‘‘(2) Any such action is purposeful and perform-
ance-driven, including ensuring the following: 
‘‘(A) Such action promotes the consistent 
and systemic treatment of all individuals in a 
fair, just, and impartial manner. 
‘‘(B) The public benefits of such action sig-
nificantly outweigh the risks. 
‘‘(C) The risks and operations of such ac-
tion do not unfairly and disproportionately ben-
efit or harm an individual or subgroup of the 
public. 
‘‘(D) The risk of such action is assessed and 
responsibly managed, including before the use of 
artificial intelligence. 
‘‘(3) Any application of artificial intelligence is 
consistent with the use cases for which the artificial 
intelligence was trained, and the deployers of such ap-
plication promote verifiably accurate, ethical, reliable, 
and effective use. 
‘‘(4) The safety, security, and resiliency of artifi-
cial intelligence applications, including resilience 
when confronted with any systematic vulnerability, 
adversarial manipulation, and other malicious ex-
ploitation. 
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‘‘(5) The purpose, operations, risks, and out-
comes of artificial intelligence applications are suffi-
ciently explainable and understandable, to the extent 
practicable, by subject matter experts, users, impacted 
parties, and others, as appropriate. 
‘‘(6) Such action is responsible and accountable, 
including by ensuring the following: 
‘‘(A) Human roles and responsibilities are 
clearly defined, understood, and appropriately 
assigned. 
‘‘(B) Artificial intelligence is used in a 
manner consistent with the purposes described in 
this section and the purposes for which each use 
of artificial intelligence is intended. 
‘‘(C) Such action, as well as relevant inputs 
and outputs of artificial intelligence applica-
tions, are well documented and accountable. 
‘‘(7) Responsible management and oversight by 
ensuring the following: 
‘‘(A) Artificial intelligence applications are 
regularly tested against the purposes described in 
this section. 
‘‘(B) Mechanisms are maintained to super-
sede, disengage, or deactivate applications of ar-
tificial intelligence that demonstrate performance 
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or outcomes that are inconsistent with the in-
tended use or this subchapter. 
‘‘(C) Engagement with impacted commu-
nities. 
‘‘(8) Transparency in publicly disclosing rel-
evant information regarding the use of artificial in-
telligence to appropriate stakeholders, to the extent 
practicable and in accordance with any applicable 
law and policy, including with respect to the protec-
tion of privacy, civil liberties, and of sensitive law en-
forcement, national security, trade secrets or propri-
etary information, and other protected information. 
‘‘(9) Accountability for the following: 
‘‘(A) Implementing and enforcing appro-
priate safeguards necessary to comply with the 
purposes described in this section and the re-
quirements of this subchapter, for the proper use 
and functioning of the applications of artificial 
intelligence. 
‘‘(B) Monitoring, auditing, and docu-
menting compliance with those safeguards, as 
appropriate. 
‘‘(C) Providing appropriate training to all 
agency personnel responsible for the design, de-
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velopment, acquisition, use, management, and 
oversight of artificial intelligence. 
‘‘§ 3592. Definitions 
‘‘In this subchapter: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the definitions under sections 3502 shall 
apply to this subchapter. 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL
DEFINITIONS.—In this sub-
chapter: 
‘‘(A) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘Adminis-
trator’ means the Administrator of General Serv-
ices. 
‘‘(B) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COM-
MITTEES.—The term ‘appropriate congressional 
committees’ means the Committee on Oversight 
and Accountability of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. 
‘‘(C) ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.—The term 
‘artificial intelligence’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 238(g) of the John S. McCain 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 10 U.S.C. note 
prec. 4061). 
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‘‘(D) ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM.— 
The term ‘artificial intelligence system’ means 
any data system, software, application, tool, or 
utility that operates in whole or in part using 
dynamic or static machine learning algorithms 
or other forms of artificial intelligence, wheth-
er— 
‘‘(i) the data system, software, applica-
tion, tool, or utility is established primarily 
for the purpose of researching, developing, 
or implementing artificial intelligence tech-
nology; or 
‘‘(ii) artificial intelligence capability 
is integrated into another system or busi-
ness process, operational activity, or tech-
nology system. 
