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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4223 
To establish an artificial intelligence commission, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 20, 2023 
Mr. LIEU (for himself, Mr. BUCK, and Ms. ESHOO) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 
A BILL 
To establish an artificial intelligence commission, 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 ‘‘National AI Commis-
sion Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that this Act shall not 
be intended to preclude any legislation Congress may deem 
necessary relating to Artificial Intelligence in the interim 
period before the reports of the Commission are released. 
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SEC. 3. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE COMMISSION. 
(a) LOCATION.—There is established in the legislative 
branch an independent commission relating to artificial in-
telligence (AI), to be known as the ‘‘National AI Commis-
sion’’ (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Commission’’). 
(b) COMPOSITION.—The Commission shall be com-
prised of 20 commissioners, of whom 10 shall be appointed 
by each party to ensure bipartisanship. Members of the 
Commission shall elect two Members to serve as co-chairs. 
One co-chair shall be a Democratic appointee and one co- 
chair shall be a Republican appointee. Members shall be 
appointed as follows: 
(1) The President, in consultation with relevant 
cabinet secretaries, shall appoint eight Members, 
four of whom shall be chosen from the lists de-
scribed in subsection (c). 
(2) The senior most member of Republican 
leadership of the House of Representatives, in con-
sultation with relevant committee leaders of the 
same party, shall appoint three members. 
(3) The senior most member of Democratic 
leadership of the House of Representatives, in con-
sultation with relevant committee leaders of the 
same party, shall appoint three members. 
(4) The senior most member of Republican 
leadership of the Senate, in consultation with rel-
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evant committee leaders of the same party, shall ap-
point three members. 
(5) The senior most member of Democratic 
leadership of the Senate, in consultation with rel-
evant committee leaders of the same party, shall ap-
point three members. 
(c) PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTEES.—To carry out para-
graph (1) of subsection (b), the senior most member of 
leadership of the House of Representatives opposite the 
Administration and the senior most member of leadership 
of the Senate opposite the Administration shall each sub-
mit to the President a list of five individuals to serve on 
the Commission, from which the President shall, in ac-
cordance with the consultation required under such para-
graph, appoint two Members from each such list. 
(d) QUALIFICATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Members of the Commission 
shall have a demonstrated background in at least 
one of the following: 
(A) Computer science or a technical back-
ground in artificial intelligence. 
(B) Civil society, including relating to the 
Constitution, civil liberties, ethics, and the cre-
ative community. 
(C) Industry and workforce. 
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(D) Government, including national secu-
rity. 
(2) LIMITATION.—None of the backgrounds 
specified in paragraph (1) may constitute a majority 
of Members of the Commission. 
(e) TERMS.—Members shall be appointed for the life 
of the Commission. A vacancy in the Commission shall not 
affect its powers, and shall be filled in the same manner 
as the original appointment was made. 
(f) APPOINTMENTS.—Members of the Commission 
shall be appointed not later than 45 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. The Commission shall hold 
its initial meeting on or before the date that is 60 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(g) FOCUS.—The Commission shall— 
(1) in general, conduct its work to ensure, 
through its review and recommendations as de-
scribed in this subsection, that through regulation 
the United States is mitigating the risks and pos-
sible harms of artificial intelligence, protecting the 
United States leadership in artificial intelligence in-
novation and the opportunities such innovation may 
bring, and ensuring that the United States takes a 
leading role in establishing necessary, long-term 
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guardrails to ensure that artificial intelligence is 
aligned with values shared by all Americans; 
(2) review the Federal Government’s current 
approach to artificial intelligence oversight and regu-
lation, including— 
(A) how such oversight and regulation is 
distributed across agencies; 
(B) the capacity of agencies to address 
challenges relating to such oversight and regu-
lation; and 
(C) alignment among agencies in their ap-
proaches to such oversight and regulation; 
(3) recommend any governmental structures 
that may be needed to oversee and regulate artificial 
intelligence systems, including the feasibility of an 
oversight structure that can oversee powerful artifi-
cial intelligence systems with a general purpose 
through a careful, evidence-based approach; and 
(4) build upon previous Federal efforts and 
international best practices and efforts to develop a 
binding risk-based approach to regulate and oversee 
artificial intelligence applications through identifying 
applications with unacceptable risks, high or limited 
risks, and minimal risks. 
(h) REPORTS.— 
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(i) STAFF.—The Commission shall appoint a staff di-
rector, as well as such other personnel as may be nec-
essary. Federal employees may be detailed to serve as 
Commission staff while retaining the rights and status of 
their regular employment. 
(j) INFORMATION AND COOPERATION FROM FED-
ERAL AGENCIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—All Federal departments, 
agencies, commissions, offices, and other entities 
shall provide information, suggestions, estimates, 
statistics, and other materials to the Commission 
upon request, in accordance with applicable law. 
(2) INABILITY TO OBTAIN DOCUMENTS OR TES-
TIMONY.—In the event the Commission is unable to 
obtain testimony or documents needed to conduct its 
work, the Commission shall notify the committees of 
Congress of jurisdiction and appropriate investiga-
tive authorities. 
(k) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall terminate 
not later than 30 days after the submission of the follow- 
up report under subsection (h)(3). 
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