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Calendar No. 486 

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 

AUGUST 1, 2024 

Reported by Ms. CANTWELL, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

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’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

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

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

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

6 (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization 

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

8 (2) COMMUNITY COLLEGE.—The term ‘‘commu9 nity college’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘junior 

10 or community college’’ in section 312(f) of the High11 er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1058(f)). 

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

13 the Director of the National Science Foundation. 

14 (4) EMERGING RESEARCH INSTITUTION.—The 

15 term ‘‘emerging research institution’’ has the mean16 ing given the term in section 10002 of the Research 

17 and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act 

18 (42 U.S.C. 18901). 

19 (5) EPSCoR INSTITUTION.—The term 

20 ‘‘EPSCoR institution’’ means an institution of high21 er education, nonprofit organization, or other insti22 tution located in a jurisdiction eligible to participate 

23 in the Established Program to Stimulate Competi24 tive Research under section 113 of the National 

25 Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1988 (42 

26 U.S.C. 1862g). 


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

2 has the meaning given that term in section 8101 of 

3 the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 

4 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 

5 (7) HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND UNI6 VERSITY.—The term ‘‘historically Black college and 

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

8 institution’’ in section 322 of the Higher Education 

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

10 (8) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 

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

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

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

14 (9) KEY EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES.—The term 

15 ‘‘key emerging technologies’’ means the technologies 

16 included in the initial list of key technology focus 

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

18 and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act 

19 (42 U.S.C. 19107(c)), photonics, and electronics. 

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

21 organization’’ has the meaning given the term in 

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

23 U.S.C. 152(5)), except that such term shall also in24 clude— 


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1 (A) any organization composed of labor or2 ganizations, such as a labor union federation or 

3 a State or municipal labor body; and 

4 (B) any organization that would be in5 cluded in the definition for such term under 

6 such section 2(5) but for the fact that the orga7 nization represents— 

8 (i) individuals employed by the United 

9 States, any wholly owned Government cor10 poration, any Federal Reserve Bank, or 

11 any State or political subdivision thereof; 

12 (ii) individuals employed by persons 

13 subject to the Railway Labor Act (45 

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

15 (iii) individuals employed as agricul16 tural laborers. 

17 (11) MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTION.—The 

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

19 given the term in section 10002 of the Research and 

20 Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (42 

21 U.S.C. 18901). 

22 (12) NATIONAL LABORATORY.—The term ‘‘Na23 tional Laboratory’’ has the meaning given that term 

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

25 U.S.C. 15801). 


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1 (13) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.—The term 

2 ‘‘nonprofit organization’’ means an organization 

3 which is described in section 501(c)(3) of the Inter4 nal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax 

5 under section 501(a) of such Code. 

6 (14) QUANTUM HYBRID COMPUTING.—The 

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

8 quantum computing in conjunction with classical 

9 computing. 

10 (15) QUANTUM INFORMATION SCIENCE.—The 

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

12 of the laws of quantum physics for the storage, 

13 transmission, manipulation, computing, or measure14 ment of information. 

15 (16) RURAL-LOCATED INSTITUTION OF HIGHER

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

17 higher education’’ means an institution of higher 

18 education that is located in or near areas that are 

19 not classified as urban by the Census Bureau. 

20 (17) RURAL-SERVING INSTITUTION OF HIGHER

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

22 higher education’’ means an institution of higher 

23 education that— 

24 (A) primarily serves areas that are not 

25 classified as urban by the Census Bureau; and 


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1 (B) offers degrees that are unique and 

2 helpful to rural regions that are not classified 

3 as urban by the Census Bureau. 

4 (18) STEM.—The term ‘‘STEM’’ means 

5 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, 

6 including computer science. 

7 (19) TRIBAL COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY.—The 

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

9 given the term in section 316(b) of the Higher Edu10 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b)). 

11 SEC. 3. UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ARTIFICIAL 

12 INTELLIGENCE EDUCATION. 

13 (a) SCHOLARSHIPS RELATED TO AI OR QUANTUM

14 HYBRID COMPUTING.— 

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

16 merit- or need-based scholarships to undergraduate 

17 students at institutions of higher education in order 

18 to enable such students to study— 

19 (A) the development, deployment, integra20 tion, or application of artificial intelligence; or 

21 (B) quantum hybrid computing. 

22 (2) SCHOLARSHIPS.—Scholarships awarded 

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

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

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


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1 a stipend. Such scholarships shall be paid directly to 

2 the institution of higher education in which the stu3 dent is enrolled. 

4 (b) SCHOLARSHIPS RELATED TO AI AND AGRI5 CULTURE.— 

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

7 merit- or need-based scholarships to undergraduate 

8 students at institutions of higher education in order 

9 to enable such students to study— 

10 (A) artificial intelligence and agriculture; 

11 or 

12 (B) the integration of artificial intelligence 

13 into agricultural operations, prediction, and de14 cision making. 

15 (2) PRIORITY.—In awarding scholarships under 

16 this subsection, the Director shall give preference to 

17 students who are attending rural-located institutions 

18 of higher education, rural-serving institutions of 

19 higher education, or Tribal Colleges or Universities. 

20 (3) SCHOLARSHIPS.—Scholarships awarded 

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

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

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

24 a stipend. Such scholarships shall be paid directly to 


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1 the institution of higher education in which the stu2 dent is enrolled. 

3 (c) SCHOLARSHIPS RELATED TO AI AND EDU4 CATION.— 

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

6 merit- or need-based scholarships to undergraduate 

7 students at institutions of higher education in order 

8 to enable such students to study the teaching of arti9 ficial intelligence and artificial intelligence skills at 

10 elementary schools, secondary schools, career and 

11 technical education schools, institutions of higher 

12 education, or through other higher education and 

13 professional education programs. 

14 (2) SCHOLARSHIPS.—Scholarships awarded 

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

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

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

18 Such scholarships shall be paid directly to the insti19 tution of higher education in which the student is 

20 enrolled. 

21 (d) SCHOLARSHIPS RELATED TO AI AND ADVANCED

22 MANUFACTURING.— 

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

24 merit- or need-based scholarships to undergraduate 


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1 students at institutions of higher education in order 

2 to enable such students to study— 

3 (A) artificial intelligence and advanced 

4 manufacturing; or 

5 (B) the integration of artificial intelligence 

6 into advanced manufacturing operations. 

7 (2) SCHOLARSHIPS.—Scholarships awarded 

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

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

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

11 Such scholarships shall be paid directly to the insti12 tution of higher education in which the student is 

13 enrolled. 

14 (e) METHOD.—The Director may carry out this sec15 tion by making awards through new or existing programs. 

16 SEC. 4. GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS FOR 

17 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE EDUCATION. 

18 (a) GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS RELATED TO AI OR

19 QUANTUM HYBRID COMPUTING.—The Director shall 

20 award merit- or need-based scholarships to graduate stu21 dents at institutions of higher education in order to enable 

22 such students to study— 

23 (1) the development, deployment, integration, 

24 or application of artificial intelligence; or 

25 (2) quantum hybrid computing. 


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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 graduate stu5 dents at institutions of higher education in order to 

6 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 cisionmaking. 

