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(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 5 years; and 
(3) offer recommendations to meet these pro-
jected needs. 
SEC. 5107. NATIONAL AI RESEARCH RESOURCE TASK 
FORCE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF TASK FORCE.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Director of the 
National Science Foundation, in coordination 
with the Office of Science and Technology Pol-
icy, shall establish a task force— 
(i) to investigate the feasibility and 
advisability of establishing and sustaining 
a national artificial intelligence research 
resource; and 
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(ii) to propose a roadmap detailing 
how such resource should be established 
and sustained. 
(B) DESIGNATION.—The task force estab-
lished by subparagraph (A) shall be known as 
the ‘‘National Artificial Intelligence Research 
Resource Task Force’’ (in this section referred 
to as the ‘‘Task Force’’). 
(2) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(A) COMPOSITION.—The Task Force shall 
be composed of 12 members selected by the co- 
chairpersons of the Task Force from among 
technical experts in artificial intelligence or re-
lated subjects, of whom— 
(i) 4 shall be representatives from the 
Interagency Committee established in sec-
tion 5103, including the co-chairpersons of 
the Task Force; 
(ii) 4 shall be representatives from in-
stitutions of higher education (as such 
term is defined in section 101 of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1001)); and 
(iii) 4 shall be representatives from 
private organizations. 
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(B) APPOINTMENT.—Not later than 120 
days after enactment of this Act, the co-chair-
persons of the Task Force shall appoint mem-
bers to the Task Force pursuant to subpara-
graph (A). 
(C) TERM OF APPOINTMENT.—Members of 
the Task Force shall be appointed for the life 
of the Task Force. 
(D) VACANCY.—Any vacancy occurring in 
the membership of the Task Force shall be 
filled in the same manner in which the original 
appointment was made. 
(E) CO-CHAIRPERSONS.—The Director of 
the Office of Science and Technology Policy and 
the Director of the National Sciences Founda-
tion, or their designees, shall be the co-chair-
persons of the Task Force. If the role of the 
Director of the National Science Foundation is 
vacant, the Chair of the National Science Board 
shall act as a co-chairperson of the Task Force. 
(F) EXPENSES FOR NON-FEDERAL MEM-
BERS.—Non-Federal Members of the Task 
Force shall be allowed travel expenses, includ-
ing per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates au-
thorized for employees under subchapter I of 
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chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while 
away from their homes or regular places of 
business in the performance of services for the 
Task Force. 
(b) ROADMAP AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Task Force shall de-
velop a coordinated roadmap and implementation 
plan for creating and sustaining a National Artificial 
Intelligence Research Resource. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The roadmap and plan re-
quired by paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) 
Goals 
for 
establishment 
and 
sustainment of a national artificial intelligence 
research resource and metrics for success. 
(B) A plan for ownership and administra-
tion of the National Artificial Intelligence Re-
search Resource, including— 
(i) an appropriate agency or organiza-
tion responsible for the implementation, 
deployment, and administration of the Re-
source; and 
(ii) a governance structure for the re-
source, including oversight and decision- 
making authorities. 
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(C) A model for governance and oversight 
to establish strategic direction, make pro-
grammatic decisions, and manage the allocation 
of resources. 
(D) Capabilities required to create and 
maintain a shared computing infrastructure to 
facilitate access to computing resources for re-
searchers 
across 
the 
country, 
including 
scalability, secured access control, resident data 
engineering and curation expertise, provision of 
curated, data sets, compute resources, edu-
cational tools and services, and a user interface 
portal. 
(E) An assessment of, and recommend so-
lutions to, barriers to the dissemination and use 
of high-quality government data sets as part of 
the national artificial intelligence research re-
source. 
(F) An assessment of security require-
ments associated with the national artificial in-
telligence research resource and its research 
and recommend a framework for the manage-
ment of access controls. 
(G) An assessment of privacy and civil lib-
erties requirements associated with the national 
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artificial intelligence research resource and its 
research. 
(H) A plan for sustaining the resources, 
including through Federal funding and partner-
ships with the private sector. 
(I) The parameters for the establishment 
and sustainment of the national artificial intel-
ligence resource, including agency roles and re-
sponsibilities and milestones to implement the 
resource. 
(c) CONSULTATIONS.—In conducting its duties re-
quired under subsection (b), the Task Force shall consult 
with the following: 
(1) The National Science Foundation. 
