such action is responsible and accountable, 
including by ensuring the following: 
‘‘(A) Human roles and responsibilities are 
clearly defined, understood, and appropriately 
assigned. 
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‘‘(B) Artificial intelligence is used in a 
manner consistent with the purposes described 
in this section and the purposes for which each 
use of artificial intelligence is intended. 
‘‘(C) Such action, as well as relevant in-
puts and outputs of artificial intelligence appli-
cations, are well documented and accountable. 
‘‘(7) Responsible management and oversight by 
ensuring the following: 
‘‘(A) Artificial intelligence applications are 
regularly tested against the purposes described 
in this section. 
‘‘(B) Mechanisms are maintained to super-
sede, disengage, or deactivate applications of 
artificial intelligence that demonstrate perform-
ance or outcomes that are inconsistent with the 
intended use or this subchapter. 
‘‘(C) Engagement with impacted commu-
nities. 
‘‘(8) Transparency in publicly disclosing rel-
evant information regarding the use of artificial in-
telligence to appropriate stakeholders, to the extent 
practicable and in accordance with any applicable 
law and policy, including with respect to the protec-
tion of privacy, civil liberties, and of sensitive law 
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enforcement, national security, trade secrets or pro-
prietary information, and other protected informa-
tion. 
‘‘(9) Accountability for the following: 
‘‘(A) Implementing and enforcing appro-
priate safeguards necessary to comply with the 
purposes described in this section and the re-
quirements of this subchapter, for the proper 
use and functioning of the applications of artifi-
cial intelligence. 
‘‘(B) Monitoring, auditing, and docu-
menting compliance with those safeguards, as 
appropriate. 
‘‘(C) Providing appropriate training to all 
agency personnel responsible for the design, de-
velopment, acquisition, use, management, and 
oversight of artificial intelligence. 
‘‘§ 3592. Definitions 
‘‘In this subchapter: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the definitions under sections 3502 shall 
apply to this subchapter. 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL DEFINITIONS.—In this sub-
chapter: 
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‘‘(A) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘Admin-
istrator’ means the Administrator of General 
Services. 
‘‘(B) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COM-
MITTEES.—The term ‘appropriate congressional 
committees’ means the Committee on Oversight 
and Accountability of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. 
‘‘(C) 
ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE.—The 
term ‘artificial intelligence’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 238(g) of the John S. 
McCain National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 10 
U.S.C. note prec. 4061). 
‘‘(D) 
ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE
SYS-
TEM.—The term ‘artificial intelligence system’ 
means any data system, software, application, 
tool, or utility that operates in whole or in part 
using dynamic or static machine learning algo-
rithms or other forms of artificial intelligence, 
whether— 
‘‘(i) the data system, software, appli-
cation, tool, or utility is established pri-
marily for the purpose of researching, de-
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veloping, or implementing artificial intel-
ligence technology; or 
‘‘(ii) artificial intelligence capability is 
integrated into another system or business 
process, operational activity, or technology 
system. 
‘‘(E) FEDERAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 
SYSTEM.—The term ‘Federal artificial intel-
ligence system’ means an artificial intelligence 
system used in connection with a Federal infor-
mation system. 
‘‘(F) FEDERAL
INFORMATION
SYSTEM.— 
The term ‘Federal information system’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 11331 of 
title 40. 
‘‘(G) NATIONAL SECURITY SYSTEM.—The 
term ‘national security system’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 3552(b) of title 44. 
‘‘§ 3593. Authority and functions of the Director 
‘‘The Director shall oversee the design, development, 
acquisition, use, management, and oversight of Federal 
artificial intelligence systems by agencies to implement the 
purposes described in section 3591. In performing such 
oversight, the Director shall do the following: 
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‘‘(1) Develop, coordinate, and oversee the imple-
mentation of policies, purposes, standards, and 
guidelines to ensure appropriate use of Federal arti-
ficial intelligence systems and the protection of civil 
rights, civil liberties, and privacy, including in con-
formity with section 552a of title 5 and other appli-
cable laws, as well as the integrity of Federal infor-
mation systems and information technology in ac-
cordance with the other requirements of this chap-
ter. 
