,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #iccd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ah1 #bjbf,ms4  
,l(gr5 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,lucas7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &     
,te*nology  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !       
,national ,artificial ,intellig5ce      
,initiative ,act ( #bjbj to facilitate !
 gr[? ( multidiscipl9>y teams t c       
advance ! developm5t & tra9+ ( safe &   
tru/wor?y artificial intellig5ce sy/ems1
 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,work=ce = ,,ai   
,tru/ ,act4  #b4 ,,nsf artificial       
intellig5ce rese>* & education2 ,,ni/   
artificial intellig5ce gov]nance work=ce
  7a7 ,def9ition ,section #ejjb ( !     
,national ,artificial ,intellig5ce      
,initiative ,act ( #bjbj 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 
#idja2 enact$ z "p ( title ,,liv (      
division ,e ( ! ,william ,m4 7,mac7     
,?ornb]ry ,national ,def5se             
,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal ,ye> #bjba 
7,public ,law #aaf-bhc77 is am5d$ by    

add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3    
7#ab7 ,national laboratory ,! t]m       
,national ,laboratory has ! mean+ giv5  
su* t]m 9 section #b ( ! ,en]gy ,policy 
,act ( #bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aehja74  4 
7b7 ,fell[%ips ,subsection 7e7 ( section
 #edja ( ! ,national ,artificial        
,intellig5ce ,initiative ,act ( #bjbj   
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #idea7 is am5d$--  7#a7 9
 p>agraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 9 ! head+1 by     
/rik+ faculty2 &  7,b7 by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+ new subp>agraph3  7,d7         
,int]discipl9>y artificial intellig5ce  
fell[%ips  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,director ( !
 ,national ,sci5ce ,f\ndation may       
support graduate & po/doctoral rese>*   
fell[%ips = /ud5ts & po/doctoral        
rese>*]s f across discipl9es1 includ+   
social sci5ce discipl9es & ! humanities1
 by mak+ aw>ds ?r\gh eligible           
in/itutions ( high] education = rese>* &
 relat$ activities relat$ to ! tru/wor?y
 design1 developm5t1 tra9+1 deploym5t1  
evaluation1 & und]/&+ ( artificial      
intellig5ce4  7ii7 ,use ( aw>ds ,an     

in/itution ( high] education t receives 
an aw>d "u clause 7i7 to support        
graduate & po/doctoral rese>* fell[%ips 
= /ud5ts & po/doctoral rese>*]s describ$
 9 su* clause %all use su* aw>d = any ( 
! foll[+1 z ! case may be3 7,i7 ,=      
graduate fell[%ips1 tuition1            
education-relat$ fees1 & /ip5ds = up to 
?ree academic ye>s4  7,,ii7 ,=          
po/doctoral fell[%ips1 sal>ies1 b5efits1
 relocation co/s1 relat$ conf]5ce       
travels1 & rese>* exp5ses = up to ?ree  
ye>s4  7,,iii7 ,su* o!r exp5ses z !     
,director ( ! ,national ,sci5ce         
,f\ndation det]m9es appropriate4  7iii7 
,eligibility ,to be eligible to receive 
an aw>d "u clause 7i7 to support        
graduate & po/doctoral rese>* fell[%ips 
= /ud5ts & po/doctoral rese>*]s describ$
 9 su* clause1 an in/itution ( high]    
education apply+ = su* an aw>d %all     
ensure su* /ud5ts & po/doctoral rese>*]s
 satisfy ! foll[+3 7,i7 ,are citiz5s1   
nationals1 or lawful p]man5t resid5ts ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7,,ii7 ,demon/rate a  

commitm5t to a c>e] 9 rese>* into fields
 & rese>* areas t w contribute to !     
developm5t & deploym5t ( tru/wor?y      
artificial intellig5ce sy/ems1 includ+ 9
 areas ( security1 safety1 reliability1 
or o!r aspects ( artificial intellig5ce 
tru/wor?9ess z e/abli%$ by ! ,national  
,in/itute ( ,/&>ds & ,te*nology pursuant
 to section #bb;,a ( ! ,national        
,in/itute ( ,/&>ds & ,te*nology ,act    
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bgh;h-#a74  7,,iii7 ,=  
graduate fell[%ips1 are--  7aa7 full-"t 
/ud5ts 9 an eligible program at !       
in/itution ( high] education1 z det]m9$ 
by ! ,director ( ! ,national ,sci5ce    
,f\ndation2 or  7bb7 /ud5ts pursu+ a    
degree on a less ?an full-"t basis1 b n 
less ?an half-"t basis1 9 an eligible   
program at ! in/itution ( high]         
education1 z det]m9$ by ! ,director4    
7,,iv7 ,= po/doctoral fell[%ips1 h a    
doctoral degree 9 an eligible program1 z
 det]m9$ by ! ,director1 h receiv$ su*  
degree n e>li] ?an five ye>s be=e ! date
 t su* fell[%ip beg9s1 & h a po/doctoral

