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(III) by striking subparagraph 
(C); 
(ii) in paragraph (2)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘mathematics and 
science 
programs’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘STEM programs’’; 
(II) by inserting ‘‘and, as appro-
priate, elementary schools,’’ after ‘‘with 
secondary schools’’; 
(III) by striking ‘‘mathematics 
and science education’’ and inserting 
‘‘STEM education’’; 
(IV) by striking ‘‘secondary school 
students’’ and inserting ‘‘students at 
these schools’’; 
(V) by striking ‘‘science and ad-
vanced-technology fields’’ and inserting 
‘‘STEM 
and 
advanced-technology 
fields’’; and 
(VI) by striking ‘‘agreements with 
local educational agencies’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘articulation agreements or dual 
credit courses with local secondary 
schools, or other means as the Director 
determines appropriate,’’; and
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(iii) in paragraph (3)— 
(I) by striking subparagraph (B); 
(II) by striking ‘‘shall—’’and all 
that follows through ‘‘establish a’’ and 
inserting ‘‘shall establish a’’; 
(III) by striking ‘‘the fields of 
science, technology, engineering, and 
mathematics’’ and inserting ‘‘STEM 
fields’’; and 
(IV) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and in-
serting ‘‘, including jobs at Federal 
and academic laboratories.’’; 
(D) in subsection (d)(2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
(ii) in subparagraph (E), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting a ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(F) as appropriate, applications that 
apply the best practices for STEM education and 
technical skills education through distance learn-
ing or in a simulated work environment, as de-
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termined by research described in subsection (f); 
and’’; 
(E) in subsection (g), by striking the second 
sentence; 
(F) in subsection (h)(1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘2022’’ and inserting ‘‘2026’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘2022’’ and inserting ‘‘2026’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (C)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘up to $2,500,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘not 
less 
than 
$3,000,000’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘2022’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2026’’; 
(G) in subsection (i)— 
(i) by striking paragraph (3); and 
(ii) by redesignating paragraphs (4) 
and (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respec-
tively; and 
(H) in subsection (j)— 
(i) by striking paragraph (1) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(1) the term advanced-technology includes tech-
nological fields such as advanced manufacturing, ag-
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ricultural-, biological- and chemical-technologies, en-
ergy and environmental technologies, engineering 
technologies, information technologies, micro and 
nano-technologies, 
cybersecurity 
technologies, 
geospatial technologies, and new, emerging technology 
areas;’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘sep-
arate bachelor-degree- granting institutions’’ 
and inserting ‘‘other entities’’; 
(iii) by striking paragraph (7); 
(iv) by redesignating paragraphs (8) 
and (9) as paragraphs (7) and (8), respec-
tively; 
(v) in paragraph (7), as redesignated 
by clause (iv), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the 
semicolon; 
(vi) in paragraph (8), as redesignated 
by clause (iv)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘mathematics, 
science, engineering, or technology’’ 
and inserting ‘‘science, technology, en-
gineering, or mathematics’’; and 
(II) by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
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(vii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(9) the term skilled technical workforce has the 
meaning given such term in section 4(b) of the Inno-
vations in Mentoring, Training, and Apprenticeships 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1862p).’’. 
(3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Sec-
tion 5 of the Scientific and Advanced-Technology Act 
of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 1862j) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to the Direc-
tor for carrying out sections 2 through 4 $150,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.’’. 
SEC. 10313. GRADUATE STEM EDUCATION. 
(a) 
MENTORING
AND
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOP-
MENT.— 
(1) MENTORING PLANS.— 
(A) UPDATE.—Section 7008(a) of the Amer-
ica Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Pro-
mote Excellence in Technology, Education, and 
Science Act (42 U.S.C. 1862o(a)) is amended 
by— 
(i) inserting ‘‘and graduate student’’ 
after ‘‘postdoctoral’’; and
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(ii) inserting ‘‘The requirement may be 
satisfied by providing such individuals with 
access to mentors, including individuals not 
listed on the award.’’ after ‘‘review cri-
terion.’’. 
(B) EVALUATION.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Direc-
tor shall enter into an agreement with a quali-
fied independent organization to evaluate the ef-
fectiveness of the postdoctoral mentoring plan re-
quirement for improving mentoring for Founda-
tion-supported postdoctoral researchers. 
(2) CAREER EXPLORATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall make 
awards, on a competitive basis, to institutions of 
higher education and nonprofit organizations (or 
consortia of such institutions or organizations) 
to develop innovative approaches for facilitating 
career exploration of academic and nonacademic 
career options and for providing opportunity- 
broadening experiences, including work-inte-
grated opportunities, for graduate students and 
postdoctoral scholars that can then be considered, 
adopted, or adapted by other institutions and to
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carry out research on the impact and outcomes 
of such activities. 
