Title: AI Training Act
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Artificial Intelligence Training for the Acquisition Workforce Act or the AI Training Act
This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to establish or otherwise provide an artificial intelligence (AI) training program for the acquisition workforce of executive agencies (e.g., those responsible for program management or logistics).
The purpose of the program is to ensure that the workforce has knowledge of the capabilities and risks associated with AI.
The OMB must (1) update the program at least every two years, and (2) ensure there is a way to understand and measure the participation of the workforce and to receive and consider feedback from program participants.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2551 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2551

   To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to 
  establish or otherwise provide an artificial intelligence training 
     program for the acquisition workforce, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 29, 2021

Mr. Peters (for himself and Mr. Portman) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
                        and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
   To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to 
  establish or otherwise provide an artificial intelligence training 
     program for the acquisition workforce, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Artificial Intelligence Training for 
the Acquisition Workforce Act'' or the ``AI Training Act''.

SEC. 2. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TRAINING PROGRAMS.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) AI.--The term ``AI'' has the meaning given the term 
        ``artificial intelligence'' in section 238(g) of the John S. 
        McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 
        (10 U.S.C. 2358 note).
            (2) AI training program.--The term ``AI training program'' 
        means the training program established under subsection (b)(1).
            (3) Covered workforce.--The term ``covered workforce'' 
        means--
                    (A) employees of an executive agency who are 
                responsible for--
                            (i) program management;
                            (ii) the planning, research, development, 
                        engineering, testing, and evaluation of 
                        systems, including quality control and 
                        assurance;
                            (iii) procurement and contracting;
                            (iv) logistics; or
                            (v) cost estimating; and
                    (B) other personnel of an executive agency 
                designated by the head of the executive agency to 
                participate in the AI training program.
            (4) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
        the Office of Management and Budget.
            (5) Executive agency.--The term ``executive agency''--
                    (A) has the meaning given the term in section 133 
                of title 41, United States Code; and
                    (B) does not include the Department of Defense or a 
                component of the Department of Defense.
    (b) Requirement.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than annually 
        thereafter, the Director, in coordination with the 
        Administrator of General Services and any other person 
        determined relevant by the Director, shall develop and 
        implement or otherwise provide an AI training program for the 
        covered workforce.
            (2) Purpose.--The purpose of the AI training program shall 
        be to ensure that the covered workforce has knowledge of the 
        capabilities and risks associated with AI.
            (3) Topics.--The AI training program shall include 
        information relating to--
                    (A) the science underlying artificial intelligence, 
                including how artificial intelligence works;
                    (B) introductory concepts relating to the 
                technological features of artificial intelligence 
                systems;
                    (C) the ways in which artificial intelligence can 
                benefit the Federal Government;
                    (D) the risks posed by artificial intelligence, 
                including discrimination and risks to privacy;
                    (E) ways to mitigate the risks described in 
                subparagraph (D), including efforts to create and 
                identify artificial intelligence that is reliable, 
                safe, and trustworthy; and
                    (F) future trends in artificial intelligence, 
                including trends for homeland and national security and 
                innovation.
            (4) Updates.--Not less frequently than once every 2 years, 
        the Director shall update the AI training program to--
                    (A) incorporate new information relating to AI; and
                    (B) ensure that the AI training program continues 
                to satisfy the requirements under paragraph (3).
            (5) Format.--The Director is encouraged to develop and 
        implement or otherwise include under the AI training program 
        interactive learning with--
                    (A) technologists;
                    (B) scholars; and
                    (C) other experts from the private, public, and 
                nonprofit sectors.
            (6) Metrics.--The Director shall ensure the existence of a 
        means by which to--
                    (A) understand and measure the participation of the 
                covered workforce; and
                    (B) receive and consider feedback from participants 
                in the AI training program to improve the AI training 
                program.
            (7) Sunset.--Effective 10 years after the date of enactment 
        of this Act, this section shall have no force or effect.
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