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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9402
To support National Science Foundation education and professional
development relating to artificial intelligence, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
August 23, 2024
Mr. Fong (for himself and Ms. Salinas) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
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A BILL
To support National Science Foundation education and professional
development relating to artificial intelligence, 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 ``NSF AI Education Act of 2024''.
SEC. 2. SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
Paragraph (2) of section 5401(e) of the National Artificial
Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 9451(e); 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--
(1) in the heading, by striking ``faculty''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
``(D) Student scholarships and fellowships in
artificial intelligence.--
``(i) In general.--The Director of the
National Science Foundation may support
scholarships and fellowships for undergraduate
and graduate students by making awards through
institutions of higher education, including
community colleges, to students who are
enrolled in programs of study leading to
degrees or concentrations in or related to the
design, research, assessment, development,
deployment, integration, or application of
artificial intelligence.
``(ii) Considerations.--In carrying out
clause (i), the Director of the National
Science Foundation may prioritize making awards
to students who are enrolled in programs of
study leading to degrees or concentrations in
or related to any of the following:
``(I) The teaching of artificial
intelligence at elementary schools,
secondary schools, career and technical
education schools, institutions of
higher education, or through other
higher education and professional
education programs.
``(II) Artificial intelligence and
advanced manufacturing, including the
integration of artificial intelligence
into advanced manufacturing operations.
``(III) Artificial intelligence and
agriculture, including the integration
of artificial intelligence into
agricultural operations, prediction,
and decision making.
``(iii) Awards.--Scholarships and
fellowships awarded under this subparagraph may
be in the form of awards that may cover the
cost of tuition, education-related fees, a
stipend, and professional development funds for
a period of up to five years. Such scholarships
and fellowships shall be paid directly to the
institution of higher education in which the
student is enrolled.
``(iv) Outreach.--The Director of the
National Science Foundation shall conduct
outreach and encourage applications from rural-
located institutions of higher education,
rural-serving institutions of higher education,
Tribal Colleges or Universities, and
institutions located in an Established Program
to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR)
jurisdiction.
``(v) Method.--The Director of the National
Science Foundation may carry out this
subparagraph by making awards through new or
existing programs.
``(E) Artificial intelligence professional
development fellowships.--
``(i) In general.--The Director of the
National Science Foundation may support
activities to promote the exchange of ideas and
encourage collaborations between institutions
of higher education and industry partners in
the field of artificial intelligence, including
through fellowships for students, teachers,
faculty, and industry professionals.
``(ii) Supplementals for students and
faculty.--The Director of the National Science
Foundation may award fellowships for students
and faculty to pursue professional development
programs in STEM fields that are administered
by or affiliated with institutions of higher
education, including community colleges, in
order to enable recipients to attain skills,
training, or education in partnership with
industry members on the design, research,
assessment, development, deployment,
integration, or application of artificial
intelligence.
``(iii) Fellowships for industry
professionals.--The Director of the National
Science Foundation may award fellowships to
industry professionals to enable recipients to
seek short-term appointments to instruct and
educate students on the design, research,
assessment, development, deployment,
integration, or application of artificial
intelligence.
``(iv) Fellowships for school
professionals.--The Director of the National
Science Foundation may award fellowships to
teachers, school counselors, and other school
professionals for professional development
programs in order to enable recipients to
attain skills, training, or education in
partnership with industry members on the
teaching, use of, or application of artificial
intelligence in K-12 settings.
``(v) Awards.--Awards made under this
subparagraph may be in the form of an award
that covers the cost of tuition, education-
related fees, a stipend, and professional
development funds for up to one year. Such
awards shall be paid directly to the
institution of higher education that
administers, or is affiliated with, the program
in which the fellowship recipient is
participating.
``(F) National science foundation outreach
campaign.--
``(i) In general.--The Director of the
National Science Foundation may carry out a
nationwide outreach campaign to students at
elementary schools, secondary schools, career
and technical education schools, institutions
of higher education, or through other higher
education and professional education programs
to increase awareness regarding National
Science Foundation-funded artificial
intelligence education opportunities.