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 (c) GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS RELATED TO AI AND

18 EDUCATION.—The Director shall award merit- or need19 based scholarships to graduate students at institutions of 

20 higher education in order to enable such students to study 

21 the teaching of artificial intelligence and artificial intel22 ligence skills at elementary schools, secondary schools, ca23 reer and technical education schools, institutions of higher 

24 education, or through other higher education and profes25 sional education programs. 


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1 (d) GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS RELATED TO AI AND

2 ADVANCED MANUFACTURING.—The Director shall award 

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

4 institutions of higher education in order to enable such 

5 students to study— 

6 (1) artificial intelligence and advanced manu7 facturing; or 

8 (2) the integration of artificial intelligence into 

9 advanced manufacturing operations. 

10 (e) SCHOLARSHIPS.—Scholarships awarded under 

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

12 for a 3-year period that cover the cost of tuition, edu13 cation-related fees, and a stipend. Such scholarships shall 

14 be paid directly to the institution of higher education in 

15 which the student is enrolled. 

16 (f) METHOD.—The Director may carry out this sec17 tion by making awards through new or existing programs. 

18 SEC. 5. NSF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PROFESSIONAL DE19 VELOPMENT FELLOWSHIPS. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall establish a pro21 gram to promote the exchange of ideas and encourage col22 laborations between institutions of higher education and 

23 industry partners in the fields of artificial intelligence and 

24 key emerging technologies, including through fellowships 

25 for students and industry professionals. 


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1 (b) FELLOWSHIPS.— 

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

3 merit-based fellowships for professionals for profes4 sional development programs in STEM fields or the 

5 field of education that are administered by or affili6 ated with institutions of higher education, in order 

7 to enable fellowship recipients to attain skills or 

8 training on— 

9 (A) the development, deployment, integra10 tion, or application of artificial intelligence; 

11 (B) prompt engineering; or 

12 (C) quantum hybrid computing. 

13 (2) FELLOWSHIP AWARDS.—Awards under this 

14 subsection shall be in the form of one annual award 

15 that covers the cost of tuition, education-related 

16 fees, and a stipend. Such awards shall be paid di17 rectly to the institution of higher education that ad18 ministers, or that is affiliated with, the program in 

19 which the fellowship recipient is participating. 

20 SEC. 6. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TRAINING FOR LAND21 GRANT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture, act23 ing through the Director of the National Institute of Food 

24 and Agriculture, in collaboration with the Director of the 

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1 grant colleges and universities (as defined in section 1404 

2 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 

3 Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103)) for artifi4 cial intelligence in agriculture. 

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

6 section may be used for— 

7 (1) research and development on the use of ar8 tificial intelligence in agriculture or the integration 

9 of artificial intelligence into agricultural operations, 

10 predictions, and decision making; 

11 (2) the dissemination of educational resources 

12 for artificial intelligence in rural areas; and 

13 (3) artificial intelligence tools for agriculture. 

14 SEC. 7. QUANTUM FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS. 

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

16 existing programs to support fellowships and scholarships 

17 for students at institutions of higher education for the 

18 purpose of— 

19 (1) increasing quantum information science, en20 gineering, and technology exposure for under21 graduate and graduate STEM students; and 

22 (2) increasing post-graduation employment op23 portunities for STEM students who demonstrate po24 tential to pursue careers in quantum information 


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1 science, engineering, and technology, or fields that 

2 support the quantum industry. 

3 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—Eligible participants in the fel4 lowship and scholarship program shall— 

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

6 STEM degree program at a domestic institution of 

7 higher education; and 

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

9 quantum-relevant course as part of their degree pro10 grams. 

11 (c) CONSIDERATIONS.—Eligible fellowships and 

12 scholarships may include temporary quantum-related posi13 tions at State or Federal agencies, National Laboratories, 

14 private sector entities, institutions of higher education, or 

15 other quantum-relevant entities, as determined appro16 priate by the Director. 

17 (d) COMPETITIVE AWARDS.—Fellowships and schol18 arships shall be competitively awarded through a merit19 review process. The Director may prioritize fellowships 

20 that include an industry partner that provides financial 

21 assistance to the applicant for direct or indirect costs. 

22 SEC. 8. NSF OUTREACH CAMPAIGN. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall carry out a na24 tionwide outreach campaign to students at elementary 

25 schools, secondary schools, career and technical education 


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1 schools, institutions of higher education, or through other 

2 higher education and professional education programs to 

3 increase awareness about AI or quantum education oppor4 tunities at the National Science Foundation. 

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

6 Director shall prioritize outreach to underserved and rural 

7 areas. 

8 SEC. 9. COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND VOCATIONAL SCHOOL 

9 CENTERS OF AI EXCELLENCE. 

10 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

11 (1) AREA CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION

12 SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘area career and technical edu13 cation school’’ has the meaning given the term in 

14 section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Tech15 nical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302). 

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

17 applicant’’ means a community college, vocational 

18 school, or area career and technical education school, 

19 in partnership with 1 or more of the following: 

20 (A) A Federal, State, local, or Tribal gov21 ernment entity. 

22 (B) An institution of higher education. 

23 (C) An entity in private industry. 

24 (D) An economic development organization 

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1 (E) A labor organization. 

2 (F) A nonprofit organization. 

3 (3) VENTURE DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION.— 

4 The term ‘‘venture development organization’’ has 

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

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

7 (4) VOCATIONAL SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘voca8 tional school’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘post9 secondary vocational institution’’ in section 102(c) of 

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

11 1002(c)). 

12 (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTERS OF AI EXCEL13 LENCE.—The Director, in coordination with the Regional 

14 Technology Hubs program at the Department of Com15 merce and the Regional Innovation Engines program at 

16 the National Science Foundation, shall choose not less 

17 than 5 regionally and geographically diverse eligible appli18 cants to be designated as Community College and Voca19 tional School Centers of AI Excellence (referred to in this 

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

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

22 20 percent of designated Community College and Voca23 tional School Centers of AI Excellence shall be eligible ap24 plicants that are located in a State jurisdiction eligible to 

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1 lished Program to Stimulate Competitive Research under 

2 section 113 of the National Science Foundation Author3 ization Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 1862g). 

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

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

6 an application to the Director at such time, in such man7 ner, and containing such information as the Director may 

8 reasonably require. Such application shall specify a focus 

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

10 of the following: 

11 (1) AI education and training related to agri12 culture. 

13 (2) AI education and training related to manu14 facturing. 

15 (3) AI education. 

16 (4) AI education and training related to an17 other focus area as specified by the eligible appli18 cant. 

19 (e) ACTIVITIES.—A designated Center of AI Excel20 lence shall develop and disseminate information about best 

21 practices for— 

22 (1) artificial intelligence research and education 

23 at community colleges and area career and technical 

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1 (2) methods to scale up successful programs 

2 that perform research or provide education on artifi3 cial intelligence at community colleges and area ca4 reer and technical education schools; 

5 (3) providing hands-on research opportunities 

6 on artificial intelligence and learning opportunities 

7 for students that are enabled through artificial intel8 ligence; and 

9 (4) identifying pathways for students to jobs 

10 that are enabled by artificial intelligence. 

