,i  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ifjg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #af1      
#bjbd,ms4 ,lee of ,california 7for      
herself and ,mr4 ,cleaver7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,education and the 
,workforce1 and in addition to the      
,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and     
,technology1 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 promote a #bast century  
artificial intelligence workforce and to
 authorize the ,secretary of ,education 
to carry out a program to increase      
access to prekindergarten through grade 
#ab emerging and advanced technology    
education and upskill workers in the    
technology of the future4  #a4 ,short   
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,workforce of the ,future ,act of #bjbd4
  #b4 ,table of contents ,the table of  

contents for this ,act is as follows3   
,sec4 #a4 ,short title4,sec4 #b4 ,table 
of contents4,,title ,i--,impact of      
,artificial ,intelligence on ,jobs,sec4 
#aja4 ,sense of ,congress4,sec4 #ajb4   
,definitions4,sec4 #ajc4 ,report on     
artificial intelligence4,,title         
,,ii--,emerging and ,advanced           
,technology ,education and ,workforce   
,development,sec4 #bja4 ,findings4,sec4 
#bjb4 ,definitions4,sec4 #bjc4          
,department of ,education grants4,sec4  
#bjd4 ,department of ,labor grants4,sec4
 #bje4 ,reporting requirements4,sec4    
#bjf4 ,amendments to other laws4  ,i    
,impact of ,artificial ,intelligence on 
,jobs  #aja4 ,sense of ,congress ,it is 
the sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7 while
 the field of artificial intelligence is
 evolving quickly and has potential to  
disrupt jobs1 there are opportunities to
 prepare the ,american workforce to     
develop and work alongside this new     
technology and mitigate the potential   
negative consequences of job            

displacement2 and  7#b7 to ensure these 
opportunities1 it is imperative to      
identify the following3 7,a7 ,data and  
data access necessary to properly       
analyze the impact of artificial        
intelligence on the ,united ,states     
workforce4  7,b7 ,industries projected  
to be most impacted by artificial       
intelligence4  7,c7 ,opportunities for  
workers and other stakeholders to       
influence the impact of artificial      
intelligence across industries4  7,d7   
,characteristics of workers and         
communities whose career opportunities  
are most likely to be affected by the   
growth of artificial intelligence4  7,e7
 ,the skills1 expertise1 and education  
needed to develop1 operate1 or work     
alongside artificial intelligence4  7,f7
 ,methods to ensure necessary skills1   
expertise1 and education are accessible 
to all segments of the current and      
future workforce4  #ajb4 ,definitions   
,in this title3 7#a7 ,artificial        
intelligence ,the term artificial       

intelligence has the meaning given the  
term in section #ejjb of the ,national  
,artificial ,intelligence ,initiative   
,act of #bjbj 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #idja74    
7#b7 ,community college ,the term       
community college has the meaning given 
the term junior or community college in 
section #cab7;f7 of the ,higher         
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajeh7;f774  7#c7 ,institution of higher
 education ,the term institution of     
higher education has the meaning given  
the term in section #aja of the ,higher 
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajja74  7#d7 ,local educational agency 
,the term local educational agency has  
the meaning given the term in section   
#haja of the ,elementary and ,secondary 
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ghja74  7#e7 ,minority-serving         
institution ,the term minority-serving  
institution means an eligible           
institution as described in section #cga
 of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife
 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajfgq74  7#f7 ,state   

educational agency ,the term ,state     
educational agency has the meaning given
 the term in section #haja of the       
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74    
7#g7 ,technical college ,the term       
technical college means a postsecondary 
vocational institution1 as that term is 
defined in section #ajb7;c7 of the      
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajjb7;c774  7#h7 ,tribal     
,college or ,university ,the term       
,tribal ,college or ,university has the 
meaning given the term in section #caf  
of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajei;c74  #ajc4 ,report 
on artificial intelligence  7a7 ,in     
general  7#a7 ,interim and final reports
 ,the ,secretary of ,labor1 the         
,director of the ,national ,science     
,foundation1 and the ,secretary of      
,education shall1 jointly and in        
collaboration with the individuals and  
entities described in subsection 7c71   
prepare and submit to the ,committee on 

