Qualifications advisory committee

(a) Advisory committee Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Director publishes the voluntary technical guidelines and specifications required under section 4(a), the Secretary shall establish the Artificial Intelligence Assurance Qualifications Advisory Committee (referred to in this section as the Advisory Committee). (b) Membership The Secretary shall appoint to the Advisory Committee not more than 20 individuals with expertise relating to artificial intelligence systems, including at least 1 representative from each of the following: (1) Institutions of higher education. (2) Organizations developing artificial intelligence systems. (3) Organizations deploying artificial intelligence systems. (4) Organizations assessing artificial intelligence systems. (5) Consumers or consumer advocacy groups. (6) Public health organizations. (7) Public safety organizations. (8) Civil rights organizations. (9) Professional accreditation organizations. (10) Workforce development organizations. (11) Labor organizations. (12) Nonprofit assurance professional organizations. (c) Duties The Advisory Committee shall— (1) review and assess case studies from entities that provide licensure, certification, or accreditation to independent organizations with a primary mission of verifying compliance with applicable statutes, regulations, standards, or guidelines; and (2) determine the applicability of the case studies reviewed and assessed under paragraph (1) to the development, maintenance, and use of artificial intelligence systems for the purpose of developing recommendations under subsection (d). (d) Recommendations Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Secretary establishes the Advisory Committee under this section, the Advisory Committee shall submit to the Secretary and Congress and make publicly available a report that includes recommendations for the Secretary to consider regarding— (1) the qualifications, expertise, professional licensing, independence, and accountability that a party conducting an assurance of an artificial intelligence system should have, including with respect to the type of artificial intelligence system under evaluation and the internal and external assurance processes; and (2) whether accreditation for internal artificial intelligence assurance and external artificial intelligence assurance can be met through a combination of existing licensure, certification, or accreditation programs. (e) Termination The Advisory Committee shall terminate not later than 1 year after the date on which the Advisory Committee submits the recommendations required under subsection (d).