S.Amdt. 6236

1. Adds SEC. 1214. UNITED STATES - ISRAEL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER at the end of subtitle A of title XII

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   In S.Amdt. 5499 as proposed

   (b) Report.--Not later than December 31, 2022, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the findings of the assessment required by subsection (a).

   Inserted: SEC. 1214. UNITED STATES - ISRAEL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER.

   Inserted: (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the "United States - Israel Artificial Intelligence Center Act".

   Inserted: (b) Establishment of Center.--The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, the Director of the National Science Foundation, and the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall establish the United States - Israel Artificial Intelligence Center (referred to in this section as the "Center") in the United States.

   Inserted: (c) Purpose.--The purpose of the Center shall be to leverage the experience, knowledge, and expertise of institutions of higher education and private sector entities in the United States and the State of Israel (referred to in this section as "Israel") to develop more robust research and development cooperation in the areas of--

   Inserted: (1) machine learning;

   Inserted: (2) image classification;

   Inserted: (3) object detection;

   Inserted: (4) speech recognition;

   Inserted: (5) natural language processing;

   Inserted: (6) data labeling;

   Inserted: (7) computer vision; and

   Inserted: (8) model explainability and interpretability.

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   Inserted: (d) Artificial Intelligence Principles.--In carrying out the purpose described in subsection (c), the Center shall adhere to the principles for the use of artificial intelligence in the Federal Government set forth in section 3 of Executive Order 13960 (85 Fed. Reg. 78939).

   Inserted: (e) International Partnerships.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--The Secretary of State and the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, subject to the availability of appropriations, may enter into cooperative agreements supporting and enhancing dialogue and planning involving international partnerships between the Department of State or such agencies and the Government of Israel and its ministries, offices, and institutions.

   Inserted: (2) Federal share.--Not more than 50 percent of the costs of implementing the agreements entered into pursuant to paragraph (1) may be paid by the United States Government.

   Inserted: (f) Limitations.--The Center is prohibited from receiving any investment from or contracting with--

   Inserted: (1) any individual or entity with ties to any entity affiliated (officially or unofficially) with the Chinese Communist Party, the People's Liberation Army, or Government of the People's Republic of China; or

   Inserted: (2) any entity owned, controlled by, or affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party or the People's Republic of China, or in which the Government of the People's Republic of China has an ownership interest.

   Inserted: (g) Counterintelligence Screening Process.--

   Inserted: (1) Establishment.--The Director of National Intelligence, the Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center, and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall jointly establish a comprehensive counterintelligence screening process to protect the United States against efforts of the Government of the People's Republic of China and other foreign entities to engage in economic espionage and to misappropriate or misuse the intellectual property, research and development, and innovation efforts produced by the Center.

   Inserted: (2) Functions.--Subject to the joint direction and control of the Federal officials referred to in paragraph (1), the counterintelligence screening process established under such paragraph shall assess and screen all purchases, leases, and other transfers of intellectual property developed with the assistance of the Center for potential national security threats as a condition precedent to any such agreement.

   Inserted: (3) Funding.--Amounts required to carry out the process established under paragraph (1) shall be derived from amounts appropriated pursuant to subsection (j).

   Inserted: (h) Protections.--

   Inserted: (1) Certification required for participation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, no person or entity may purchase, lease, participate in development of, or otherwise obtain any intellectual property developed with the assistance of the Center, unless all of the Federal officials referred to in subsection (g)(1) jointly certify, on behalf of their respective departments or agencies, that any such property has sufficient protections in place preclude misuse of United States intellectual property, research and development, and innovation efforts, and other threats from the People's Republic of China and other entities.

   Inserted: (2) Certification requirements.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, no certification may be made under paragraph (1) with respect to a person or entity unless such person or entity discloses to Center--

   Inserted: (A) any funding the person received from sources other than entities in the United States or Israel during the most recent 10-year period; and

   Inserted: (B) any participation of the person in the People's Republic of China's Thousand Talents Program or any entity with official or unofficial ties to the Chinese Communist Party, the People's Republic of China, or its affiliates, including--

   Inserted: (i) any institute or university included in the Seven Sons of National Defense; and

   Inserted: (ii) any college or university that receives funding from the People's Liberation Army, the Central Military Commission of the Chinese Communist Party, the Equipment Development Department of the Central Military Commission of the Chinese Communist Party, or the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China.

   Inserted: (i) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not later than December 31 of each year thereafter, the Federal officials referred to in subsection (g)(1) shall jointly submit a report to Congress that describes the safeguards established by the Center to prevent the misappropriation or misuse of intellectual property, research and development, and innovation efforts produced by the Center.

   Inserted: (j) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be appropriated for the Center $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2023 through 2027 to carry out this section.

   Original wording

   At the end of subtitle A of title XII, add the following:

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