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Calendar No. 531 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2575 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar 
AN ACT 
To authorize an AI Center of Excellence within the General 
Services Administration, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘AI in Government Act 
of 2020’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act— 
(1) the term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Ad-
ministrator of General Services; 
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(2) the term ‘‘agency’’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 3502 of title 44, United States 
Code; 
(3) the term ‘‘AI CoE’’ means the AI Center of 
Excellence described in section 3; 
(4) 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 (10 U.S.C. 2358 note); 
(5) the term ‘‘Director’’ means the Director of 
the Office of Management and Budget; 
(6) the term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001); 
and 
(7) the term ‘‘nonprofit organization’’ means an 
organization described in section 501(c)(3)of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax-
ation under section 501(a) of that Code. 
SEC. 3. AI CENTER OF EXCELLENCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is created within the Gen-
eral Services Administration a program to be known as 
the ‘‘AI Center of Excellence’’, which shall— 
(1) facilitate the adoption of artificial intel-
ligence technologies in the Federal Government; 
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intelligence through technical insight and expertise, 
as needed; 
(4) assist agencies in applying Federal policies 
regarding the management and use of data in appli-
cations of artificial intelligence; 
(5) consulting with agencies, including the De-
partment of Defense, the Department of Commerce, 
the Department of Energy, the Department of 
Homeland Security, the Office of Management and 
Budget, the Office of the Director of National Intel-
ligence, and the National Science Foundation, that 
operate programs, create standards and guidelines, 
or otherwise fund internal projects or coordinate be-
tween the public and private sectors relating to arti-
ficial intelligence; 
(6) advising the Director on developing policy 
related to the use of artificial intelligence by agen-
cies; and 
(7) advising the Director of the Office of 
Science and Technology Policy on developing policy 
related to research and national investment in artifi-
cial intelligence. 
(c) STAFF.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall pro-
vide necessary staff, resources, and administrative 
support for the AI CoE. 
(2) SHARED STAFF.—To the maximum extent 
practicable, the Administrator shall meet the re-
quirements described under paragraph (1) by using 
staff of the General Services Administration, includ-
ing those from other agency centers of excellence, 
and detailees, on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable 
basis, from other agencies. 
(3) FELLOWS.—The Administrator may, to the 
maximum extent practicable, appoint fellows to par-
ticipate in the AI CoE from nonprofit organizations, 
think tanks, institutions of higher education, and in-
dustry. 
(d) SUNSET.—This section shall cease to be effective 
on the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 4. GUIDANCE FOR AGENCY USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTEL-
LIGENCE. 
(a) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 270 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Director, in coordina-
tion with the Director of the Office of Science and Tech-
nology Policy in consultation with the Administrator and 
any other relevant agencies and key stakeholders as deter-
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mined by the Director, shall issue a memorandum to the 
head of each agency that shall— 
(1) inform the development of policies regarding 
Federal acquisition and use by agencies regarding 
technologies that are empowered or enabled by arti-
ficial intelligence, including an identification of the 
responsibilities of agency officials managing the use 
of such technology; 
(2) recommend approaches to remove barriers 
for use by agencies of artificial intelligence tech-
nologies in order to promote the innovative applica-
tion of those technologies while protecting civil lib-
erties, civil rights, and economic and national secu-
rity; 
(3) identify best practices for identifying, as-
sessing, and mitigating any discriminatory impact or 
bias on the basis of any classification protected 
under Federal nondiscrimination laws, or any unin-
tended consequence of the use of artificial intel-
ligence, including policies to identify data used to 
train artificial intelligence algorithms as well as the 
data analyzed by artificial intelligence used by the 
agencies; and 
(4) provide a template of the required contents 
of the agency plans described in subsection (c). 
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(b) PUBLIC COMMENT.—To help ensure public trust 
in the applications of artificial intelligence technologies, 
the Director shall issue a draft version of the memo-
randum required under subsection (a) for public comment 
not later than 180 days after date of enactment of this 
Act. 
(c) PLANS.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
on which the Director issues the memorandum required 
under subsection (a) or an update to the memorandum 
required under subsection (d), the head of each agency 
shall submit to the Director and post on a publicly avail-
able page on the website of the agency— 
(1) a plan to achieve consistency with the 
memorandum; or 
(2) a written determination that the agency 
does not use and does not anticipate using artificial 
intelligence. 
(d) UPDATES.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
on which the Director issues the memorandum required 
under subsection (a), and every 2 years thereafter for 10 
years, the Director shall issue updates to the memo-
randum. 
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SEC. 5. UPDATE OF OCCUPATIONAL SERIES FOR ARTIFI-
CIAL INTELLIGENCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, and in accordance with 
chapter 51 of title 5, United States Code, the Director 
of the Office of Personnel Management shall— 
(1) identify key skills and competencies needed 
for positions related to artificial intelligence; 
(2) establish an occupational series, or update 
and improve an existing occupational job series, to 
include positions the primary duties of which relate 
to artificial intelligence; 
(3) to the extent appropriate, establish an esti-
mate of the number of Federal employees in posi-
tions related to artificial intelligence, by each agen-
cy; and 
(4) using the estimate established in paragraph 
(3), prepare a 2-year and 5-year forecast of the 
number of Federal employees in positions related to 
artificial intelligence that each agency will need to 
employ. 
(b) PLAN.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Per-
sonnel Management shall submit to the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen-
ate and the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the 
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House of Representatives a comprehensive plan with a 
timeline to complete requirements described in subsection 
(a). 
Passed the House of Representatives September 14, 
2020. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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Calendar No. 531 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2575 
AN ACT 
To authorize an AI Center of Excellence within the 
General Services Administration, and for other 
purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar 
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