11 SEC. 10. AWARD PROGRAM FOR RESEARCH ON AI IN EDU12 CATION. 

13 (a) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this section, the term ‘‘el14 igible entity’’ means— 

15 (1) an institution of higher education; 

16 (2) a nonprofit organization; or 

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

18 higher education or a nonprofit organization and 1 

19 or more private entities. 

20 (b) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 

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

22 awards, on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis, to el23 igible entities, to enable the eligible entities to pro24 mote research on teaching models, tools, and mate25 rials for artificial intelligence and integration with 


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1 other key emerging technologies, such as quantum 

2 information science and technologies and photonics, 

3 with a focus on teaching and learning for kinder4 garten through grade 12 students who are from low5 income, rural, or Tribal populations. 

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

7 section by making awards through new or existing 

8 programs. 

9 (c) APPLICATION.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity that de11 sires to receive an award under this section shall 

12 submit an application to the Director at such time, 

13 in such manner, and containing such information as 

14 the Director may require. 

15 (2) CONTENTS.—An application described in 

16 paragraph (1) shall include— 

17 (A) a description of the student demo18 graphics on which the research supported under 

19 the award intends to focus; 

20 (B) a description of any regional partner21 ships the eligible entity plans to utilize to carry 

22 out the award; 

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1 cerns and implications of teacher and student 

2 interactions with artificial intelligence systems; 

3 (D) a description of how the research on 

4 teaching models, tools, and materials were de5 veloped in consultation with other educators, 

6 academia, industry, and civil society organiza7 tions; and 

8 (E) such other information as the Director 

9 may require. 

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

11 receives an award under this section shall carry out a pro12 gram described in subsection (b)(1) that— 

13 (1) emphasizes preparing incoming teachers to 

14 integrate artificial intelligence, key emerging tech15 nologies, and computational thinking into their 

16 classrooms in innovative ways; and 

17 (2) supports research to develop, pilot, fully im18 plement, or test areas, such as— 

19 (A) instructional materials and high-qual20 ity learning opportunities for teaching artificial 

21 intelligence and key emerging technologies; 

22 (B) models for the preparation of new 

23 teachers who will teach artificial intelligence 

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1 (C) scalable models of professional develop2 ment and ongoing support for teachers; and 

3 (D) tools and models for teaching and 

4 learning aimed at supporting student success 

5 and inclusion in artificial intelligence and key 

6 emerging technologies across diverse popu7 lations, including low-income, rural, and Tribal 

8 populations. 

9 SEC. 11. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION AWARDS FOR 

10 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RESOURCES. 

11 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

12 (1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti13 ty’’ means— 

14 (A) an elementary school or secondary 

15 school, as defined in section 8101 of the Ele16 mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 

17 (20 U.S.C. 8101); 

18 (B) an institution of higher education, in19 cluding— 

20 (i) an emerging research institution; 

21 (ii) an EPSCoR institution; 

22 (iii) a minority-serving institution; 

23 (iv) a historically Black college or uni24 versity; 

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1 (vi) a community college; or 

2 (C) a technical and vocational school. 

3 (2) TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL SCHOOL.— 

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

5 meaning given the term ‘‘area career and technical 

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

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

8 2302). 

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

10 awards to eligible entities to enable the eligible entities to 

11 provide or increase access to artificial intelligence tools 

12 and applications to the students and researchers served 

13 by the eligible entities. 

14 (c) PREFERENCE.—In making awards under sub15 section (b), the Director shall give preference to eligible 

16 entities that— 

17 (1) expand the geographic diversity of funded 

18 entities; or 

19 (2) are emerging research institutions, EPSCoR 

20 institutions, minority-serving institutions, historically 

21 Black colleges and universities, Tribal Colleges or 

22 Universities, community colleges, or technical and 

23 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 

24 donations from private entities to fund scholarships and 

25 fellowships authorized under this Act. 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

3 of 2024’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

5 In this Act: 

6 (1) ESEA TERMS.—The terms ‘‘educational serv7 ice agency’’, ‘‘elementary school’’, ‘‘high school’’, 

8 ‘‘local educational agency’’, ‘‘secondary school’’, 

9 ‘‘State educational agency’’, and ‘‘universal design for 

10 learning’’ have the meaning given those terms in sec11 tion 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu12 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 

13 (2) ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; AI.—The term 

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

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

16 (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act 

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

18 (3) COMMUNITY COLLEGE.—The term ‘‘commu19 nity college’’ means— 

20 (A) an institution that is a junior or com21 munity college, as such term is defined in section 

22 312(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

23 U.S.C. 1058(f)); 

24 (B) a degree-granting public institution of 

25 higher education at which— 


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1 (i) the highest degree awarded is an as2 sociate degree; or 

3 (ii) an associate degree is the most fre4 quently awarded degree; 

5 (C) an eligible Tribal College or University; 

6 or 

7 (D) a branch campus of a four-year public 

8 institution of higher education, if, at such 

9 branch campus— 

10 (i) the highest degree awarded is an as11 sociate degree; or 

12 (ii) an associate degree is the most fre13 quently awarded degree. 

14 (4) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means the 

15 Director of the National Science Foundation. 

16 (5) EMERGING RESEARCH INSTITUTION.—The 

17 term ‘‘emerging research institution’’ has the meaning 

18 given the term in section 10002 of the Research and 

19 Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (42 

20 U.S.C. 18901). 

21 (6) EPSCoR INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘EPSCoR 

22 institution’’ means an institution of higher education, 

23 nonprofit organization, or other institution located in 

24 a jurisdiction eligible to participate in the Estab25 lished Program to Stimulate Competitive Research 


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1 under section 113 of the National Science Foundation 

2 Authorization Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 1862g). 

3 (7) FOREIGN COUNTRY OF CONCERN.—The term 

4 ‘‘foreign country of concern’’ means a country that is 

5 a covered nation, as defined in section 4872(d) of title 

6 10, United States Code. 

7 (8) FOREIGN ENTITY OF CONCERN.—The term 

8 ‘‘foreign entity of concern’’ has the meaning given the 

9 term in section 10612 of the Research and Develop10 ment, Competition, and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 

11 19221). 

12 (9) HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND UNIVER13 SITY.—The term ‘‘historically Black college and uni14 versity’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘part B in15 stitution’’ in section 322 of the Higher Education Act 

16 of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061). 

17 (10) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 

18 term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the mean19 ing given the term in section 101(a) of the Higher 

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

21 (11) KEY EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES.—The term 

22 ‘‘key emerging technologies’’ means the technologies 

23 included in the initial list of key technology focus 

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


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1 and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act 

2 (42 U.S.C. 19107(c)), photonics, and electronics. 

3 (12) LABOR ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘‘labor 

4 organization’’ has the meaning given the term in sec5 tion 2(5) of the National Labor Relations Act (29 

6 U.S.C. 152(5)). 

7 (13) MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTION.—The 

8 term ‘‘minority-serving institution’’ means an insti9 tution defined in any of paragraphs (1) through (7) 

10 of section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

11 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 

12 (14) NATIONAL LABORATORY.—The term ‘‘Na13 tional Laboratory’’ has the meaning given that term 

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

15 U.S.C. 15801). 

16 (15) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.—The term 

17 ‘‘nonprofit organization’’ means an organization 

18 which is described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal 

19 Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under sec20 tion 501(a) of such Code. 

