§9412 National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Office

Summary

The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy must create or name an office called the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Office and pick its director. That office must have enough staff to do its job, including people detailed from the federal departments and agencies listed in section 9413(c), when needed. The Initiative Office director must support the Interagency Committee and the Advisory Committee, act as the main contact on federal AI activities for federal agencies, industry, academia, nonprofits, professional societies, State governments, and others, do regular public outreach including to civil rights and disability rights groups, and help share AI tools and best practices across federal agencies. The OSTP Director must work with participating agencies to make and update an annual estimate of funds needed and send that estimate, with each agency’s contribution summary, to Congress as part of the President’s yearly budget request.