Senate Homeland Security Committee Advances Bill to Oversee Agencies’ Promotion of AI
Summary
On July 26, 2023, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) held a markup to consider a wide range of bills, including the AI Leadership To Enable Accountable Deployment (AI LEAD) Act (S. 2293), approving the bill by a 10-2 vote. The bill would direct federal agencies to establish a Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer (CAIO) position to oversee the promotion and innovation of AI. The bill also calls on OMB to, within three months, establish a CAIO council to “promote coordination regarding agency practices relating to the design, acquisition, development, modernization, use, operation, sharing, risk management, and performance of artificial intelligence technologies.” The Committee postponed a hearing that was scheduled for the same day on “Governing AI Through Acquisition and Procurement.”