21 (16) QUANTUM HYBRID COMPUTING.—The term 

22 ‘‘quantum hybrid computing’’ means the use of quan23 tum computing in conjunction with classical com24 puting. 


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1 (17) QUANTUM INFORMATION SCIENCE.—The 

2 term ‘‘quantum information science’’ means the use of 

3 the laws of quantum physics for the storage, trans4 mission, manipulation, computing, or measurement 

5 of information. 

6 (18) RURAL-LOCATED INSTITUTION OF HIGHER

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

8 higher education’’ means an institution of higher edu9 cation that is located in or near areas that are not 

10 classified as urban by the Census Bureau. 

11 (19) RURAL-SERVING INSTITUTION OF HIGHER

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

13 higher education’’ means an institution of higher edu14 cation that— 

15 (A) primarily serves areas that are not clas16 sified as urban by the Census Bureau; and 

17 (B) offers degrees that are unique and help18 ful to rural regions that are not classified as 

19 urban by the Census Bureau. 

20 (20) STEM.—The term ‘‘STEM’’ means science, 

21 technology, engineering, and mathematics, including 

22 computer science. 

23 (21) TRIBAL COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY.—The 

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1 given the term in section 316(b) of the Higher Edu2 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b)). 

3 SEC. 3. UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ARTIFICIAL 

4 INTELLIGENCE EDUCATION. 

5 (a) SCHOLARSHIPS RELATED TO AI OR QUANTUM HY6 BRID COMPUTING.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to section 15, the Di8 rector shall award merit- or need-based scholarships 

9 to undergraduate students at institutions of higher 

10 education in order to enable such students to study— 

11 (A) the development, deployment, integra12 tion, or application of artificial intelligence; or 

13 (B) quantum hybrid computing. 

14 (2) SCHOLARSHIPS.—Scholarships awarded 

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

16 grant awards for not more than a 4-year period in 

17 amounts that cover the cost of tuition, education-re18 lated fees, and a stipend. Such scholarships shall be 

19 paid directly to the institution of higher education in 

20 which the student is enrolled. 

21 (b) SCHOLARSHIPS RELATED TO AI AND AGRI22 CULTURE.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to section 15, the Di24 rector shall award merit- or need-based scholarships 


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1 to undergraduate students at institutions of higher 

2 education in order to 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 high12 er education, Tribal Colleges or Universities, or mi13 nority-serving institutions (including historically 

14 Black colleges and universities). 

15 (3) SCHOLARSHIPS.—Scholarships awarded 

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

17 grant awards for not more than a 4-year period in 

18 amounts that cover the cost of tuition, education-re19 lated fees, and a stipend. Such scholarships shall be 

20 paid directly to the institution of higher education in 

21 which the student is enrolled. 

22 (c) SCHOLARSHIPS RELATED TO AI AND EDU23 CATION.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to section 15, the Di25 rector shall award merit- or need-based scholarships 


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1 to undergraduate students at institutions of higher 

2 education in order to enable such students to study 

3 the teaching of artificial intelligence and artificial in4 telligence skills at elementary schools, secondary 

5 schools, career and technical education schools, insti6 tutions of higher education, or through other higher 

7 education and professional education programs. 

8 (2) SCHOLARSHIPS.—Scholarships awarded 

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

10 grant awards for not more than a 4-year period that 

11 cover the cost of tuition, education-related fees, and a 

12 stipend. Such scholarships shall be paid directly to 

13 the institution of higher education in which the stu14 dent is enrolled. 

15 (d) SCHOLARSHIPS RELATED TO AI AND ADVANCED

16 MANUFACTURING.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to section 15, the Di18 rector shall award merit- or need-based scholarships 

19 to undergraduate students at institutions of higher 

20 education in order to enable such students to study— 

21 (A) artificial intelligence and advanced 

22 manufacturing; or 

23 (B) the integration of artificial intelligence 

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1 (2) SCHOLARSHIPS.—Scholarships awarded 

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

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

4 of tuition, education-related fees, and a stipend. Such 

5 scholarships shall be paid directly to the institution 

6 of higher education in which the student is enrolled. 

7 (e) METHOD.—The Director may carry out this section 

8 by making awards through new or existing programs. 

9 SEC. 4. GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ARTIFICIAL INTEL10 LIGENCE EDUCATION. 

11 (a) GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS RELATED TO AI OR

12 QUANTUM HYBRID COMPUTING.—Subject to section 15, the 

13 Director shall award merit- or need-based scholarships to 

14 graduate students at institutions of higher education in 

15 order to enable such students to study— 

16 (1) the development, deployment, integration, or 

17 application of artificial intelligence; or 

18 (2) quantum hybrid computing. 

19 (b) SCHOLARSHIPS RELATED TO AI AND AGRI20 CULTURE.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to section 15, the Di22 rector shall award merit- or need-based scholarships 

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1 (A) artificial intelligence and agriculture; 

2 or 

3 (B) the integration of artificial intelligence 

4 into agricultural operations, prediction, and de5 cisionmaking. 

6 (2) PRIORITY.—In awarding scholarships under 

7 this subsection, the Director shall give preference to 

8 students who are attending rural-located institutions 

9 of higher education, rural-serving institutions of high10 er education, Tribal Colleges or Universities, or mi11 nority-serving institutions (including historically 

12 Black colleges and universities). 

13 (c) GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS RELATED TO AI AND

14 EDUCATION.—Subject to section 15, the Director shall 

15 award merit- or need-based scholarships to graduate stu16 dents at institutions of higher education in order to enable 

17 such students to study the teaching of artificial intelligence 

18 and artificial intelligence skills at elementary schools, sec19 ondary schools, career and technical education schools, in20 stitutions of higher education, or through other higher edu21 cation and professional education programs. 

22 (d) GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS RELATED TO AI AND

23 ADVANCED MANUFACTURING.—Subject to section 15, the 

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1 graduate students at institutions of higher education in 

2 order to enable such students to study— 

3 (1) artificial intelligence and advanced manufac4 turing; or 

5 (2) the integration of artificial intelligence into 

6 advanced manufacturing operations. 

7 (e) SCHOLARSHIPS.—Scholarships awarded under this 

8 section shall be in the form of annual grant awards for not 

9 more than a 3-year period that cover the cost of tuition, 

10 education-related fees, and a stipend. Such scholarships 

11 shall be paid directly to the institution of higher education 

12 in which the student is enrolled. 

13 (f) METHOD.—The Director may carry out this section 

14 by making awards through new or existing programs. 

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

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to section 15, the Director 

18 shall establish a program to promote the exchange of ideas 

19 and encourage collaborations between institutions of higher 

20 education and industry partners in the fields of artificial 

21 intelligence and key emerging technologies, including 

22 through fellowships for students, teachers, faculty at institu23 tions of higher education, and industry professionals. 

