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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4394 

To support National Science Foundation education and professional 

development relating to artificial intelligence. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 22, 2024 

Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and Mr. MORAN) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 

Science, and Transportation 

A BILL 

To support National Science Foundation education and 

professional development relating to artificial intelligence. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘NSF AI Education 

5 Act of 2024’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; AI.—The term 

9 ‘‘artificial intelligence’’ or ‘‘AI’’ has the meaning 

10 given such term in section 5002 of the William M. 


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1 (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization 

2 Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (15 U.S.C. 9401). 

3 (2) COMMUNITY COLLEGE.—The term ‘‘commu4 nity college’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘junior 

5 or community college’’ in section 312(f) of the High6 er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1058(f)). 

7 (3) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 

8 the Director of the National Science Foundation. 

9 (4) EMERGING RESEARCH INSTITUTION.—The 

10 term ‘‘emerging research institution’’ has the mean11 ing given the term in section 10002 of the Research 

12 and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act 

13 (42 U.S.C. 18901). 

14 (5) EPSCoR INSTITUTION.—The term 

15 ‘‘EPSCoR institution’’ means an institution of high16 er education, nonprofit organization, or other insti17 tution located in a jurisdiction eligible to participate 

18 in the Established Program to Stimulate Competi19 tive Research under section 113 of the National 

20 Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1988 (42 

21 U.S.C. 1862g). 

22 (6) HIGH SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘high school’’ 

23 has the meaning given that term in section 8101 of 

24 the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 

25 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 


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1 (7) HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND UNI2 VERSITY.—The term ‘‘historically Black college and 

3 university’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘part B 

4 institution’’ in section 322 of the Higher Education 

5 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061). 

6 (8) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 

7 term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 

8 meaning given the term in section 101(a) of the 

9 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)). 

10 (9) KEY EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES.—The term 

11 ‘‘key emerging technologies’’ means the technologies 

12 included in the initial list of key technology focus 

13 areas set forth by section 10387(c) of the Research 

14 and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act 

15 (42 U.S.C. 19107(c)), photonics, and electronics. 

16 (10) LABOR ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘‘labor 

17 organization’’ has the meaning given the term in 

18 section 2(5) of the National Labor Relations Act (29 

19 U.S.C. 152(5)), except that such term shall also in20 clude— 

21 (A) any organization composed of labor or22 ganizations, such as a labor union federation or 

23 a State or municipal labor body; and 

24 (B) any organization that would be in25 cluded in the definition for such term under 


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1 such section 2(5) but for the fact that the orga2 nization represents— 

3 (i) individuals employed by the United 

4 States, any wholly owned Government cor5 poration, any Federal Reserve Bank, or 

6 any State or political subdivision thereof; 

7 (ii) individuals employed by persons 

8 subject to the Railway Labor Act (45 

9 U.S.C. 151 et seq.); or 

10 (iii) individuals employed as agricul11 tural laborers. 

12 (11) MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTION.—The 

13 term ‘‘minority-serving institution’’ has the meaning 

14 given the term in section 10002 of the Research and 

15 Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (42 

16 U.S.C. 18901). 

17 (12) NATIONAL LABORATORY.—The term ‘‘Na18 tional Laboratory’’ has the meaning given that term 

19 in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 

20 U.S.C. 15801). 

21 (13) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.—The term 

22 ‘‘nonprofit organization’’ means an organization 

23 which is described in section 501(c)(3) of the Inter24 nal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax 

25 under section 501(a) of such Code. 


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1 (14) QUANTUM HYBRID COMPUTING.—The 

2 term ‘‘quantum hybrid computing’’ means the use of 

3 quantum computing in conjunction with classical 

4 computing. 

5 (15) QUANTUM INFORMATION SCIENCE.—The 

6 term ‘‘quantum information science’’ means the use 

7 of the laws of quantum physics for the storage, 

8 transmission, manipulation, computing, or measure9 ment of information. 

10 (16) RURAL-LOCATED INSTITUTION OF HIGHER

11 EDUCATION.—The term ‘‘rural-located institution of 

12 higher education’’ means an institution of higher 

13 education that is located in or near areas that are 

14 not classified as urban by the Census Bureau. 