,education and the ,workforce and the   
,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and     
,technology of the ,house of            
,representatives1 and the ,committee on 
,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and        
,pensions and the ,committee on         
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
 of the ,senate-- 7,a7 not later #a year
 after the date of enactment of this    
,act1 an interim report on artificial   
intelligence and its impact on the      
workforce of the ,united ,states1 which 
shall include the information and       
recommendations listed in subsection    
7b72  7,b7 not later than #b years after
 the date of enactment of this ,act1 a  
final report on artificial intelligence 
and its impact on the workforce of the  
,united ,states1 which shall include the
 information and recommendations listed 
in subsection 7b72 and  7,c7 not later  
than #e years after the final report    
described in subparagraph 7,b7 is       
submitted1 an updated report reassessing
 the information and recommendations    

listed in subsection 7b74  7#b7         
,memorandum of understanding ,the       
,secretary of ,labor may enter into a   
memorandum of understanding with the    
,director of the ,national ,science     
,foundation and the ,secretary of       
,education to establish procedures for  
the preparation and submission of the   
interim and final reports described in  
paragraph 7#a74  7b7 ,required          
information ,each report submitted under
 subsection 7a7 shall include the       
following3 7#a7 ,an identification of   
the specific data relating to the       
workforce1 and the availability of such 
data1 necessary to properly analyze the 
impact and growth of artificial         
intelligence on the workforce of the    
,united ,states and outline how much of 
this data is privately owned1 and the   
effectiveness of ,federal1 ,state1 or   
industry efforts 7including             
public-private partnerships7 to make    
privately owned data on the workforce of
 the ,united ,states available for      

,federal research purposes4  7#b7       
,identification of industries and       
occupations projected to have the most  
growth in artificial intelligence use1  
the extent to which the technology is   
likely to result in the enhancement of  
workers' capabilities or their          
displacement1 and level of education    
currently consistent with industries and
 occupations identified4  7#c7 ,analysis
 of how growth in artificial            
intelligence use will impact job quality
 in the industries and occupations      
identified in paragraph 7#b74  7#d7     
,identification of opportunities for    
workers1 educators1 institutions of     
higher education1 ,congress1 labor      
organizations1 or other relevant        
stakeholders to influence the impact of 
artificial intelligence on workers      
across various industries4  7#e7        
,analysis of how educational entities1  
workforce development organizations1 and
 labor organizations can collaborate to 
advance new opportunities for education 

and workforce development to support an 
artificial intelligence-enabled economy 
and workforce4  7#f7 ,analysis of which 
demographic groups 7including based on  
race and ethnicity1 gender1             
socio-economic status or income level1  
age1 disability status1 and geography7  
of workers and communities currently    
stand to experience expanded career     
opportunities1 and which of these groups
 currently appear most vulnerable to    
career displacement1 due to artificial  
intelligence4  7#g7 ,analysis of the    
skills1 expertise1 and education in     
emerging and advanced technology needed 
to develop1 operate1 or work alongside  
artificial intelligence over the next   
decades1 as compared to the levels of   
such comparable expertise and education 
among the workforce as of the date of   
enactment of this ,act1 with a          
differentiation between core            
competencies required across the entire 
workforce and competencies required     
within the industries and occupations   

identified in paragraph 7#b74  7#h7     
,identification of methods by which     
necessary skills1 expertise1 and        
education can be effectively delivered  
to various segments of the ,united      
,states workforce1 including promising  
efforts underway as of the time of the  
report that can be expanded4  7#i7      
,identification of industry leaders1    
institutions of higher education1 and   
labor organizations at the forefront of 
research and application of artificial  
intelligence in the industries and      
occupations identified in paragraph     
7#b74  7#aj7 ,identification of the     
resources and opportunities required for
 labor organizations and institutions of
 higher education1 including community  
colleges1 technical colleges1           
minority-serving institutions 7including
 ,tribal ,colleges and ,universities71  
and institutions of higher education    
serving rural areas1 to deliver skills1 
expertise1 and education identified in  
paragraph 7#g74  7#aa7 ,identification  