(B) REVIEW OF PROPOSALS.—In selecting 
award recipients under this subparagraph, the 
Director shall consider, at a minimum— 
(i) the extent to which the administra-
tors of the institution are committed to 
making the proposed activity a priority; 
and 
(ii) the likelihood that the institution 
or organization will sustain or expand the 
proposed activity effort beyond the period of 
the award. 
(3) DEVELOPMENT PLANS.—The Director shall 
require that annual project reports for awards that 
support graduate students and postdoctoral scholars 
include certification by the principal investigator that 
each graduate student and postdoctoral scholar receiv-
ing substantial support from such award, as deter-
mined by has developed and annually updated an in-
dividual development plan to map educational goals, 
career exploration, and professional development. 
(4) 
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
SUPPLE-
MENT.—The Director shall carry out a five-year pilot 
initiative to award up to 2,500 administrative sup-
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plements of up to $2,000 to existing research awards 
annually, on a competitive basis, to support profes-
sional development experiences for graduate students 
and postdoctoral researchers who receive a substantial 
portion of their support under such award, as deter-
mined by the Director. Not more than 10 percent of 
supplements awarded under this subparagraph may 
be used to support professional development experi-
ences for postdoctoral researchers. 
(5) GRADUATE EDUCATION RESEARCH.—The Di-
rector shall make awards, on a competitive basis, to 
institutions of higher education or nonprofit organi-
zations (or consortia of such institutions or organiza-
tions) to support research on the graduate education 
system and outcomes of various interventions and 
policies, including— 
(A) the effects of traineeships, fellowships, 
internships, 
and 
teaching 
and 
research 
assistantships on outcomes for graduate students; 
(B) the effects of graduate education and 
mentoring policies and procedures on degree 
completion, including differences by— 
(i) sex, race and ethnicity, and citizen-
ship; and 
(ii) student debt load;
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(C) the development and assessment of new 
or adapted interventions, including approaches 
that improve mentoring relationships, develop 
conflict management skills, and promote healthy 
research teams; and 
(D) research, data collection, and assess-
ment of the state of graduate student mental 
health and wellbeing, factors contributing to and 
consequences of poor graduate student mental 
health, and the development, adaptation, and as-
sessment of evidence-based strategies and policies 
to support emotional wellbeing and mental 
health. 
(b) GRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM 
UPDATE.— 
(1) SENSE
OF
CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 
Congress that the Foundation should increase the 
number of new graduate research fellows supported 
annually over the next 5 years to no fewer than 3,000 
fellows. 
(2) PROGRAM UPDATE.—Section 10 of the Na-
tional Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 
1869) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘and as 
will address national workforce demand in crit-
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ical STEM fields’’ after ‘‘throughout the United 
States’’; 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘of 
$12,000’’ and inserting ‘‘of at least $16,000’’; 
and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) OUTREACH.—The Director shall ensure program 
outreach to recruit fellowship applicants from fields of 
study that are in areas of critical national need from all 
regions of the country, and from historically underrep-
resented populations in STEM.’’. 
(3) CYBERSECURITY SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRAD-
UATE FELLOWSHIPS.—The Director shall ensure that 
students pursuing master’s degrees and doctoral de-
grees in fields relating to cybersecurity are eligible to 
apply for scholarships and graduate fellowships under 
the Graduate Research Fellowship Program under 
section 10 of the National Science Foundation Act of 
1950 (42 U.S.C. 1869). 
(c) STUDY ON GRADUATE STUDENT FUNDING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall 
enter into an agreement with a qualified independent 
organization to evaluate—
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(A) the role of the Foundation in sup-
porting graduate student education and training 
through fellowships, traineeships, and other fund-
ing models; and 
(B) the impact of different funding mecha-
nisms on graduate student experiences and out-
comes, including whether such mechanisms have 
differential impacts on subsets of the student 
population. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall pub-
lish the results of the evaluation carried out under 
paragraph (1), including a recommendation for the 
appropriate balance between fellowships, traineeships, 
and other funding models. 
(d) [LOG 165 H10304(G)/S2208] AI SCHOLARSHIP- 
FOR-SERVICE.— 
(1) DEFINITION OF EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘‘executive agency’’ has the mean-
ing given the term ‘‘Executive agency’’ in section 105 
of title 5, United States Code. 
