IV 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1250 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the 
principles that should guide the national artificial intelligence strategy 
of the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 4, 2020 
Mr. HURD of Texas (for himself, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. 
VEASEY, Mr. CLOUD, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. LUCAS, Mr. BEYER, and Mr. 
FITZPATRICK) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the 
Committees on Education and Labor, Oversight and Reform, Foreign Af-
fairs, Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, 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 con-
cerned 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with 
respect to the principles that should guide the national 
artificial intelligence strategy of the United States. 
Resolved, 
SECTION 1. GUIDING PRINCIPLES OF THE NATIONAL ARTI-
FICIAL INTELLIGENCE STRATEGY OF THE 
UNITED STATES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The House of Representatives finds 
the following: 
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(1) In general, artificial intelligence is the abil-
ity of a computer system to solve problems and to 
perform tasks that would otherwise require human 
intelligence. 
(2) Artificial intelligence will transform the na-
ture of work and nearly all aspects of the United 
States economy. 
(3) Artificial intelligence will have immense im-
plications for the security of the United States and 
its allies and partners. 
(4) Investments made by the United States 
Government will be instrumental in the research and 
development of artificial intelligence and artificial in-
telligence-enabling technologies, as it has been for 
many of the world’s revolutionary technologies. 
(5) Developing and using artificial intelligence 
in ways that are ethical, reduce bias, promote fair-
ness, and protect privacy is essential for fostering a 
positive effect on society consistent with core United 
States values. 
(6) The Obama Administration released the Big 
Data Research and Development Initiative in 2012, 
Executive Order 13702 (relating to creating a na-
tional strategic computing initiative) in 2015, and 
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the National Artificial Intelligence Research and De-
velopment Strategic Plan in 2016. 
(7) The Trump Administration released Execu-
tive Order 13859 (relating to maintaining American 
leadership in artificial intelligence), updated the Na-
tional Artificial Intelligence Research and Develop-
ment Strategic Plan in 2019, and released Office of 
Management and Budget guidance for regulation of 
artificial intelligence applications in 2020. 
(8) In May 2019, the Organisation for Eco-
nomic Co-operation and Development (OECD) 
adopted the OECD Principles on Artificial Intel-
ligence, which included the principles of inclusive 
growth, sustainable development and well-being, 
human-centered values and fairness, transparency 
and explainability, robustness, security and safety, 
and accountability. 
(9) In February 2020, the European Commis-
sion began a consultation process with the release of 
their white paper ‘‘On Artificial Intelligence—A Eu-
ropean approach to excellence and trust’’, which set 
out policy options for a coordinated European ap-
proach to artificial intelligence regulation. 
(10) In June 2020, the G7 and several partners 
launched the Global Partnership on Artificial Intel-
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ligence to increase cooperation focused around the 
areas of responsible artificial intelligence, data gov-
ernance, the future of work, and innovation and 
commercialization. 
(11) Several United States allies, including 
Canada, Denmark, Estonia, France, Finland, Ger-
many, the Netherlands, and South Korea, have pub-
lished national artificial intelligence strategies with 
detailed funding commitments. 
(12) In 2017, China published a national artifi-
cial intelligence strategy that detailed the Chinese 
Communist Party’s goal to become the world’s pri-
mary artificial intelligence innovation center by 
2030. 
(13) In 2019, Russia published a national arti-
ficial intelligence strategy and, in 2017, Russian 
President Vladimir Putin said that ‘‘whoever be-
comes the leader in this sphere will become the ruler 
of the world’’. 
(14) In 2018, the Subcommittee on Information 
Technology of the Committee on Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform of the House of Representatives, 
under the leadership of Chairman Will Hurd and 
Ranking Member Robin Kelly, published ‘‘Rise of 
the Machines: Artificial Intelligence and its Growing 
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Impact on U.S. Policy’’ following a series of hear-
ings on artificial intelligence with experts from aca-
demia, industry, and government, concluding that 
‘‘the United States cannot maintain its global lead-
ership in artificial intelligence absent political leader-
ship from Congress and the Executive Branch’’. 
(15) Congress serves a critical role in estab-
lishing national priorities, funding scientific research 
and development, supporting emerging technologies, 
and sustaining cooperation with our allies to protect 
the national security of the United States. 
