§9415 National Ai Research Resource Task Force

Summary

Creates a National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource Task Force to study and plan a national AI research system. The Office of Science and Technology Policy and the National Science Foundation must set it up. The Task Force has 12 members picked by its co-chairs: 4 from the Interagency Committee (including the co-chairs), 4 from colleges and universities, and 4 from private organizations. Members must be named within 120 days after the law is passed. Members serve for the life of the Task Force. The OSTP Director and the NSF Director (or their designees) are co-chairs; if the NSF Director job is empty, the Chair of the National Science Board steps in. Non-federal members are not paid for service but can get travel pay at the same rates federal employees receive. The Task Force must write a roadmap and implementation plan for creating and keeping the National AI Research Resource. The plan must set goals and success measures; say who will own and run the Resource and how it will be governed; describe a governance model for strategy and money decisions; list needed computing and data capabilities (such as scalable compute, secure access, data curation, curated datasets, tools, and a user portal); assess barriers to sharing government data; outline security and access controls; review privacy and civil rights issues; and give a funding and partnership plan plus roles and milestones. The Task Force must consult many agencies and outside groups, use expert staff detailed from agencies, and send an interim report to Congress and the President within 12 months after all appointments. The final report is due 6 months after the interim report. The Task Force ends 90 days after the final report, and its records go to the National Archives. Definitions: National AI Research Resource = a system giving researchers access to compute, AI-ready public and non-public data, tools, and support; Ownership = responsibility for implementing, running, and staffing the Resource.