IV 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 116 
Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the principles that should 
guide the national artificial intelligence strategy of the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 16, 2020 
Mr. HURD of Texas (for himself, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. 
VEASEY, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. CLOUD, and Mr. CONNOLLY) 
submitted the following concurrent 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 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the prin-
ciples that should guide the national artificial intelligence 
strategy of the United States. 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), 
SECTION 1. GUIDING PRINCIPLES OF THE NATIONAL ARTI-
FICIAL INTELLIGENCE STRATEGY OF THE 
UNITED STATES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress 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 June 2020, the G7 and several partners 
launched the Global Partnership on Artificial Intel-
ligence to increase cooperation focused around the 
areas of responsible artificial intelligence, data gov-
ernance, the future of work, and innovation and 
commercialization. 
(10) Several United States allies, including 
Canada, Denmark, Estonia, France, Finland, Ger-
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many, the Netherlands, and South Korea, have pub-
lished national artificial intelligence strategies with 
detailed funding commitments. 
(11) 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. 
(12) 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’’. 
(13) 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 
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’’. 
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