Artificial Intelligence-Ready Data Act

and guidelines under subsection (a), and in considering revisions to the standards and guidelines under subsection (d), the Director shall-- ``(A) publish in the Federal Register-- ``(i) proposed standards and guidelines; and ``(ii) a request for feedback, including on the recommendations described in subsection (b)(2); ``(B) provide the public with an opportunity to comment for a period of not less than 60 days; ``(C) ensure public comments are available for public inspection; and ``(D) demonstrate consideration of the public comments received under this paragraph in the development of the standards and guidelines under subsection (a) or the revision of the standards and guidelines under subsection (d). ``(2) Timeline for publication.--The Director shall publish-- ``(A) the standards and guidelines developed under subsection (a) in the Federal Register not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section; and ``(B) any revision to the standards and guidelines under subsection (d), or a notice that public comment had been considered and proposed revisions are not beneficial or necessary, in the Federal Register not later than 60 days after the Director has completed the review required by that subsection. ``(d) Updates to the Standards and Guidelines.--Not later than 2 years after the date on which the Director submits the standards and guidelines to the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy under subsection (e) and not less frequently than once every 2 years thereafter, the Director shall consider, in accordance with the notice and comment procedures under subsection (c), revisions to the standards and guidelines required by subsection (a) to improve the utility of the standards and guidelines. ``(e) Submission to the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.--The Director shall submit the standards and guidelines developed under subsection (a), and any revision of the standards and guidelines under subsection (d), to the President for issuing requirements in accordance with section 701 of the National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976.''. SEC. 3. IMPLEMENTATION OF STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES TO MAKE OPEN GOVERNMENT DATA ASSETS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-READY. The National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6611 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``TITLE VII--IMPLEMENTATION OF STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES TO MAKE OPEN GOVERNMENT DATA ASSETS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-READY ``SEC. 701. IMPLEMENTATION OF STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES BY FEDERAL AGENCIES. ``(a) In General.--Upon receiving the standards and guidelines from the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology pursuant to section 37(e) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act, the President, acting through the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall issue a requirement that the head of each Federal agency adopt such standards and guidelines. ``(b) Agency Requirement.--Upon the President, acting through the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, issuing a requirement to the head of a Federal agency under subsection (a), the head of such agency shall-- ``(1) adopt and adhere to the standards and guidelines issued by the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy; ``(2) ensure that any agency-specific adaptations of the standards and guidelines remain interoperable with the data systems of other Federal agencies to support interagency collaboration; and ``(3) ensure that major information technology and high- performance computing acquisitions explicitly account for any requirement contained in the standards and guidelines.''. SEC. 4. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING READINESS OF NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION DATA ASSETS FOR OPERATIONAL FORECASTING. (a) In General.--After the adoption by the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere (in this section referred to as the ``Under Secretary'') of the standards and guidelines described in section 701 of the National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976, as added by section 3, the Under Secretary shall ensure the data assets of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (in this section referred to as the ``Administration'') support the integration of artificial intelligence and machine learning into the operational forecasting activities of the Administration, specifically for-- (1) model analyses, forecasts, and reanalyses; (2) in-situ and conventional observations; (3) satellite datasets; and (4) environmental observations that are critical for forecasting. (b) Annual Briefings.--Not later than 1 year after the date of adoption described in subsection (a), and annually thereafter for 5 years, the Under Secretary shall brief the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives on the progress made by the Under Secretary in implementing subsection (a). <all>