‘‘(B) a description of any system of record 
that has been exempted under subsection (j) or 
(k) of section 552a of title 5, including the 
statement required under section 553(c) of title 
5 that documents the reasons why the system 
of records is exempted. 
‘‘(c) REGULAR UPDATES REQUIRED.—The head of 
each agency shall establish procedures to ensure that each 
AI governance charter for the agency is updated to cap-
ture any significant change to the Federal artificial intel-
ligence system, consistent with guidance established in 
section 3593(7) and not less than 30 days after such 
change has been implemented. 
‘‘(d) REQUIREMENT FOR PUBLICATION.—An AI gov-
ernance charter required under subsection (a) shall be 
made public on the agency webpage noticed in the Federal 
Register, and published on the Federal AI System Inven-
tory established under section 3596, in accordance with 
procedures established by the agency under section 
3594(9) in conformity with guidance issued by the Direc-
tor under section 3593(7) before a Federal artificial intel-
ligence system is used by an agency, except that— 
‘‘(1) the head of an agency may, with advance 
approval of the Director and notification to the ap-
propriate congressional committees, including the 
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relevant authorizing committee in the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate, and the relevant agency 
Inspector General, waive the publication requirement 
under this subsection; or 
‘‘(2) in order to protect properly classified na-
tional security information, a charter may be sub-
mitted to the Director, appropriate congressional 
committees, including the relevant authorizing com-
mittee in the House of Representatives and the Sen-
ate, and the relevant agency Inspector General in 
lieu of the publication requirement of this sub-
section. 
‘‘(e) EXEMPTIONS.—A Federal artificial intelligence 
system is exempt from the requirements of this section 
if the system is used— 
‘‘(1) solely for the purpose of research or devel-
opment, except that the purposes described and 
guidance promulgated under this subchapter should 
inform any such research, development, testing, or 
evaluation directed at future applications of Federal 
artificial intelligence systems; or 
‘‘(2) in a national security system (as defined 
in this subchapter), in whole or in part, if the agen-
cy maintains a complete and regularly updated non-
public version of each AI governance charter in ac-
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cordance with subsections (a) and (b) and the guid-
ance required by section 3593(5). 
‘‘§ 3596. IA Governance Charter Inventory 
‘‘The Administrator of General Services shall main-
tain a single, public online interface for centrally cata-
loging agency AI governance charters which shall be 
known as the ‘Federal AI System Inventory’. The Admin-
istrator and the Director shall— 
‘‘(1) ensure that each agency, as appropriate, 
submits AI governance charters for publication on 
the interface, in a publicly accessible machine-read-
able and open format to facilitate searchability and 
bulk download of the inventory; and 
‘‘(2) provide a clear process and mechanism for 
each agency to make timely revisions and updates. 
‘‘§ 3597. Independent evaluation 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of the enactment of this subchapter, and every 2 
years thereafter, the Inspector General appointed under 
chapter 4 of title 5 for each agency shall perform an inde-
pendent evaluation of the Federal artificial intelligence 
governance policies and practices of the agency and submit 
to the head of the agency, the Director, and the appro-
priate congressional committees, a report which may in-
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clude a classified annex. The report shall include at a min-
imum— 
‘‘(1) an assessment of the comprehensive com-
pliance of the agency with the requirement under 
section 3595 for each Federal artificial intelligence 
system in use or maintained by an agency to have 
an established, and appropriately noticed, AI govern-
ance charter, including timely revisions to reflect sig-
nificant changes and appropriate use of the exemp-
tions described under section 3595(e); and 
‘‘(2) an assessment of compliance by the agency 
with artificial intelligence governance policies and 
practices with the requirements of this subchapter. 
‘‘(b) COMPTROLLER GENERAL.—The Comptroller 
General shall periodically evaluate and submit to Congress 
a report on the— 
‘‘(1) effectiveness of agency Federal artificial 
intelligence system governance policies and practices; 
‘‘(2) implementation of the requirements of this 
subchapter by the Director, Administrator, and 
agencies; and 
‘‘(3) extent to which the requirements of this 
subchapter and related implementing guidance and 
policies reflect technology advancements and provide 
any legislative recommendations as appropriate.’’. 