‘‘(E) FEDERAL
ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE 
SYSTEM.—The term ‘Federal artificial intel-
ligence system’ means an artificial intelligence 
system used in connection with a Federal infor-
mation system. 
‘‘(F) FEDERAL INFORMATION SYSTEM.—The 
term ‘Federal information system’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 11331(g) of title 
40. 
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‘‘(G) NATIONAL
SECURITY
SYSTEM.—The 
term ‘national security system’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 3552(b) of title 44. 
‘‘§ 3593. Authority and functions of the Director 
‘‘The Director shall oversee the design, development, 
acquisition, use, management, and oversight of Federal ar-
tificial intelligence systems by agencies to implement the 
purposes described in section 3591. In performing such 
oversight, the Director shall do the following: 
‘‘(1) Develop, coordinate, and oversee the imple-
mentation of policies, purposes, standards, and guide-
lines to ensure appropriate use of Federal artificial 
intelligence systems and the protection of civil rights, 
civil liberties, and privacy, including in conformity 
with section 552a of title 5 and other applicable laws, 
as well as the integrity of Federal information sys-
tems and information technology in accordance with 
the other requirements of this chapter. 
‘‘(2) Oversee agency compliance with the require-
ments of this subchapter, including through any au-
thorized enforcement action under section 11303(b)(5) 
of title 40 to ensure agency accountability and com-
pliance. 
‘‘(3) Issue and update, as necessary, guidance to 
agencies to take steps to advance the governance of 
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Federal artificial intelligence systems, manage risk, 
and remove relevant barriers to innovation, consistent 
with the requirements of this subchapter and, as ap-
propriate the standards promulgated under section 
22A of the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology Act (15 U.S.C. 278h–1) pursuant to section 
5302 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (15 
U.S.C. 9441) that addresses the following: 
‘‘(A) The development of policies regarding 
Federal acquisition, procurement, and use by 
agencies regarding artificial intelligence, includ-
ing an identification of the responsibilities of 
agency officials managing the use of such tech-
nology. 
‘‘(B) The ownership and protection of data 
and other information created, used, processed, 
stored, maintained, disseminated, disclosed, or 
disposed of by a contractor or subcontractor (at 
any tier) on behalf of the Federal Government. 
‘‘(C) The protection of training data, algo-
rithms, and other components of any Federal ar-
tificial intelligence system against misuse, unau-
thorized alteration, degradation, or being ren-
dered inoperable. 
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‘‘(D) The removal of barriers to responsible 
agency use of artificial intelligence, such as in-
formation technology, data, workforce, and budg-
etary barriers, in order to promote the innova-
tive application of those technologies while pro-
tecting privacy, civil liberties, civil rights, and 
economic and national security. 
‘‘(E) The establishment of best practices for 
identifying, assessing, and mitigating any dis-
crimination in violation of title VI of the Civil 
Rights Act of 1964 (42. U.S.C. 2000d et seq.), or 
any unintended consequence of the use of artifi-
cial intelligence, including policies to— 
‘‘(i) identify data used to train artifi-
cial intelligence; 
‘‘(ii) identify data analyzed or ingested 
by Federal artificial intelligence systems 
used by the agencies; and 
‘‘(iii) require periodic evaluation of 
Federal artificial intelligence systems, as 
appropriate. 
‘‘(4) Issue guidance for agencies to establish a 
plain language notification process, as necessary and 
appropriate and in conformity with applicable law, 
including section 552a of title 5, for individuals or 
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entities impacted by an agency determination that 
has been based solely on an output from, or sub-
stantively and meaningfully informed, augmented, or 
assisted by a Federal artificial intelligence system, in-
cluding the contents of any notice, including examples 
of what the notice may look like in practice. 
‘‘(5) Issue guidance for agencies to review their 
appeals process and to make modifications, as nec-
essary and appropriate, to account for determinations 
made solely by or substantively and meaningfully in-
formed, augmented, or assisted by a Federal artificial 
intelligence system, including guidance on how an 
agency provides the impacted individual or entity the 
opportunity for an alternative review independent of 
the Federal artificial intelligence system, as appro-
priate. 
