AI in Government Act of 2019

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.