of the demographic characteristics and  
educational background 7including level 
of education7 of the individuals who    
deliver skills1 expertise1 and education
 to students at the institutions        
described in paragraph 7#aj74  7#ab7    
,recommendations to support enhanced    
workforce development and prepare future
 workforce members for the artificial   
intelligence economy1 and any other     
relevant observations or recommendations
 within the field of emerging and       
advanced technology1 which shall include
 recommendations on-- 7,a7 methods to   
expand public access to privately-owned 
workforce data and government-owned     
workforce data1 for the purpose of      
researching the effect of emerging      
technologies on the ,united ,states     
workforce2  7,b7 policy1 regulatory1 or 
programmatic options for stakeholders   
7workers1 educators1 institutions of    
higher education1 ,congress1 labor      
organizations1 or other relevant        
stakeholders7 to effectively enhance    

educational and workforce development   
opportunities1 including mitigating     
perceived negative impacts of artificial
 intelligence on segments of the ,united
 ,states workforce2  7,c7               
recommendations to employers on best    
practices to engage workers and         
representatives of workers1 including   
labor organizations1 in decisionmaking  
on the integration of artificial        
intelligence into the workplace2  7,d7  
methods to upskill or mitigate earnings 
or income losses to demographic groups  
identified in paragraph 7#f7 as most    
vulnerable to career displacement1 due  
to artificial intelligence2  7,e7       
methods to encourage low cost1 open     
source sharing of industry valued       
credentials certifying the types of     
skills1 expertise1 and education        
identified in paragraph 7#g72  7,f7     
methods to ensure core skills and       
competencies identified in paragraph    
7#g7 can be evaluated1 updated1 and made
 public by relevant stakeholders as     

needed1 given rapid developments in the 
field of artificial intelligence2  7,g7 
methods to ensure community colleges1   
technical colleges1 minority-serving    
institutions 7including ,tribal         
,colleges and ,universities71 and       
institutions of higher education serving
 rural areas receive resources and      
opportunities identified in paragraph   
7#aj72  7,h7 methods to promote         
knowledge sharing and capacity building 
between industry leaders1 labor         
organizations1 and institutions         
identified in paragraph 7#i7 and        
community colleges1 technical colleges1 
minority-serving institutions 7including
 ,tribal ,colleges and ,universities71  
and rural institutions of higher        
education2 and  7,i7 other methods to   
ensure that the skills1 expertise1 and  
education needed to develop1 operate1 or
 work alongside artificial intelligence 
are delivered to vulnerable demographic 
groups identified in paragraph 7#f71    
rural workers1 and other historically   

underserved segments of the ,united     
,states workforce 7including workers    
with disabilities74  7c7 ,collaboration 
,in preparing the report under          
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of       
,labor1 the ,director of the ,national  
,science ,foundation1 and the ,secretary
 of ,education shall collaborate1       
through a series of public meetings1    
roundtables or other methods1 with--    
7#a7 local educational agencies1 ,state 
educational agencies1 ,state agencies   
with responsibility for the             
administration of a core program 7as    
defined in section #c of the ,workforce 
,innovation and ,opportunity ,act 7#bi  
,u4,s4,c4 #cajb771 institutions of      
higher education 7including community   
colleges1 technical colleges1           
minority-serving institutions 7including
 ,tribal ,colleges and ,universities71  
labor organizations1 and institutions of
 higher education serving rural areas71 
workforce-training organizations1       
,national ,laboratories1 and teacher and