‘‘(2) Oversee agency compliance with the re-
quirements of this subchapter, including through 
any authorized enforcement action under section 
11303(b)(5) of title 40 to ensure agency account-
ability and compliance. 
‘‘(3) Issue and update, as necessary, guidance 
to agencies to take steps to advance the governance 
of Federal artificial intelligence systems, manage 
risk, and remove relevant barriers to innovation, 
which shall be consistent with the requirements of 
this subchapter and, as appropriate the standards 
promulgated under section 22A of the National In-
stitute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 
278h–1) pursuant to section 5302 of the William M. 
(Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization 
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Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (15 U.S.C. 9441). The 
guidance shall address the following: 
‘‘(A) The development of policies regarding 
Federal acquisition, procurement, and use by 
agencies regarding artificial intelligence, includ-
ing an identification of the responsibilities of 
agency officials managing the use of such tech-
nology. 
‘‘(B) The ownership and protection of data 
and other information created, used, processed, 
stored, maintained, disseminated, disclosed, or 
disposed of by a contractor or subcontractor (at 
any tier) on behalf of the Federal Government. 
‘‘(C) The protection of training data, algo-
rithms, and other components of any Federal 
artificial intelligence system against misuse, un-
authorized alteration, degradation, or being ren-
dered inoperable. 
‘‘(D) The removal of barriers to respon-
sible agency use of artificial intelligence, such 
as information technology, data, workforce, and 
budgetary barriers, in order to promote the in-
novative application of those technologies while 
protecting privacy, civil liberties, civil rights, 
and economic and national security. 
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‘‘(E) The establishment of best practices 
for identifying, assessing, and mitigating any 
discrimination in violation of title VI of the 
Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42. U.S.C. 2000d et 
seq.), or any unintended consequence of the use 
of artificial intelligence, including policies to— 
‘‘(i) identify data used to train artifi-
cial intelligence; 
‘‘(ii) identify data analyzed or in-
gested by Federal artificial intelligence sys-
tems used by the agencies; and 
‘‘(iii) require periodic evaluation of 
Federal artificial intelligence systems, as 
appropriate. 
‘‘(4) Issue guidance for agencies to establish a 
plain language notification process, as necessary and 
appropriate and in conformity with applicable law, 
including section 552a of title 5, for individuals, or 
entities impacted by an agency determination that 
has been based solely on an output from, or sub-
stantively and meaningfully informed, augmented, or 
assisted by a Federal artificial intelligence system, 
including the contents of any notice, including exam-
ples of what the notice may look like in practice. 
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‘‘(5) Issue guidance for agencies to review their 
appeals process and to make modifications, as nec-
essary and appropriate, to account for determina-
tions made solely by or substantively and meaning-
fully informed, augmented, or assisted by a Federal 
artificial intelligence system, including guidance on 
how an agency provides the impacted individual or 
entity the opportunity for an alternative review inde-
pendent of the Federal artificial intelligence system, 
as appropriate. 
‘‘(6) Provide guidance and a template for the 
required contents of the agency plans described in 
section 3594(6) that uses a uniform resource locator 
that is in a consistent format across agencies such 
as the format ‘agencyname.gov/AI’. 
‘‘(7) Issue guidance, including a uniform re-
quired submission format and criteria for updating 
entries after significant changes, for the establish-
ment of agency AI governance charters under sec-
tion 3595, including defining high-risk Federal arti-
ficial intelligence systems, and publication under sec-
tion 3596. 
‘‘§ 3594. Federal agency responsibilities 
‘‘The head of each agency shall do the following: 
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‘‘(1) Comply with the requirements of this sub-
chapter and related policies, purposes, standards, 
and guidelines, including those under section 552a 
of title 5 and in guidance issued by the Director 
under section 3593. 
‘‘(2) Ensure that Federal artificial intelligence 
system management processes are integrated with 
agency strategic, operational, data, workforce plan-
ning, and budgetary planning processes, and other 
requirements under this chapter. 