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

2 merit-based fellowships for professionals for profes3 sional development programs in STEM fields or the 

4 field of education that are administered by or affili5 ated with institutions of higher education, in order to 

6 enable fellowship recipients to attain skills or train7 ing in AI-related subjects, including— 

8 (A) the development, deployment, integra9 tion, or application of artificial intelligence; 

10 (B) prompt engineering; or 

11 (C) quantum hybrid computing. 

12 (2) FELLOWSHIP AWARDS.—Awards under this 

13 subsection shall be in the form of one annual award 

14 that covers the cost of tuition, education-related fees, 

15 and a stipend. Such awards shall be paid directly to 

16 the institution of higher education that administers, 

17 or that is affiliated with, the program in which the 

18 fellowship recipient is participating. 

19 (c) APPLICATION.—An applicant for a fellowship 

20 under this section shall submit to the Director an applica21 tion at such time, in such manner, and containing such 

22 information as the Director may require. The Director shall 

23 set minimum standards for participation in the fellowship 

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1 (d) METHOD.—The Director may carry out this sec2 tion through new or existing programs. 

3 SEC. 6. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TRAINING FOR LAND4 GRANT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to section 15, the Secretary 

6 of Agriculture, acting through the Director of the National 

7 Institute of Food and Agriculture, in collaboration with the 

8 Director of the National Science Foundation, shall award 

9 grants to land-grant colleges and universities (as defined 

10 in section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research, Ex11 tension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103)) 

12 for artificial intelligence in agriculture. 

13 (b) USE OF FUNDS.—A grant awarded under this sec14 tion may be used for— 

15 (1) research and development on the use of artifi16 cial intelligence in agriculture or the integration of 

17 artificial intelligence into agricultural operations, 

18 predictions, and decision making; 

19 (2) the dissemination of educational resources for 

20 artificial intelligence in rural areas; and 

21 (3) acquisition and deployment of artificial in22 telligence tools for agriculture. 

23 (c) METHOD.—The Director may carry out this section 

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1 SEC. 7. QUANTUM FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS. 

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

3 existing programs to support fellowships and scholarships 

4 for students at institutions of higher education for the pur5 pose of— 

6 (1) increasing quantum information science, en7 gineering, and technology exposure for undergraduate 

8 and graduate STEM students; and 

9 (2) increasing post-graduation employment op10 portunities for STEM students who demonstrate in11 terest in pursuing careers in quantum information 

12 science, engineering, and technology, or fields that 

13 support the quantum industry. 

14 (b) REQUIREMENT.—Eligible participants in the fel15 lowship and scholarship program shall be enrolled in or 

16 have graduated from a STEM degree program at an insti17 tution of higher education. 

18 (c) CONSIDERATIONS.—Eligible fellowships and schol19 arships may include temporary quantum-related positions 

20 at State or Federal agencies, National Laboratories, private 

21 sector entities, institutions of higher education, or other 

22 quantum-relevant entities, as determined appropriate by 

23 the Director. 

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1 clude an industry partner that provides financial assist2 ance to the applicant for direct or indirect costs. 

3 (e) FELLOWS IN FEDERAL AGENCIES SUBJECT TO

4 OMB ETHICS REQUIREMENTS.—An individual partici5 pating in a fellowship with an assignment at a Federal 

6 agency shall be subject to the ethics requirements prescribed 

7 by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 

8 that apply to an employee of such agency. 

9 (f) METHOD.—The Director may carry out this section 

10 through new or existing programs. 

11 SEC. 8. NSF OUTREACH CAMPAIGN. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to section 15, the Director 

13 shall carry out a nationwide outreach campaign to stu14 dents, teachers, principals, and other school leaders at ele15 mentary schools, secondary schools, career and technical 

16 education schools, institutions of higher education, or 

17 through other higher education and professional education 

18 programs to increase awareness about AI or quantum edu19 cation opportunities at the National Science Foundation. 

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

21 Director shall prioritize outreach to underserved and rural 

22 areas. 

23 (c) METHOD.—The Director may carry out this section 

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1 SEC. 9. COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND VOCATIONAL SCHOOL 

2 CENTERS OF AI EXCELLENCE. 

3 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

4 (1) AREA CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION

5 SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘area career and technical edu6 cation school’’ has the meaning given the term in sec7 tion 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical 

8 Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302). 

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

10 applicant’’ means a community college, vocational 

11 school, or area career and technical education school 

12 in partnership with 1 or more of the following: 

13 (A) A Federal, State, local, or Tribal gov14 ernment entity. 

15 (B) An institution of higher education. 

16 (C) An entity in private industry. 

17 (D) An economic development organization 

18 or venture development organization. 

19 (E) A labor organization or a nonprofit or20 ganization if such organization partners with an 

21 entity described in any of subparagraphs (A) 

22 through (D). 

23 (3) VENTURE DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION.— 

24 The term ‘‘venture development organization’’ has the 

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1 (4) VOCATIONAL SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘vocational 

2 school’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘postsec3 ondary vocational institution’’ in section 102(c) of 

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

5 1002(c)). 

6 (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTERS OF AI EXCEL7 LENCE.—Subject to section 15, the Director, in coordination 

8 with the Regional Technology Hubs program at the Depart9 ment of Commerce and the Regional Innovation Engines 

10 program at the National Science Foundation, shall choose 

11 not less than 5 regionally and geographically diverse eligi12 ble applicants to be designated as Community College and 

13 Vocational School Centers of AI Excellence (referred to in 

14 this section as ‘‘Centers of AI Excellence’’). 

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

16 20 percent of designated Community College and Vocational 

17 School Centers of AI Excellence shall be eligible applicants 

18 that are located in a State jurisdiction eligible to partici19 pate in the National Science Foundation’s Established Pro20 gram to Stimulate Competitive Research under section 113 

21 of the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 

22 1988 (42 U.S.C. 1862g). 

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

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1 ner, and containing such information as the Director may 

2 reasonably require. Such application shall specify a focus 

3 area or areas for the Center of AI Excellence, which may 

4 be any of the following: 

5 (1) AI education and training related to agri6 culture. 

7 (2) AI education and training related to manu8 facturing. 

9 (3) AI education and training related to appli10 cations of AI-based technology and AI literacy. 

11 (4) AI education and training related to another 

12 focus area as specified by the eligible applicant. 

13 (e) ACTIVITIES.—A designated Center of AI Excellence 

14 shall develop and disseminate information about best prac15 tices for— 

16 (1) artificial intelligence research and education 

17 at community colleges and area career and technical 

18 education schools; 

19 (2) methods to scale up successful programs that 

20 perform research or provide education on artificial 

21 intelligence at community colleges and area career 

22 and technical education schools; 

23 (3) providing hands-on research opportunities on 

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1 students that are enabled through artificial intel2 ligence; and 

3 (4) identifying pathways to employment for stu4 dents that are enabled by artificial intelligence. 

5 (f) PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT, TRANSPARENCY, 

6 AND ACCOUNTABILITY.— 

7 (1) METRICS, STANDARDS AND ASSESSMENT.— 

8 The Director, in coordination with the Regional Tech9 nology Hubs program at the Department of Com10 merce and the Regional Innovation Engines program 

11 at the National Science Foundation, shall develop 

12 metrics to assess, and shall assess, the effectiveness of 

13 each designated Center of AI Excellence in carrying 

14 out the activities described in subsection (e). 

