Among the key provisions are requiring the publication of governance charters for high-risk AI systems and other AI systems used by federal agencies that interact with sensitive personal records covered by the Privacy Act. Image: Andrey_Popov/Shutterstock.com
By: FEDweek StaffA bill to set new standards on the use of artificial intelligence by federal agencies has cleared the House Oversight and Accountability Committee with bipartisan support, one of the rare instances in this Congress of agreement on a federal workplace issue.
HR-7532 “focuses government resources on increasing transparency, oversight, and responsible use of federal AI systems while protecting the public’s privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties. The bipartisan bill centrally codifies federal governance of agency AI systems, establishes new mechanisms for transparency and accountability, and consolidates and streamlines other existing AI laws,” said a summary.
Among the key provisions are requiring the publication of governance charters for high-risk AI systems and other AI systems used by federal agencies that interact with sensitive personal records covered by the Privacy Act. “The charters would provide the public and oversight entities with an array of transparency and accountability information essential for effective oversight, including information on testing and validation processes, responsible agency officials, maintenance plans, and the downstream impacts on agency programs or determinations related to financial assistance or regulatory enforcement,” it says.
Other provisions include:
* Setting in law safeguards for the development, acquisition, use, management, and oversight of AI used by federal agencies.
* Clarifying OMB’s role in issuing governmentwide policy guidance along with existing federal IT and data policy requirements.
* Requiring notification to any individual or entity that has been substantively and meaningfully affected by an agency determination influenced by AI, and requiring agencies to ensure existing appeals processes provide an opportunity for alternative review independent of AI.
* Requiring updating personally identifiable information record notice requirements in the Privacy Act and procurement rules in the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
Bills (S-1865 and S-2293) containing similar provisions are pending in the Senate.
The committee also passed HR-4552, to update the 2014 Federal Information Security Modernization Act to improve coordination across the government against cybersecurity threats and clarify responsibilities for agencies on information security policy and operations.
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