(14) the Department of the Treasury; 
(15) the General Services Administration; 
(16) the Department of Transportation; 
(17) the Department of State; 
(18) the Department of Veterans Affairs; and 
(19) any other Federal agency as considered 
appropriate by the Director of the Office of Science 
and Technology Policy. 
(d) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Interagency Committee 
shall— 
(1) provide for interagency coordination of Fed-
eral artificial intelligence research, development, and 
demonstration activities, development of voluntary 
consensus standards and guidelines for research, de-
velopment, testing, and adoption of ethically devel-
oped, safe, and trustworthy artificial intelligence sys-
tems, and education and training activities and pro-
grams of Federal departments and agencies under-
taken pursuant to the Initiative; 
(2) not later than 2 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, develop a strategic plan for 
artificial intelligence (to be updated not less than 
every 3 years) that— 
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(A) 
establishes 
goals, 
priorities, 
and 
metrics for guiding and evaluating the Initia-
tive’s activities; and 
(B) describes how the agencies carrying 
out the Initiative will— 
(i) determine and prioritize areas of 
artificial intelligence research, develop-
ment, and demonstration requiring Federal 
Government leadership and investment; 
(ii) support long-term funding for 
interdisciplinary artificial intelligence re-
search, development, demonstration, edu-
cation and public outreach activities; 
(iii) support research and other activi-
ties on ethical, legal, environmental, safety, 
security, and other appropriate societal 
issues related to artificial intelligence; 
(iv) provide or facilitate the avail-
ability of curated, standardized, secure, 
representative, and privacy-protected data 
sets for artificial intelligence research and 
development; 
(v) provide or facilitate the necessary 
computing, networking, and data facilities 
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for artificial intelligence research and de-
velopment; 
(vi) reduce barriers to transferring ar-
tificial intelligence systems from the lab-
oratory into application for the benefit of 
society and United States competitiveness; 
(vii) support and coordinate the net-
work of artificial intelligence research insti-
tutes described in section 201(b)(7)(B); 
and 
(viii) in consultation with the Council 
of Economic Advisers, measure and track 
the contributions of artificial intelligence to 
United States economic growth and other 
societal indicators; 
(3) propose an annually coordinated interagency 
budget for the Initiative to the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget that is intended to ensure that the 
balance of funding across the Initiative is sufficient 
to meet the goals and priorities established for the 
Initiative; and 
(4) in carrying out this section, take into con-
sideration the recommendations of the Advisory 
Committee, existing reports on related topics, and 
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the views of academic, State, industry, and other ap-
propriate groups. 
(e) ANNUAL REPORT.—For each fiscal year begin-
ning with fiscal year 2022, not later than 90 days after 
submission of the President’s annual budget request for 
such fiscal year, the Interagency Committee shall prepare 
and submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and 
Technology of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate a report that includes— 
(1) a summarized budget in support of the Ini-
tiative for such fiscal year and the preceding fiscal 
year, including a disaggregation of spending for each 
Federal agency participating in the Initiative and for 
the development and acquisition of any research fa-
cilities and instrumentation; and 
(2) an assessment of how Federal agencies are 
implementing the plan described in subsection 
(d)(2), and a description of those efforts. 
SEC. 104. NATIONAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ADVISORY 
COMMITTEE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy shall, in 
consultation with the Director of the Office of Science and 
Technology Policy, establish an advisory committee to be 
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known as the ‘‘National Artificial Intelligence Advisory 
Committee’’. 
(b) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Advisory Committee 
shall consist of members, appointed by the Secretary of 
Energy, who are representing broad and interdisciplinary 
expertise and perspectives, including from academic insti-
tutions, companies across diverse sectors, nonprofit and 
civil society entities, and Federal laboratories, that are 
qualified to provide advice and information on science and 
technology research, development, ethics, standards, edu-
cation, technology transfer, commercial application, secu-
rity, and economic competitiveness related to artificial in-
telligence. 
(c) MEMBERSHIP CONSIDERATION.—In selecting the 
members of the Advisory Committee, the Secretary of En-
ergy may seek and give consideration to recommendations 
from the Congress, industry, nonprofit organizations, the 
scientific community (including the National Academy of 
Sciences, scientific professional societies, and academic in-
stitutions), the defense community, and other appropriate 
organizations. 
(d) DUTIES.—The Advisory Committee shall advise 
the President and the Initiative Office on matters related 
to the Initiative, including recommendations related to— 
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(1) the current state of United States competi-
tiveness and leadership in artificial intelligence, in-
cluding the scope and scale of United States invest-
ments in artificial intelligence research and develop-
ment in the international context; 
(2) the progress made in implementing the Ini-
tiative, including a review of the degree to which the 
Initiative has achieved the goals under the metrics 
established by the Interagency Committee under sec-
tion 103(d)(2); 
(3) the state of the science around artificial in-
telligence, including progress towards artificial gen-
eral intelligence; 
(4) the need to update the Initiative; 
(5) the balance of activities and funding across 
the Initiative; 
(6) whether the strategic plan developed or up-
dated by the Interagency Committee established 
under section 103(d)(2) is helping to maintain 
United States leadership in artificial intelligence; 
(7) the management, coordination, and activi-
ties of the Initiative; 
(8) whether ethical, legal, safety, security, and 
other appropriate societal issues are adequately ad-
dressed by the Initiative; and 
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(9) opportunities for international cooperation 
with strategic allies on artificial intelligence research 
activities and standards development. 
