,i #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #hcij ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,september #bd1 #bjbj,mr4 ,tonko 7for himself and ,mr4 ,reschenthaler7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and ,technology1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,education and ,labor1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to require the ,director of the ,national ,science ,foundation to establish a grant program to make grants to eligible entities to develop instructional content on artificial intelligence1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,grant program for artificial intelligence instructional content 7a7 ,in general ,beginning not later than ,january #a1 #bjbb1 the ,director shall award grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities to research the development of instructional content for teachers of a public elementary school or secondary school in accordance with subsection 7e74 7b7 ,applications 7#a7 ,in general ,to be eligible to receive a grant under subsection 7a71 an eligible entity shall submit to the ,director an application at such time1 in such manner1 and containing such information as the ,secretary may require1 which shall include-- 7,a7 an explanation detailing how the proposed research and development of instructional content by such eligible entity would complement and enrich a curriculum approved by a ,state educational agency for implementation in a public elementary school or secondary school2 and 7,b7 a plan to-- 7i7 develop or adapt instructional content in accordance with subsection 7e72 7ii7 pilot such instructional content in a public elementary school or secondary school2 or 7iii7 assess the comprehension of students after the instruction of such pilot instructional content to determine the efficacy of such instructional content4 7#b7 ,conditions for receiving a grant ,as a condition of receiving a grant under this section1 an eligible entity shall agree to-- 7,a7 report to the ,director1 at such time and in such manner as the ,director may require1 on-- 7i7 the activities carried out and materials developed using funds from such grant2 and 7ii7 input received from any teacher of an elementary school or secondary school that has successfully used the instructional content within the curriculum of such school2 7,b7 ensure that all instructional content created as a result of such grant are freely available to the public2 and 7,c7 comply with the requirements of section #cdgd4bj of title #b1 ,federal ,code of ,regulations4 7c7 ,review board 7#a7 ,establishment ,the ,director shall establish1 and appoint individuals to1 a review board to select the grant recipients in accordance with-- 7,a7 the standard metrics in the most recent version of the ,national ,science ,foundation ,proposal and ,award ,policies ,guide2 and 7,b7 the metrics outlined in subsection 7d74 7#b7 ,composition ,the review board shall be equally comprised of the following3 7,a7 ,faculty members at institutions of higher education with expertise in artificial intelligence4 7,b7 ,faculty members at institutions of higher education with expertise in education4 7,c7 ,teachers at institutions of higher education4 7,d7 ,teachers at elementary schools or secondary schools1 including elementary schools or secondary schools receiving funds under part ,a of title ,i of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcaa et seq474 7,e7 ,professionals who1 as determined by the ,director1 spend the majority of their workday interacting with artificial intelligence tools in the workplace4 7d7 ,additional selection metrics ,the ,director shall develop metrics1 for the review board to measure the likely success of an application1 that assess-- 7#a7 the ability for the instructional content derived from the research grants to be widely distributed1 and easily accessible1 to public elementary schools and secondary schools2 7#b7 the ability for the instructional content derived from the research grants to reach a diverse student body2 and 7#c7 the ability for the instructional content derived from the research grants to address the unique needs of a school receiving ,federal funds under ,title #a of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcja et seq474 7e7 ,instructional content 7#a7 ,in general ,an eligible entity conducting research under subsection 7a7 shall devise a comprehensive and structured series of exercises-- 7,a7 appropriate to each grade level2 and 7,b7 designed to-- 7i7 convey the principles behind1 mechanics of1 and societal implications or ethics of the use of artificial intelligence2 and 7ii7 provide teaching instructions for teachers at elementary schools or secondary schools on such mechanisms when needed4 7#b7 ,teaching instructions ,in providing teaching instructions for teachers at elementary schools or secondary schools under paragraph 7#a71 an eligible entity may include the following3 7,a7 ,prescribed worksheets4 7,b7 ,textbooks or other reading materials4 7,c7 ,educational games4 7,d7 ,digital instructional resources1 including web-based applications1 mobile applications1 or application programming interfaces4 7,e7 ,virtual professional