 educator preparation programs2  7#b7 a 
broad range of industrial stakeholders  
in the technology1 manufacturing1       
employment1 human resources1 and service
 sectors1 including companies 7large and
 small71 think tanks1 organized labor1  
and industry organizations2  7#c7 the   
,national ,academies of ,sciences1      
,engineering1 and ,medicine1 including  
by sharing relevant information obtained
 as a result of the study conducted     
under section #eaje of the ,national    
,artificial ,intelligence ,initiative   
,act of #bjbj 7,public ,law #aaf-bhc2   
#acd ,stat4 #decj72 and  7#d7 the       
,secretary of ,commerce1 the ,director  
of the ,white ,house ,office of ,science
 and ,technology ,policy1 the ,director 
of the ,national ,artificial            
,intelligence ,initiative ,office1 the  
,national ,cyber ,director1 and the     
heads of any other ,federal agency the  
,secretary of ,labor1 the ,director of  
the ,national ,science ,foundation1 and 
the ,secretary of ,education determine  

appropriate4  ,,ii ,emerging and        
,advanced ,technology ,education and    
,workforce ,development  #bja4 ,findings
 ,congress finds the following3 7#a7    
,emerging and advanced technologies are 
transforming industry1 creating new     
fields of commerce1 driving innovation1 
and bolstering productivity4 ,emerging  
and advanced technology and information 
occupations are projected to grow by    
#cgg1ejj jobs per year on average       
between #bjbb and #bjcb1 much faster    
than the average for all other          
occupations4  7#b7 ,as of #bjbd1 more   
than #djj1jjj computing and technology  
jobs remain unfilled in the ,united     
,states4 ,these unfilled jobs present a 
significant opportunity for individuals 
to advance in the #bast century economy4
 ,it is projected that there will be    
#ffj1jjj new jobs in the technology and 
computing sector by #bjcb4 ,however1 the
 availability of emerging and advanced  
technology education at the time of     
enactment of this ,act does not         

equitably provide all students in the   
,united ,states with the tools to fill  
these technology sector jobs4  7#c7     
,given the rapidly increasing interest  
and deployment of artificial            
intelligence and other new technologies 
in the workplace1 knowledge of1 and the 
skills to use1 emerging and advanced    
technology is increasingly essential for
 all individuals1 not just those working
 or planning to work in the technology  
sector4  7#d7 ,providing students with  
emerging and advanced technology        
education in elementary school and      
secondary school is critical for student
 success1 and strengthening the         
workforce of a #bast century economy4   
7#e7 ,while an estimated #ij percent of 
parents want technology1 such as        
computer science1 taught in their       
children's schools1 just #dd percent of 
all middle schools and #eg4e percent of 
secondary schools offer high-quality    
technology instruction that includes    
programming and coding4  7#f7 ,lack of  

universal emerging and advanced         
technology education is evident in the  
lack of a widespread tech industry1     
which is overwhelmingly concentrated in 
a few cities nationwide4 ,emerging and  
advanced technology education is limited
 to affluent schools and students1      
placing low-income1 minority1 and rural 
communities at risk of being left       
behind4  #bjb4 ,definitions ,in this    
title3 7#a7 ,computational thinking ,the
 term computational thinking means the  
wide range of creative processes that go
 into formulating problems and their    
solutions in such a way that the        
solutions can be carried out by a       
computer1 and may involve some          
understanding of software and hardware  
design1 logic and the use of abstraction
 and representation1 algorithm design1  
algorithm expression1 problem           
decomposition1 modularity1 programming  
paradigms and languages1 issues of      
information security and privacy1 the   
application of computation across a wide

 range of disciplines1 and the societal 
impact of computing4  7#b7 ,eligible    
entity ,the term eligible entity means--
 7,a7 a ,state educational agency1 as   
defined in section #haja of the         
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja72    
7,b7 a local educational agency1 as     
defined in section #haja of the         
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja72    
7,c7 an eligible ,tribal school2  7,d7 a
 community college1 which shall have the
 meaning given the term junior or       
community college in section #cab7;f7 of
 the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife   
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajeh7;f772  7,e7 a      
technical college or postsecondary      
vocational institution1 as that term is 
defined in section #ajb7;c7 of the      
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajjb7;c772  7,f7 a labor     
organization2  7,g7 a ,state agency with
 responsibility for a workforce         
development program1 as defined in      