 appo9tm5t at a ho/ in/itution4  7iv7   
,application ,an in/itution ( high]     
education t seeks an aw>d "u clause 7i7 
%all submit to ! ,director ( ! ,national
 ,sci5ce ,f\ndation an application at   
su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 & conta9+ su*      
in=mation z ! ,director may require4 ,at
 a m9imum1 ! ,director %all require su* 
an application to include a description 
( ! foll[+3  7,i7 ,h[ ! propos$ rese>* &
 activities are design$ to contribute to
 ! developm5t & deploym5t ( tru/wor?y   
artificial intellig5ce sy/ems1 includ+  
ways to design1 tra91 evaluate1 & und]/&
 su* sy/ems4  7,,ii7 ,h[ ! /ud5ts &     
po/doctoral rese>*]s describ$ 9 clause  
7i7 :o are ! subject ( su* application w
 be integrat$ ) artificial intellig5ce  
rese>*]s at su* in/itution 9 a role     
consi/5t ) be+ a memb] ( an             
int]discipl9>y or transdiscipl9>y team4 
7,,iii7 ,h[ su* in/itution plans to     
dissem9ate to ! broad] artificial       
intellig5ce sy/ems rese>* community any 
rese>* f9d+s1 le>n$ be/ practices1 or   

te*nical solutions t are ! outcome ( su*
 an aw>d4  7vi7 ,adm9i/rative agreem5ts 
,fell[%ips support$ by an aw>d "u clause
 7i7 may include tempor>y artificial    
intellig5ce-relat$ positions at ,f$]al  
or ,/ate ag5cies1 ,national             
,laboratories1 private sector entities1 
in/itutions ( high] education1 !        
,in/itute1 or o!r artificial intellig5ce
 relevant entities1 z det]m9$           
appropriate by ! ,director ( ! ,national
 ,sci5ce ,f\ndation4  2 &  7#b7 by add+ 
at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#d7   
,artificial intellig5ce skills-bas$     
tra9+ across ! ,national ,sci5ce        
,f\ndation ,! ,director ( ! ,national   
,sci5ce ,f\ndation %all seek to enc\rage
 ! application ( artificial intellig5ce 
sy/ems to accel]ate sci5tific discov]y &
 te*nology developm5t across all fields 
( ,,/em support$ by ! ,f\ndation1       
includ+ by support+ ! foll[+3  7,a7     
,tra9+ = und]graduate & graduate /ud5ts 
& po/doctoral rese>*]s ?r\gh exi/+      
te*nical & skills-bas$ tra9+ or         

c]tification programs1 &1 z appropriate1
 by provid+ = additional exp]i5tial     
le>n+ exp]i5ces4  7,b7 ,developm5t &    
ho/+ ( intra or int]-in/itutional       
work%ops on ! application ( tru/wor?y   
artificial intellig5ce sy/ems to new    
uses 9 rese>*1 developm5t1 demon/ration1
 te/+1 dissem9ation1 & evaluation4  7,c7
 ,adm9i/rative & aw>d supplem5ts to     
exi/+ rese>* aw>ds to support           
pr(essional developm5t exp]i5ces =      
graduate /ud5ts & po/doctoral rese>*]s  
:o receive a sub/antial portion ( !     
support ( su* /ud5ts & rese>*]s 9       
connection ) su* rese>* aw>ds to le>n h[
 to apply artificial intellig5ce sy/ems 
to ! rese>* ( su* /ud5ts & rese>*]s1 z  
det]m9$ by ! ,director4  4  7c7         
,work%ops ,subsection 7d7 ( section     
#edja ( ! ,national ,artificial         
,intellig5ce ,initiative ,act ( #bjbj   
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #idea7 is am5d$ by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#c7   
,work%ops ,! ,director ( ! ,national    
,sci5ce ,f\ndation may make aw>ds = !   