(2) AI SCHOLARSHIP-FOR-SERVICE
INITIATIVE 
REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Director, in coordination 
with the Office of Personnel Management, shall sub-
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mit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate, the Committee on 
Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Rep-
resentatives, the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the 
Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of 
Representatives a report on the need and feasibility, 
and if appropriate, plans to implement a program to 
recruit and train the next generation of artificial in-
telligence professionals to meet the needs of Federal, 
State, local, and Tribal governments. The report shall 
include— 
(A) recent statistical data on the size, com-
position, and educational requirements of the 
Federal AI workforce, including an assessment of 
current and future demand for additional AI 
professionals across the Federal Government; 
(B) an assessment of the capacity of institu-
tions of higher education to produce graduates 
with degrees, certifications, and relevant skills 
related to artificial intelligence that meet the 
current and future needs of the Federal work-
force; and 
(C) an evaluation of the need for and feasi-
bility of establishing a scholarship-for-service
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program to recruit and train the next generation 
of artificial intelligence professionals to meet the 
needs of Federal, State, local, and Tribal govern-
ments, including opportunities for leveraging ex-
isting processes and resources for administering 
the Federal Cyber Scholarship-for-Service Pro-
gram established under section 302 of the Cyber-
security Enhancement Act of 2014 (15 U.S.C. 
7442) in standing up such a program. 
(3) PROGRAM ESTABLISHMENT.—Upon submit-
ting the report required in paragraph (2), the Direc-
tor, in coordination with the Director of the Office of 
Personnel Management, the Director of the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology, and the heads 
of other agencies with appropriate scientific knowl-
edge, is authorized to establish a Federal artificial in-
telligence scholarship-for-service program (referred to 
in this section as the Federal AI Scholarship-for-Serv-
ice Program) to recruit and train artificial intel-
ligence professionals to lead and support the applica-
tion of artificial intelligence to the missions of Fed-
eral, State, local, and Tribal governments. 
(4) QUALIFIED INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDU-
CATION.—The Director, in coordination with the 
heads of other agencies with appropriate scientific
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knowledge, shall establish criteria to designate quali-
fied institutions of higher education that shall be eli-
gible to participate in the Federal AI Scholarship-for- 
Service program. Such criteria shall include— 
(A) measures of the institution’s dem-
onstrated excellence in the education of students 
in the field of artificial intelligence; and 
(B) measures of the institution’s ability to 
attract and retain a diverse and nontraditional 
student population in the fields of science, tech-
nology, engineering, and mathematics, which 
may include the ability to attract women, mi-
norities, and individuals with disabilities. 
(5) PROGRAM DESCRIPTION AND COMPONENTS.— 
The Federal AI Scholarship-for-Service Program 
shall— 
(A) provide scholarships through qualified 
institutions of higher education to students who 
are enrolled in programs of study at institutions 
of higher education leading to degrees or con-
centrations in or related to the artificial intel-
ligence field; 
(B) provide the scholarship recipients with 
summer internship opportunities or other mean-
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ingful temporary appointments in the Federal 
workforce focusing on AI projects or research; 
(C) prioritize the employment placement of 
scholarship recipients in executive agencies; 
(D) identify opportunities to promote 
multi-disciplinary programs of study that inte-
grate basic or advanced AI training with other 
fields of study, including those that address the 
social, economic, legal, and ethical implications 
of human interaction with AI systems; 
(E) support capacity-building education re-
search programs that will enable postsecondary 
educational institutions to expand their ability 
to train the next-generation AI workforce, in-
cluding AI researchers and practitioners; 
(F) create courses or training programs in 
technology ethics for students receiving scholar-
ships; and 
(G) award fellowships to masters and doc-
toral students who are pursuing degrees or re-
search in artificial intelligence and related fields, 
including in the field of technology ethics. 
(6) SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNTS.—Each scholarship 
under paragraph (5) shall be in an amount that cov-
ers the student’s tuition and fees at the institution for
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not more than 3 years and provides the student with 
an additional stipend. 
(7) POST-AWARD EMPLOYMENT OBLIGATIONS.— 
Each scholarship recipient, as a condition of receiving 
a scholarship under the program, shall enter into an 
agreement under which the recipient agrees to work 
for a period equal to the length of the scholarship, fol-
lowing receipt of the student’s degree, in the AI mis-
sion of— 
(A) an executive agency; 
(B) Congress, including any agency, entity, 
office, or commission established in the legisla-
tive branch; 
(C) an interstate agency; 
(D) a State, local, or Tribal government, 
which may include instruction in AI-related skill 
sets in a public school system; or 
(E) a State, local, or Tribal government-af-
filiated nonprofit entity that is considered to be 
critical infrastructure (as defined in section 
1016(e) of the USA Patriot Act (42 U.S.C. 
5195c(e))). 
(8) HIRING AUTHORITY.— 
(A) APPOINTMENT
IN
EXCEPTED
SERV-
ICE.—Notwithstanding any provision of chapter
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33 of title 5, United States Code, governing ap-
pointments in the competitive service, an execu-
tive agency may appoint an individual who has 
completed the eligible degree program for which 
a scholarship was awarded to a position in the 
excepted service in the executive agency. 
