AI in Government Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1363
Sponsor: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
Introduced: 2019-05-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advanced technology and technological innovations
Advisory bodies
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Employment and training programs
Executive agency funding and structure
General Services Administration
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Public-private cooperation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-08
text: 

AI in Government Act of 
 
2019

 
This bill establishes the AI Center of Excellence within the General Services Administration to 
 
 
advise and promote the efforts of the federal government in developing innovative uses of artificial intelligence (AI) to benefit the public, and 
 
improve cohesion and competency in the use of AI. 
 
 
The Office of Management and Budget must issue a memorandum to federal agencies regarding AI governance approaches, to be followed by preparation and submission of governance plans by the agencies. 
 
In addition, the Office of Personnel Management must
 
 
identify key skills and competencies needed for positions related to AI; and 
 
establish an occupational series, or revise an existing job series, to include positions the primary duties of which relate to AI. 
 

action_date: 2020-06-01
text: 

AI in Government Act of 
 
2019

 
This bill creates the AI Center of Excellence within the General Services Administration to 
 
 
promote the efforts of the federal government in developing innovative uses of and acquiring artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, 
 
improve cohesion and competency in the adoption and use of AI within the federal government, and
 
undertake such activities for the purposes of benefitting the public and enhancing the productivity and efficiency of federal government operations.
 
 
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) must (1) issue a memorandum to federal agencies regarding AI governance approaches, to be followed by preparation and submission of governance plans by the agencies and updates at specified intervals; and (2) issue a draft version of the memorandum for public comment and submit to Congress a comprehensive plan with a time line to complete requirements of this bill.
 
The bill requires agencies that use or anticipate using AI to submit to the OMB and post on a publicly available page of the agency website a plan to achieve consistency with the memorandum. 
 
In addition, the Office of Personnel Management must, among other things
 
 
identify key skills and competencies needed for positions related to AI; and 
 
establish an occupational series, or revise an existing job series, to include positions the primary duties of which relate to AI.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-01
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 456.
action_date: 2020-06-01
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-225.
action_date: 2020-06-01
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-225.
action_date: 2019-11-06
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2019-05-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2019-05-08
text: Introduced in Senate