15 (2) FINAL REPORTS BY RECIPIENTS OF STRAT16 EGY IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE

17 AGREEMENTS.—The Director shall require each Cen18 ter of AI Excellence designated under this section to 

19 submit to the Director a report on the activities of the 

20 Center of AI Excellence that are supported by Federal 

21 funds or Federal cooperative agreements. 

22 (g) ANNUAL REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not less fre23 quently than once each year, the Director shall submit to 

24 the appropriate committees of Congress an annual report 

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1 under subsection (f)(1) during the period covered by the re2 port. 

3 (h) METHOD.—The Director may carry out this sec4 tion through new or existing programs. 

5 (i) SUNSET.—The section shall cease to be effective, 

6 and the activities authorized under this section shall termi7 nate on the date that is 7 years after the date of enactment 

8 of this Act. 

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

11 (a) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this section, the term ‘‘eli12 gible 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 or 

17 more private entities. 

18 (b) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to section 15, the Di20 rector shall make awards, on a competitive, merit-re21 viewed basis, to eligible entities, to enable the eligible 

22 entities to promote research on teaching models, tools, 

23 and materials for artificial intelligence and integra24 tion with other key emerging technologies, such as 

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1 photonics, with a focus on teaching and learning for 

2 elementary school and secondary school students who 

3 are from low-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 desires 

9 to receive an award under this section shall submit 

10 an application to the Director at such time, in such 

11 manner, and containing such information as the Di12 rector 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) a description of how such research ac22 tivity or activities may inform efforts to promote 

23 the engagement and achievement of elementary 

24 school and secondary school students in artificial 

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1 such as quantum information science and tech2 nologies and photonics; 

3 (D) with respect to an application that con4 cerns the use or integration of artificial intel5 ligence, a description of potential ethical con6 cerns and implications of teacher and student 

7 interactions with artificial intelligence systems; 

8 (E) a description of how the research on 

9 teaching models, tools, and materials were devel10 oped in consultation with other educators, aca11 demia, and private sector organizations; and 

12 (F) such other information as the Director 

13 may require. 

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

15 receives an award under this section shall carry out a pro16 gram described in subsection (b)(1) that— 

17 (1) emphasizes preparing and providing profes18 sional development to teachers, principals, and other 

19 school leaders to help them integrate artificial intel20 ligence, key emerging technologies, and computational 

21 thinking in teaching and learning; and 

22 (2) supports research to develop, pilot, fully im23 plement, or test areas, such as— 

24 (A) evidence-based instructional materials 

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1 teaching artificial intelligence and key emerging 

2 technologies; 

3 (B) models for the preparation of new 

4 teachers who will teach artificial intelligence and 

5 key emerging technologies; 

6 (C) scalable models of professional develop7 ment and ongoing support for teachers, prin8 cipals, and other school leaders; and 

9 (D) tools and models for teaching and 

10 learning aimed at supporting student access to 

11 and utilization of artificial intelligence and key 

12 emerging technologies across diverse populations, 

13 including low-income, rural, and Tribal popu14 lations. 

15 SEC. 11. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION AWARDS FOR 

16 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RESOURCES. 

17 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

18 (1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti19 ty’’ means— 

20 (A) a State educational agency, local edu21 cational agency, or educational service agency; 

22 (B) an institution of higher education, in23 cluding— 

24 (i) an emerging research institution; 

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1 (iii) a minority-serving institution; 

2 (iv) a historically Black college or uni3 versity; 

4 (v) a Tribal College or University; or 

5 (vi) a community college; or 

6 (C) a technical and vocational school. 

7 (2) TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL SCHOOL.—The 

8 term ‘‘technical and vocational school’’ has the mean9 ing given the term ‘‘area career and technical school’’ 

10 in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Tech11 nical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302). 

12 (b) AWARDS AUTHORIZED.—Subject to section 15, the 

13 Director shall make awards to eligible entities to enable the 

14 eligible entities to provide or increase access to artificial 

15 intelligence tools and applications to the students and re16 searchers served by the eligible entities. 

17 (c) PREFERENCE.—In making awards under sub18 section (b), the Director shall give preference to eligible enti19 ties that— 

20 (1) expand the geographic diversity of funded en21 tities; or 

22 (2) are emerging research institutions, EPSCoR 

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1 or Universities, community colleges, or technical and 

2 vocational schools. 

3 (d) METHOD.—The Director may carry out this sec4 tion through new or existing programs. 

5 SEC. 12. GUIDANCE FOR THE INTRODUCTION AND USE OF 

6 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN ELEMENTARY 

7 AND SECONDARY EDUCATION. 

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

9 date of enactment of this Act, the Director, in coordination 

10 with the Secretary of Education, the Director of the Insti11 tute of Education Sciences, the Director of the National In12 stitute of Standards and Technology, and the Director of 

13 the Office of Science and Technology Policy, shall develop 

14 and make publicly available guidance for the introduction 

15 and use of artificial intelligence in elementary and sec16 ondary education. 

17 (b) CONSIDERATIONS.—The guidance required under 

18 subsection (a) shall include— 

19 (1) considerations for— 

20 (A) the use of artificial intelligence in ele21 mentary and secondary education in rural areas 

22 and economically distressed areas; and 

23 (B) the differing applications of artificial 

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1 (2) a description of how the guidance was devel2 oped in consultation with educators, academia, and 

3 private sector organizations. 

4 SEC. 13. NSF GRAND CHALLENGES RELATING TO ARTIFI5 CIAL INTELLIGENCE EDUCATION AND TRAIN6 ING. 

7 (a) GRAND CHALLENGE.—The term ‘‘grand challenge’’ 

8 means a prize competition under section 24 of the Steven9 son-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 

10 3719). 

11 (b) IN GENERAL.—Subject to section 15, the Director, 

12 in coordination with the Secretaries of Labor and Edu13 cation, shall support grand challenges to stimulate innova14 tion regarding— 

15 (1) how to train 1,000,000 or more workers, in16 cluding educators, technical and vocational workers, 

17 and professionals, in the United States by 2028 in 

18 areas related to the creation, deployment, or use of ar19 tificial intelligence, such as foundational knowledge, 

20 critical thinking, programming skills, machine learn21 ing, or deep learning; 

22 (2) how to overcome barriers in the development 

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1 (3) methods and strategies for creating artificial 

2 intelligence education and training that does not dis3 place workers, including teachers, in the workforce; 

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

5 receive artificial intelligence education and training; 

6 and 

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

8 States are able to benefit from artificial intelligence 

9 education and training. 

10 (c) METHOD.—The Director may carry out this section 

11 through new or existing programs. 