development programs for teachers at elementary schools or secondary schools1 including webinars1 online conferences1 or massive open online courses4 7,f7 ,tools to improve the accessibility of instructional content to students with learning disabilities4 7,g7 ,tools to improve the accessibility of instructional content to students learning ,english as a second language4 7,h7 ,any other materials or activities that the ,director determines to be necessary to accomplish the general goal outlined in paragraph 7#a77;,b77i74 7#c7 ,topics ,in conveying the mechanisms behind artificial intelligence and the societal implications of the use of artificial intelligence1 an eligible entity may address the following topics3 7,a7 ,how artificial intelligence systems work1 including-- 7i7 how artificial intelligence systems perceive and interact with their surrounding environments2 7ii7 how artificial intelligence systems derive patterns and relationships from data2 and 7iii7 how artificial intelligence systems adapt based on the acquisition of new information4 7,b7 ,the societal implications of the broad application of artificial intelligence systems1 including-- 7i7 investigating when and how bias may be intentionally or unintentionally created when using artificial intelligence2 7ii7 investigating the tradeoffs between privacy and security as it pertains to the use of artificial intelligence applications2 and 7iii7 investigating the likely future impacts of artificial intelligence on society4 7,c7 ,any other topics determined necessary by the ,director4 7f7 ,evaluation 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #d years after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 and every #c years thereafter1 the ,director shall evaluate the grant program under this section4 7#b7 ,content ,in evaluating the grant program under subsection 7a71 the ,director shall include-- 7,a7 a common set of benchmarks and assessment tools to identify best practices and materials developed and demonstrated by the grant recipients2 and 7,b7 recommendations for future expansion of such program4 7#c7 ,publication ,not later than #cj days after the completion of the evaluation under paragraph 7#a71 the results of such evaluation shall be made available on a publicly accessible website of the ,national ,science ,foundation4 7g7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,artificial intelligence ,the term artificial intelligence means a machine-based system that-- 7,a7 can1 for a given set of human-defined objectives1 make predictions1 recommendations1 or decisions that influence real or virtual environments2 and 7,b7 uses machine and human-based inputs to-- 7i7 perceive real and virtual environments2 7ii7 abstract such perceptions into models through analysis in an automated manner2 and 7iii7 use model inference to formulate options for information or action4 7#b7 ,director ,the term ,director means the ,director of the ,national ,science ,foundation4 7#c7 ,eligible entity ,the term eligible entity means-- 7,a7 a ,state research agency2 7,b7 a ,federal research agency2 7,c7 an institution of higher education2 7,d7 a junior or community college2 7,e7 a nonprofit organization with a history of publishing peer-reviewed research in the fields of education1 computer science1 or related fields2 or 7,f7 any combination of subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,e74 7#d7 ,elementary school2 secondary school ,the terms elementary school and secondary school have the meanings given those terms in section #haja of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74 7#e7 ,institution of higher education ,the term institution of higher education has the meaning given that term in section #aja of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja74 7#f7 ,instructional content ,the term instructional content means lesson plans1 educational tools1 and educational resources designed to assist in the teaching of a concept or series of concepts in a structured manner to students in elementary schools or secondary schools4 7#g7 ,junior or community college ,the term junior or community college has the meaning given that term in section #cab7;f7 of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajeh7;f774 7#h7 ,state educational agency ,the term ,state educational agency means the ,state board of education or other agency or officer primarily responsible for the ,state supervision of public elementary schools and secondary schools1 or1 if there is no such officer or agency1 an officer or agency designated by the ,governor or by ,state law4 #b4 ,robert ,noyce ,teacher ,training and ,education ,program ,section #aj7;i77#e7 of the ,national ,science ,foundation ,authorization ,act of #bjjb 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahfbn-#a7;i77#e77 is amended to read as follows3 7#e7 the term mathematics and science teacher means-- 7,a7 a science1 technology1 engineering1 mathematics1 or computer science1 including cybersecurity1 teacher at the elementary school or secondary school level2 or 7,b7 a teacher at an elementary school or secondary school who instructs from a curriculum that incorporates1 to a substantial degree1 quantitative data analysis4 4