section #c of the ,workforce ,innovation
 and ,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4   
#cajb72 or  7,h7 an institution of      
higher education1 as defined in section 
#aja of the ,higher ,education ,act of  
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja74  7#c7      
,eligible tribal school ,the term       
eligible ,tribal school means-- 7,a7 a  
school operated by the ,bureau of       
,indian ,education2  7,b7 a school      
operated pursuant to the ,indian        
,self-,determination and ,education     
,assistance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecja et
 seq472 or  7,c7 a tribally controlled  
school 7as defined in section #ebab of  
the ,tribally ,controlled ,schools ,act 
of #aihh 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #beaa774  7#d7  
,emerging and advanced technology       
education ,the term emerging and        
advanced technology education includes  
education in any of the following3      
computational thinking2 software design2
 hardware architecture and organization2
 theoretical foundations2 use of        
abstraction and representation in       

problem solving2 logic2 algorithm design
 and implementation2 the limits of      
computation2 programming paradigms and  
languages2 parallel and distributed     
computing2 information security and     
privacy2 computing systems and networks2
 graphics and visualization2 databases  
and information retrieval2 the          
relationship between computing and      
mathematics2 artificial intelligence2   
quantum computing2 applications of      
computing across a broad range of       
disciplines and problems2 cloud         
computing2 and the social impacts and   
professional practices of computing4    
7#e7 ,poverty line ,the term poverty    
line has the meaning given the term in  
section #haja of the ,elementary and    
,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74  7#f7 ,programming   
,the term programming means a hands-on1 
inquiry-based way in which computational
 thinking may be learned4  7#g7         
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of ,education4  7#h7     

,,steam ,the term ,,steam means the     
subjects of science1 technology1        
engineering1 arts1 and mathematics1     
including emerging and advanced         
technology4  #bjc4 ,department of       
,education grants  7a7 ,authorization of
 grants  7#a7 ,in general ,the          
,secretary shall award grants to        
eligible entities to serve as models for
 national replication of emerging and   
advanced technology education expansion 
efforts1 including by building          
participants' broader transferable      
skills1 not just specialized technical  
skills4 ,from the amounts appropriated  
under subsection 7g71 after reserving   
amounts under subsection 7e71 the       
,secretary shall-- 7,a7 reserve #ej     
percent of the remaining funds to award 
grants to eligible entities that propose
 to use grant funds in accordance with  
subsection 7c72 and  7,b7 reserve #ej   
percent of the remaining funds to award 
grants to eligible entities that propose
 to use grant funds in accordance with  

subsection 7d74  7#b7 ,consortia and    
partnerships ,an eligible entity may    
apply for a grant under this section as 
part of a consortium or in partnership  
with a ,state educational agency or     
other partner4  7#c7 ,duration ,grants  
awarded under this section shall be for 
a period of not more than #e years4     
7#d7 ,staggering grant awards ,the      
,secretary may stagger grant awards     
under this section over the period of   
authorization for such grant awards4    
7#e7 ,considerations ,in awarding grants
 under this section1 the ,secretary     
shall consider-- 7,a7 the information   
and recommendations included in the     
reports prepared under section #ajc2 and
  7,b7 structural and other barriers    
facing specific demographic groups1 as  
informed by the reports prepared under  
section #ajc4  7b7 ,application         
requirements  7#a7 ,in general ,an      
eligible entity that desires a grant    
under this section shall submit an      
application to the ,secretary at such   