‘‘(6) Provide guidance and a template for the re-
quired contents of the agency plans described in sec-
tion 3594(6) that uses a uniform resource locator that 
is in a consistent format across agencies such as the 
format ‘agencyname.gov/AI’. 
‘‘(7) Issue guidance, including a uniform re-
quired submission format and criteria for updating 
entries after significant changes, for the establishment 
of agency AI governance charters under section 3595, 
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including defining high-risk Federal artificial intel-
ligence systems, and publication under section 3596. 
‘‘§ 3594. Federal agency responsibilities 
‘‘The head of each agency shall do the following: 
‘‘(1) Comply with the requirements of this sub-
chapter and related policies, purposes, standards, and 
guidelines, including those under section 552a of title 
5 and in guidance issued by the Director under sec-
tion 3593. 
‘‘(2) Ensure that Federal artificial intelligence 
system management processes are integrated with 
agency strategic, operational, data, workforce plan-
ning, and budgetary planning processes, and other re-
quirements under this chapter. 
‘‘(3) Ensure that senior agency officials, includ-
ing the Chief Information Officer, the Chief Data Of-
ficer, and the senior agency official for privacy, im-
plement policies and procedures regarding Federal ar-
tificial intelligence systems under the control of such 
officers, assess and reduce any risks to such systems 
to an acceptable level, and periodically assess and 
validate management procedures and controls to en-
sure effective implementation of this subchapter. 
‘‘(4) Delegate to the agency Chief Information 
Officer established under section 3506 (or comparable 
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official in an agency not covered by such section) the 
primary authority and accountability to ensure com-
pliance with the agency requirements under this sub-
chapter in coordination with any other appropriate 
senior agency official designated by the head of the 
agency. 
‘‘(5) Ensure that contracts for the acquisition 
and procurement of a Federal artificial intelligence 
system are consistent with the requirements of this 
subchapter and any guidance issued by the Director 
under section 3593(3). 
‘‘(6) Maintain a plan, posted on a publicly 
available and centralized webpage of the agency and 
prepared in accordance with the template provided by 
the Director under section 3593(6), to— 
‘‘(A) achieve consistency with the require-
ments of this subchapter and guidance issued by 
the Director; and 
‘‘(B) provide the public information about 
agency policies and procedures for governing 
Federal artificial intelligence systems, including 
the inventory of artificial intelligence use cases 
required by section 7225(a) of the Advancing 
American AI Act (subtitle B of title LXXII of 
Public Law 117–263; 40 U.S.C. 11301 note). 
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‘‘(7) Establish procedures for notifying an indi-
vidual or entity impacted by an agency determina-
tion made solely by an output from, or substantively 
and meaningfully informed, augmented, or assisted 
by a Federal artificial intelligence system in accord-
ance with guidance issued by the Director under sec-
tion 3593(4). 
‘‘(8) Modify the agency appeals process, as nec-
essary and appropriate, to account for determinations 
made solely by or substantively and meaningfully in-
formed, augmented, or assisted by a Federal artificial 
intelligence system, and to provide the impacted indi-
vidual or entity the opportunity for an alternative re-
view independent of the Federal artificial intelligence 
system, as appropriate, as established by the Director 
under section 3593(5). 
‘‘(9) In accordance with guidance issued by the 
Director under section 3593(7), oversee the establish-
ment of AI governance charters for Federal artificial 
intelligence systems, including by— 
‘‘(A) establishing a process, led by each offi-
cial identified in section 3594(4) to ensure that 
each Federal artificial intelligence system has an 
established AI governance charter that is regu-
larly updated in accordance with the require-
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ments under section 3595 and made publicly 
available on the webpage under paragraph (6); 
‘‘(B) submitting each AI governance charter 
to the Federal Register not later than 30-days 
after the initial establishment or termination of 
the charter, in conformity with guidance from 
the Director; and 
‘‘(C) submitting each AI governance charter 
to the Administrator for publication in a format 
established in the Directors guidance in accord-
ance with section 3596. 
