,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #edff  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ah1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,jackson ( ,texas 7= himself1 
,mr4 ,fallon1 ,mr4 ,mc,caul1 ,mr4       
,nehls1 & ,mr4 ,williams ( ,texas7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a     
,,bill  ,to au?orize ! ,secret>y (      
,def5se to e/abli% a ,national ,security
 & ,def5se ,artificial ,intellig5ce     
,in/itute1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,gr[+  
,univ]sity ,,ai ,rese>* = ,def5se ,act  
or ! ,,gu>d ,act4  #b4 ,national        
,security & ,def5se ,artificial         
,intellig5ce ,in/itute  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! 
,secret>y ( ,def5se may e/abli% at lea/ 
"o ,national ,security & ,def5se        
,artificial ,intellig5ce ,in/itute      
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z an ,in/itute7
 at an eligible ho/ in/itution4  7b7    
,in/itute describ$ ,a ,national         
,security & ,def5se ,artificial         
,intellig5ce ,in/itute ref]r$ to 9      

subsection 7a7 is an artificial         
intellig5ce rese>* in/itute t--  7#a7 is
 focus$ on a cross-cutt+ *all5ge or     
f\ndational sci5ce = artificial         
intellig5ce sy/ems 9 ! national security
 & def5se sector2  7#b7 e/abli%es       
p>tn]%ips among public & private        
organizations1 includ+1 z appropriate1  
,f$]al ag5cies1 in/itutions ( high]     
education1 includ+ community colleges1  
nonpr(it rese>* organizations1 ,f$]al   
laboratories1 ,/ate1 local1 & ,tribal   
gov]nm5ts1 & indu/ry1 includ+ ! ,def5se 
,indu/rial ,base & />tup companies2     
7#c7 has ! pot5tial to create an        
innovation ecosy/em1 or enhance exi/+   
ecosy/ems1 to translate ,in/itute rese>*
 into applications & products us$ to    
enhance national security & def5se      
capabilities2  7#d7 supports            
int]discipl9>y rese>* & developm5t      
across multiple in/itutions ( high]     
education & organizations2 &  7#e7      
supports work=ce developm5t 9 artificial
 intellig5ce relat$ discipl9es 9 !      

,unit$ ,/ates4  7c7 ,f9ancial assi/ance 
au?oriz$  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y (  
,def5se may seek to aw>d f9ancial       
assi/ance to an eligible ho/ in/itution1
 or consortia !re(1 to e/abli% & support
 "o or m ,in/itutes4  7#b7 ,use ( funds 
,f9ancial assi/ance aw>d$ "u p>agraph   
7#a7 may be us$ by an ,in/itute =-- 7,a7
 manag+ & mak+ available to rese>*]s    
accessible1 curat$1 /&>diz$1 secure1 &  
privacy protect$ data sets f ! public & 
private sectors = ! purposes ( tra9+ &  
te/+ artificial intellig5ce sy/ems & =  
rese>* us+ artificial intellig5ce sy/ems
 ) reg>d to national security & def5se2 
7,b7 develop+ & manag+ te/b$s =         
artificial intellig5ce sy/ems1 includ+  
sector-specific te/ b$s1 design$ to     
enable us]s to evaluate artificial      
intellig5ce sy/ems prior to deploym5t2  
7,c7 conduct+ rese>* & education        
activities involv+ artificial           
intellig5ce sy/ems to solve *all5ges )  
national security implications2  7,d7   
provid+ or brok]+ access to comput+     

res\rces1 network+1 & data facilities = 
artificial intellig5ce rese>* &         
developm5t relevant to ! ,in/itute's    
rese>* goals2  7,e7 provid+ te*nical    
assi/ance to us]s1 includ+ s(tw>e       
eng9e]+ support1 = artificial           
intellig5ce rese>* & developm5t relevant
 to ! ,in/itute's rese>* goals2  7,f7   
engag+ 9 outrea* & engagem5t to broad5  
p>ticipation 9 artificial intellig5ce   
rese>* & ! artificial intellig5ce       
work=ce2 &  7,g7 su* o!r activities z   
may det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se4   
7#c7 ,duration ,f9ancial assi/ance "u   
p>agraph 7#a7 %all be aw>d$ = a five-ye>
 p]iod1 & may be r5ew$ = n m ?an "o     
additional five-ye> p]iod4  7#d7        
,application = f9ancial assi/ance ,a    
eligible ho/ in/itution or consortia    
!re( seek+ f9ancial assi/ance "u        
p>agraph 7#a7 %all submit to ! ,secret>y
 ( ,def5se an application at su* "t1 9  
su* mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z !  
,secret>y may require4  7#e7            
,competitive1 m]it review ,9 aw>d+      

f9ancial assi/ance "u p>agraph 7#a71 !  
,secret>y ( ,def5se %all use a          
competitive1 m]it-bas$ review process4  
7#f7 ,collaboration ,9 aw>d+ f9ancial   
assi/ance "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y 
( ,def5se may collaborate o!r dep>tm5ts 
& ag5cies ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t )        
missions t relate to or h ! pot5tial to 
be affect$ by ! national security       
implications ( artificial intellig5ce   
sy/ems4  7#g7 ,limitation ,no f9ancial  
assi/ance au?oriz$ 9 ?is section %all be
 aw>d$ to an entity outside ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates4 ,all recipi5ts ( f9ancial       
assi/ance "u ?is section1 includ+       
subgrantees1 %all be bas$ 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates & %all meet su* o!r eligibility  
crit]ia z may be e/abli%$ by ! ,secret>y
 ( ,def5se4  7d7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is      
section1 ! t]m eligible ho/ in/itution  
means a s5ior milit>y college 7z def9$ 9
 section #baaa;a7f7 ( title #aj1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code74