(B) NONCOMPETITIVE
CONVERSION.—Ex-
cept as provided in subparagraph (D), upon ful-
fillment of the service term, an employee ap-
pointed under subparagraph (A) may be con-
verted noncompetitively to term, career-condi-
tional, or career appointment. 
(C) TIMING OF CONVERSION.—An executive 
agency may noncompetitively convert a term em-
ployee appointed under subparagraph (B) to a 
career-conditional or career appointment before 
the term appointment expires. 
(D) AUTHORITY
TO
DECLINE
CONVER-
SION.—An executive agency may decline to make 
the noncompetitive conversion or appointment 
under subparagraph (B) for cause. 
(9) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a 
scholarship under this section, an individual shall— 
(A) be a citizen or lawful permanent resi-
dent of the United States;
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(B) demonstrate a commitment to a career 
in advancing the field of AI; 
(C) be— 
(i) a full-time student in an eligible 
degree program at a qualified institution of 
higher education, as determined by the Di-
rector; 
(ii) a student pursuing a degree on a 
less than full-time basis, but not less than 
half-time basis; or 
(iii) an AI faculty member on sab-
batical to advance knowledge in the field; 
and 
(D) accept the terms of a scholarship under 
this section. 
(10) CONDITIONS OF SUPPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of receiv-
ing a scholarship under this section, a recipient 
shall agree to provide the qualified institution of 
higher education with annual verifiable docu-
mentation of post-award employment and up-to- 
date contact information. 
(B) TERMS.—A scholarship recipient under 
this section shall be liable to the United States
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as provided in paragraph (12) if the indi-
vidual— 
(i) fails to maintain an acceptable 
level of academic standing at the applicable 
institution of higher education, as deter-
mined by the Director; 
(ii) is dismissed from the applicable 
institution of higher education for discipli-
nary reasons; 
(iii) withdraws from the eligible degree 
program before completing the program; 
(iv) declares that the individual does 
not intend to fulfill the post- award employ-
ment obligation under this section; or 
(v) fails to fulfill the post-award em-
ployment obligation of the individual under 
this section. 
(11) MONITORING COMPLIANCE.—As a condition 
of participating in the program, a qualified institu-
tion of higher education shall— 
(A) enter into an agreement with the Direc-
tor to monitor the compliance of scholarship re-
cipients with respect to their post-award employ-
ment obligations; and
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(B) provide to the Director, on an annual 
basis, the post-award employment documentation 
required under paragraph (10) for scholarship 
recipients through the completion of their post- 
award employment obligations. 
(12) AMOUNT OF REPAYMENT.— 
(A) LESS THAN 1 YEAR OF SERVICE.—If a 
circumstance described in paragraph (10) occurs 
before the completion of 1 year of a post-award 
employment obligation under this section, the 
total amount of scholarship awards received by 
the individual under this section shall— 
(i) be repaid; or 
(ii) be treated as a loan to be repaid 
in accordance with paragraph (13). 
(B) 1 OR MORE YEARS OF SERVICE.—If a 
circumstance described in clause (iv) or (v) of 
paragraph (10)(B) occurs after the completion of 
1 or more years of a post-award employment ob-
ligation under this section, the total amount of 
scholarship awards received by the individual 
under this section, reduced by the ratio of the 
number of years of service completed divided by 
the number of years of service required, shall— 
(i) be repaid; or
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(ii) be treated as a loan to be repaid 
in accordance with paragraph (13). 
(13) REPAYMENTS.—A loan described in para-
graph (12) shall— 
(A) be treated as a Federal Direct Unsub-
sidized Stafford Loan under part D of title IV 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1087a et seq.); and 
(B) be subject to repayment, together with 
interest thereon accruing from the date of the 
scholarship award, in accordance with terms and 
conditions specified by the Director (in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Education). 
(14) COLLECTION OF REPAYMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In the event that a schol-
arship recipient is required to repay the scholar-
ship award under this section, the qualified in-
stitution of higher education providing the schol-
arship shall— 
(i) determine the repayment amounts 
and notify the recipient and the Director of 
the amounts owed; and 
(ii) collect the repayment amounts 
within a period of time as determined by 
the Director, or the repayment amounts
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shall be treated as a loan in accordance 
with paragraph (13). 
(B) RETURNED TO TREASURY.—Except as 
provided in subparagraph (C), any repayment 
under this subsection shall be returned to the 
Treasury of the United States. 
