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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4498 
To promote a 21st century artificial intelligence workforce. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 6, 2023 
Mr. SOTO (for himself, Mrs. CHAVEZ-DEREMER, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, 
and Mr. GARBARINO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the 
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To promote a 21st century artificial intelligence workforce. 
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 ‘‘Jobs of the Future 
Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) while the field of artificial intelligence is 
evolving quickly and has potential to disrupt jobs, 
there are opportunities to prepare the American 
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workforce to develop and work alongside this new 
technology and mitigate job displacement; and 
(2) to ensure these opportunities, it is impera-
tive to identify the following: 
(A) Data and data access necessary to 
properly analyze the impact of artificial intel-
ligence on the United States workforce. 
(B) Industries projected to be most im-
pacted by artificial intelligence. 
(C) Opportunities for workers and other 
stakeholders to influence the impact of artificial 
intelligence across industries. 
(D) Demographics whose career opportuni-
ties are most likely to be affected by growth of 
artificial intelligence. 
(E) The skills, expertise, and education 
needed to develop, operate, or work alongside 
artificial intelligence. 
(F) Methods to ensure necessary skills, ex-
pertise, and education are accessible to all seg-
ments of the current and future workforce. 
SEC. 3. REPORT ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Labor and the 
Director of the National Science Foundation shall, jointly 
and in collaboration with the individuals and entities de-
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scribed in subsection (c), prepare and submit to the Com-
mittee on Education and the Workforce and the Com-
mittee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House 
of Representatives, and the Committee on Health, Edu-
cation, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science and Transportation of the Senate— 
(1) not later 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, an interim report on artificial intel-
ligence and its impact on the workforce of the 
United States, which shall include the information 
and recommendations listed in subsection (b); and 
(2) not later than 1 year after the date of en-
actment of this Act, a final report on artificial intel-
ligence and its impact on the workforce of the 
United States, which shall include the information 
and recommendations listed in subsection (b). 
(b) REQUIRED INFORMATION.—The following shall 
be included in each report submitted under subsection (a): 
(1) An identification of the specific data relat-
ing to the workforce, and the availability of such 
data, necessary to properly analyze the impact and 
growth of artificial intelligence on the workforce of 
the United States and outline how much of this data 
is privately owned, and the effectiveness of Federal, 
State, or industry efforts (including public-private 
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partnerships) to make privately owned data on the 
workforce of the United States available for Federal 
research purposes. 
(2) Identification of industries and occupations 
projected to have the most growth in artificial intel-
ligence use, whether the technology is likely to result 
in the enhancement of workers’ capabilities or their 
replacement, and level of education currently con-
sistent with industries and occupations identified. 
(3) Identification of opportunities for workers, 
educators, institutions of higher education, Con-
gress, or other relevant stakeholders to influence the 
impact of artificial intelligence on workers across 
various industries. 
(4) Analysis of which demographics (including 
ethnic, gender, economic, age, and regional) cur-
rently stand to experience expanded career opportu-
nities, and which demographics currently appear 
most vulnerable to career displacement, due to artifi-
cial intelligence. 
(5) Analysis of the skills, expertise, and edu-
cation (including computer science literacy) needed 
to develop, operate, or work alongside artificial intel-
ligence over the next two decades, as compared to 
the levels of such expertise and education among the 
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workforce as of the date of enactment of this Act, 
with a differentiation between core competencies re-
quired across the entire workforce and competencies 
required within the industries and occupations iden-
tified in paragraph (2). 
(6) Identification of methods by which nec-
essary skills, expertise, and education can be effec-
tively delivered to various segments of the United 
States workforce. 
(7) Identification of industry leaders and insti-
tutions of higher education at the forefront of re-
search and application of artificial intelligence in the 
industries and occupations identified in paragraph 
(2). 
(8) Identification of the resources and opportu-
nities required for institutions of higher education, 
including two year institutions, minority-serving in-
stitutions, and institutions of higher education serv-
ing rural areas to deliver skills, expertise, and edu-
cation identified in paragraph (5). 
(9) Recommendations to alleviate workforce dis-
placement, prepare future workforce members for 
the artificial-intelligence economy, and any other rel-
evant observations or recommendations within the 
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field of artificial intelligence, which shall include rec-
ommendations on— 
(A) methods to expand public access to 
privately-owned workforce data, for the purpose 
of researching the effect of emerging tech-
nologies on the United States workforce; 
(B) avenues for stakeholders (workers, 
educators, institutions of higher education, Con-
gress, or other relevant stakeholders) to effec-
tively mitigate perceived negative impacts of ar-
tificial intelligence on segments of the United 
States workforce; 
(C) methods to reskill or otherwise offset 
socioeconomic harm to demographics identified 
in paragraph (4) as most vulnerable to career 
displacement, due to artificial intelligence; 
(D) methods to encourage low cost, open 
source sharing of industry valued credentials 
certifying the types of skills, expertise, and edu-
cation identified in paragraph (5); 
(E) methods to ensure core skills and com-
petencies identified in paragraph (5) can be 
evaluated, updated, and made public by relevant 
stakeholders as needed, given rapid develop-
ments in the field of artificial intelligence; 
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(F) methods to ensure 2-year institutions 
of higher education, minority-serving institu-
tions, and institutions of higher education serv-
ing rural areas receive resources and opportuni-
ties identified in paragraph (8); 
(G) methods to promote knowledge sharing 
and capacity building between industry leaders 
and institutions identified in paragraph (7) and 
two year institutions, minority-serving institu-
tions, and rural institutions of higher education; 
and 
(H) other methods to ensure that the 
skills, expertise, and education needed to de-
velop, operate, or work alongside artificial intel-
ligence are delivered to vulnerable demographics 
identified in paragraph (4), rural workers, and 
other historically underserved segments of the 
United States workforce (to include workers 
with disabilities). 
(c) COLLABORATION.—In preparing the report under 
subsection (a), the Secretary of Labor and the Director 
of the National Science Foundation shall collaborate, 
through a series of public meetings, roundtables or other 
methods, with— 
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SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.—The term ‘‘ar-
tificial intelligence’’ has the meaning given the term 
in section 5002 of the National Artificial Intelligence 
Initiative Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 9401). 
(2) COMMUNITY COLLEGE.—The term ‘‘commu-
nity college’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘junior 
or community college’’ in section 312(f) of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1058(f)). 
(3) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 102 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002). 
(4) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The term 
‘‘local educational agency’’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
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