(2) The Office of Science and Technology Pol-
icy. 
(3) The National Academies of Sciences, Engi-
neering, and Medicine. 
(4) The National Institute of Standards and 
Technology. 
(5) The Defense Advanced Research Projects 
Agency. 
(6) 
The 
Intelligence 
Advanced 
Research 
Projects Activity. 
(7) The Department of Energy. 
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(8) The Department of Defense. 
(9) The General Services Administration. 
(10) Private industry. 
(11) Institutions of higher education. 
(12) Such other persons as the Task Force con-
siders appropriate. 
(d) STAFF.—Staff of the Task Force shall comprise 
detailees with expertise in artificial intelligence, or related 
fields from the Office of Science and Technology Policy, 
the National Science Foundation, or any other agency the 
co-chairs deem appropriate, with the consent of the head 
of the agency. The co-chairs shall also be authorized to 
hire staff from outside the Federal government for the du-
ration of the task force. 
(e) TASK FORCE REPORTS.— 
(1) INITIAL
REPORT.—Not later than 12 
months after the date on which all of the appoint-
ments have been made under subsection (a)(2)(B), 
the Task Force shall submit to Congress and the 
President an interim report containing the findings, 
conclusions, and recommendations of the Task 
Force. The report shall include specific recommenda-
tions regarding steps the Task Force believes nec-
essary for the establishment and sustainment of a 
national artificial intelligence research resource. 
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(2) FINAL REPORT.—Taking into account the 
findings of the Government Accountability Office re-
port required in section 106 of this Act, not later 
than 6 months after the submittal of the interim re-
port under paragraph (1), the Task Force shall sub-
mit to Congress and the President a final report 
containing the findings, conclusions, and rec-
ommendations of the Task Force, including the spe-
cific recommendations required by subsection (b). 
(f) TERMINATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Task Force shall termi-
nate 90 days after the date on which it submits the 
final report under subsection (e)(2). 
(2) RECORDS.—Upon termination of the Task 
Force, all of its records shall become the records of 
the National Archives and Records Administration. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) NATIONAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RE-
SEARCH
RESOURCE
AND
RESOURCE.—The terms 
‘‘National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource’’ 
and ‘‘Resource’’ mean a system that provides re-
searchers and students across scientific fields and 
disciplines with access to compute resources, co-lo-
cated with publicly-available, artificial intelligence- 
ready government and non-government data sets and 
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a research environment with appropriate educational 
tools and user support. 
(2) 
OWNERSHIP.—The 
term 
‘‘ownership’’ 
means responsibility and accountability for the im-
plementation, deployment, and ongoing development 
of the National Artificial Intelligence Research Re-
source, and for providing staff support to that ef-
fort. 
SEC. 5108. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) artificial intelligence systems have the po-
tential to transform every sector of the United 
States economy, boosting productivity, enhancing 
scientific research, and increasing U.S. competitive-
ness; and 
(2) the United States Government should use 
this Initiative to enable the benefits of trustworthy 
artificial intelligence while preventing the creation 
and use of artificial intelligence systems that behave 
in ways that cause harm, including— 
(A) high-risk systems that lack sufficient 
robustness to prevent adversarial attacks; 
(B) high-risk systems that harm the pri-
vacy or security of users or the general public; 
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(C) artificial general intelligence systems 
that may become self-aware or uncontrollable; 
and 
(D) artificial intelligence systems that may 
perpetuate societal biases against protected 
classes of persons, including on the basis of sex, 
race, age, disability, color, creed, national ori-
gin, or religion, or otherwise automate discrimi-
natory decision-making. 
SEC. 5109. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION REGARDING ETHICAL 
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. 
For purposes of this division, the term ‘‘ethical’’ 
(when used in the context of artificial intelligence) shall 
be deemed to include efforts to minimize or eliminate dis-
criminatory algorithmic bias, particularly as it pertains to 
protected classes of persons, including on the basis of sex, 
race, age, disability, color, creed, national origin, or reli-
gion. 
TITLE II—NATIONAL ARTIFICIAL 
INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH IN-
STITUTES 
SEC. 
5201. 
NATIONAL 
ARTIFICIAL 
INTELLIGENCE 
RE-
SEARCH 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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