time1 in such manner1 and containing    
such information as the ,secretary may  
require4  7#b7 ,plan ,an eligible entity
 that proposes to use grant funds in    
accordance with subsection 7c7 shall    
include in the application under        
paragraph 7#a71 at a minimum1 plans for 
the following3 7,a7 ,every high school  
student served by the eligible entity to
 have access to emerging and advanced   
technology education not later than #e  
years after receipt of grant funds4     
7,b7 ,all students served by the        
eligible entity to have access to a     
progression of emerging and advanced    
technology education from               
prekindergarten through middle school   
that prepares students for high school  
emerging and advanced technology        
education4  7,c7 ,expansion of overall  
access to rigorous 7as defined by the   
,secretary7 ,,steam classes1 utilizing  
emerging and advanced technology as a   
catalyst for increased interest in      
,,steam more broadly1 and reducing the  

enrollment and academic achievement gap 
for underrepresented groups1 such as    
minorities1 girls1 and youth from       
families living at1 or below1 the       
poverty line4  7,d7 ,continuous         
monitoring and evaluation of project    
activities4  7,e7 ,effectively          
sustaining project activities after the 
grant period ends1 and the length of    
time which the applicant plans to       
sustain the project activities4  7c7    
,grant funds for emerging and advanced  
technology education  7#a7 ,required    
activities ,an eligible entity that     
receives a grant under subsection       
7a77#a77;,a7 shall use the grant funds  
for the following activities3 7,a7      
,training teachers to teach emerging and
 advanced technology1 including         
providing professional development      
opportunities4  7,b7 ,expanding access  
to high-quality learning materials 7as  
defined by the ,secretary7 and online   
learning options1 including equipment   
and other related technologies and      

access to broadband internet that are   
necessary to fully perform in the area  
of emerging and advanced technologies4  
7,c7 ,creating plans for expanding      
overall access to rigorous 7as defined  
by the ,secretary7 ,,steam classes1     
utilizing emerging and advanced         
technology as a catalyst for increased  
interest in ,,steam more broadly1 and   
reducing course equity gaps for all     
students1 including underrepresented    
groups1 such as minorities1 girls1 and  
youth from low-income families4  7,d7   
,ensuring additional support and        
resources1 which may include mentoring  
for students traditionally              
underrepresented in ,,steam fields4     
7,e7 ,ongoing industry engagement to    
receive feedback on curricula and the   
emerging skills needed of artificial    
intelligence-related jobs4  7#b7        
,permissible activities ,an eligible    
entity that receives a grant under      
subsection 7a77#a77;,a7 may use the     
grant funds for the following           

activities3 7,a7 ,building effective    
regional collaborations with industry1  
nonprofit organizations1 ,state boards  
and local boards 7as such terms are     
defined in section #c of the ,workforce 
,innovation and ,opportunity ,act 7#bi  
,u4,s4,c4 #cajb771 #b-year and #d-year  
degree granting institutions of higher  
education 7including community colleges1
 technical colleges1 historically ,black
 colleges and universities 7as defined  
within the meaning of the term part ,b  
institution in section #cbb of the      
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajfa771 ,hispanic-serving    
institutions 7as defined in section #ejb
 of such ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja;a771 
,asian ,american and ,native ,american  
,pacific ,islander-serving institutions 
7as defined in section #cga7;c7 of such 
,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajfgq7c7771 ,tribal
 ,colleges and ,universities 7as defined
 in section #caf of such ,act 7#bj      
,u4,s4,c4 #ajei;c771 ,alaska            
,native-serving institutions 7as defined

 in section #cag7;b7 of such ,act 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #ajei;d7b7771 ,native         
,hawaiian-serving institutions 7as      
defined in section #cag7;b7 of such ,act
 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajei;d7b7771           
,predominantly ,black ,institutions 7as 
defined in section #cga7;c7 of such ,act
 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajfgq7c7771 ,native    
,american-serving1 nontribal            
institutions 7as defined in section     
#cga7;c7 of such ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4    
#ajfgq7c7771 and other minority-serving 
institutions71 and out-of-school        
providers4  7,b7 ,recruiting and hiring 
instructional personnel as needed1      
including teachers and paraeducators    
7which shall have the meaning given the 
term paraprofessional in section #haja  
of the ,elementary and ,secondary       
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ghja771 including through support for  
the workforce development system 7as    
defined in section #c of the ,workforce 
,innovation and ,opportunity ,act 7#bi  
,u4,s4,c4 #cajb77 in the ,state4  7,c7  