15 (17) RURAL-SERVING INSTITUTION OF HIGHER

16 EDUCATION.—The term ‘‘rural-serving institution of 

17 higher education’’ means an institution of higher 

18 education that— 

19 (A) primarily serves areas that are not 

20 classified as urban by the Census Bureau; and 

21 (B) offers degrees that are unique and 

22 helpful to rural regions that are not classified 

23 as urban by the Census Bureau. 


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1 (18) STEM.—The term ‘‘STEM’’ means 

2 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, 

3 including computer science. 

4 (19) TRIBAL COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY.—The 

5 term ‘‘Tribal College or University’’ has the meaning 

6 given the term in section 316(b) of the Higher Edu7 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b)). 

8 SEC. 3. UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ARTIFICIAL 

9 INTELLIGENCE EDUCATION. 

10 (a) SCHOLARSHIPS RELATED TO AI OR QUANTUM

11 HYBRID COMPUTING.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall award 

13 merit- or need-based scholarships to undergraduate 

14 students at institutions of higher education in order 

15 to enable such students to study— 

16 (A) the development, deployment, integra17 tion, or application of artificial intelligence; or 

18 (B) quantum hybrid computing. 

19 (2) SCHOLARSHIPS.—Scholarships awarded 

20 under paragraph (1) shall be in the form of annual 

21 grant awards for a 4-year period in amounts that 

22 cover the cost of tuition, education-related fees, and 

23 a stipend. Such scholarships shall be paid directly to 

24 the institution of higher education in which the stu25 dent is enrolled. 


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1 (b) SCHOLARSHIPS RELATED TO AI AND AGRI2 CULTURE.— 

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall award 

4 merit- or need-based scholarships to undergraduate 

5 students at institutions of higher education in order 

6 to enable such students to study— 

7 (A) artificial intelligence and agriculture; 

8 or 

9 (B) the integration of artificial intelligence 

10 into agricultural operations, prediction, and de11 cision making. 

12 (2) PRIORITY.—In awarding scholarships under 

13 this subsection, the Director shall give preference to 

14 students who are attending rural-located institutions 

15 of higher education, rural-serving institutions of 

16 higher education, or Tribal Colleges or Universities. 

17 (3) SCHOLARSHIPS.—Scholarships awarded 

18 under paragraph (1) shall be in the form of annual 

19 grant awards for a 4-year period in amounts that 

20 cover the cost of tuition, education-related fees, and 

21 a stipend. Such scholarships shall be paid directly to 

22 the institution of higher education in which the stu23 dent is enrolled. 

24 (c) SCHOLARSHIPS RELATED TO AI AND EDU25 CATION.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall award 

2 merit- or need-based scholarships to undergraduate 

3 students at institutions of higher education in order 

4 to enable such students to study the teaching of arti5 ficial intelligence and artificial intelligence skills at 

6 elementary schools, secondary schools, career and 

7 technical education schools, institutions of higher 

8 education, or through other higher education and 

9 professional education programs. 

10 (2) SCHOLARSHIPS.—Scholarships awarded 

11 under paragraph (1) shall be in the form of annual 

12 grant awards for a 4-year period that cover the cost 

13 of tuition, education-related fees, and a stipend. 

14 Such scholarships shall be paid directly to the insti15 tution of higher education in which the student is 

16 enrolled. 

17 (d) SCHOLARSHIPS RELATED TO AI AND ADVANCED

18 MANUFACTURING.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall award 

20 merit- or need-based scholarships to undergraduate 

21 students at institutions of higher education in order 

22 to enable such students to study— 

23 (A) artificial intelligence and advanced 

24 manufacturing; or 


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1 (B) the integration of artificial intelligence 

2 into advanced manufacturing operations. 

3 (2) SCHOLARSHIPS.—Scholarships awarded 

4 under paragraph (1) shall be in the form of annual 

5 grant awards for a 4-year period that cover the cost 

6 of tuition, education-related fees, and a stipend. 