``(ii) Priority.--In carrying out the
campaign described in clause (i), the Director
of the National Science Foundation may
prioritize outreach to groups historically
underrepresented in STEM, including in
underserved and rural areas.
``(G) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a
scholarship or fellowship under this paragraph, an
individual shall satisfy all of the following:
``(i) Be a citizen, national, or lawful
permanent resident of the United States.
``(ii) Demonstrate a commitment to a career
in advancing the field of artificial
intelligence.
``(iii) Accept the terms of a fellowships
under this subparagraph.
``(H) Reports.--
``(i) In general.--Not later than seven
years after the date of the enactment of this
subparagraph, the Director of the National
Science Foundation shall submit to Congress,
and make widely available to the public, a
report including any recommendations for
legislative action that could optimize the
effectiveness of the scholarships and
fellowships under this paragraph.
``(ii) Report requirements.--In preparing
the reports under clause (i), the Director of
the National Science Foundation may, as
practicable--
``(I) include an assessment of the
effectiveness of such scholarships and
fellowships in expanding
apprenticeships, internships, and other
applied or experiential learning
opportunities offered by employers in
conjunction with community colleges or
other institutions of higher education;
``(II) assess the number of
students who received such scholarships
and fellowship;
``(III) assess the percentage of
such students who successfully complete
their education programs and who intend
to enter the workforce;
``(IV) assess the percentage of
undergraduate, graduate, and post-
doctoral students who enter the
workforce in a field relating to such
scholarship or fellowship;
``(V) assess the impact in the
number of K-12 teachers, school
counselors, and other school
professionals who received such
scholarships or fellowships; and
``(VI) include an assessment of the
effects such scholarships and
fellowships have on related fields.''.
SEC. 3. COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND AREA CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATIONAL
SCHOOL CENTERS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE EXCELLENCE.
(a) In General.--Subparagraph (B) of section 5401(e)(3) of the
National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C.
9451(e)(3); 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 to read as follows:
``(B) Centers of ai excellence.--
``(i) Definitions.--In this subparagraph:
``(I) Area career and technical
education school.--The term `area
career and technical education school'
has the meaning given such term in
section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career
and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20
U.S.C. 2302).
``(II) Eligible applicant.--The
term `eligible applicant' means a
community college, or area career and
technical education school, in
partnership with one or more of the
following:
``(aa) A Federal, State,
local, territorial, or Tribal
government entity.
``(bb) An institution of
higher education.
``(cc) An entity in private
industry.
``(dd) An economic
development organization or
venture development
organization.
``(ee) A labor or workforce
training organization, which
may include State workforce
development boards and local
workforce development boards as
established under sections 101
and 107 of the Workforce
Investment and Opportunity Act
(29 U.S.C. 3111 and 3122).
``(ff) A nonprofit
organization.
``(III) Labor organization.--The
term `labor organization' has the
meaning given such term in section 2(5)
of the National Labor Relations Act (29
U.S.C. 152(5)), except that such term
shall also include the following:
``(aa) Any organization
composed of labor
organizations, such as a labor
union federation or a State or
municipal labor body.
``(bb) Any organization
that would be included in the
definition for such term in
such section 2(5) but for the
fact that the organization
represents any of the
following:
``(AA) An
individual employed by
the United States, any
wholly owned Government
corporation, any
Federal Reserve Bank,
or any State or
political subdivision
thereof.
``(BB) An
individual employed by
persons subject to the
Railway Labor Act (45
U.S.C. 151 et seq.).
``(CC) An
individual employed as
agricultural laborers.
``(IV) Venture development
organization.--The term `venture
development organization' has the
meaning given such term in section
27(a) of the Stevenson-Wydler
Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15
U.S.C. 3722(a)).
