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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4469 
To amend the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 
to strengthen the ability of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight 
Board to provide meaningful oversight and governance related to the 
use of artificial intelligence technologies for counterterrorism purposes, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 16, 2021 
Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. LYNCH, and Mr. 
RASKIN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on 
Homeland Security, the Judiciary, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention 
Act of 2004 to strengthen the ability of the Privacy 
and Civil Liberties Oversight Board to provide meaning-
ful oversight and governance related to the use of artifi-
cial intelligence technologies for counterterrorism pur-
poses, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This act may be cited as the ‘‘AI in Counterterrorism 
Oversight Enhancement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. OVERSIGHT OF USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE- 
ENABLED 
TECHNOLOGIES 
BY 
EXECUTIVE 
BRANCH 
FOR 
COUNTERTERRORISM 
PUR-
POSES. 
(a) AMENDMENTS TO AUTHORITIES AND RESPON-
SIBILITIES OF THE PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVER-
SIGHT BOARD.—Section 1061 of the Intelligence Reform 
and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 2000ee) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraph 
(C) as subparagraph (D); and 
(iii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(B) the following: 
‘‘(C) artificial intelligence-enabled tech-
nologies to protect the Nation from terrorism to 
determine whether they appropriately protect 
privacy and civil liberties and adhere to policies 
regarding privacy and civil liberties; and’’; 
(2) in subsection (g)(1)— 
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(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(2) 
through (5) as subparagraphs (3) through (6); 
and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) INCLUSION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION RE-
LATED
TO
ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE.—Relevant 
material and information to which the Board is au-
thorized to have access under subparagraph (A) of 
paragraph (1) or to subpoena under subparagraph 
(D) of such paragraph may include information on 
artificial intelligence-enabled technologies that are in 
use by, or that have been proposed to be acquired 
by the executive branch, such as materials docu-
menting— 
‘‘(A) the processes for data collection re-
lated to artificial intelligence-enabled tech-
nologies, for obtaining consent related to the 
use of such technologies, or for the disclosure of 
the use of such technologies; 
‘‘(B) the models of such technologies in 
use or that have been proposed to be acquired; 
and 
‘‘(C) processes for training and testing re-
lated to such technologies.’’; and 
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(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(n) DEFINITION.—In this subtitle, the term 
‘artificial intelligence’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 238(g) of the John S. McCain Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2019 (Public Law 115–232; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note).’’. 
(b) AMENDMENTS TO AUTHORITIES AND RESPON-
SIBILITIES
OF PRIVACY
AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OFFI-
CERS.—Section 1062 of the Intelligence Reform and Ter-
rorism Prevention Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C 2000ee–1) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and 
(4) as paragraphs (4) and (5); and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) provide to the Privacy and Civil Liberties 
Oversight Board— 
‘‘(A) notice of the use by such department, 
agency, or element of any artificial intelligence- 
enabled technologies to protect the Nation from 
terrorism (including classified technologies) that 
may have an impact on privacy or civil liberties; 
and 
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‘‘(B) access to associated impact state-
ments, including system of record notices, pri-
vacy impact assessments, and civil liberties im-
pact assessments.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)(1), by inserting ‘‘(includ-
ing as described under subsection (a)(3))’’ after ‘‘of-
ficer’’. 
(c) SELF-ASSESSMENT BY PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIB-
ERTIES BOARD.—Not later than 270 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Privacy and Civil Lib-
erties Oversight Board under section 1061 of the Intel-
ligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (42 
U.S.C. 2000ee) shall provide to the appropriate commit-
tees (as described in subsection (e) of such section) a self- 
assessment of any change in resources or organizational 
structure that may be necessary to carry out the require-
ments related to artificial intelligence-enabled technologies 
under sections 1061 and 1062 of such Act, as amended 
by this section. 
Æ 
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