7 Such scholarships shall be paid directly to the insti8 tution of higher education in which the student is 

9 enrolled. 

10 (e) METHOD.—The Director may carry out this sec11 tion by making awards through new or existing programs. 

12 SEC. 4. GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS FOR 

13 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE EDUCATION. 

14 (a) GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS RELATED TO AI OR

15 QUANTUM HYBRID COMPUTING.—The Director shall 

16 award merit- or need-based scholarships to graduate stu17 dents at institutions of higher education in order to enable 

18 such students to study— 

19 (1) the development, deployment, integration, 

20 or application of artificial intelligence; or 

21 (2) quantum hybrid computing. 

22 (b) SCHOLARSHIPS RELATED TO AI AND AGRI23 CULTURE.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall award 

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1 dents at institutions of higher education in order to 

2 enable such students to study— 

3 (A) artificial intelligence and agriculture; 

4 or 

5 (B) the integration of artificial intelligence 

6 into agricultural operations, prediction, and de7 cisionmaking. 

8 (2) PRIORITY.—In awarding scholarships under 

9 this subsection, the Director shall give preference to 

10 students who are attending rural-located institutions 

11 of higher education, rural-serving institutions of 

12 higher education, or Tribal Colleges or Universities. 

13 (c) GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS RELATED TO AI AND

14 EDUCATION.—The Director shall award merit- or need15 based scholarships to graduate students at institutions of 

16 higher education in order to enable such students to study 

17 the teaching of artificial intelligence and artificial intel18 ligence skills at elementary schools, secondary schools, ca19 reer and technical education schools, institutions of higher 

20 education, or through other higher education and profes21 sional education programs. 

22 (d) GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS RELATED TO AI AND

23 ADVANCED MANUFACTURING.—The Director shall award 

24 merit- or need-based scholarships to graduate students at 


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1 institutions of higher education in order to enable such 

2 students to study— 

3 (1) artificial intelligence and advanced manu4 facturing; or 

5 (2) the integration of artificial intelligence into 

6 advanced manufacturing operations. 

7 (e) SCHOLARSHIPS.—Scholarships awarded under 

8 this section shall be in the form of annual grant awards 

9 for a 3-year period that cover the cost of tuition, edu10 cation-related fees, and a stipend. Such scholarships shall 

11 be paid directly to the institution of higher education in 

12 which the student is enrolled. 

13 (f) METHOD.—The Director may carry out this sec14 tion by making awards through new or existing programs. 

15 SEC. 5. NSF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PROFESSIONAL DE16 VELOPMENT FELLOWSHIPS. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall establish a pro18 gram to promote the exchange of ideas and encourage col19 laborations between institutions of higher education and 

20 industry partners in the fields of artificial intelligence and 

21 key emerging technologies, including through fellowships 

22 for students and industry professionals. 

23 (b) FELLOWSHIPS.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall award 

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1 sional development programs in STEM fields or the 

2 field of education that are administered by or affili3 ated with institutions of higher education, in order 

4 to enable fellowship recipients to attain skills or 

5 training on— 

6 (A) the development, deployment, integra7 tion, or application of artificial intelligence; 

8 (B) prompt engineering; or 

9 (C) quantum hybrid computing. 

10 (2) FELLOWSHIP AWARDS.—Awards under this 

11 subsection shall be in the form of one annual award 

12 that covers the cost of tuition, education-related 

13 fees, and a stipend. Such awards shall be paid di14 rectly to the institution of higher education that ad15 ministers, or that is affiliated with, the program in 

16 which the fellowship recipient is participating. 

17 SEC. 6. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TRAINING FOR LAND18 GRANT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture, act20 ing through the Director of the National Institute of Food 

21 and Agriculture, in collaboration with the Director of the 

22 National Science Foundation, shall award grants to land23 grant colleges and universities (as defined in section 1404 

24 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 


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1 Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103)) for artifi2 cial intelligence in agriculture. 

3 (b) USE OF FUNDS.—A grant awarded under this 

4 section may be used for— 

5 (1) research and development on the use of ar6 tificial intelligence in agriculture or the integration 

7 of artificial intelligence into agricultural operations, 

8 predictions, and decision making; 

9 (2) the dissemination of educational resources 

10 for artificial intelligence in rural areas; and 

11 (3) artificial intelligence tools for agriculture. 