‘‘(10) In consultation with the Director, the Di-
rector of the Office of Personnel Management, and the 
Administrator of General Services, conduct regular 
training programs to educate relevant agency pro-
gram and management officials, including employees 
supporting the functions of the Chief Information Of-
ficer, the Chief Data Officer, the Evaluation Officer, 
the senior privacy official, and the statistical official, 
as appropriate, about the management of Federal ar-
tificial intelligence systems and compliance with the 
requirements of this subchapter, which may be inte-
grated with the training requirements and covered 
topics established by the Artificial Intelligence Train-
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ing for the Acquisition Workforce Act (Public Law 
117–207; 41 U.S.C. 1703 note). 
‘‘§ 3595. Agency AI Governance Charters 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with the guidance 
established under section 3593(7), the head of each agency 
shall ensure that an accurate and complete AI governance 
charter is established for each Federal artificial intelligence 
system in use by the agency that is designated as a high- 
risk Federal artificial intelligence system or was trained 
on, uses, or produces a record maintained on an individual 
(as defined under section 552a(a) of title 5). 
‘‘(b) CONTENTS OF CHARTERS.—An AI governance 
charter for a Federal artificial intelligence system shall, at 
a minimum, include the following: 
‘‘(1) The name and an identifying summary of 
the Federal artificial intelligence system, including 
the following: 
‘‘(A) A descriptive summary of each pur-
pose and relevant use case of the system, as may 
be documented on the inventory established 
under section 7225 of the Advancing American 
AI Act (subtitle B of title LXXII of Public Law 
117–263; 40 U.S.C. 11301 note). 
‘‘(B) The bureau, department, or office 
using or operating the system, and to the extent 
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practicable, each program designated on the 
website required under section 1122(a)(2) of title 
31 associated with use of the system. 
‘‘(C) The name and direct contact informa-
tion for a designated agency official responsible 
for the overall outputs of the system. 
‘‘(D) The name and direct contact informa-
tion for a designated agency official responsible 
for the ongoing maintenance of the system which 
may be the same official designated under sub-
paragraph (C). 
‘‘(2) Information about how the Federal artifi-
cial intelligence system was developed and funded, in-
cluding the following: 
‘‘(A) Other individuals or entities that have 
developed, maintained, managed, and operated 
the system. 
‘‘(B) Information about any relevant Fed-
eral award including any associated contract, 
grant, cooperative agreement, or other trans-
action agreement. 
‘‘(3) Information about the training, validation, 
and testing of the Federal artificial intelligence sys-
tem, including the following: 
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‘‘(A) A description of the type of data or 
data assets used in the training, validation, and 
testing of the Federal artificial intelligence sys-
tem or, if such information is not available, a 
statement describing why such information is 
not available. 
‘‘(B) A designation of whether any of the 
data or data assets used in training, validating, 
or testing the Federal artificial intelligence sys-
tem are classified as an open Government data 
asset or a public data asset or a designated sys-
tem of record described under paragraph (7). 
‘‘(C) Information on how to access any open 
Government data asset or public data asset iden-
tified under subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(D) A listing of audits, testing, or other 
risk assessments of the Federal artificial intel-
ligence system, including contact information of 
the individual or entity that conducted such as-
sessments. 
‘‘(4) Information about ongoing oversight and 
maintenance of the Federal artificial intelligence sys-
tem, including a description of the ongoing testing, 
monitoring, or auditing of the Federal artificial intel-
ligence system, including information about the ca-
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dence of testing, as appropriate, and the entity re-
sponsible for such testing. 
‘‘(5) Information about how the system is used 
by the agency, including— 
‘‘(A) the date the agency began using the 
system and the intended life span of use, if ap-
propriate; and 
‘‘(B) whether any agency determinations 
have been or are intended to be based solely on 
an output from, or informed, augmented, or as-
sisted by the Federal artificial intelligence sys-
tem, and— 
‘‘(i) a summary of how the Federal ar-
tificial intelligence system or the data or 
data assets produced by the Federal artifi-
cial intelligence system is used to inform, 
augment, or assist in making these deter-
minations; 
‘‘(ii) information about other agencies 
or federally funded entities that use or rely 
on these determinations; and 
‘‘(iii) a description of any associated 
notice or modified appeal process as re-
quired under section 3593(4) and 3593(5). 
