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AI in Government Act of 2019

Introduced: May 8, 2019 Introduced by: Schatz, Brian Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 1, 2020
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 456.
Jun 1, 2020
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.
Nov 6, 2019
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
May 8, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
May 8, 2019
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.
What's happening now June 1, 2020

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 456.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2