(1) REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.—An eligible entity 
that receives a grant under subsection (a)(1)(A) 
shall use the grant funds for each of the following 
activities: 
(A) Training teachers to teach emerging 
and advanced technology, including providing 
professional development opportunities. 
(B) Expanding access to high-quality 
learning materials and online learning options, 
including equipment and other related tech-
nologies and access to broadband internet that 
are necessary to fully perform in the area of 
emerging and advanced technologies. 
(C) Creating plans for expanding overall 
access to rigorous STEAM classes, utilizing 
emerging and advanced technology as a catalyst 
for increased interest in STEAM more broadly, 
and reducing course equity gaps for all stu-
dents, including underrepresented groups, such 
as minorities, girls, and youth from low-income 
families. 
(D) Ensuring additional support and re-
sources, which may include mentoring for stu-
dents traditionally underrepresented in STEAM 
fields. 
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(E) Ongoing industry engagement to re-
ceive feedback on curricula and the emerging 
skills needed of artificial intelligence-related 
jobs. 
(2) PERMISSIBLE ACTIVITIES.—An eligible enti-
ty that receives a grant under subsection (a)(1)(A) 
may use the grant funds for 1 or more of the fol-
lowing activities: 
(A) Building effective regional collabora-
tions with industry, nonprofit organizations, 
State boards and local boards (as such terms 
are defined in section 3 of the Workforce Inno-
vation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102)), 
institutions of higher education (including com-
munity colleges, technical colleges, and minor-
ity-serving institutions), and out-of-school pro-
viders. 
(B) Recruiting and hiring instructional 
personnel as needed, including teachers and 
paraeducators (which shall have the meaning 
given the term ‘‘paraprofessional’’ in section 
8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)), including 
through support for the workforce development 
system (as defined in section 3 of the Work-
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force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3102)) in the State. 
(C) Preparations for effectively sustaining 
project activities after the grant period ends. 
(D) Disseminating information about effec-
tive practices. 
(3) LIMITATION.—Not more than 15 percent of 
a grant awarded under subsection (a)(1)(A) may be 
used to purchase equipment. 
(d) GRANT FUNDS FOR EMERGING AND ADVANCED 
TECHNOLOGY TEACHER DEVELOPMENT AND RECRUIT-
MENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity that re-
ceives a grant under subsection (a)(1)(B) shall use 
the grant funds for emerging and advanced tech-
nology teacher development and recruitment, which 
may include professional development opportunities, 
loan repayment, or tuition reimbursement for service 
as an emerging and advanced technology teacher, or 
any other program designed to develop and recruit 
emerging and advanced technology teachers. 
(2) FULFILLING
OBLIGATION.—If an eligible 
entity that receives a grant under subsection 
(a)(1)(B) uses the grant funds to implement a loan 
repayment program or program for tuition reim-
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bursement for service as an emerging and advanced 
technology teacher, the eligible entity shall fulfill any 
loan repayment or tuition reimbursement obligation 
made to a teacher in exchange for service. 
(e) NATIONAL ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary may re-
serve not more than 2.5 percent of funds available for 
grants under this section for national activities, including 
technical assistance, evaluation, and dissemination. 
(f) EVALUATIONS.—In carrying out this section, the 
Secretary shall authorize third-party evaluations of grants 
awarded under this section to help build an evidence base 
of effective programs that advance a 21st-century artificial 
intelligence workforce. Such evaluations shall assess the 
scalability of activities funded by such grants to support 
the 21st-century artificial intelligence workforce. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$160,000,000 for fiscal year 2026. 
SEC. 204. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR GRANTS. 
(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Labor shall 
award grants to eligible entities to support workforce 
training for workers most impacted by artificial in-
telligence. From the amounts appropriated under 
subsection (f), after reserving amounts under sub-
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section (d), the Secretary of Labor shall award 
grants as described in subsection (b). 
(2) CONSORTIA.—An eligible entity may apply 
for a grant under this section as part of a consor-
tium of eligible entities. 
(3) DURATION.—Grants awarded under this 
section shall be for a period of not less than 3 years 
and not more than 5 years. 
(4) CONSIDERATIONS.—In awarding grants 
under this section, the Secretary of Labor shall con-
sider— 
(A) the information and recommendations 
included in the reports prepared under section 
103; and 
(B) structural and other barriers facing 
specific demographic groups, as informed by the 
reports prepared under section 103. 
(5) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this 
section, the Secretary of Labor shall give priority to 
eligible entities that are labor organizations rep-
resenting workers in industries or occupations iden-
tified in the report under section 103(b)(2), or con-
sortia of eligible entities that include such a labor 
organization. 
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