15 U.S.C. § 9412 — National Artificial Intelligence Initiative

Page 2587 TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE § 9412 1 See References in Text note below. (b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appro- priations. (c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforce- able at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person. J.R. BIDEN, JR. SUBCHAPTER I—NATIONAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE INITIATIVE § 9411. National Artificial Intelligence Initiative (a) Establishment; purposes The President shall establish and implement an initiative to be known as the ‘‘National Arti- ficial Intelligence Initiative’’. The purposes of the Initiative shall be to— (1) ensure continued United States leader- ship in artificial intelligence research and de- velopment; (2) lead the world in the development and use of trustworthy artificial intelligence sys- tems in the public and private sectors; (3) prepare the present and future United States workforce for the integration of artifi- cial intelligence systems across all sectors of the economy and society; and (4) coordinate ongoing artificial intelligence research, development, and demonstration ac- tivities among the civilian agencies, the De- partment of Defense and the Intelligence Com- munity to ensure that each informs the work of the others. (b) Initiative activities In carrying out the Initiative, the President, acting through the Initiative Office, the Inter- agency Committee, and agency heads as the President considers appropriate, shall carry out activities that include the following: (1) Sustained and consistent support for arti- ficial intelligence research and development through grants, cooperative agreements, testbeds, and access to data and computing re- sources. (2) Support for K-12 education and postsec- ondary educational programs, including work- force training and career and technical edu- cation programs, and informal education pro- grams to prepare the American workforce and the general public to be able to create, use, and interact with artificial intelligence sys- tems. (3) Support for interdisciplinary research, education, and workforce training programs for students and researchers that promote learning in the methods and systems used in artificial intelligence and foster interdiscipli- nary perspectives and collaborations among subject matter experts in relevant fields, in- cluding computer science, mathematics, sta- tistics, engineering, social sciences, health, psychology, behavioral science, ethics, secu- rity, legal scholarship, and other disciplines that will be necessary to advance artificial in- telligence research and development respon- sibly. (4) Interagency planning and coordination of Federal artificial intelligence research, devel- opment, demonstration, standards engage- ment, and other activities under the Initia- tive, as appropriate. (5) Outreach to diverse stakeholders, includ- ing citizen groups, industry, and civil rights and disability rights organizations, to ensure public input is taken into account in the ac- tivities of the Initiative. (6) Leveraging existing Federal investments to advance objectives of the Initiative. (7) Support for a network of interdiscipli- nary artificial intelligence research institutes, as described in section 9431(b)(7)(B) of this title. (8) Support opportunities for international cooperation with strategic allies, as appro- priate, on the research and development, as- sessment, and resources for trustworthy artifi- cial intelligence systems. (c) Limitation The Initiative shall not impact sources and methods, as determined by the Director of Na- tional Intelligence. (d) Rules of construction Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as— (1) modifying any authority or responsi- bility, including any operational authority or responsibility of any head of a Federal depart- ment or agency, with respect to intelligence or the intelligence community, as those terms are defined in 50 U.S.C. 3003; 1 (2) authorizing the Initiative, or anyone as- sociated with its derivative efforts to approve, interfere with, direct or to conduct an intel- ligence activity, resource, or operation; or (3) authorizing the Initiative, or anyone as- sociated with its derivative efforts to modify the classification of intelligence information. (e) Sunset The Initiative established in this chapter shall terminate on the date that is 10 years after Jan- uary 1, 2021. (Pub. L. 116–283, div. E, title LI, § 5101, Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4524.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This chapter, referred to in subsecs. (d) and (e), was in the original ‘‘this division’’, meaning div. E of Pub. L. 116–283, Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4523, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of div. E to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 9401 of this title and Tables. 