,preparations for effectively sustaining
 project activities after the grant     
period ends4  7,d7 ,disseminating       
information about effective practices4  
7#c7 ,limitation ,not more than #ae     
percent of a grant awarded under        
subsection 7a77#a77;,a7 may be used to  
purchase equipment4  7d7 ,grant funds   
for emerging and advanced technology    
teacher development and recruitment     
7#a7 ,in general ,an eligible entity    
that receives a grant under subsection  
7a77#a77;,b7 shall use the grant funds  
for emerging and advanced technology    
teacher development and recruitment1    
which may include professional          
development opportunities1 loan         
forgiveness1 or tuition reimbursement   
for service as an emerging and advanced 
technology teacher1 or any other program
 designed to develop and recruit        
emerging and advanced technology        
teachers4  7#b7 ,fulfilling obligation  
,if an eligible entity that receives a  
grant under subsection 7a77#a77;,b7 uses

 the grant funds to implement a loan    
forgiveness program or program for      
tuition reimbursement for service as an 
emerging and advanced technology        
teacher1 the eligible entity shall      
fulfill any loan forgiveness or tuition 
reimbursement obligation made to a      
teacher in exchange for service4  7e7   
,national activities ,the ,secretary may
 reserve not more than #b4e percent of  
funds available for grants under this   
section for national activities1        
including technical assistance1         
evaluation1 and dissemination4  7f7     
,evaluations ,in carrying out this      
section1 the ,secretary shall authorize 
third-party evaluations of grants       
awarded under this section to help build
 an evidence base of programs that      
advance a #bast century artificial      
intelligence workforce4  7g7            
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
are authorized to be appropriated to    
carry out this section #afj1jjj1jjj for 
the period of fiscal years #bjbe through

 #bjbi4  #bjd4 ,department of ,labor    
grants  7a7 ,grants authorized  7#a7 ,in
 ,general ,the ,secretary of ,labor     
shall award grants to eligible entities 
to serve as models for national         
replication of emerging and advanced    
technology workforce expansion efforts1 
including by building participants'     
broader transferable skills1 not just   
specialized technical skills4 ,from the 
amounts appropriated under subsection   
7f71 after reserving amounts under      
subsection 7d71 the ,secretary of ,labor
 shall award grants as described in     
subsection 7b74  7#b7 ,consortia and    
partnerships ,an eligible entity may    
apply for a grant under this section as 
part of a consortium or in partnership  
with a ,state workforce agency or other 
partner4  7#c7 ,duration ,grants awarded
 under this section shall be for a      
period of not more than #e years4  7#d7 
,staggering grant awards ,the ,secretary
 of ,labor may stagger grant awards     
under this section over the period of   

authorization for such grant awards4    
7#e7 ,considerations ,in awarding grants
 under this section1 the ,secretary of  
,labor shall consider-- 7,a7 the        
information and recommendations included
 in the reports prepared under section  
#ajc2 and  7,b7 structural and other    
barriers facing specific demographic    
groups1 as informed by the reports      
prepared under section #ajc4  7b7 ,grant
 funds ,to serve individuals seriously  
affected by ,,ai  7#a7 ,in general ,an  
eligible entity that receives a grant   
under this section shall use the grant  
funds to serve individuals who-- 7,a7   
have a high school diploma or its       
recognized equivalent2 and  7,b7 are    
employed in an industry or occupation   
projected1 pursuant to the report under 
section #ajc7;b77#b71 to have the most  
growth in artificial intelligence use1  
which is likely to significantly impact 
the job opportunities or wages of       
workers4  7#b7 ,activities ,in serving  
individuals described in paragraph 7#a71