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(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections 
for chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER IV—ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM GOVERNANCE 
‘‘3591. Purposes. 
‘‘3592. Definitions. 
‘‘3593. Authority and functions of the Director. 
‘‘3594. Federal agency responsibilities. 
‘‘3595. Agency AI Governance Charters. 
‘‘3596. Federal AI System Inventory. 
‘‘3597. Independent evaluation.’’. 
(b) OMB GUIDANCE.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with 
the Director of the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology, the Administrator of General Services, the 
Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, 
and the head of any other relevant agency as determined 
by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 
shall issue a memorandum to the head of each agency es-
tablishing guidance that implements the requirements of 
subchapter IV of title 35 of title 44, as added by this sec-
tion, that— 
(1) does not conflict with the requirements of 
and uses the working group established under sec-
tion 7224(d) of the Advancing American AI Act 
(Public Law 117–263; 40 U.S.C. 11301 note); and 
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(2) shall be reviewed and updated, as necessary, 
every 2 years for the next 10 years after the first 
such issuance and periodically thereafter. 
(c) REQUIREMENT TO LIST AI GOVERNANCE CHAR-
TERS IN AGENCY SYSTEM OF RECORDS NOTICE UNDER 
THE PRIVACY ACT.—Section 552a(e) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4), by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(J) a reference to any agency AI govern-
ance charter required under section 3595 of 
title 44 that is associated with a Federal artifi-
cial intelligence system which was trained on, 
uses, or produces records contained within the 
system of record;’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (11) and (12) 
as paragraphs (12) and (13), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (10) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(11) establish appropriate policies and proce-
dures, in accordance with the requirements of sub-
chapter IV of chapter 35 of title 44 to ensure the 
security, confidentiality, and integrity of records that 
a Federal artificial intelligence system uses, pro-
duces, or modifies;’’. 
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(d) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING REPEALS.—The 
following are repealed: 
(1) Subsections (a) and (d) of section 7224 of 
the Advancing American AI Act (subtitle B of title 
LXXII of Public Law 117–263; 40 U.S.C. 11301 
note). 
(2) Section 104 of the AI in Government Act 
of 2020 (Public Law 116–260; 40 U.S.C. 11301 
note). 
(e) CONTRACTING REGULATIONS.—Not later than 6 
months after the initial issuance of the guidance required 
under subsection (b) of this Act, the Federal Acquisition 
Regulation shall be revised to— 
(1) implement the amendments made by this 
section; and 
(2) require that any contractor or subcontractor 
(at any tier) with the Federal Government that 
builds, provides, operates, or maintains (pursuant to 
a contract entered into on or after such date of en-
actment) Federal artificial intelligence systems is re-
quired to provide the information that the agency is 
required to report in accordance with the guidance 
issued pursuant to section 3593(5) of title 44, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a), and 
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any agency requirement under section 3595(a) of 
such title. 
(f) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.— 
(1) AGENCY ACTIONS.—Nothing in this Act, or 
an amendment made by this Act, shall be construed 
to authorize the head of an agency to take an action 
that is not authorized by this Act, an amendment 
made by this Act, or other law. 
(2) PROTECTION OF RIGHTS.—Nothing in this 
Act, or an amendment made by this Act, shall be 
construed to permit the violation of the rights of any 
individual protected by the Constitution of the 
United States, including through censorship of 
speech protected by the Constitution of the United 
States or unauthorized surveillance. 
(3) PROTECTION OF PRIVACY.—Nothing in this 
Act, or any amendment made by this Act, shall be 
construed to impinge on the privacy rights of indi-
viduals or allow unauthorized access, sharing, or use 
of personal data. 
(4) PROTECTION
OF
INFORMATION.—Nothing 
in this Act, or any amendment made by this Act, 
shall be construed to require, or otherwise compel, 
the public disclosure of information that could be 
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withheld under section 552(b) of title 5, United 
States Code. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 3502 of title 44, 
United States Code. 
(2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of the Office of Management and Budg-
et, unless otherwise indicated. 
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