(C) RETAIN PERCENTAGE.—A qualified in-
stitution of higher education may retain a per-
centage of any repayment the institution collects 
under this subsection to defray administrative 
costs associated with the collection. The Director 
shall establish a fixed percentage that will apply 
to all eligible entities, and may update this per-
centage as needed, in the determination of the 
Director. 
(15) EXCEPTIONS.—The Director may provide 
for the partial or total waiver or suspension of any 
service or payment obligation by an individual under 
this section whenever compliance by the individual 
with the obligation is impossible or would involve ex-
treme hardship to the individual, or if enforcement of 
such obligation with respect to the individual would 
be unconscionable. 
(16) PUBLIC INFORMATION.—
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(A) EVALUATION.—The Director, in coordi-
nation with the Director of the Office of Per-
sonnel Management, shall annually evaluate and 
make public, in a manner that protects the per-
sonally identifiable information of scholarship 
recipients, information on the success of recruit-
ing individuals for scholarships under this sec-
tion and on hiring and retaining those individ-
uals in the public sector AI workforce, including 
information on— 
(i) placement rates; 
(ii) where students are placed, includ-
ing job titles and descriptions; 
(iii) salary ranges for students not re-
leased from obligations under this section; 
(iv) how long after graduation students 
are placed; 
(v) how long students stay in the posi-
tions they enter upon graduation; 
(vi) how many students are released 
from obligations; and 
(vii) what, if any, remedial training is 
required. 
(B) REPORTS.—The Director, in coordina-
tion with the Office of Personnel Management,
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shall submit, not less frequently than once every 
3 years, to the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate, the Committee on Science, 
Space, and Technology of the House of Rep-
resentatives, and the Committee on Oversight 
and Reform of the House of Representatives a re-
port, including the results of the evaluation 
under subparagraph (A) and any recent statis-
tics regarding the size, composition, and edu-
cational requirements of the Federal AI work-
force. 
(C) RESOURCES.—The Director, in coordi-
nation with the Director of the Office of Per-
sonnel Management, shall provide consolidated 
and user-friendly online resources for prospective 
scholarship recipients, including, to the extent 
practicable— 
(i) searchable, up-to-date, and accurate 
information about participating institu-
tions of higher education and job opportuni-
ties related to the AI field; and 
(ii) a modernized description of AI ca-
reers.
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(17) REFRESH.—Not less than once every 2 
years, the Director, in coordination with the Director 
of the Office of Personnel Management, shall review 
and update the Federal AI Scholarship-for-Service 
Program to reflect advances in technology. 
SEC. 10314. STEM WORKFORCE DATA. 
(a) SKILLED TECHNICAL WORKFORCE PORTFOLIO RE-
VIEW.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall 
conduct a full portfolio analysis of the Foundation’s 
skilled technical workforce investments across all Di-
rectorates in the areas of education, research, infra-
structure, data collection, and analysis. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the review under paragraph (1) is complete, 
the Director shall submit to Congress and make wide-
ly available to the public a summary report of the 
portfolio review. 
(b) SURVEY DATA.— 
(1) ROTATING TOPIC MODULES.—To meet evolv-
ing needs for data on the state of the science and en-
gineering workforce, the Director shall assess, through 
coordination with other Federal statistical agencies 
and drawing on input from relevant stakeholders, the
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feasibility and benefits of incorporating questions or 
topic modules to existing National Center for Science 
and Engineering Statistics surveys that would vary 
from cycle to cycle. 
(2) NEW DATA.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall sub-
mit to Congress and the Board the results of an as-
sessment, carried out in coordination with other Fed-
eral agencies and with input from relevant stake-
holders, of the feasibility and benefits of incorporating 
new questions or topic modules to existing National 
Center for Science and Engineering Statistics surveys 
on— 
(A) the skilled technical workforce; 
(B) working conditions and work-life bal-
ance; 
(C) harassment and discrimination; 
(D) immigration and emigration; and 
(E) any other topics at the discretion of the 
Director. 
(3) LONGITUDINAL DESIGN.—The Director shall 
continue and accelerate efforts to enhance the useful-
ness of National Center for Science and Engineering 
Statistics survey data for longitudinal research and 
analysis.
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(4) GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE RE-
VIEW.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall submit a report to Congress 
that— 
(A) evaluates Foundation processes for en-
suring the data and analysis produced by the 
National Center for Science and Engineering 
Statistics meets current and future needs; and 
(B) includes such recommendations as the 
Comptroller General determines are appropriate 
to improve such processes. 
SEC. 10315. CYBER WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH 
AND DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall make awards on 
a merit-reviewed, competitive basis to institutions of higher 
education or nonprofit organizations (or consortia of such 
institutions or organizations) to carry out research on the 
cyber workforce. 
