Text of Senate Amendment 6110

On 2026-06-24, Senator Mark R. Warner (D-VA) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6110" in the Senate.

Text of Senate Amendment 6110

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S3316-S3318] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6110. Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Rounds) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the appropriate place in title ___, insert the following: SEC. __. ECONOMY OF THE FUTURE COMMISSION. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Artificial intelligence.--The term ``artificial intelligence'' has the meaning given the term in section 5002 of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 9401). [[Page S3317]] (2) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Economy of the Future Commission established under subsection (b). (3) Congressional leader.--The term ``congressional leader'' means the majority leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the minority leader of the Senate, or the minority leader of the House of Representatives. (4) NAICS.--The term ``NAICS'' means the North American Industry Classification System. (b) In General.--There is established in the legislative branch a commission to develop consensus legislative recommendations addressing economic changes caused by the adoption of artificial intelligence, to be known as the ``Economy of the Future Commission''. (c) Membership.-- (1) In general.--The Commission shall be composed of the following members: (A) 12 members appointed by Congress in accordance with paragraph (2), of whom-- (i) the majority leader of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall each appoint 3 members; and (ii) the minority leader of the Senate and the minority leader of the House of Representatives shall each appoint 3 members. (B) Four persons appointed by the President, as nonvoting members. (2) Congressional appointees.--Each congressional leader making appointments under paragraph (1)(A) shall-- (A) appoint 1 member who is serving as a Member of the house of Congress in which the congressional leader serves; and (B) for any remaining appointments, appoint an individual who is not serving in Congress and who is nationally recognized for expertise, knowledge, or experience in-- (i) artificial intelligence technology; (ii) education; (iii) workforce retraining; or (iv) taxation. (3) Appointment.--Members of the Commission shall be appointed not later than 45 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. (4) Ethics.--A congressional leader who appoints members of the Commission may not appoint an individual as a member of the Commission if such individual possesses any personal or financial interest in the discharge of any of the duties of the Commission. (d) Co-Chairs.-- (1) In general.--The Commission shall have 2 co-chairs, selected jointly by the congressional leaders from among the members of the Commission in accordance with paragraph (2). (2) Co-chair requirements.--One co-chair of the Commission shall be a member of the Democratic Party, and one co-chair shall be a member of the Republican Party. One co-chair of the Commission shall be a Member of the House of Representatives and one co-chair shall be a Senator. (e) Meetings; Quorum; Vacancies.-- (1) Initial meeting.--The Commission shall hold its initial meeting on or before the date that is 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Additional meetings.--After its initial meeting, the Commission shall meet upon the call of the co-chairs of the Commission. (3) Quorum.--7 members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum for purposes of conducting business, except that 2 members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum for purposes of receiving testimony. (4) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made. (5) Quorum with vacancies.--If vacancies in the Commission occur on any day after 45 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, a quorum shall consist of a majority of the members of the Commission as of such day. (f) Actions of Commission.-- (1) In general.--The Commission shall act by resolution agreed to by a majority of the members of the Commission voting and present. (2) Panels.--The Commission may establish panels composed of less than the full membership of the Commission for purposes of carrying out the duties of the Commission under this section. The actions of any such panel shall be subject to the review and control of the Commission. Any findings and determinations made by such a panel shall not be considered the findings and determinations of the Commission unless approved by the Commission. (3) Delegation.--Any member, agent, or staff of the Commission may, if authorized by the co-chairs of the Commission, take any action which the Commission is authorized to take pursuant to this section. (g) Duties.--The duties of the Commission are-- (1) in general, to develop consensus legislative recommendations addressing economic changes caused by the adoption of artificial intelligence; (2) to evaluate the effectiveness of, and develop consensus legislative recommendations that address and respond to the economic changes caused by, the adoption of artificial intelligence, including the effectiveness and economic changes of that adoption for-- (A) government data, research, and measurement; (B) workforce development programs; (C) kindergarten through grade 12 public education, career and technical education, and higher education; and (D) social safety net programs and worker support; (3) to develop consensus legislative recommendations addressing-- (A) the development of standards and metrics to evaluate and address artificial intelligence adoption across the Federal Government, including standards and metrics to identify and address artificial intelligence-specific skill and training needs across the Federal workforce; (B) the relative merits of open-source and open-weight models of artificial intelligence for suitability for small- and medium-sized businesses and the use of open-source and open-weight models to improve the efficiency of government operations; (C) the potential for a national Federal artificial intelligence research investment strategy; (D) public and private sector partnerships to increase research access by academic institutions and small businesses to private sector computing, models, data, and software resources related to artificial intelligence; (E) developing and scaling foundational manufacturing technologies related to artificial intelligence through government programs and public-private partnerships such as the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Program established under section 25(b) of the National Institute of Standards and Technologies Act (15 U.S.C. 278k); (F) supply chain and manufacturing challenges to developing emerging technologies that are projected to heavily utilize artificial intelligence, such as robotics; (G) the need for public and private sector collaboration in developing cloud computing-based laboratories for furthering research into key technology focus areas, as defined in section 10387(c) of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 19107(c)), utilizing artificial intelligence; (H) changes to transportation safety policies and regulations caused by the adoption of artificial intelligence in land-, air-, and sea-based autonomous vehicles; (I) energy generation, storage, and transmission demands caused by the development of the artificial intelligence industry and the construction and operation of domestic data centers; and (J) the use of artificial intelligence-enabled robotics in government (other than in the Department of Defense) and industry; and (4) to prepare the reports required under subsection (k). (h) Powers of Commission.-- (1) In general.--The Commission or, on the authorization of the Commission, any subcommittee or member of, the Commission may, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this section-- (A) hold such hearings and sit and act at such times and places, take such testimony, receive such evidence, and administer such oaths; and (B) require the attendance and testimony of such witnesses and the production of such books, records, correspondence, memoranda, papers, and documents, as the Commission or such designated subcommittee or designated member considers necessary. (2) Contracting.--The Commission may, to such extent and in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts, enter into contracts to enable the Commission to discharge its duties under this section. (3) Information from federal agencies.-- (A) In general.--The Commission may secure directly from any executive department, agency, bureau, board, commission, office, independent establishment, or instrumentality of the Government information, suggestions, estimates, and statistics for the purposes of this section. (B) Response.--Each such department, agency, bureau, board, commission, office, establishment, or instrumentality shall, to the extent authorized by law, furnish such information, suggestions, estimates, and statistics directly to the Commission, upon request of the co-chairs of the Commission. (C) Classified information.--The Commission shall handle and protect all classified information provided to it under this section in accordance with applicable statutes and regulations. (4) Assistance from federal agencies.--Federal departments and agencies may provide the Commission such services, funds