‘‘(3) Ensure that senior agency officials, includ-
ing the Chief Information Officer, the Chief Data 
Officer, and the senior agency official for privacy, 
implement policies and procedures regarding Federal 
artificial intelligence systems under the control of 
such officers, assess and reduce any risks to such 
systems to an acceptable level, and periodically as-
sess and validate management procedures and con-
trols to ensure effective implementation of this sub-
chapter. 
‘‘(4) Delegate to the agency Chief Information 
Officer established under section 3506 (or com-
parable official in an agency not covered by such 
section) the primary authority and accountability to 
ensure compliance with the agency requirements 
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under this subchapter in coordination with any other 
appropriate senior agency official designated by the 
head of the agency. 
‘‘(5) Ensure that contracts for the acquisition 
and procurement of a Federal artificial intelligence 
system are consistent with the requirements of this 
subchapter and any guidance issued by the Director 
under section 3593(3). 
‘‘(6) Maintain a plan, posted on a publicly 
available and centralized webpage of the agency and 
prepared in accordance with the template provided 
by the Director under section 3593(6), to— 
‘‘(A) achieve consistency with the require-
ments of this subchapter and guidance issued 
by the Director; and 
‘‘(B) provide the public information about 
agency policies and procedures for governing 
Federal artificial intelligence systems, including 
the inventory of artificial intelligence use cases 
required by section 7225(a) of the Advancing 
American AI Act (subtitle B of title LXXII of 
Public Law 117–263; 40 U.S.C. 11301 note). 
‘‘(7) Establish procedures for notifying an indi-
vidual or entity impacted by an agency determina-
tion made solely by an output from, or substantively 
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and meaningfully informed, augmented, or assisted 
by a Federal artificial intelligence system in accord-
ance with guidance issued by the Director under sec-
tion 3593(4). 
‘‘(8) Modify the agency appeals process, as nec-
essary and appropriate, to account for determina-
tions made solely by or substantively and meaning-
fully informed, augmented, or assisted by a Federal 
artificial intelligence system, and to provide the im-
pacted individual, group, or entity the opportunity 
for an alternative review independent of the Federal 
artificial intelligence system, as appropriate, as es-
tablished by the Director under section 3593(5). 
‘‘(9) In accordance with guidance issued by the 
Director under section 3593(7), oversee the estab-
lishment of AI governance charters for Federal arti-
ficial intelligence systems, including by— 
‘‘(A) establishing a process, led by the offi-
cial or officials identified in section 3594(4) to 
ensure that each Federal artificial intelligence 
system has an established AI governance char-
ter that is regularly updated in accordance with 
the requirements under section 3595 and made 
publicly available on the webpage under para-
graph (6); 
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‘‘(B) submitting each AI governance char-
ter to the Federal Register not later than 30- 
days after the initial establishment or termi-
nation of the charter, in conformity with guid-
ance from the Director; and 
‘‘(C) submitting each AI governance char-
ter to the Administrator for publication in a 
format established in the Directors guidance in 
accordance with section 3596. 
‘‘(10) In consultation with the Director, the Di-
rector of the Office of Personnel Management, and 
the Administrator of the General Services Adminis-
tration, conduct regular training programs to edu-
cate relevant agency program and management offi-
cials, including employees supporting the functions 
of the Chief Information Officer, the Chief Data Of-
ficer, the Evaluation Officer, the senior privacy offi-
cial, and the statistical official, as appropriate, about 
the management of Federal artificial intelligence 
systems and compliance with the requirements of 
this subchapter, which may be integrated with the 
training requirements and covered topics established 
by the Artificial Intelligence Training for the Acqui-
sition Workforce Act (Public Law 117–207; 41 
U.S.C. 1703 note). 
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‘‘§ 3595. Agency AI Governance Charters 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with the guidance 
established under section 3593(7), the head of each agen-
cy shall ensure that an accurate and complete AI govern-
ance charter is established for each Federal artificial intel-
ligence system in use by the agency that is designated as 
a high-risk Federal artificial intelligence system or was 
trained on, uses, or produces a record maintained on an 
individual (as defined under section 552a(a) of title 5). 
