H.R. 9323

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9323 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9323

To establish the Department of Advanced Technology and Artificial 
Intelligence, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 15, 2026

Ms. Rivas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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A BILL

To establish the Department of Advanced Technology and Artificial 
Intelligence, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Advanced Technology 
and Artificial Intelligence Act''.

SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

(a) In General.--There is established a Department of Advanced 
Technology and Artificial Intelligence (in this section referred to as 
the ``Department''), as an Executive department of the United States 
within the meaning of title 5, United States Code.
(b) Secretary.--
(1) In general.--There is a Secretary of Advanced 
Technology and Artificial Intelligence appointed by the 
President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(2) Head of department.--The Secretary of Advanced 
Technology and Artificial Intelligence is the head of the 
Department and shall have direction, authority, and control 
over it.
(3) Functions vested in secretary.--All functions of all 
officers, employees, and organizational units of the Department 
are vested in the Secretary.
(c) Mission.--The primary mission of the Department is to carry out 
the following:
(1) Develop a Federal technology and artificial 
intelligence framework to update relevant Federal statutes.
(2) Develop a Federal strategy across all Federal 
departments and agencies to ensure such departments and 
agencies are in a consistent manner developing and implementing 
standards and policies relating to the utilization of 
artificial intelligence by such departments and agencies.
(d) Functions.--To carry out the mission of the Department under 
subsection (c), the Secretary shall carry out the following:
(1) Fund and carry out research and infrastructure 
management related to the utilization of artificial 
intelligence by Federal departments and agencies, as determined 
by the Secretary.
(2) Develop standards for safety and oversight guidance 
with respect to such utilization.
(3) Establish artificial intelligence incident reporting 
systems for cybersecurity risks and breach prevention related 
to such utilization.
(4) Develop regulatory frameworks for the Department to 
promulgate regulations related to such utilization.
(5) Provide a strategies related to the following:
(A) How to promote the following:
(i) Literacy related to artificial 
intelligence in schools.
(ii) Workforce programs related to 
artificial intelligence utilization.
(B) How to address labor displacement to coordinate 
worker protections.
(e) Government Accountability Office Report.--Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall submit to the appropriate committees 
of Congress a report that includes the following:
(1) Information related to any regulation issued by, or 
Federal program established within, a Federal department or 
agency relating to utilizing artificial intelligence, including 
whether there is any duplication of such regulation or program 
across such departments or agencies.
(2) Information related to any efforts between such 
departments or agencies to coordinate, in a consistent manner, 
standards and policies relating to utilization of artificial 
intelligence.
(3) Recommendations with respect to the following:
(A) Restructuring or eliminating any such 
duplication, as the case may be.
(B) Improving any such efforts.
(C) How the Department approaches national and 
international priorities relating to artificial 
intelligence and innovation.
(D) The functions of the Department.
(E) The leadership structure of the Department, 
including with respect to the Secretary and any under 
secretaries of the Department, as the case may be.
(F) The organizational structure of the Department.
(G) Any funding, resource, and staffing needs of 
the Department.
(H) Legislative actions to carry out the following:
(i) Update relevant Federal statutes to 
carry out the following:
(I) Include references to the 
Department.
(II) Establish consumer, workforce, 
and privacy protections, safety 
requirements, and regulations, 
including protections, requirements and 
regulations related to deepfakes or 
misinformation.
(ii) Establish safeguards relating to the 
utilization of artificial intelligence by such 
departments or agencies, including with respect 
to data privacy and cybersecurity.
(iii) Establish mechanisms for reporting 
incidents of cybersecurity risks and breach 
prevention relating to such utilization.
(4) An assessment of relevant Federal statutes and 
executive orders related to the regulation of artificial 
intelligence.
(f) Artificial Intelligence.--The terms ``artificial intelligence'' 
has the meaning given that term in section 238(g) of the John S. McCain 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 
115-232; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 4061).
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