(b) RESEARCH.—In carrying out research pursuant to 
subsection (a), the Director shall support research and de-
velopment activities to— 
(1) understand the current state of the cyber 
workforce, including factors that influence growth, re-
tention, and development of that workforce;
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(2) examine paths to entry and re-entry into the 
cyber workforce; 
(3) understand trends of the cyber workforce, in-
cluding demographic representation, educational and 
professional backgrounds present, competencies avail-
able, and factors that shape employee recruitment, de-
velopment, and retention and how to increase the size, 
diversity, and capability of the cyber workforce; 
(4) examine and evaluate training practices, 
models, programs, and technologies; and 
(5) other closely related topics as the Director de-
termines appropriate. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out the activities 
described in subsection (b), the Director shall— 
(1) collaborate with the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, including the National 
Initiative for Cybersecurity Education, the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security, the Department of De-
fense, the Office of Personnel Management, and other 
Federal departments and agencies, as appropriate; 
(2) align with or build on the National Initia-
tive on Cybersecurity Education Cybersecurity Work-
force Framework wherever practicable and applicable;
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(3) leverage the collective body of knowledge from 
existing cyber workforce development research and 
education activities; and 
(4) engage with other Federal departments and 
agencies, research communities, and potential users of 
information produced under this subsection. 
SEC. 10316. FEDERAL CYBER SCHOLARSHIP-FOR-SERVICE 
PROGRAM. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) since cybersecurity risks are constant in the 
growing digital world, it is critical that the United 
States stay ahead of malicious cyber activity with a 
workforce that can safeguard our innovation, re-
search, and work environments; and 
(2) Federal investments in the Federal Cyber 
Scholarship-for-Service Program at the National 
Science Foundation play a critical role in preparing 
and sustaining a strong, talented, and much-needed 
national cybersecurity workforce and should be 
strengthened. 
(b) IN GENERAL.—Section 302(b)(1) of the Cybersecu-
rity Enhancement Act of 2014 (15 U.S.C. 7442(b)(1)) is 
amended by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting 
the following ‘‘and cybersecurity-related aspects of other re-
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lated fields as appropriate, including artificial intelligence, 
quantum computing and aerospace;’’. 
SEC. 10317. CYBERSECURITY WORKFORCE DATA INITIATIVE. 
The Director, acting through the National Center for 
Science and Engineering Statistics established in section 
505 of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 
2010 (42 U.S.C. 1862p) and in coordination with the Di-
rector of the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology and other appropriate Federal statistical agencies, 
shall establish a cybersecurity workforce data initiative 
that— 
(1) assesses the feasibility of providing nation-
ally representative estimates and statistical informa-
tion on the cybersecurity workforce; 
(2) utilizes the National Initiative for Cybersecu-
rity Education (NICE) Cybersecurity Workforce 
Framework (NIST Special Publication 800–181), or 
other frameworks, as appropriate, to enable a con-
sistent measurement of the cybersecurity workforce; 
(3) utilizes and complements existing data on 
employer requirements and unfilled positions in the 
cybersecurity workforce; 
(4) consults key stakeholders and the broader 
community of practice in cybersecurity workforce de-
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velopment to determine data requirements needed to 
strengthen the cybersecurity workforce; 
(5) evaluates existing Federal survey data for in-
formation pertinent to developing national estimates 
of the cybersecurity workforce; 
(6) evaluates administrative data and other sup-
plementary data sources, as available, to describe and 
measure the cybersecurity workforce; and 
(7) collects statistical data, to the greatest extent 
practicable, on credential attainment and employ-
ment outcomes information for the cybersecurity 
workforce. 
SEC. 10318. MICROELECTRONICS WORKFORCE DEVELOP-
MENT ACTIVITIES. 
(a) CREATING HELPFUL INITIATIVES TO PRODUCE 
PERSONNEL IN NEEDED GROWTH INDUSTRIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Director shall make 
awards to institutions of higher education, non-profit 
organizations, or consortia thereof, for research, devel-
opment, and related activities to advance innovative 
approaches to developing, improving, and expanding 
evidence-based education and workforce development 
activities and learning experiences at all levels of edu-
cation in fields and disciplines related to microelec-
tronics.
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(2) PURPOSES.—Activities carried out under 
this section shall be for the purpose of supporting the 
growth, retention, and development of a diverse and 
sustainable microelectronics workforce to meet the re-
quirements of the programs established in section 
9906(c)(2)(C) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2021 in support of the evolving needs of industry, 
academia, government, and Federal laboratories. 