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‘‘(6) Information about data or data assets pro-
duced by the Federal artificial intelligence system, in-
cluding a description of the data or data assets pro-
duced, altered, or augmented by the system, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(A) a designation of whether any of the 
data or data assets are classified as an open 
Government data asset or a public data asset or 
are included in a designated system of record de-
scribed under paragraph (7); 
‘‘(B) information on how to access any such 
open Government data asset or public data asset 
identified under subparagraph (A); and 
‘‘(C) information about any other agency or 
federally funded entity known to use or otherwise 
rely upon the data or data assets identified 
under this paragraph. 
‘‘(7) Information on whether the system was 
trained on, uses, or produces a record maintained on 
an individual (as defined under section 552a(a) of 
title 5), including— 
‘‘(A) a listing of any designated system of 
record including a reference to any associated 
notice in the Federal Register for the establish-
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ment or revision of such system of record, as re-
quired under section 552a(d) of title 5; or 
‘‘(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 state-
ment 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 capture 
any significant change to the Federal artificial intelligence 
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 Reg-
ister, and published on the Federal AI System Inventory 
established under section 3596, in accordance with proce-
dures established by the agency under section 3594(9) in 
conformity with guidance issued by the Director under sec-
tion 3593(7) before a Federal artificial intelligence system 
is used by an agency, except that— 
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‘‘(1) the head of an agency may, with advance 
approval of the Director and notification to the ap-
propriate congressional committees, including the rel-
evant 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 subsection. 
‘‘(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 develop-
ment, except that the purposes described and guidance 
promulgated under this subchapter should inform any 
such research, development, testing, or evaluation di-
rected at future applications of Federal artificial in-
telligence systems; or 
‘‘(2) in a national security system, in whole or 
in part, if the agency maintains a complete and regu-
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larly updated nonpublic version of each AI govern-
ance charter in accordance with subsections (a) and 
(b) and the guidance required by section 3593(7). 
‘‘§ 3596. AI 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 Administrator 
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-readable 
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 independent 
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 appropriate congres-
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sional committees, a report which may include a classified 
annex. The report shall include at a minimum— 
‘‘(1) an assessment of the comprehensive compli-
ance 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 estab-
lished, and appropriately noticed, AI governance 
charter, including timely revisions to reflect signifi-
cant changes and appropriate use of the exemptions 
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 Gen-
eral shall periodically evaluate and submit to Congress a 
report on the— 
‘‘(1) effectiveness of agency Federal artificial in-
telligence system governance policies and practices; 
‘‘(2) implementation of the requirements of this 
subchapter by the Director, Administrator, and agen-
cies; and 
‘‘(3) extent to which the requirements of this sub-
chapter and related implementing guidance and poli-
cies 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. AI Governance Charter 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 Direc-
tor 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 establishing guid-
ance that implements the requirements of subchapter IV of 
title 35 of title 44, as added by this section, that— 
(1) does not conflict with the requirements of and 
uses the working group established under section 
7224(d) of the Advancing American AI Act (Public 
Law 117–263; 40 U.S.C. 11301 note); and 
(2) shall be reviewed and updated, as necessary, 
every 2 years for the next 10 years after the first such 
issuance and periodically thereafter. 
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(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)— 
(A) in subparagraph (H), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (I), by striking the 
semicolon and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) 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 artificial in-
telligence 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 secu-
rity, confidentiality, and integrity of records that a 
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Federal artificial intelligence system uses, produces, 
or modifies;’’. 
(d) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING REPEALS.—The fol-
lowing 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 date on which the first guidance is estab-
lished pursuant to subsection (b), the Federal Acquisition 
Regulation shall be revised to— 
(1) implement the amendments made by this sec-
tion; 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 enact-
ment) 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 any 
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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 con-
strued to permit the violation of the rights of any in-
dividual protected by the Constitution of the United 
States, including through censorship of speech pro-
tected by the Constitution of the United States or un-
authorized 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 individ-
uals 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 pub-
lic disclosure of information that could be withheld 
under section 552(b) of title 5, United States Code. 
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(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ has the mean-
ing 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 Budget, un-
less otherwise indicated. 
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Union Calendar No. 740 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7532 
[Report No. 118–905] 
A BILL 
To amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States 
Code, to establish Federal AI system governance 
requirements, and for other purposes. 
DECEMBER 18, 2024 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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