Sec. 111. International coalition on innovation, development, and harmonization of standards with respect to artificial intelligence
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The Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of State, and the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (in this section referred to as the “Director”), in consultation with the heads of relevant agencies, shall jointly seek to form an alliance or coalition with like-minded governments of foreign countries— to cooperate on approaches to innovation and advancements in artificial intelligence and ecosystems for artificial intelligence; to coordinate on development and use of interoperable international standards or harmonization of standards with respect to artificial intelligence; to promote adoption of common artificial intelligence standards; to develop the government-to-government infrastructure needed to facilitate coordination of coherent global application of artificial intelligence safety standards, including, where appropriate, putting in place agreements for information sharing between governments; and to involve private-sector stakeholders from partner countries to help inform coalition partners on recent developments in artificial intelligence and associated standards development.
In forming an alliance or coalition of like-minded governments of foreign countries under subsection (a), the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of State, and the Director, in consultation with the heads of relevant agencies, shall jointly establish technology trust criteria— to ensure all participating countries that have a high level of scientific and technological advancement; to ensure all participating countries commit to using open international standards; and to support the governance principles for international standards as detailed in the World Trade Organization Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade, done at Geneva April 12, 1979, on international standards, such as transparency, openness, and consensus-based decision-making.
In forming an alliance or coalition under subsection (a), the Director, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of State shall consult with the Secretary of Energy and the Director of the National Science Foundation on approaches to innovation and advancements in artificial intelligence. The Director, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of State shall jointly ensure that an alliance or coalition formed under subsection
(a)is only formed with countries that— have in place sufficient intellectual property protections, safety standards, and risk management approaches relevant to innovation and artificial intelligence; and develop and coordinate research security measures, export controls, and intellectual property protections relevant to innovation, development, and standard-setting relating to artificial intelligence. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit anyone from participating in other international standards bodies.