(3) USES OF FUNDS.—Awards made under this 
section shall be used to support activities, such as— 
(A) development of industry-oriented cur-
ricula and teaching modules for topics relevant 
to microelectronics, including those that provide 
meaningful hands-on learning experiences; 
(B) dissemination of materials developed in 
subparagraph (A), including through the cre-
ation and maintenance of a publicly-accessible 
database and online portal; 
(C) development and implementation of 
training, research, and professional development 
programs for teachers, including innovative pre- 
service and in-service programs, in microelec-
tronics and related fields;
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(D) support for learning activities and ex-
periences that provide physical, simulated, or re-
mote access to training facilities and industry- 
standard processes and tools, including equip-
ment and software for the design, development, 
manufacturing, and testing of microelectronics; 
(E) increasing the integration of microelec-
tronics content into STEM curricula at all edu-
cation levels; 
(F) Growing academic research capacity in 
microelectronics by incentivizing the hiring of 
faculty in fields critical to microelectronics; 
(G) support for innovative industry path-
way programs that connect high school, voca-
tional, military, college, and graduate programs; 
and 
(H) providing informal hands-on microelec-
tronics learning opportunities for PreK-12 stu-
dents in different learning environments, includ-
ing competitions. 
(4) 
ADVANCED
MICROELECTRONICS 
TRAINEESHIPS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall make 
awards to institutions of higher education or 
nonprofit organizations (or consortia of such in-
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stitutions 
and 
organizations) 
to 
establish 
traineeship programs for graduate students who 
pursue microelectronics research leading to a 
masters or doctorate degree by providing funding 
and other assistance, and by providing graduate 
students with opportunities for research experi-
ences in government or industry related to the 
students’ microelectronics studies. 
(B) USE OF FUNDS.—Institutions of higher 
education or non-profit organizations (or con-
sortia of such institutions and organizations) 
shall use award funds provided under subpara-
graph (A) for the purposes of— 
(i) paying tuition and fees, and pro-
viding stipends, for students receiving 
traineeships who are citizens, nationals, or 
aliens lawfully admitted for permanent res-
idence; 
(ii) facilitating opportunities for sci-
entific internship programs for students re-
ceiving traineeships in microelectronics at 
private industry, nonprofit research institu-
tions, or Federal laboratories; and 
(iii) such other costs associated with 
the administration of the program.
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(5) MICROELECTRONICS
SKILLED
TECHNICAL 
WORKFORCE
PROGRAMS.—The Director shall make 
awards under the Scientific and Advanced-Technology 
Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 1862h-j) to support programs 
for skilled technical workers in STEM disciplines that 
are aligned with skilled workforce needs of the micro-
electronics industry and lead to an associate’s degree, 
or equivalent certification, by providing funding and 
other assistance, including opportunities for intern-
ships and other hands-on experiences in industry re-
lated to the students’ microelectronics studies. 
(6) 
MICROELECTRONICS
RESEARCH
EXPERI-
ENCES THROUGH EXISTING PROGRAMS.—The Director 
shall seek to increase opportunities for microelec-
tronics research for students and trainees at all levels 
by encouraging proposals in microelectronics through 
existing programs including— 
(A) research experiences for undergraduates 
pursuant to section 514 of the America COM-
PETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 
1862p–6); 
(B) postdoctoral fellowship programs estab-
lished pursuant to section 522 of the America 
COMPETES Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 1862p–11);
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(C) graduate fellowships established pursu-
ant to section 10 of the National Science Foun-
dation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1869); 
(D) informal STEM education programs es-
tablished pursuant to section 3 of the STEM 
Education Act of 2015 (42 U.S.C. 1862q); 
(E) the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship 
Program established pursuant to section 10 of 
the National Science Foundation Authorization 
Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n–1); 
(F) major research instrumentation pro-
grams established pursuant to section 7036 of the 
America COMPETES Act (42 U.S.C. 1862o–14); 
and 
(G) low-income scholarship program estab-
lished pursuant to section 414(d) of the Amer-
ican Competitiveness and Workforce Improve-
ment Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 1869c). 
(7) INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS.—In carrying out 
the activities under this section, the Director shall en-
courage awardees to partner with industry and other 
private sector organizations to facilitate the expan-
sion of workforce pipelines and enable access to indus-
try-standard equipment and software for use in un-
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dergraduate and graduate microelectronics education 
programs. 
(8) INTERAGENCY COORDINATION.—In carrying 
out activities under this section, the Director shall 
collaborate with the Subcommittee on Microelectronics 
Leadership of the National Science and Technology 
Council, established in subsection (a) of section 9906 
of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 and the Na-
tional Semiconductor Technology Center established 
in subsection (c) of section 9906 of such Act, and 
other relevant Federal agencies to maintain the effec-
tiveness of microelectronics workforce development ac-
tivities across the agencies. 