50 U.S.C. 3003, referred to in subsec. (d)(1), was so in the original, but probably should have been a reference to section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947, act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, which is classified to section 3003 of Title 50, War and National Defense. § 9412. National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Office (a) In general The Director of the Office of Science and Tech- nology Policy shall establish or designate, and appoint a director of, an office to be known as the ‘‘National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Office’’ to carry out the responsibilities de- Page 2588 TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE § 9413 scribed in subsection (b) with respect to the Ini- tiative. The Initiative Office shall have suffi- cient staff to carry out such responsibilities, in- cluding staff detailed from the Federal depart- ments and agencies described in section 9413(c) of this title, as appropriate. (b) Responsibilities The Director of the Initiative Office shall— (1) provide technical and administrative sup- port to the Interagency Committee and the Advisory Committee; (2) serve as the point of contact on Federal artificial intelligence activities for Federal de- partments and agencies, industry, academia, nonprofit organizations, professional societies, State governments, and such other persons as the Initiative Office considers appropriate to exchange technical and programmatic infor- mation; (3) conduct regular public outreach to di- verse stakeholders, including civil rights and disability rights organizations; and (4) promote access to the technologies, inno- vations, best practices, and expertise derived from Initiative activities to agency missions and systems across the Federal Government. (c) Funding estimate The Director of the Office of Science and Tech- nology Policy, in coordination with each par- ticipating Federal department and agency, as appropriate, shall develop and annually update an estimate of the funds necessary to carry out the activities of the Initiative Coordination Of- fice and submit such estimate with an agreed summary of contributions from each agency to Congress as part of the President’s annual budg- et request to Congress. (Pub. L. 116–283, div. E, title LI, § 5102, Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4526.) § 9413. Coordination by Interagency Committee (a) Interagency Committee The Director of the Office of Science and Tech- nology Policy, acting through the National Science and Technology Council, shall establish or designate an Interagency Committee to co- ordinate Federal programs and activities in sup- port of the Initiative. (b) Co-chairs The Interagency Committee shall be co- chaired by the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy and, on an annual rotat- ing basis, a representative from the Department of Commerce, the National Science Foundation, or the Department of Energy, as selected by the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy. (c) Agency participation The Committee shall include representatives from Federal agencies as considered appropriate by determination and agreement of the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy and the head of the affected agency. (d) Responsibilities The Interagency Committee shall— (1) provide for interagency coordination of Federal artificial intelligence research, devel- opment, and demonstration activities and edu- cation and workforce training activities and programs of Federal departments and agencies undertaken pursuant to the Initiative; (2) not later than 2 years after January 1, 2021, develop a strategic plan for artificial in- telligence (to be updated not less than every 3 years) that establishes goals, priorities, and metrics for guiding and evaluating how the agencies carrying out the Initiative will— (A) determine and prioritize areas of artifi- cial intelligence research, development, and demonstration requiring Federal Govern- ment leadership and investment; (B) support long-term funding for inter- disciplinary artificial intelligence research, development, demonstration, and education; (C) support research and other activities on ethical, legal, environmental, safety, se- curity, bias, and other appropriate societal issues related to artificial intelligence; (D) provide or facilitate the availability of curated, standardized, secure, representa- tive, aggregate, and privacy-protected data sets for artificial intelligence research and development; (E) provide or facilitate the necessary computing, networking, and data facilities for artificial intelligence research and devel- opment; (F) support and coordinate Federal edu- cation and workforce training activities re- lated to artificial intelligence; and (G) support and coordinate the network of artificial intelligence research institutes de- scribed in section 9431(b)(7)(B) of this title; (3) as part of the President’s annual budget request to Congress, propose an annually co- ordinated interagency budget for the Initia- tive to the Office of Management and Budget that is intended to ensure that the balance of funding across the Initiative is sufficient to meet the goals and priorities established for the Initiative; and (4) in carrying out this section, take into consideration the recommendations of the Ad- visory Committee, existing reports on related topics, and the views of academic, State, in- dustry, and other appropriate groups. (e) Annual report For each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2022, not later than 90 days after submission of the President’s annual budget request for such fiscal year, the Interagency Committee shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, the Com- mittee on Armed Services, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Com- mittee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on Health, Edu- cation, Labor, and Pensions, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af- fairs, the Committee on Armed Services, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee