,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dhif  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ca1 #bjbd,mr4   
,wel* 7= himself & ,mr4 ,lujn7 introduc$
 ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice &      
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1     
,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a ,,bill   
,to au?orize ! ,national ,sci5ce        
,f\ndation to support rese>* on !       
developm5t ( artificial                 
intellig5ce-enabl$ effici5t te*nologies4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,,ai ,innovation & ,developm5t =    
,effici5cy ,act ( #bjbd or ! ,,aide ,act
 ( #bjbd4  #b4 ,national sci5ce         
f\ndation support ( rese>* on impacts ( 
artificial intellig5ce on effici5t      
te*nologies  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is     
section3 7#a7 ,artificial intellig5ce ,!
 t]m artificial intellig5ce means a     
ma*9e-bas$ sy/em t c1 = a giv5 set (    
human-def9$ objectives1 make pr$ictions1
 recomm5dations or decisions influ5c+   
real or virtual environm5ts4 ,artificial
 intellig5ce sy/ems use ma*9e &         

human-bas$ inputs to-- 7,a7 p]ceive real
 & virtual environm5ts2  7,b7 ab/ract   
su* p]ceptions into models ?r\gh        
analysis 9 an automat$ mann]2 &  7,c7   
use model inf]5ce to =mulate options =  
in=mation or action4  7#b7 ,director ,! 
t]m ,director means ! ,director ( !     
,national ,sci5ce ,f\ndation4  7#c7     
,effici5t te*nology ,! t]m effici5t     
te*nology means a te*nology t critically
 consid]s m9imiz+ emissions1 secur+     
clean air & wat]1 build+ climate &      
community resili5cy1 promot+ heal?y     
food1 & o!r su/a9ability pill>s4  7#d7  
,e,p,s,co,r in/itution ,! t]m           
,e,p,s,co,r in/itution means an         
in/itution ( high] education1 nonpr(it  
organization1 or o!r in/itution locat$ 9
 a jurisdiction eligible to p>ticipate 9
 ! ,e/abli%$ ,program to ,/imulate      
,competitive ,rese>* "u section #aac ( !
 ,national ,sci5ce ,f\ndation           
,au?orization ,act ( #aihh 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #ahfb;g74  7b7 ,support (     
rese>*  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,director1 9   

consultation ) ! heads ( o!r relevant   
,f$]al ag5cies1 %all support            
m]it-review$ & competitively aw>d$      
rese>* on ! developm5t or expansion (   
artificial intellig5ce-enabl$ effici5t  
te*nologies4 ,su* rese>* projects may   
include-- 7,a7 developm5t ( artificial  
intellig5ce-enabl$ effici5t te*nologies1
 includ+ 9 ! areas (-- 7i7 sm>t grids2  
7ii7 mobility or transportation2  7iii7 
agriculture2  7iv7 wa/e r$uction2  7v7  
emissions r$uction2 &  7vi7 res\rce     
cons]vation2  7,b7 assessm5ts ( !       
feasibility ( safe & reliable adoption (
 artificial intellig5ce-enabl$ effici5t 
te*nologies into critical infra/ructure2
 &  7,c7 rese>* on ! effectiv5ess (     
exp&+ public und]/&+1 developm5t1 or    
adoption ( artificial intellig5ce-enabl$
 effici5t te*nologies4  7#b7            
,consid]ation = c]ta9 focus ,9 c>ry+ out
 ! program describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 !  
,director %all give p>ticul>            
consid]ation to projects t include      
effici5t te*nology t focuses on-- 7,a7  

build+ new sm>t te*nologies to support  
critical infra/ructure effici5cy2  7,b7 
m9imiz+ pollution & gre5h\se gas        
emissions f critical infra/ructure      
sectors2 &  7,c7 upgrad+ exi/+          
con/ructions & infra/ructure to be m    
effici5t4  7#c7 ,impact assessm5ts ,ea* 
rese>* project support$ by ! ,director  
"u p>agraph 7#a7 %all include an impact 
assessm5t conduct$ by ! rese>*] t       
evaluates ! en]gy consumption ( !       
artificial intellig5ce-enabl$ effici5t  
te*nology4  7#d7 ,consid]ation ,9       
support+ rese>* "u ?is subsection1 !    
,director %all give special consid]ation
 to rese>* conduct$ at ,e,p,s,co,r      
in/itutions4  7c7 ,reports  7#a7 ,f9d+s 
& recomm5dations ,n lat] ?an #ah mon?s  
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !    
,director %all report to ! ,committee on
 ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation ( 
! ,s5ate1 ! ,subcommittee on ,comm]ce1  
,ju/ice1 ,sci5ce1 & ,relat$ ,ag5cies ( !
 ,committee on ,appropriations ( !      
,s5ate1 ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1

 & ,te*nology ( ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives1 & ! ,subcommittee on   
,comm]ce1 ,ju/ice1 ,sci5ce1 & ,relat$   
,ag5cies ( ! ,committee on              
,appropriations ( ! ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives-- 7,a7 ! ,director's    
f9d+s ) respect to ! feasibility =      
rese>* opportunities1 includ+ ) relevant
 ,f$]al ag5cies & private sector        
critical infra/ructure provid]s1 to     
improve ! developm5t & integration (    
artificial intellig5ce-enabl$ effici5t  
te*nologies2 &  7,b7 any recomm5dations 
( ! ,director t c\ld facilitate &       
improve communication & coord9ation     
among ! ,national ,sci5ce ,f\ndation1   
relevant ,f$]al ag5cies1 & ! private    
sector to effectively develop & implem5t
 artificial intellig5ce-enabl$ effici5t 
te*nologies4  7#b7 ,results ( rese>* ,n 
lat] ?an #d ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t 
( ?is ,act1 ! ,director %all report to !
 ,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 &     
,transportation ( ! ,s5ate1 !           
,subcommittee on ,comm]ce1 ,ju/ice1     

,sci5ce1 & ,relat$ ,ag5cies ( !         
,committee on ,appropriations ( !       
,s5ate1 ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1
 & ,te*nology ( ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives1 & ! ,subcommittee on   
,comm]ce1 ,ju/ice1 ,sci5ce1 & ,relat$   
,ag5cies ( ! ,committee on              
,appropriations ( ! ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives on ! results ( ! rese>* 
support$ "u ?is section4