1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence Act of 2018 . 2. National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Artificial intelligence The term artificial intelligence includes each of the following: (A) Any artificial system that performs tasks under varying and unpredictable circumstances without significant human oversight, or that can learn from experience and improve performance when exposed to data sets. (B) An artificial system developed in computer software, physical hardware, or other context that solves tasks requiring human-like perception, cognition, planning, learning, communication, or physical action. (C) An artificial system designed to think or act like a human, including cognitive architectures and neural networks. (D) A set of techniques, including machine learning, that is designed to approximate a cognitive task. (E) An artificial system designed to act rationally, including an intelligent software agent or embodied robot that achieves goals using perception, planning, reasoning, learning, communicating, decision making, and acting. (2) Commission The term Commission means the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence established under subsection (b)(1). (b) Establishment (1) In general There is established in the executive branch an independent commission to review advances in artificial intelligence, related machine learning developments, and associated technologies. (2) Treatment The Commission shall be considered an independent establishment (as defined in section 104 of title 5, United States Code) and a temporary organization (as defined in section 3161(a) of such title). (3) Designation The commission established under paragraph (1) shall be known as the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence . (4) Membership (A) Composition The Commission shall be composed of 15 members appointed as follows: (i) The Secretary of Commerce shall appoint 1 member. (ii) The