 an eligible entity that receives a     
grant under this section shall use the  
grant funds for one or more of the      
following purposes3 7,a7 ,upskilling    
such individuals1 including by offering 
scholarships or skill certifications1 or
 by supporting other programs that      
upskill such individuals4  7,b7         
,enabling lifelong learning and cross   
training1 including continuing education
 certificates or programs aiming to     
update workers' skills related to       
advanced and emerging technology4  7c7  
,application requirements ,an eligible  
entity that desires a grant under this  
section shall submit an application to  
the ,secretary of ,labor at such time1  
in such manner1 and containing such     
information as the ,secretary of ,labor 
may require1 including1 at a minimum1   
plans for the following3 7#a7           
,continuous monitoring and evaluation of
 project activities4  7#b7 ,effectively 
sustaining project activities after the 
grant period ends1 and the length of    

time which the applicant plans to       
sustain the project activities4  7d7    
,national activities ,the ,secretary of 
,labor may reserve not more than #b4e   
percent of funds available for grants   
under this section for national         
activities1 including technical         
assistance1 evaluation1 and             
dissemination4  7e7 ,evaluations ,in    
carrying out this section1 the          
,secretary of ,labor shall authorize    
third-party evaluations of grants       
awarded under this section to help build
 an evidence base of programs that      
advance a #bast century artificial      
intelligence workforce4  7f7            
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
are authorized to be appropriated to    
carry out this section #ij1jjj1jjj for  
the period of fiscal years #bjbe through
 #bjbi4  #bje4 ,reporting requirements  
7a7 ,grantee reports ,each eligible     
entity-- 7#a7 that receives a grant     
under section #bjc shall submit to the  
,secretary a report1 not less than twice

 a year during the grant period1 on the 
use of grant funds that shall include   
data on the numbers of individuals      
served through activities funded under  
such section1 disaggregated by race 7for
 ,asian and ,native ,hawaiian or        
,pacific ,islander individuals using the
 same race response categories as the   
decennial census of the population71    
ethnicity1 gender1 and eligibility to   
participate in the school lunch program 
established under the ,richard ,b4      
,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agea et seq472 and  7#b7
 that receives a grant under section    
#bjd shall submit to the ,secretary of  
,labor a report1 not less than twice a  
year during the grant period1 on the use
 of grant funds that shall include data 
on the numbers of individuals served    
through activities funded under such    
section1 disaggregated by race 7for     
,asian and ,native ,hawaiian or ,pacific
 ,islander individuals using the same   
race response categories as the         

decennial census of the population71    
ethnicity1 and gender4  7b7 ,report by  
the secretary ,not later than #e years  
after the first grant is awarded under  
this title1 the ,secretary and the      
,secretary of ,labor shall submit to    
,congress a report based on the analysis
 of reports received under subsection   
7a7 with a recommendation on how to     
expand the programs under this title4   
#bjf4 ,amendments to other laws  7a7    
,department of ,education ,organization 
,act ,section #bjc7;c77#a7 of the       
,department of ,education ,organization 
,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #cdac7;c77#a77 is   
amended by inserting 1 which shall      
include information with respect to the 
existence of emerging and advanced      
technology education 7as defined in     
section #bjb of the ,workforce of the   
,future ,act of #bjbd71 disaggregated by
 the type of emerging and advanced      
technology education and by the type of 
eligible entity 7as defined in such     
section #bjb7 after ,rights4  7b7 ,the  

,education ,sciences ,reform ,act of    
#bjjb ,section #aec7;a77#a7 of the      
,education ,sciences ,reform ,act of    
#bjjb 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #iedc7;a77#a77 is  
amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,n71 by 
striking and after the semicolon2  7#b7 
in subparagraph 7,o71 by inserting and  
after the semicolon2 and  7#c7 by adding
 at the end the following3  7,p7 the    
existence of emerging and advanced      
technology education 7as defined in     
section #bjb of the ,workforce of the   
,future ,act of #bjbd7 in elementary    
schools and secondary schools1 and the  
degree of competency in emerging and    
advanced technology fields among such   
students2  4