12 SEC. 14. CRITERIA ON APPROPRIATENESS OF GIFT ACCEPT13 ANCE; PRINCIPLES FOR PUBLIC-PRIVATE 

14 PARTNERSHIPS. 

15 (a) CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING APPROPRIATENESS

16 OF GIFT ACCEPTANCE.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 

18 the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall 

19 establish the criteria to be used in determining wheth20 er the acceptance of contributions of money, services, 

21 use of facilities, or personal property under this Act 

22 would reflect unfavorably upon the ability of the Na23 tional Science Foundation, or any employee of the 

24 National Science Foundation, to carry out its respon25 sibilities or official duties in a fair, objective, and 


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1 transparent manner, or would compromise the integ2 rity or the appearance of the integrity of its programs 

3 or any official involved in those programs. 

4 (2) REQUIREMENTS.— 

5 (A) VERIFICATION.— 

6 (i) DEFINED TERM.—In this subpara7 graph, the term ‘‘entity meeting the defini8 tion of foreign ownership, control, or influ9 ence’’ means, with respect to a United 

10 States entity— 

11 (I) a foreign interest has the 

12 power to direct or decide matters af13 fecting such entity’s management or 

14 operations in a manner that could— 

15 (aa) result in unauthorized 

16 access to classified information; or 

17 (bb) adversely affect the per18 formance of a contract or agree19 ment requiring access to classified 

20 information; and 

21 (II) the foreign interest is— 

22 (aa) exercising such power 

23 directly or indirectly; 

24 (bb) exercising such power 

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1 securities, by contractual arrange2 ments, or other similar means; 

3 (cc) exercising such power 

4 through its ability to control or 

5 influence the election or appoint6 ment of 1 or more members to the 

7 entity’s governing board; or 

8 (dd) capable of exercising 

9 such power. 

10 (ii) IN GENERAL.—The Director, work11 ing with relevant Federal agencies, shall re12 quire that any criteria established pursuant 

13 to paragraph (1) include a means to verify 

14 that no contribution has any ties to a for15 eign entity of concern, a foreign country of 

16 concern, or an entity meeting the definition 

17 of foreign ownership, control, or influence. 

18 (B) PROHIBITION.—The criteria established 

19 pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include a prohi20 bition on the receipt of funding pursuant to the 

21 National Science Foundation’s gift authority 

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1 (3) REVIEW OF EXISTING RULES.—To the extent 

2 the criteria described in paragraph (1) have already 

3 been established, the Director shall— 

4 (A) conduct a review of the existing criteria; 

5 (B) update the criteria as necessary to sat6 isfy the requirements under this subsection; and 

7 (C) include, in the report under paragraph 

8 (4), an explanation of the existing criteria and 

9 any changes made to the criteria resulting from 

10 the Director’s review. 

11 (4) REPORT.—The Director shall submit a re12 port on the criteria established under this subsection 

13 to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans14 portation and the Committee on Health, Education, 

15 Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee 

16 on Education and the Workforce and the Committee 

17 on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of 

18 Representatives. 

19 (b) PRINCIPLES FOR PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNER20 SHIPS.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall establish 

22 principles to guide the National Science Foundation’s 

23 formation of public-private partnerships under this 

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1 ligations and do not reflect unfavorably upon the 

2 ability of the National Science Foundation or any 

3 employee of the National Science Foundation, to 

4 carry out its responsibilities or official duties in a 

5 fair, objective, and transparent manner, or com6 promise the integrity or the appearance of the integ7 rity of its programs or any official involved in those 

8 programs. 

9 (2) REVIEW OF EXISTING PRINCIPLES.—To the 

10 extent the principles described in paragraph (1) have 

11 already been established, the Director shall— 

12 (A) conduct a review of the existing prin13 ciples; 

14 (B) update the principles as necessary to 

15 satisfy the requirements under paragraph (1); 

16 and 

17 (C) include, in the report under paragraph 

18 (3), an explanation of the existing principles 

19 and any changes made to the principles resulting 

20 from the Director’s review. 

21 (3) REPORT.—The Director shall submit a re22 port on the principles established under this sub23 section to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

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1 Committee on Education and the Workforce and the 

2 Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the 

3 House of Representatives. 

4 SEC. 15. ACTIVITIES SUBJECT TO FUNDING. 

5 The activities under this Act that are subject to this 

6 section shall only be required if sufficient funds are either 

7 appropriated by Congress or made available to carry out 

8 those respective requirements. 

9 SEC. 16. RESEARCH SECURITY. 

10 The activities authorized under this Act shall be car11 ried out in accordance with the provision of subtitle D of 

12 title VI of the Research and Development, Competition, and 

13 Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 19231 et seq.; enacted as part 

14 of division B of Public Law 117–167) and section 223 of 

15 the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Author16 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (42 U.S.C. 6605). 

17 SEC. 17. WORKFORCE FRAMEWORKS FOR CRITICAL AND 

18 EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES. 

19 (a) DEFINITIONS.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—In this section, the terms 

21 ‘‘competencies’’, ‘‘workforce categories’’, and ‘‘work22 force framework’’ have the meanings given such terms 

23 in subsection (f) of section 2 of the National Institute 

24 of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 272), as 

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1 (2) AMENDMENT TO NIST ACT.—Section 2 of 

2 such Act (15 U.S.C. 272) is amended by adding at 

3 the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

5 ‘‘(1) COMPETENCIES.—The term ‘competencies’ 

6 means knowledge and skills. 

7 ‘‘(2) WORKFORCE CATEGORIES.—The term 

8 ‘workforce categories’ means a high-level grouping of 

9 tasks across an organization as defined by work roles 

10 within the category. 

11 ‘‘(3) WORKFORCE FRAMEWORK.—The term 

12 ‘workforce framework’ means a common taxonomy 

13 and lexicon for any given domain that includes the 

14 building blocks of tasks, knowledge, or skills that can 

15 be structured to form work roles or competency 

16 areas.’’. 

17 (b) EXPANSION OF FUNCTIONS OF DIRECTOR OF NA18 TIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY TO

19 INCLUDE WORKFORCE FRAMEWORKS FOR CRITICAL AND

20 EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES.—Section 2(b) of such Act (15 

21 U.S.C. 272(b)) is amended— 

22 (1) in paragraph (12), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 

23 inserting a semicolon; 

24 (2) in paragraph (13), by striking the period at 

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

2 ‘‘(14)(A) to develop, maintain, and provide in3 dustry, government, research, nonprofit, labor organi4 zations, and educational institutions with workforce 

5 frameworks for critical and emerging technologies and 

6 other science, technology, engineering, and mathe7 matics domains for the purpose of bolstering scientific 

8 and technical education, training, and workforce de9 velopment; 

10 ‘‘(B) at least once every 3 years— 

11 ‘‘(i) to determine if an update to any work12 force framework, or its components or associated 

13 materials, including work roles or competency 

14 areas, provided pursuant to subparagraph (A) 

15 are appropriate; and 

16 ‘‘(ii) if the Director determines it is appro17 priate under clause (i), to update such frame18 works and components; 

19 ‘‘(C) consider including in all workforce frame20 works, or associated materials— 

21 ‘‘(i) relevant professional skills or employ22 ability skills; 

23 ‘‘(ii) relevant support or operations work 

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1 human resources, information technology, oper2 ational technology, supply chain security, and 

3 acquisition and procurement; 

4 ‘‘(iii) information that promotes the dis5 covery of careers in critical and emerging tech6 nologies and the multiple career pathways for 

7 learners from a variety of backgrounds, includ8 ing individuals with nontechnical or other non9 traditional backgrounds and education; and 

10 ‘‘(iv) information for how individuals can 

11 acquire relevant credentials (e.g., academic de12 grees, certificates, certifications, etc.) that qualify 

13 individuals for employment and career advance14 ment; 

15 ‘‘(D) consult, as the Director considers appro16 priate, with Federal agencies, industry, State, local, 

17 Tribal, and territorial government, nonprofit, labor 

18 organizations, research, and academic institutions in 

19 the development of workforce frameworks, or associ20 ated materials; 

21 ‘‘(E) to produce resources in multiple languages 

22 to support global adoption of the frameworks provided 

23 pursuant to subparagraph (A); and 

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1 termination and any plans to review and update any 

2 workforce frameworks under this paragraph.’’. 