(e) REPORTS.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than 
once every 3 years thereafter, the Advisory Committee 
shall submit to the President, the Committee on Science, 
Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives, 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate, a report on the Advisory Committee’s 
findings and recommendations under subsection (d). 
(f) TRAVEL EXPENSES
OF NON-FEDERAL MEM-
BERS.—Non-Federal members of the Advisory Committee, 
while attending meetings of the Advisory Committee or 
while otherwise serving at the request of the head of the 
Advisory Committee away from their homes or regular 
places of business, may be allowed travel expenses, includ-
ing per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by sec-
tion 5703 of title 5, United States Code, for individuals 
in the Government serving without pay. Nothing in this 
subsection shall be construed to prohibit members of the 
Advisory Committee who are officers or employees of the 
United States from being allowed travel expenses, includ-
ing per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with ex-
isting law. 
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(g) FACA EXEMPTION.—The Secretary of Energy 
shall charter the Advisory Committee in accordance with 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), ex-
cept that the Advisory Committee shall be exempt from 
section 14 of such Act. 
SEC. 
105. 
NATIONAL 
ACADEMIES 
ARTIFICIAL 
INTEL-
LIGENCE IMPACT STUDY ON WORKFORCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the National Science 
Foundation shall enter into a contract with the National 
Research Council of the National Academies of Sciences, 
Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a study of the cur-
rent and future impact of artificial intelligence on the 
workforce of the United States across sectors. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The study shall address— 
(1) workforce impacts across sectors caused by 
the increased adoption of artificial intelligence, auto-
mation, and other related trends; 
(2) workforce needs and employment opportuni-
ties generated by the increased adoption of artificial 
intelligence across sectors; 
(3) research gaps and data needed to better un-
derstand and track both workforce impacts and 
workforce needs and opportunities generated by 
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adoption of artificial intelligence systems across sec-
tors; and 
(4) recommendations to address the challenges 
and opportunities described in paragraphs (1), (2), 
and (3). 
(c) STAKEHOLDERS.—In conducting the study, the 
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medi-
cine shall seek input from a wide range of stakeholders 
in the public and private sectors. 
(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The contract entered 
into under subsection (a) shall require the National Acad-
emies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, not later 
than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
to— 
(1) submit to the Committee on Science, Space, 
and Technology of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans-
portation of the Senate a report containing the find-
ings and recommendations of the study conducted 
under subsection (a); and 
(2) make a copy of such report available on a 
publicly accessible website. 
SEC. 106. GAO REPORT ON COMPUTATIONAL NEEDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
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of the United States shall conduct a study of artificial in-
telligence computer hardware and computing required in 
order to maintain U.S. leadership in artificial intelligence 
research and development. The Comptroller General 
shall— 
(1) assess the composition of civilian computing 
resources supported by the Federal Government at 
universities and Federal Laboratories, including pro-
grams with laboratory computing, high performance 
computing, cloud computing, quantum computing, 
edge computing, and other computing resources; 
(2) evaluate projected needs for computing con-
sumption and performance required by the public 
and private sector for the training, auditing, valida-
tion, testing, and use of artificial intelligence over 
the next five years; and 
(3) offer recommendations to meet these pro-
jected needs. 
TITLE II—NATIONAL ARTIFICIAL 
INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH IN-
STITUTES 
SEC. 201. NATIONAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH 
INSTITUTES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—As part of the Initiative, the Di-
rector of the National Science Foundation shall establish 
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a program to award financial assistance for the planning, 
establishment, and support of Institutes (as described in 
subsection (b)(2)) in accordance with this section. 
(b) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ESTABLISH
AND 
SUPPORT
NATIONAL
ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE
RE-
SEARCH INSTITUTES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Under the Initiative, the 
Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Commerce, 
the Director of the National Science Foundation, 
and every other agency head may award financial 
assistance to an eligible entity, or consortia thereof, 
as determined by an agency head, to establish and 
support an Institute. 
(2) ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE INSTITUTES.— 
An Institute described in this subsection is an artifi-
cial intelligence research institute that— 
(A) is focused on— 
(i) a particular economic or social sec-
tor, including health, education, manufac-
turing, agriculture, security, energy, and 
environment, and includes a component 
that addresses the ethical, societal, safety, 
and security implications relevant to the 
application of artificial intelligence in that 
sector; or 
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