To require agencies that use, fund, or oversee algorithms to have an office of civil rights focused on bias, discrimination, and other harms of algorithms, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · December 12, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
This bill requires federal agencies that use, develop, fund, or oversee artificial intelligence and algorithmic systems to establish dedicated civil rights offices staffed with experts to monitor and address bias and discrimination in those systems. Each covered agency must submit a report to Congress within one year of the law's enactment and every two years thereafter detailing the risks of algorithmic bias, steps taken to reduce harms, stakeholder engagement efforts, and recommendations for addressing these issues. The bill also mandates that the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division establish an interagency working group bringing together all agency civil rights offices to coordinate on algorithmic fairness and civil rights concerns. The legislation applies broadly to any algorithm using machine learning, artificial intelligence, or similar computational techniques that could materially affect access to government programs, economic opportunities, or protected rights. While the bill does not specify an exact funding amount, it authorizes Congress to appropriate whatever funds are necessary for agencies to comply with these requirements.
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