Advancing American AI Act

Bill: 117-s-1353
Sponsor: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]
Introduced: 2021-04-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Department of Homeland Security
Disaster relief and insurance
Employment and training programs
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health technology, devices, supplies
Performance measurement
Public contracts and procurement
Right of privacy
Technology assessment

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: 

Advancing American AI Act
 
 
This bill requires specified federal agencies to take steps to promote artificial intelligence (AI) while aligning with U.S. values, such as the protection of privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties.
 
The Office of Management and Budget must 
 
 
establish mechanisms to continually refine guidance issued to agencies regarding AI as best practices evolve,
 
 issue a memorandum to each agency that articulates the method by which the agency shall make public information about the agency's use of AI, and
 
 identify at least five new use cases for the application of cross-enterprise AI-enabled systems to support modernization initiatives across agencies.
 
 
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy and the Chief Acquisition Officers Council or a council working group shall develop a process to ensure that contracts involving AI align with agency guidance and address protection of privacy.
 
The Department of Homeland Security shall revise the legal and approval processes for the procurement and use of AI-enabled systems to ensure that full consideration is given to the privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties impacts of such systems.
 
The bill revises and extends pilot programs regarding the acquisition of innovative commercial items and certain research and development projects.

action_date: 2022-12-19
text: 

Advancing American AI Act
 
 
This bill requires specified federal agencies to take steps to promote artificial intelligence (AI) while aligning with U.S. values, such as the protection of privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties. For example, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) must issue policies and procedures for DHS related to the acquisition and use of AI and considerations for risks and impacts related to AI-enabled systems.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-19
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 669.
action_date: 2022-12-19
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-270.
action_date: 2022-12-19
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-270.
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Introduced in Senate