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[H.R. 9215 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9215
To facilitate the growth of multidisciplinary and diverse teams that
can advance the development and training of safe and trustworthy
artificial intelligence systems, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 30, 2024
Ms. Lofgren (for herself and Mr. Lucas) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
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A BILL
To facilitate the growth of multidisciplinary and diverse teams that
can advance the development and training of safe and trustworthy
artificial intelligence systems, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Workforce for AI Trust Act''.
SEC. 2. NSF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION; NIST
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE GOVERNANCE WORKFORCE.
(a) NSF Artificial Intelligence Research and Education.----
(1) Fellowships.--Subsection (e) of section 5401 of the
National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (15
U.S.C. 9451; enacted as part of title LIV of division E of the
William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283)) is amended--
(A) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in the heading, by striking
``faculty''; and
(ii) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(D) Interdisciplinary artificial intelligence
fellowships.--
``(i) In general.--The Director of the
National Science Foundation may support
graduate and postdoctoral research fellowships
for students and postdoctoral researchers from
across disciplines, including social science
disciplines and the humanities, by making
awards through qualified institutions of higher
education for research and related activities
related to the integration of ethical and
responsible practices and principles into the
design, development, training, deployment,
evaluation, and understanding of artificial
intelligence systems.
``(ii) Use of awards.--An institution of
higher education shall use awards under clause
(i) for the following purposes:
``(I) For graduate fellowships,
tuition, education-related fees, and
stipends for up to three academic
years.
``(II) For postdoctoral
fellowships, salaries, benefits,
relocation costs, related conference
travels, and research expenses for up
to three years.
``(III) Additional such other
expenses the Director determines
appropriate.
``(iii) Eligibility.--To be eligible to
receive an award under this subparagraph, an
institution of higher education receiving the
award shall ensure recipients--
``(I) are citizens, nationals, or
lawful permanent residents of the
United States;
``(II) demonstrate a commitment to
a career in advancing the topic of
technology ethics, including
trustworthy artificial intelligence;
``(III) for graduate fellowships,
are--
``(aa) full-time students
in an eligible program at the
institution of higher
education, as determined by the
Director; or
``(bb) students pursuing a
degree on a less than full-time
basis, but not less than half-
time basis, in an eligible
program at the institution of
higher education, as determined
by the Director; and
``(IV) for postdoctoral
fellowships, have a doctoral degree in
an eligible program, have received such
degree not earlier than five years
before the date that such fellowship
begins, and have a postdoctoral
appointment at a host institution.
``(iv) Application.--An applicant for a
fellowship shall submit to the Director of the
National Science Foundation an application, in
such manner, and containing such information,
as the Director may require. At a minimum, the
Director shall require an applicants to include
in such application a description of how--
``(I) the proposed research and
activities are designed to advance the
field of trustworthy artificial
intelligence, including ways to design,
develop, train, deploy, evaluate, and
understand artificial intelligence
systems or deploy such systems in a
trustworthy manner;
``(II) the applicant will be
integrated with artificial intelligence
researchers at the host institution in
a role consistent with being a member
of an interdisciplinary or
transdisciplinary team; and
``(III) the applicant plans to
disseminate any research findings,
learned best practices, or technical
solutions to the broader artificial
intelligence systems research
community.
``(v) Outreach.--The Director of the
National Science Foundation shall conduct
outreach to recruit fellowship applicants--
``(I) from diverse research
institutions;
``(II) from all regions of the
country; and
``(III) from groups historically
underrepresented in STEM fields.
``(vi) Administrative agreements.--Eligible
fellowships may include temporary artificial
intelligence-related positions at Federal or
State agencies, national laboratories, private
sector entities, institutions of higher
education, the Institute, or other artificial
intelligence relevant entities, as determined
appropriate by the Director of the National
Science Foundation.''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(4) Artificial intelligence skills-based training across
the national science foundation.--The Director of the National
Science Foundation shall seek to encourage the application of
artificial intelligence systems to accelerate scientific
discovery and technology development across all fields of STEM
supported by the Foundation, including by supporting the
following:
``(A) Training for undergraduate and graduate
students and postdoctoral researchers through existing
technical and skills-based training or certification
programs and by providing for additional experiential
learning experiences, as appropriate.
``(B) Development and hosting of intra- or inter-
institutional workshops on the application of
artificial intelligence systems to new uses in
research, development, demonstration, testing,
dissemination, and evaluation.
``(C) Administrative and award supplements to
existing research awards to support professional
development experiences for graduate students and
postdoctoral researchers who receive a substantial
portion of their support in connection with such
research awards to learn how to apply artificial
intelligence systems to their research, as determined
by the Director.''.
(2) Ethics.--Subsection (d) of the section 5401 of the
National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (15
U.S.C. 9451) is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(3) Workshops.--The Director of the National Science
Foundation may make awards for the development and hosting of
intra- or inter-institutional workshops focused on integrating
perspectives and skills from multiple and diverse disciplines,
including social science, behavioral science, technology
ethics, normative ethics, and linguistics, toward the
deployment, evaluation, and understanding of artificial
intelligence systems.''.
(3) Peer review panels.--Section 5401 of the National
Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 9451)
is amended--
(A) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection
(h); and
(B) by inserting after subsection (f) the following
new subsection:
``(g) Peer Review Panels.--As practicable and appropriate, the
Director of the National Science Foundation shall ensure that merit
review panels convened to evaluate proposals related to artificial
intelligence systems research and related activities integrate
perspectives from multiple and diverse research disciplines, including
researchers from social science, technology ethics, normative ethics,
legal, and linguistic disciplines.''.
(b) NIST Activities To Support the Artificial Intelligence
Governance Workforce.--
(1) Supporting activities.--Subsection (b) of section 22A
of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15
U.S.C. 278h-1) is amended--
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (5) as
paragraphs (4) through (6), respectively; and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following
new paragraph:
``(3) support education and workforce development
activities to expand the artificial intelligence workforce,
including careers related to helping organizations govern, map,
measure, and manage artificial intelligence related risk,
including testing, evaluation, verification, and validation of
artificial intelligence systems;''.
(2) Risk management framework.--Subsection (c) of section
22A of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act
(15 U.S.C. 278h-1) is amended--
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (6) as
paragraphs (5) through (7), respectively; and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following
new paragraph:
``(4) support technical standards and guidance to describe
tasks, knowledge, skills, abilities, competencies, job
pathways, and work roles to guide career development,
education, training activities, and professional certifications
related to artificial intelligence risk management, including
careers related to helping organizations govern, map, measure,
and manage artificial intelligence related risk, including
testing, evaluation, verification, and validation of artificial
intelligence systems;''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
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