``(ii) Establishment of centers of ai
excellence.--The Director of the National
Science Foundation, in coordination with the
Regional Technology Hubs program of the
Department of Commerce, and leveraging the
Regional Innovation Engines, the Advanced
Technical Education program, and other programs
of the National Science Foundation, subject to
the availability of appropriations, shall
establish up to eight regionally and
geographically diverse eligible applicants to
be designated as Community College and Area
Career and Technical Education Centers of AI
Excellence (referred to in this subparagraph as
`Centers of AI Excellence'). Such Centers of AI
Excellence shall enhance educational outcomes
and drive workforce development by integrating
artificial intelligence into teaching,
learning, and community engagement.
``(iii) Application.--An eligible applicant
seeking to be designated as a Center of AI
Excellence under this subparagraph shall submit
to the Director of the National Science
Foundation an application at such time, in such
manner, and containing such information as the
Director may require. Such application shall
include the following:
``(I) A description of the focus
area or areas for such proposed Center
of AI Excellence and how such area or
areas are aligned with regional
investments made by industry and the
Federal Government.
``(II) A description of the
capacity of the applicant to carry out
the purpose of such proposed Center of
AI Excellence.
``(III) A description of
demonstrate current and anticipated
future workforce demands in occupations
directly related to such proposed
Center of AI Excellence.
``(IV) A description of how the
eligible applicant will support the
collection of information and data for
purposes of evaluation of such proposed
Center of AI Excellence.
``(V) Outreach plans for recruiting
and enrolling women and other
underrepresented populations.
``(VI) An evaluation plan that
includes the use of outcome-oriented
measures to assess the impact and
efficacy of such proposed Center for AI
Excellence.
``(iv) Activities.--A designated Center of
AI Excellence shall develop and disseminate
information regarding best practices for
matters such as the following:
``(I) Artificial intelligence
research and education at community
colleges and area career and technical
education schools.
``(II) Methods to scale up
successful programs that perform
research or provide education on
artificial intelligence at community
colleges and area career and technical
education schools.
``(III) Providing educators and
teachers with actionable strategies and
resources to effectively integrate
artificial intelligence into
curriculums in the classroom.
``(IV) Providing hands-on research
opportunities on artificial
intelligence and learning opportunities
for students that are enabled through
artificial intelligence.
``(V) Identifying pathways for
students to jobs that are enabled by
artificial intelligence.
``(VI) Facilitating partnerships
with employers, employer consortia, or
other private sector organizations that
offer apprenticeships, internships,
cooperative education, or applied
learning experiences in the field of
artificial intelligence.
``(v) Partnerships.--The Director of the
National Science Foundation shall encourage
applicants to consider including or partnering
with a nonprofit organization or an institution
of higher education (or a consortium thereof)
that has extensive experience and expertise in
artificial intelligence.
``(vii) Evaluations.--All applications for
designation under clause (ii) shall include an
evaluation plan that includes the use of
outcome-oriented measures to assess the impact
and efficacy of the proposed Center for AI
Excellence.
``(viii) Accountability and
dissemination.--
``(I) Evaluation required.--The
Director of the National Science
Foundation shall evaluate the
activities under clause (iv). Such
evaluation, to the extent practicable,
shall integrate the findings of
research resulting from such activity
or activities as a result of a
designation under clause (ii) with the
findings of other research on
artificial intelligence education.
``(II) Report on evaluations.--Not
later than 180 days after the
completion of the evaluation under
subclause (I), the Director of the
National Science Foundation shall
submit to Congress and make widely
available to the public a report that
includes the following:
``(aa) The results of such
evaluation.
``(bb) Any recommendations
for administrative and
legislative action that could
optimize the effectiveness of
the designations made under
clause (ii).''.
SEC. 4. AWARDS FOR RESEARCH ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN EDUCATION.
(a) In General.--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--
(1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (i); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new
subsections:
``(g) Awards for Research on Artificial Intelligence in
Education.--
``(1) Eligible entity defined.--In this subsection, the
term `eligible entity' means any of the following:
``(A) An institution of higher education.
``(B) A nonprofit organization.
``(C) A consortium of one or more institutions of
higher education or nonprofit organizations and one or
more private sector entities.