12 SEC. 7. QUANTUM FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Director may establish or use 

14 existing programs to support fellowships and scholarships 

15 for students at institutions of higher education for the 

16 purpose of— 

17 (1) increasing quantum information science, en18 gineering, and technology exposure for under19 graduate and graduate STEM students; and 

20 (2) increasing post-graduation employment op21 portunities for STEM students who demonstrate po22 tential to pursue careers in quantum information 

23 science, engineering, and technology, or fields that 

24 support the quantum industry. 


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1 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—Eligible participants in the fel2 lowship and scholarship program shall— 

3 (1) be enrolled in or have graduated from a 

4 STEM degree program at a domestic institution of 

5 higher education; and 

6 (2) have taken at least one quantum-science or 

7 quantum-relevant course as part of their degree pro8 grams. 

9 (c) CONSIDERATIONS.—Eligible fellowships and 

10 scholarships may include temporary quantum-related posi11 tions at State or Federal agencies, National Laboratories, 

12 private sector entities, institutions of higher education, or 

13 other quantum-relevant entities, as determined appro14 priate by the Director. 

15 (d) COMPETITIVE AWARDS.—Fellowships and schol16 arships shall be competitively awarded through a merit17 review process. The Director may prioritize fellowships 

18 that include an industry partner that provides financial 

19 assistance to the applicant for direct or indirect costs. 

20 SEC. 8. NSF OUTREACH CAMPAIGN. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall carry out a na22 tionwide outreach campaign to students at elementary 

23 schools, secondary schools, career and technical education 

24 schools, institutions of higher education, or through other 

25 higher education and professional education programs to 


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1 increase awareness about AI or quantum education oppor2 tunities at the National Science Foundation. 

3 (b) PRIORITY.—In carrying out such campaign, the 

4 Director shall prioritize outreach to underserved and rural 

5 areas. 

6 SEC. 9. COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND VOCATIONAL SCHOOL 

7 CENTERS OF AI EXCELLENCE. 

8 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

9 (1) AREA CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION

10 SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘area career and technical edu11 cation school’’ has the meaning given the term in 

12 section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Tech13 nical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302). 

14 (2) ELIGIBLE APPLICANT.—The term ‘‘eligible 

15 applicant’’ means a community college, vocational 

16 school, or area career and technical education school, 

17 in partnership with 1 or more of the following: 

18 (A) A Federal, State, local, or Tribal gov19 ernment entity. 

20 (B) An institution of higher education. 

21 (C) An entity in private industry. 

22 (D) An economic development organization 

23 or venture development organization. 

24 (E) A labor organization. 

25 (F) A nonprofit organization. 


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1 (3) VENTURE DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION.— 

2 The term ‘‘venture development organization’’ has 

3 the meaning given the term in section 27(a) of the 

4 Stevenson-Wydler Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3722(a)). 

5 (4) VOCATIONAL SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘voca6 tional school’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘post7 secondary vocational institution’’ in section 102(c) of 

8 the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

9 1002(c)). 

10 (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTERS OF AI EXCEL11 LENCE.—The Director, in coordination with the Regional 

12 Technology Hubs program at the Department of Com13 merce and the Regional Innovation Engines program at 

14 the National Science Foundation, shall choose not less 

15 than 5 regionally and geographically diverse eligible appli16 cants to be designated as Community College and Voca17 tional School Centers of AI Excellence (referred to in this 

18 section as ‘‘Centers of AI Excellence’’). 

19 (c) EPSCOR STATE PARTICIPATION.—Not less than 

20 20 percent of designated Community College and Voca21 tional School Centers of AI Excellence shall be eligible ap22 plicants that are located in a State jurisdiction eligible to 

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1 section 113 of the National Science Foundation Author2 ization Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 1862g). 