3 (c) NICE WORKFORCE FRAMEWORK FOR CYBERSECU4 RITY UPDATE.— 

5 (1) REPORT ON UPDATES.— 

6 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

7 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and 

8 subsequently pursuant to paragraph (14)(F) of 

9 section (2)(b) of the National Institute of Stand10 ards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 272(b)), as 

11 added by subsection (b) of this section, the Direc12 tor of the National Institute of Standards and 

13 Technology shall submit to Congress a report 

14 that describes the process for ongoing review and 

15 updates to the National Initiative for Cybersecu16 rity Education Workforce Framework for Cyber17 security (NIST Special Publication 800–181), or 

18 a successor framework. 

19 (B) REQUIREMENTS.—Each report sub20 mitted pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall— 

21 (i) summarize proposed changes to the 

22 framework; 

23 (ii) identify, with regard to the work 

24 roles, tasks, knowledge, and skills included 

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1 labor organizations, and relevant govern2 ment agencies are consulted in the update; 

3 and 

4 (iii) describe— 

5 (I) the ongoing process and 

6 timeline for updating the framework; 

7 and 

8 (II) the incorporation of any ad9 ditional work roles or competency 

10 areas in domains such as administra11 tion and finance, law and policy, eth12 ics, privacy, human resources, infor13 mation technology, operational tech14 nology, supply chain security, and ac15 quisition and procurement. 

16 (2) REPORT ON APPLICATION AND USE OF NICE

17 FRAMEWORK.—Not later than 3 years after the date 

18 of the enactment of this Act and not less frequently 

19 than once every 3 years thereafter for 9 years, the Di20 rector shall, in consultation with industry, govern21 ment, nonprofit, labor organizations, research, and 

22 academic institutions, submit to Congress a report 

23 that identifies— 

24 (A) applications and uses of the framework 

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1 (B) any guidance that the program office of 

2 the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Edu3 cation provides to increase adoption by employ4 ers and education and training providers of the 

5 work roles and competency areas for individuals 

6 who perform cybersecurity work at all pro7 ficiency levels; 

8 (C) available information regarding em9 ployer and education and training provider use 

10 of the framework; 

11 (D) an assessment of the use and effective12 ness of the framework by and for individuals 

13 with nontraditional backgrounds or education, 

14 especially individuals making a career change or 

15 not pursuing a bachelor’s degree or higher; and 

16 (E) any additional actions taken by the Di17 rector to increase the use of the framework. 

18 (3) CYBERSECURITY CAREER EXPLORATION RE19 SOURCES.—The Director, acting through the National 

20 Initiative for Cybersecurity Education, shall dissemi21 nate cybersecurity career resources for all age groups, 

22 including kindergarten through secondary and post23 secondary education and adult workers. 

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1 (1) FRAMEWORK ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 

2 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

3 the Director shall assess the need for additional work4 force frameworks for critical and emerging tech5 nologies, such as quantum information science. 

6 (2) DEVELOPMENT OF ADDITIONAL FRAME7 WORKS.— 

8 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall de9 velop and publish a workforce framework for 

10 each additional workforce framework that the 

11 Director determines is needed pursuant to an as12 sessment carried out pursuant to paragraph (1). 

13 (B) REQUIRED AI FRAMEWORK.—Notwith14 standing paragraph (1) and subparagraph (A) 

15 of this paragraph, not less than 540 days after 

16 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Direc17 tor shall develop and publish a workforce frame18 work, workforce categories, work roles, and com19 petency areas for artificial intelligence. 

20 (3) MODEL.—In developing a workforce frame21 work under paragraph (2), the Director may use the 

22 Playbook for Workforce Frameworks developed by the 

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1 rity (NIST Special Publication 800–181), or a suc2 cessor framework. 

3 (4) FRAMEWORK COMPONENTS.—Each frame4 work developed pursuant to paragraph (2) shall in5 clude relevant support or operations work roles and 

6 competency areas such as administration and fi7 nance, law and policy, ethics, privacy, human re8 sources, information technology, operational tech9 nology, supply chain security, and acquisition and 

10 procurement, as the Director considers appropriate, 

11 in alignment with paragraph (14)(C) of section 2(b) 

12 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology 

13 Act ( 15 U.S.C. 272(b)), as added by subsection (b). 

14 (5) PROFESSIONAL SKILLS REQUIRED.—Each 

15 framework developed pursuant to paragraph (2) shall 

16 include professional skills or employability skills, as 

17 the Director considers appropriate, in alignment with 

18 paragraph (14)(C) of section 2(b) of the National In19 stitute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 

20 272(b)), as added by subsection (b). 

21 (6) NONTRADITIONAL BACKGROUNDS.—Each 

22 framework developed under paragraph (2), or mate23 rials associated with each framework, shall include 

24 information for how individuals with nontechnical or 

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1 utilize their skills for such frameworks’ roles and 

2 tasks, in alignment with paragraph (14)(D) of section 

3 2(b) of the such Act (15 U.S.C. 272(b)(14)(D)), as so 

4 added. 

5 (7) UPDATES.—The Director shall update each 

6 framework developed under paragraph (2) in accord7 ance with subparagraph (B) of paragraph (14) of sec8 tion 2(b) of the National Institute of Standards and 

9 Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 272(b)), as added by sub10 section (b) of this section, and submit to Congress re11 ports in accordance with subparagraph (F) of such 

12 paragraph. 

13 SEC. 18. RESTRICTIONS ON AWARDS OR SCHOLARSHIPS TO 

14 CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS OR RECIPIENTS. 

15 The Director may not award any funds or initiate any 

16 programs authorized under or described in this Act to an 

17 elementary or secondary education institution, an institu18 tion of higher education, as defined in section 102 of the 

19 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002), a non20 profit entity related to or affiliated with any such institu21 tion, a nonprofit entity that engages in established cur22 riculum-related clinical training of students registered at 

23 any such institution, a nonprofit research organization, or 

24 a governmental research organization, if such recipient has 

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1 Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.) due to discrimination 

2 on the basis of shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics on 

3 or after January 1, 2020. 


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Calendar No. 486 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4394 

A BILL 

To support National Science Foundation education 

intelligence. and professional development relating to artificial 

AUGUST 1, 2024 

Reported with an amendment 


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