S.Res. 918 — A resolution establishing the Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence.

This section defines artificial intelligence by reference to section 5002 of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 9401), defines an artificial intelligence system as any machine-based system that infers outputs from inputs to influence physical or virtual environments, and defines the Select Committee as the Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence established by section 2.

This section establishes the Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence as a select committee of the Senate. The committee operates during the 120th Congress and continues thereafter unless the Senate provides otherwise.

This section establishes a Select Committee on artificial intelligence composed of not more than 13 Senators appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate, with appointments based on relevant qualifications and expertise. It requires the majority leader to designate the chairperson and the minority leader to designate the ranking minority member, and authorizes the committee to establish subcommittees.

This section authorizes and directs the Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence to investigate the development, deployment, use, and governance of artificial intelligence, including its national security, economic, labor, consumer protection, critical infrastructure, federal procurement, and international implications, and to report proposed legislation on those topics. It preserves the existing jurisdiction of Senate standing committees.

This section authorizes the Select Committee to conduct investigations, issue subpoenas, administer oaths, hold hearings, take depositions, procure consultants, request information from federal agencies, report legislation, and establish subcommittees. It also permits the committee to adopt rules of procedure consistent with Senate rules.

This section authorizes the Select Committee to request and receive information, documents, and briefings from the President and federal agency heads on matters within its jurisdiction. It permits requests for periodic reports or briefings on artificial intelligence capabilities and risks, federal procurement and use, national security threats, testing and oversight activities, and other related topics. The section grants committee members access to obtained materials and allows coordination with other Senate committees on overlapping AI issues.

This section establishes procedures for the Select Committee to receive, handle, store, use, and disclose classified and sensitive information consistent with applicable law and Senate rules. It restricts access to personnel who hold required security clearances, execute confidentiality agreements, and comply with protection requirements, and prohibits public disclosure of classified or protected information.

This section authorizes the Select Committee to employ and compensate professional, administrative, technical, and other personnel, including experts in artificial intelligence, computer science, cybersecurity, national security, economics, labor, consumer protection, and privacy. It requires equal access to staffing resources for the Chairperson and ranking member, allocates 50 percent of personnel funding to each, permits the detail of personnel from other federal agencies on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis, and subjects all staff to Senate rules on confidentiality and conflicts of interest.

This section authorizes the Select Committee to expend funds from the Senate contingent fund for personnel compensation, consultants, hearings, investigations, equipment, and other administrative costs, subject to Senate rules and Rules Committee approval. It requires the chairperson and ranking member to jointly develop the committee's budget and allocates personnel funds according to section 7(b).

This section authorizes the Select Committee to submit reports, findings, and recommendations to the Senate on matters within its jurisdiction, including legislative or administrative actions. It also permits the committee to develop and report legislative proposals on artificial intelligence, transmit findings to other Senate committees, and prepare reports consistent with requirements for protecting classified or sensitive information.