‘‘(b) CONTENTS OF CHARTERS.—An AI governance 
charter for a Federal artificial intelligence system shall, 
at a minimum, include the following: 
‘‘(1) The name and an identifying summary of 
the Federal artificial intelligence system, including 
the following: 
‘‘(A) A descriptive summary of the purpose 
or purposes and relevant use case or use cases 
of the system, as may be documented on the in-
ventory established under section 7225 of the 
Advancing American AI Act (subtitle B of title 
LXXII of Public Law 117–263; 40 U.S.C. 
11301 note). 
‘‘(B) The bureau, department, or office 
using or operating the system, and to the extent 
practicable, the program or programs des-
ignated on the website required under section 
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1122(a)(2) of title 31 associated with use of the 
system. 
‘‘(C) The name and direct contact informa-
tion for a designated agency official responsible 
for the system’s overall outputs. 
‘‘(D) The name and direct contact infor-
mation for a designated agency official respon-
sible for the ongoing maintenance of the system 
which may be the same official designated 
under subparagraph (C). 
‘‘(2) Information about how the Federal artifi-
cial intelligence system was developed and funded, 
including the following: 
‘‘(A) Other individuals or entities that 
have developed, maintained, managed, and op-
erated the system. 
‘‘(B) Information about any relevant Fed-
eral award including any associated contract, 
grant, cooperative agreement, or other trans-
action agreement. 
‘‘(3) Information about the training, validation, 
and testing of the Federal artificial intelligence sys-
tem, including the following: 
‘‘(A) A description of the type of data or 
data assets used in the training, validation, and 
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testing of the Federal artificial intelligence sys-
tem or, if such information is not available, a 
statement describing why such information is 
not available. 
‘‘(B) A designation of whether any of the 
data or data assets used in training, validating, 
or testing the Federal artificial intelligence sys-
tem are classified as an open Government data 
asset or a public data asset or a designated sys-
tem of record described under paragraph (7). 
‘‘(C) Information on how to access any 
open Government data asset or public data 
asset identified under subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(D) A listing of audits, testing, or other 
risk assessments of the Federal artificial intel-
ligence system, including contact information of 
the individual or entity that conducted such as-
sessments. 
‘‘(4) Information about ongoing oversight and 
maintenance of the Federal artificial intelligence sys-
tem, including a description of the ongoing testing, 
monitoring, or auditing of the Federal artificial in-
telligence system, including information about the 
cadence of testing, as appropriate, and the entity re-
sponsible for such testing. 
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‘‘(5) Information about how the system is used 
by the agency, including— 
‘‘(A) the date the agency began using the 
system and the intended life span of use, if ap-
propriate; and 
‘‘(B) whether any agency determinations 
have been or are intended to be based solely on 
an output from, or informed, augmented, or as-
sisted by the Federal artificial intelligence sys-
tem, and— 
‘‘(i) a summary of how the Federal 
artificial intelligence system or the data or 
data assets produced by the Federal artifi-
cial intelligence system is used to inform, 
augment, or assist in making these deter-
minations; 
‘‘(ii) information about other agencies 
or federally funded entities that use or rely 
on these determinations; and 
‘‘(iii) a description of any associated 
notice or modified appeal process as re-
quired 
under 
sections 
3593(4) 
and 
3593(5). 
‘‘(6) Information about data or data assets pro-
duced by the Federal artificial intelligence system, 
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including a description of the data or data assets 
produced, altered, or augmented by the system, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(A) a designation of whether any of the 
data or data assets are classified as an open 
Government data asset or a public data asset or 
are included in a designated system of record 
described under paragraph (7); 
‘‘(B) information on how to access any 
such open Government data asset or public data 
asset identified under subparagraph (A); and 
‘‘(C) information about any other agency 
or federally funded entity known to use or oth-
erwise rely upon the data or data assets identi-
fied under this paragraph. 
‘‘(7) Information on whether the system was 
trained on, uses, or produces a record maintained on 
an individual (as defined under section 552a(a) of 
title 5), including— 
‘‘(A) a listing of any designated system of 
record including a reference to any associated 
notice in the Federal Register for the establish-
ment or revision of such system of record, as 
required under section 552a(d) of title 5; or 
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