3 (d) APPLICATION.—An eligible applicant that desires 

4 to be designated as a Center of AI Excellence shall submit 

5 an application to the Director at such time, in such man6 ner, and containing such information as the Director may 

7 reasonably require. Such application shall specify a focus 

8 area for the Center of AI Excellence, which may be any 

9 of the following: 

10 (1) AI education and training related to agri11 culture. 

12 (2) AI education and training related to manu13 facturing. 

14 (3) AI education. 

15 (4) AI education and training related to an16 other focus area as specified by the eligible appli17 cant. 

18 (e) ACTIVITIES.—A designated Center of AI Excel19 lence shall develop and disseminate information about best 

20 practices for— 

21 (1) artificial intelligence research and education 

22 at community colleges and area career and technical 

23 education schools; 

24 (2) methods to scale up successful programs 

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1 cial intelligence at community colleges and area ca2 reer and technical education schools; 

3 (3) providing hands-on research opportunities 

4 on artificial intelligence and learning opportunities 

5 for students that are enabled through artificial intel6 ligence; and 

7 (4) identifying pathways for students to jobs 

8 that are enabled by artificial intelligence. 

9 SEC. 10. AWARD PROGRAM FOR RESEARCH ON AI IN EDU10 CATION. 

11 (a) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this section, the term ‘‘el12 igible entity’’ means— 

13 (1) an institution of higher education; 

14 (2) a nonprofit organization; or 

15 (3) a consortium of 1 or more institution of 

16 higher education or a nonprofit organization and 1 

17 or more private entities. 

18 (b) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall make 

20 awards, on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis, to el21 igible entities, to enable the eligible entities to pro22 mote research on teaching models, tools, and mate23 rials for artificial intelligence and integration with 

24 other key emerging technologies, such as quantum 

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1 with a focus on teaching and learning for kinder2 garten through grade 12 students who are from low3 income, rural, or Tribal populations. 

4 (2) METHOD.—The Director may carry out this 

5 section by making awards through new or existing 

6 programs. 

7 (c) APPLICATION.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity that de9 sires to receive an award under this section shall 

10 submit an application to the Director at such time, 

11 in such manner, and containing such information as 

12 the Director may require. 

13 (2) CONTENTS.—An application described in 

14 paragraph (1) shall include— 

15 (A) a description of the student demo16 graphics on which the research supported under 

17 the award intends to focus; 

18 (B) a description of any regional partner19 ships the eligible entity plans to utilize to carry 

20 out the award; 

21 (C) with respect to an application that con22 cerns the use or integration of artificial intel23 ligence, a description of potential ethical con24 cerns and implications of teacher and student 

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1 (D) a description of how the research on 

2 teaching models, tools, and materials were de3 veloped in consultation with other educators, 

4 academia, industry, and civil society organiza5 tions; and 

6 (E) such other information as the Director 

7 may require. 

8 (d) USE OF AWARD FUNDS.—An eligible entity that 

9 receives an award under this section shall carry out a pro10 gram described in subsection (b)(1) that— 

11 (1) emphasizes preparing incoming teachers to 

12 integrate artificial intelligence, key emerging tech13 nologies, and computational thinking into their 

14 classrooms in innovative ways; and 

15 (2) supports research to develop, pilot, fully im16 plement, or test areas, such as— 

17 (A) instructional materials and high-qual18 ity learning opportunities for teaching artificial 

19 intelligence and key emerging technologies; 

20 (B) models for the preparation of new 

21 teachers who will teach artificial intelligence 

22 and key emerging technologies; 

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1 (D) tools and models for teaching and 

2 learning aimed at supporting student success 

3 and inclusion in artificial intelligence and key 

4 emerging technologies across diverse popu5 lations, including low-income, rural, and Tribal 

6 populations. 

7 SEC. 11. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION AWARDS FOR 

8 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RESOURCES. 

9 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

10 (1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti11 ty’’ means— 

12 (A) an elementary school or secondary 

13 school, as defined in section 8101 of the Ele14 mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 

15 (20 U.S.C. 8101); 

16 (B) an institution of higher education, in17 cluding— 

18 (i) an emerging research institution; 

19 (ii) an EPSCoR institution; 

20 (iii) a minority-serving institution; 

21 (iv) a historically Black college or uni22 versity; 

23 (v) a Tribal College or University; or 

24 (vi) a community college; or 

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1 (2) TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL SCHOOL.— 

2 The term ‘‘technical and vocational school’’ has the 

3 meaning given the term ‘‘area career and technical 

4 school’’ in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career 

5 and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 

6 2302). 