(b) NATIONAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE STRATEGY 
PRINCIPLES.—It is the sense of the House of Representa-
tives that the following principles should guide the na-
tional artificial intelligence strategy of the United States: 
(1) Global leadership. 
(2) A prepared workforce. 
(3) National security. 
(4) Effective research and development. 
(5) Ethics, reduced bias, fairness, and privacy. 
SEC. 2. GLOBAL LEADERSHIP. 
It is the sense of the House of Representatives that 
the United States should take a global leadership role in 
artificial intelligence. 
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SEC. 3. WORKFORCE PREPARATION. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The House of Representatives finds 
the following: 
(1) Artificial intelligence and automation will 
present significant challenges to workers in affected 
industries due to the automating of some routine 
and repetitive tasks, but will also create additional 
employment opportunities. 
(2) Closing the artificial intelligence talent gap 
in the short- and medium-term will require a tar-
geted approach to identifying and filling roles that 
require the skills to build and work with artificial in-
telligence systems. 
(3) The United States should take a leadership 
role in the artificial intelligence-driven economy by 
filling the artificial intelligence talent gap and pre-
paring United States workers for the jobs of the fu-
ture, including by prioritizing inclusivity and equal 
opportunity. 
(4) Departments and agencies of the Federal 
Government are increasingly using data to admin-
ister benefits, assess outcomes, and fulfill other mis-
sion-critical activities. 
(5) Effectively creating, managing, and imple-
menting artificial intelligence-related research and 
development grants will require technical expertise. 
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(6) Departments and agencies of the Federal 
Government will need to be able to recruit employees 
with technical expertise. 
(7) Lifelong learning and skill acquisition can 
increase flexibility with respect to career opportuni-
ties. 
(8) The United States will need to be able to 
attract the best artificial intelligence researchers and 
computer scientists from around the world to work 
in the United States. 
(b) MATTERS TO CONSIDER.— 
(1) EDUCATION.—It is the sense of the House 
of Representatives that the national competitiveness 
of the United States in artificial intelligence would 
benefit from— 
(A) increased funding for Federal pro-
grams that support science, technology, engi-
neering, mathematics, and computer science 
education; 
(B) grant programs that continue funding 
the integration of ethics courses and modules 
into science, engineering, and computer science 
curricula; 
(C) new education programs of study re-
lated to artificial intelligence that incorporate 
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industry-recognized credentials, including cer-
tifications and certificates, embedded within 
secondary and postsecondary degree programs; 
and 
(D) continued support for teacher prepara-
tion programs that increase the number of 
teachers with the ability to teach science, tech-
nology, engineering, mathematics, and computer 
science education. 
(2) PROMOTING DIVERSITY.—It is the sense of 
the House of Representatives that— 
(A) the inclusion of students from histori-
cally under-represented groups in existing tech-
nology education programs would benefit a di-
verse artificial intelligence workforce; and 
(B) recruitment and retention policies with 
respect to under-represented communities and 
marginalized groups in the Federal workforce 
should be reviewed for the purpose of deter-
mining if such policies require modification for 
technology workers. 
(3) ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TRAINING.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—It is the sense of the 
House of Representatives that the Federal Gov-
ernment should assess the effectiveness of cur-
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rent public workforce development programs 
with respect to the additional support such pro-
grams will need to effectively address job dis-
ruptions and job creations that result from the 
increased use of artificial intelligence. 
(B) WORK-BASED LEARNING AND ON-THE- 
JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS.—It is the sense of 
the House of Representatives that the Federal 
Government should support the adoption of 
work-based learning and on-the-job training 
programs to prepare the United States work-
force for an artificial intelligence-influenced 
economy, including by— 
(i) undertaking studies to determine 
best practices to implement such programs; 
and 
(ii) ensuring that there is sufficient 
Federal funding to support high-quality 
programs that coordinate with Federal 
workforce development programs. 
(4) FEDERAL
HIRING
PRACTICES.—It is the 
sense of the House of Representatives that the Fed-
eral Government should— 
(A) allow technical experts to use their 
skills to assist multiple departments and agen-
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