The AI Healthcare Report: 6/16/23
Dylan Reid(Moskowitz)
Government Affairs|Specialized in AI Healthcare|Health Policy and Tech
Welcome to the Fourth Edition of the AI Healthcare Report!
NBA Basketball just finished with the Denver Nuggets beating the Miami Heat to secure their first title. Now that the NBA is finished, I can now pay attention to following my Texas Rangers. They are currently in 1st place in the AL West. Let us just hope that the Rangers can keep up the momentum until October.
This Sunday (June 18th) is also Father's Day (do not forget to spend time/buy a present for Dad!) and this Monday (June 19th). I hope you have a relaxing weekend planned to celebrate the respective days. As usual, I will keep golfing.
If this is your first time here, I welcome you. If you missed the edition from last week, please read the last issue of the newsletter?here. The last edition covers my interview with Data Pulse author Matthew Marcetich and a few key highlights from ?the U.S. Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property hearing: Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property – Part I: Patents, Innovation, and Competition.?
This edition has more pieces of legislation than usual since Congress has been acting recently on Artificial Intelligence (AI)-related topics and I want to provide contexts to the multiple perspectives. Furthermore, this edition focuses on mainly key status updates on legislation that was discussed previously in the AI Healthcare Report.
With each issue, I hope we can learn from each other.
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Let us dive in!
Weekly Question
The Food and Drug Administration released its final guidance called Content of Premarket Submissions for Device Software Functions. Do you believe their requirements encourage or hinder innovation in the AI healthcare space?
Please add your thoughts to the comment section below. There is not a right or wrong answer.
The Federal Register link for comments is?here.
Amarillo, TX: 2023 Legislative Session
This week, Reps. John Smithee [R-TX-86], Four Price of Amarillo {R-TX-87], and Keralee Clay, Senior Vice President of the Amarillo Area Foundation. While there were many topics discussed, school vouchers remained a key highlight. In a nutshell, the point of contention is whether tax dollars should be used to fund private schools in Texas.
To watch the video of the Amarillo, TX: 2023 Legislative Session, please click here.
U.S. Senate Judiciary Subcommittee?on Human Rights and the Law: Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
On Tuesday, June 13th, 2023, at 2:30 pm, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law held the hearing: Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights. A few of the subtopics that were discussed included familiarity and the decision-making abilities of individuals.
Two pieces of testimony that I would like to highlight are those of Jennifer DiStefano, Victim of AI Deep Fake Kidnapping/Extortion Scam and Aleksandr Madry, Cadence Design Systems Professor of Computing at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
While they each examined different aspects of AI and Human Rights, both of their testimonies provided their perspective on three important questions.
To watch the hearing or read the testimonies of witnesses, please click?here.
Federal Legislation
H.R.3987 - To provide for enhanced use of quantum computing, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Deborah Ross [D-NC-02]
Cosponsors: Rep. Valerie P. Foushee [D-NC-04]
A summary of the bill is still in progress, but the legislation increases the use of quantum computing. Quantum computing means the use of quantum mechanics to solve problems that are too large for traditional computers to solve.
On June 9th, 2023, H.R. 3987 was introduced in the House of Representatives and was referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
I will be tracking this bill, but click here for more information.
H.R. 4002- To require the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to develop a consistent set of policy guidelines for Federal research agencies to address financial instability of graduate researchers and postdoctoral researchers, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Jennifer McClellan [D-VA-04]
Cosponsors: Reps. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI-12], Derek Kilmer [D-WA-06], Summer Lee [D-PA-12], Jill Tokuda [D-HI-02], Betty McCollum [D-MN-04], Yadira Caraveo [D-CO-08], John Sarbanes [D-MD-03], Al Green [D-TX-09], Raúl Grijalva [D-AZ-07], and Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick [D-FL-20]
A summary of the bill is still in progress, but the legislation aims to address the low pay of graduate students and postdocs by requiring the White House to create guidelines for Federal agencies that conduct research on STEM-related topics.
On June 12th, 2023, H.R. 4002 was introduced in the House of Representatives and was referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
I will be tracking this bill, but click here for more information.
S.1961 - A bill to require an interagency risk assessment of the pharmaceutical supply chain to identify and mitigate health and national security risks, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Gary Peters [D-MI]
Cosponsor: Sen. Joni Ernst [R-IA]
A summary of the bill is still in progress, but S.1961 requires an analysis of the strength of the domestic pharmaceutical supply chain.
On June 13th, 2024, S. 1961 was introduced in the U.S. Senate and was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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I will be tracking this bill, but click here for more information.
S.1968- A bill to modify the annual and aggregate limits of Federal Unsubsidized Stafford Loans for graduate and professional students, and to terminate Federal Direct PLUS Loans for graduate and professional students, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. "Coach" Tommy Tuberville [R-AL]
Cosponsor: Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA]
A summary of the bill is still in progress, but the bill aims to change the borrowing limits of Federal Unsubsidized Stafford Loans, which are currently determined by the institution one attends. Similarly, Federal Direct PLUS Loans are at a fixed rate and interest accrues while in school.
On June 14th, 2023, S. 1968 was introduced in the U.S. Senate and was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
I will be tracking this bill, but click here for more information.
For more information on student loans, please click here.
State Legislation
As a followup from the $32.7 billion Texas budget surplus, Governor Greg Abbott recently approved the Texas CHIPS Act, which will spawn a $1.4 billion investment in microchip research and development. The $1.4 billion microchip investment included $666.4 million to the Universities of Texas and Texas A&M (Gig'Em)!
With the $1.4 billion microchip investment, The University of Texas at Austin will receive the following:
1.$440 million for fab development with the Texas Institute of Electronics (TIE). TIE focuses on microchip shell manufacturing.
Texas A&M University (GIG'EM) will receive the following:
1. $200 million for fab development for quantum and AI chip manufacturing and $26. 4 million for the Center for Microdevices and Systems, which will spawn innovation in microchips.
In my last edition, I mentioned HB617. HB617 would establish telemedicine and telehealth services in rural areas of the state with the help of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. Governor Abbott signed HB617 on June 12th and the law will be effective on September 1st.
To read the full bill, please click?here.
The Texas Senate stands adjourned until June 20th, 2023, at 11:00 am.
What I am reading
One of my good friends recently bought me a book called Lifespan: Why We Age―and Why We Don't Have To by David A. Sinclair, Ph.D. and Matthew D. Laplante. Sinclair is a Professor of Genetics at Harvard Medical School and LaPlante is a Professor of Journalism at Utah State University.
Coming up
The hearing?Advances in AI: Views from Silicon Valley?has still not given us a new date. The new hearing date is TBD. No need to fear, you will still be able to watch the hearing when it becomes available?here.
The House Science, Space, and Technology Committee plans to meet on June 22nd, 2023, at 10:00 am for the hearing: Artificial Intelligence: Advancing Innovation Towards the National Interest. The hearing will be posted here for you to watch. As always, I will summarize key themes.
Helpful Resources
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