7 (b) AWARDS AUTHORIZED.—The Director shall make 

8 awards to eligible entities to enable the eligible entities to 

9 provide or increase access to artificial intelligence tools 

10 and applications to the students and researchers served 

11 by the eligible entities. 

12 (c) PREFERENCE.—In making awards under sub13 section (b), the Director shall give preference to eligible 

14 entities that— 

15 (1) expand the geographic diversity of funded 

16 entities; or 

17 (2) are emerging research institutions, EPSCoR 

18 institutions, minority-serving institutions, historically 

19 Black colleges and universities, Tribal Colleges or 

20 Universities, community colleges, or technical and 

21 vocational schools. 


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1 SEC. 12. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION NATIONAL STEM 

2 TEACHERS CORPS. 

3 Section 10311(c)(6) of the Research and Develop4 ment, Competition, and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 

5 18991(c)(6)) is amended— 

6 (1) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

7 after the semicolon; 

8 (2) in subparagraph (G), by striking the period 

9 at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

10 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(H) incorporating artificial intelligence 

12 skills development into the priorities of the Na13 tional STEM Teacher Corps, including 

14 prioritizing the development of artificial intel15 ligence best practices for high school teachers, 

16 created in consultation with other educators 

17 and academia.’’. 

18 SEC. 13. GUIDANCE FOR THE INTRODUCTION AND USE OF 

19 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN PREKINDER20 GARTEN THROUGH GRADE 12. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 

22 date of enactment of this Act, the Director, in coordina23 tion with the Secretary of Education, the Director of the 

24 National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the 

25 Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, 

26 shall develop and make publicly available guidance for the 


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1 introduction and use of artificial intelligence in prekinder2 garten through grade 12 classrooms. 

3 (b) CONSIDERATIONS.—The guidance required under 

4 subsection (a) shall include— 

5 (1) considerations for— 

6 (A) the use of artificial intelligence in pre7 kindergarten through grade 12 classrooms in 

8 rural areas and economically distressed areas; 

9 and 

10 (B) the differing applications of artificial 

11 intelligence in STEM and the liberal arts; and 

12 (2) a description of how the guidance was devel13 oped in consultation with educators, academia, in14 dustry, and civil society organizations. 

15 SEC. 14. NSF GRAND CHALLENGES RELATING TO ARTIFI16 CIAL INTELLIGENCE EDUCATION AND TRAIN17 ING. 

18 (a) GRAND CHALLENGE.—The term ‘‘grand chal19 lenge’’ means a prize competition under section 24 of the 

20 Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 

21 U.S.C. 3719). 

22 (b) IN GENERAL.—The Director, in coordination 

23 with the Secretaries of Labor and Education, shall sup24 port grand challenges to stimulate innovation regarding— 


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1 (1) how to train 1,000,000 or more workers, in2 cluding educators, technical and vocational workers, 

3 and professionals, in the United States by 2028 in 

4 areas related to the creation, deployment, or use of 

5 artificial intelligence, such as foundational knowl6 edge, critical thinking, programming skills, machine 

7 learning, or deep learning; 

8 (2) how to overcome barriers in the develop9 ment of the artificial intelligence education and 

10 training; 

11 (3) methods and strategies for creating artifi12 cial intelligence education and training that does not 

13 displace workers, including teachers, in the work14 force; 

15 (4) ways to increase the number of women who 

16 receive artificial intelligence education and training; 

17 and 

18 (5) how to ensure rural areas of the United 

19 States are able to benefit from artificial intelligence 

20 education and training. 

21 SEC. 15. GIFT AUTHORITY. 

22 In carrying out this Act, the Director may receive and 

23 use funds donated by others, including receipt and use of 


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1 donations from private entities to fund scholarships and 

2 fellowships authorized under this Act. 

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