``(2) Awards.--
``(A) In general.--The Director of the National
Science Foundation may make awards, on a competitive,
merit-reviewed basis, to eligible entities, to enable
such eligible entities to promote research regarding
teaching models, tools, and materials for artificial
intelligence and its integration into the classroom,
teaching, and learning for pre-kindergarten through
grade 12 students who are from low-income, rural, or
Tribal populations.
``(B) Method.--The Director of the National Science
Foundation may carry out subparagraph (A) by making
awards through new or existing programs.
``(3) Application.--
``(A) In general.--An eligible entity that desires
to receive an award under this subsection shall submit
to the Director of the National Science Foundation an
application at such time, in such manner, and
containing such information as the Director may
require.
``(B) Contents.--An application under subparagraph
(A) may include the following:
``(i) A description of the student
demographics on which the research supported
under the award intends to focus.
``(ii) A description of any regional
partnerships the eligible entity plans to
utilize to carry out the award.
``(iii) With respect to an application that
concerns the use or integration of artificial
intelligence, a description of potential
ethical concerns and implications of teacher,
faculty, and student interactions with
artificial intelligence.
``(iv) A description of how proposed
research on teaching models, tools, and
materials were developed in consultation with
other educators, academia, industry, government
entities, or civil society organizations.
``(v) Such other information as the
Director may require.
``(4) Use of award funds.--Awards described in paragraph
(2)(A) shall be used by the recipient to--
``(A) emphasize preparing incoming K-12 teachers to
integrate artificial intelligence into their classrooms
in innovative ways; and
``(B) support research to develop, pilot, fully
implement, or test areas, such as--
``(i) instructional materials and high-
quality learning opportunities for teaching
artificial intelligence;
``(ii) models for the preparation of new
teachers who will teach artificial
intelligence;
``(iii) scalable models of professional
development and ongoing support for teachers;
and
``(iv) tools and models for teaching and
learning aimed at supporting student success
and inclusion in artificial intelligence across
diverse populations, including low-income,
rural, and Tribal populations.
``(5) Partnerships.--In making awards under this
subsection, the Director of the National Science Foundation
shall carry out the following:
``(A) Encourage applicants which, for the purpose
of the proposed activity or activities funded through
such award, include or partner with a nonprofit
organization or an institution of higher education (or
a consortium thereof) that has extensive experience and
expertise in integrating artificial intelligence into
K-12 classrooms.
``(B) Encourage applicants which, for the purpose
of such proposed activity or activities funded through
such award, include or partner with a consortium of
schools, institutions of higher education, school
districts, or other State and local government
entities.
``(C) Encourage applicants which, for the purpose
of such proposed activity or activities funded through
such award, include commitments from school principals,
other school leaders, or administrators to make a
priority reforms and activities proposed by the
applicant.
``(h) Rural and Underserved Communities Artificial Intelligence
Collaborative.--
``(1) In general.--The Director of the National Science
Foundation may establish a pilot program of regional cohorts in
rural and traditionally underserved areas that will provide
peer support, mentoring, and hands-on research experiences for
educators, principals, and other school leaders of students in
kindergarten through grade 12, in order to build a network
allowing educators, principals, other school leaders to carry
out the following:
``(A) Engage with one another on educational
efforts related to teaching and using artificial
intelligence.
``(B) Interact with researchers, academia, and
local industry involved in artificial intelligence.
``(2) Method.--The Director of the National Science
Foundation may carry out this subsection by making awards
through new or existing programs, including the pilot program
authorized under section 10511(a)(2)(B) of the Research and
Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 19172;
enacted as part of title V of division B of Public Law 117-
167).''.
SEC. 5. NATIONAL STEM TEACHERS CORPS.
Paragraph (6) of section 10311(c) of the Research and Development,
Competition, and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 18991(c); enacted as part of
title III of division B of Public Law 116-117) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon;
(2) in subparagraph (G), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(H) incorporating artificial intelligence skills
development into the National STEM Teacher Corps,
including consideration of the development of
artificial intelligence best practices for high school
teachers, developed in consultation with other
educators and academia.''.
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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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