(b) NATIONAL NETWORK
FOR MICROELECTRONICS 
EDUCATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director, in coordination 
with the Secretary of Commerce, shall on a competi-
tive, merit-reviewed basis, make awards to institu-
tions of higher education and non-profit organiza-
tions (or consortia of such institutions and organiza-
tions) to establish partnerships to enhance and broad-
en participation in microelectronics education. 
(2) ACTIVITIES.—Awards made under this sub-
section shall be used for the following:
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(A) To conduct training and education ac-
tivities funded by awards under paragraph (1) 
and in coordination with the Network Coordina-
tion Hub established in paragraph (3), including 
curricula design, development, dissemination, 
and assessment, and the sharing of information 
and best practices across the network of award-
ees. 
(B) To develop regional partnerships among 
associate-degree-granting 
colleges, 
bachelor-de-
gree-granting institutions, workforce development 
programs, labor organizations, and industry to 
create a diverse national technical workforce 
trained in microelectronics and ensure education 
and training is meeting the evolving needs of in-
dustry. 
(C) To develop local workforce pipelines 
that align with capacity investments made by 
industry and the Federal government, including 
vocational and high school training programs, 
community college degrees and certificates, vet-
eran post service opportunities, and mentoring. 
(D) To facilitate partnerships with employ-
ers, employer consortia or other private sector or-
ganizations that offer apprenticeships, intern-
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ships, or applied learning experiences in the field 
of microelectronics. 
(E) To develop shared infrastructure avail-
able to institutions of higher education, two-year 
colleges, and private organizations to enable ex-
periential learning activities and provide phys-
ical or digital access to training facilities and 
industry-standard tools and processes. 
(F) To create and disseminate public out-
reach to support awareness of microelectronics 
education and career opportunities, including 
through outreach to PreK–12 schools and STEM- 
related organizations. 
(G) To collaborate and coordinate with in-
dustry and existing public and private organiza-
tions conducting microelectronics education and 
workforce development activities, as practicable. 
(3) NETWORK COORDINATION HUB.—The Direc-
tor shall make an award on a competitive, merit-re-
viewed basis to an institution of higher education or 
nonprofit organization (or a consortium thereof) to 
establish a national network of partnerships (referred 
to in this section as the ‘‘National Network for Micro-
electronics Education’’) to coordinate activities, best 
practice sharing, and access to facilities across the
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partnerships established in accordance with para-
graph (1). 
(4) INCENTIVIZING PARTICIPATION.—To the ex-
tent practicable, the Director shall encourage partici-
pation in the National Network for Microelectronics 
Education through the coordination of activities and 
distribution of awards described in subsection (a). 
(5) PARTNERSHIPS.—The Director shall encour-
age the submission of proposals that are led by his-
torically Black colleges and universities, Tribal Col-
leges or Universities, and minority-serving institu-
tions or that include partnerships with or among 
such institutions to increase the recruitment of stu-
dents from groups historically underrepresented in 
STEM to pursue graduate studies in microelectronics. 
(6) OUTREACH.—In addition to any other re-
quirements as determined appropriate by the Direc-
tor, the Director shall require that proposals for 
awards under this section shall include a description 
of how the applicant will develop and implement out-
reach activities to increase the participation of 
women and other students from groups historically 
underrepresented in STEM. 
(7) COORDINATION
ACROSS
FOUNDATION
PRO-
GRAMS.—In carrying out the activities under this sec-
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tion, the Director shall ensure awardees coordinate 
with, and avoid unnecessary duplication of, the ac-
tivities carried out under this Section with the activi-
ties of the 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and 
Development Act (Public Law 108–153), the National 
Quantum Initiative Act (Public Law 115-368), and 
Division E of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2021, and other related programs, as appropriate. 
(8) INTERAGENCY COORDINATION.—In carrying 
out activities under this section, the Director shall 
collaborate with the Subcommittee on Microelectronics 
Leadership of the National Science and Technology 
Council, established in subsection (a) of section 9906 
of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 and the Na-
tional Semiconductor Technology Center established 
in subsection (c) of section 9906 of such Act. 
SEC. 10319. INCORPORATION OF ART AND DESIGN INTO 
CERTAIN STEM EDUCATION. 
(a) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION AUTHORIZATION 
ACT.—Section 9(a) of the National Science Foundation Au-
thorization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n(a)) is amended 
in paragraph (3)—
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(1) in subparagraph (M), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (N) as sub-
paragraph (O); and 
(3) after subparagraph (M), by inserting the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(N) developing science, technology, engi-
neering, and mathematics educational cur-
riculum that incorporates art and design to pro-
mote creativity and innovation; and’’. 
(b) STEM EDUCATION ACT [LOG 169 H10304(K)].— 
Section 3 of the STEM Education Act of 2015 (42 U.S.C. 
1862q) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) the integration of art and design in STEM 
educational programs.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end;