,i #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #fjgg ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,november #ah1 #bjbe,ms4 ,barragn 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,lieu1 and ,mr4 ,gottheimer7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,public ,health ,service ,act to ensure that medical students1 medical residents1 and medical faculty receive education and training in the deployment of artificial intelligence in the medical profession1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,healthcare ,education in ,,ai ,literacy ,act or the ,,heal-,,ai ,act4 #b4 ,artificial intelligence medical education ,part ,c of title ,,vii of the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bick et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following3 ,,iii ,artificial intelligence medical education #gdi;,c4 ,purpose ,the purpose of this subpart is to create a program of grants to be administered by the ,health ,resources and ,services ,administration for the education and training of medical students1 medical residents1 and medical faculty in the deployment of artificial intelligence in the medical profession4 #gdi;,d4 ,definitions ,in this subpart3 7#a7 ,artificial intelligence or ,,ai ,the term artificial intelligence or ,,ai means1 with respect to the medical profession1 a machine-based system-- 7,a7 capable of generating predictions1 recommendations1 or decisions that influence real medical profession environments1 as aligned with a set of objectives defined by humans2 and 7,b7 that employs inputs derived from both machine and human sources to perceive and process data from real or virtual environments to provide information or facilitate actions4 7#b7 ,education and training ,the term education and training-- 7,a7 means1 with respect to the medical profession1 competency-based medical education and training for skill-building and decisionmaking to improve health outcomes and patient care2 and 7,b7 includes-- 7i7 the use of data and data analysis2 7ii7 training such as virtual simulation and case studies2 and 7iii7 student assessment to provide-- 7,i7 feedback and personalize learning2 and 7,,ii7 the latest updates to health care4 7#c7 ,medical resident ,the term medical resident means a graduate from an accredited medical school who is participating in a postgraduate medical residency training program at a residency sponsoring institution4 7#d7 ,medical student ,the term medical student means a student who attends a qualified medical school4 7#e7 ,qualified medical school ,the term qualified medical school means an accredited school of medicine or accredited school of osteopathic medicine4 7#f7 ,residency sponsoring institution ,the term residency sponsoring institution means an institution that sponsors a postgraduate medical residency training program accredited by the ,accreditation ,council for ,graduate ,medical ,education4 7#g7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services1 acting through the ,administrator of the ,health ,resources and ,services ,administration4 #gdi;,e4 ,grant program to support artificial intelligence literacy for medical students1 residents1 and faculty 7a7 ,grant program ,the ,secretary shall establish and carry out a program under which the ,secretary makes grants1 on a competitive basis1 to qualified medical schools or residency sponsoring institutions for the education and training of medical students1 medical residents1 and medical faculty of such schools or institutions in the deployment of artificial intelligence in the medical profession4 7b7 ,applications 7#a7 ,eligibility ,to be eligible to receive a grant under this section1 a qualified medical school or residency sponsoring institution shall include in the application submitted under section #gif1 in addition to any information required by such section-- 7,a7 the desired grant amount1 not to exceed #ajj1jjj2 and 7,b7 the assurances described in paragraph 7#b74 7#b7 ,required assurances ,the assurances described in this paragraph are the following3 7,a7 ,an assurance that the school or institution will comply with the reporting requirements under section #gdi;,f4 7,b7 ,an assurance that the school or institution will provide a description of the need for medical students1 medical residents1 or medical faculty of such school or institution1 as appropriate1 to become literate in artificial intelligence and to indicate how the grant would facilitate-- 7i7 bringing interdisciplinary expertise to the development and provision of the ,,ai curriculum2 7ii7 completing formal program evaluation regarding effectiveness of the local implementation of ,,ai2 and 7iii7 sharing tools and learning with the broader education community to support relationship building and continued education within the medical education community4 7c7 ,use of funds 7#a7 ,in general ,a grant under this section may only be used for the education and training of medical students1 medical residents1 and medical faculty in the deployment of artificial intelligence to understand the immediate effectiveness of training in competencies of the technology1 including-- 7,a7 utilizing ,,ai for medical diagnostics1 treatment recommendations1 and predictive analytics2 7,b7 integrating ,,ai tools into clinical support and decision-making processes2 7,c7 understanding the ethical implications of ,,ai in health care1 such as bias1 patient data privacy1 and algorithm transparency2 7,d7 studying the impact of artificial intelligence in medical ethics use cases2 and 7,e7 conducting practical educational demonstrations or laboratories to exhibit the variety of use cases artificial intelligence may be deployed in a health profession field4 7#b7 ,limitation on use for administrative costs ,not more than #aj percent of the amount of a grant under this section may be used for administrative costs1 including the preparation of the annual reports required under section #gdi;,f4 7#c7 ,prohibition on publishing in predatory journals ,a grant under this section may not be used to support the publication of any piece in a predatory journal4 7d7 ,renewal ,a qualified medical school or residency sponsoring institution that receives a grant under this section may apply for renewal of such grant for one or more additional grant periods4 7e7 ,access2 ,priority ,in making grants under this section1 the ,secretary shall-- 7#a7 promote access to emerging technologies2 and 7#b7 give priority to schools or institutions that provide care to medically underserved communities4 7f7 ,collaborating with outside entities ,in carrying out the activities described in subsection 7c77#a71 a qualified medical school or residency sponsoring institution may-- 7#a7 collaborate with academic1 nonprofit1 and government entities1 including other educational departments within the university or college of the qualified medical school1 such as departments of computer science1 computer engineering1 software engineering1 data science1 computer programming1 scientific computing1 or any other related field as the ,secretary determines appropriate2 and 7#b7 consult with-- 7,a7 any of the academic1 nonprofit1 or government entities described in paragraph 7#a72 or 7,b7 a for-profit entity4 7g7 ,geographic diversity ,in awarding grants under this section1 the ,secretary shall ensure that1 to the extent practicable1 grants are distributed among qualified medical schools and residency sponsoring institutions that serve geographically diverse areas1 including urban1 suburban1 and rural areas across the ,united ,states4 ,the ,secretary may award grants under this section to not more than two qualified medical schools or residency sponsoring institutions located within the same #bjbj ,united ,states ,census ,division4 7h7 ,yearly funding limit ,a qualified medical school or residency sponsoring institution may not receive more than #ajj1jjj in funding under this section in any fiscal year4 #gdi;,f4 ,reporting requirements 7a7 ,annual reports ,not later than #ahj days after receiving a grant under section #gdi;,e1 and annually thereafter for the duration of the grant period1 a qualified medical school or residency sponsoring institution that receives such grant shall submit to the ,secretary a report that includes-- 7#a7 a summary of the educational program goals and objectives and related evidence to support academic progress or advancements made under such grant2 7#b7 the amount of grant funds expended by such school or institution for artificial intelligence education and training2 7#c7 a description of how education and training was integrated into existing curricula1 or used to create new curricula including the strategy1 approach1 and methods to begin development of the resources or curricula2 7#d7 the number of learners that enrolled in and successfully completed at least one course funded by such grant1 to become knowledgeable in artificial intelligence literacy2 and 7#e7 a list of any entity with which the school or institution collaborated or consulted under section #gdi;,e7f74 7b7 ,requirement ,to make educational material publicly available ,not later than #cj days after submitting a report under subsection 7a71 the qualified medical school or residency sponsoring institution submitting such report shall make publicly available any educational materials funded by the grant with respect to which such report was submitted-- 7#a7 on the website of the school or institution2 or 7#b7 on an online academic research portal4 #gdi;,g4 ,authorization of appropriations ,there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subpart #a1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjbf through #bjcj4 4