Sec. 104. Advisory Committee
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The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (in this section referred to as the Director ) shall establish or designate an National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee. The Director shall appoint members to the Advisory Committee who are qualified to provide advice and information on artificial intelligence and technology research, development, demonstrations, education, infrastructure, technology transfer, commercial applications, or concerns of a national security, social, or economic nature.
The set of appointees shall collectively have expertise on a wide range of defense and non-defense Artificial Intelligence applications. The Advisory Committee shall advise the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy on matters relating to the Initiative, including assessing— trends and developments in artificial intelligence, including the current and near future state of artificial intelligence systems and forecasting; progress made in implementing the Initiative; the need to revise the Initiative; the balance among the components of the Initiative, including funding levels for the Initiative component areas; whether the Initiative component areas, priorities, and technical goals are helping to maintain United States leadership in artificial intelligence and technology; the management, coordination, implementation, and activities of the Initiative; and whether societal, ethical, legal, environmental, and workforce concerns are adequately addressed by the Initiative.
Not later than 4 years after the date of the most recent assessment under subsection (c), and quadrennially thereafter, the Advisory Committee shall submit to the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives a report of its assessments under subsection
(c)and its recommendations for ways to improve the Initiative. Non-Federal members of the Advisory Committee, while attending meetings of the Advisory Committee or while otherwise serving at the request of the head of the Advisory Committee away from their homes or regular places of business, may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 5703 of title 5, United States Code, for individuals in the government serving without pay. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit members of the Advisory Committee who are officers or employees of the United States from being allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with existing law. Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act shall not apply to the Advisory Committee.