United States–Israel Artificial Intelligence Center Act
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Latest action (12 Oct 2021): Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa and Global Counterterrorism.
What this bill does
H.R. 5148, the United States–Israel Artificial Intelligence Center Act, would direct the Secretary of State, working with the Secretary of Commerce, the Director of the National Science Foundation, and other relevant federal agencies, to establish a United States–Israel Artificial Intelligence Center within the United States. The Center's purpose would be to foster research and development cooperation between American and Israeli universities and private-sector organizations in areas such as machine learning, image classification, object detection, speech recognition, natural language processing, data labeling, computer vision, and model explainability. The Center would be required to follow federal AI-use principles established under an existing executive order.
The bill would allow the State Department and other agencies to enter cooperative agreements with the Israeli government to support this partnership, with the U.S. government covering no more than 50 percent of the costs of such agreements. It authorizes $10 million per year for fiscal years 2022 through 2026 to fund the Center. The measure primarily affects federal agencies, academic institutions, and private companies engaged in AI research in both countries.
The bill was introduced on September 3, 2021, by Rep. Jake Auchincloss and referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. It did not receive a vote and saw no further action before the end of the 117th Congress, meaning it did not become law.
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Official summary
United States Israel Artificial Intelligence Center Act
This bill requires the Department of State to establish the United States Israel Artificial Intelligence Center to leverage the experience, knowledge, and expertise of institutions of higher education and private sector entities in the United States and Israel to develop more robust research and development cooperation in specified areas (e.g., machine learning, object detection, and speech recognition).
Timeline
12 Oct 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa and Global Counterterrorism.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 5148 do?
- H.R. 5148, the United States–Israel Artificial Intelligence Center Act, would direct the Secretary of State, working with the Secretary of Commerce, the Director of the National Science Foundation, and other relevant federal agencies, to establish a United States–Israel Artificial Intelligence Center within the United States. The Center's purpose would be to foster research and development cooperation between American and Israeli universities and private-sector organizations in areas such as machine learning, image classification, object detection, speech recognition, natural language processing, data labeling, computer vision, and model explainability. The Center would be required to follow federal AI-use principles established under an existing executive order. The bill would allow the State Department and other agencies to enter cooperative agreements with the Israeli government to support this partnership, with the U.S. government covering no more than 50 percent of the costs of such agreements. It authorizes $10 million per year for fiscal years 2022 through 2026 to fund the Center. The measure primarily affects federal agencies, academic institutions, and private companies engaged in AI research in both countries. The bill was introduced on September 3, 2021, by Rep. Jake Auchincloss and referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. It did not receive a vote and saw no further action before the end of the 117th Congress, meaning it did not become law.
- Has H.R. 5148 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for H.R. 5148. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored H.R. 5148?
- H.R. 5148 was sponsored by Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4] (D-MA), with 7 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 5148?
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa and Global Counterterrorism. (12 Oct 2021).
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