developm5t & ho/+ ( intra- or           
int]-in/itutional work%ops to facilitate
 ! gr[? ( multidiscipl9>y teams t c     
advance ! developm5t & tra9+ ( tru/wor?y
 artificial intellig5ce sy/ems4  4  7d7 
,pe] review panels ,section #edja ( !   
,national ,artificial ,intellig5ce      
,initiative ,act ( #bjbj 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 
#idea7 is am5d$--  7#a7 by r$esignat+   
subsection 7g7 z subsection 7h72 &  7#b7
 by ins]t+ aft] subsection 7f7 ! foll[+ 
new subsection3  7g7 ,pe] review panels 
,z practicable & appropriate1 !         
,director ( ! ,national ,sci5ce         
,f\ndation %all ensure any m]it review  
panel conv5$ to evaluate a proposal     
relat$ to artificial intellig5ce sy/ems 
rese>* & relat$ activities integrates   
p]spectives f multiple & div]se rese>*  
discipl9es1 includ+ rese>*]s f social   
sci5ce1 te*nology e?ics1 normative      
e?ics1 legal1 & l+ui/ic discipl9es4  4  
#c4 ,,ni/ activities to describe &      
support ! artificial intellig5ce work=ce
  7a7 ,au?orities to support work=ce    

frameworks ,subsection 7b7 ( section #b 
( ! ,national ,in/itute ( ,/&>ds &      
,te*nology ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bgb7 is 
am5d$--  7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#ab71 by /rik+
 & aft] ! semicolon2  7#b7 9 p>agraph   
7#ac71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end &      
ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end !  
foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#ad7 to provide  
indu/ry1 gov]nm5t1 & rese>*1 nonpr(it1 &
 educational in/itutions ) work=ce      
frameworks = critical & em]g+           
te*nologies & o!r sci5ce1 te*nology1    
eng9e]+1 & ma!matics doma9s = ! purpose 
( bol/]+ sci5tific & te*nical education1
 tra9+1 & work=ce developm5t4  4  7b7   
,,ni/ activities to support ! artificial
 intellig5ce gov]nance work=ce ,section 
#bb;,a ( ! ,national ,in/itute ( ,/&>ds 
& ,te*nology ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4        
#bgh;h-#a7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection 
7b7--  7,a7 by r$esignat+ p>agraphs 7#c7
 ?r\gh 7#e7 z p>agraphs 7#d7 ?r\gh 7#f71
 respectively2 &  7,b7 by ins]t+ aft]   
p>agraph 7#b7 ! foll[+ new p>agraph3    
7#c7 support education & work=ce        

developm5t activities to exp& !         
artificial intellig5ce work=ce1 includ+ 
c>e]s relat$ to help+ organizations     
gov]n1 map1 measure1 & manage artificial
 intellig5ce relat$ risk1 includ+ te/+1 
evaluation1 v]ification1 & validation ( 
artificial intellig5ce2  2 &  7#b7 by   
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new subsection3  
7i7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m    
artificial intellig5ce has ! mean+ giv5 
su* t]m 9 section #ejjb ( ! ,national   
,artificial ,intellig5ce ,initiative    
,act ( #bjbj 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #idja74  4  
7c7 ,artificial intellig5ce work=ce     
framework  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,title ,,liii (
 ! ,national ,artificial ,intellig5ce   
,initiative ,act ( #bjbj 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 
#idda et seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+ new section3  #ecjd4 ,,ni/    
activities to categorize ! artificial   
intellig5ce work=ce  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!    
,director ( ! ,national ,in/itute (     
,/&>ds & ,te*nology1 9 consultation ) ! 
,secret>y ( ,labor1 ! ,director ( !     
,national ,sci5ce ,f\ndation1 !         

,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,p]sonnel        
,managem5t1 & ! heads ( o!r ,f$]al      
dep>tm5ts & ag5cies1 z appropriate1 %all
 develop fundam5tal ref]5ce res\rces =  
describ+ & %>+ in=mation reg>d+ "w      
relat$ to artificial intellig5ce to     
address work=ce gaps4  7b7 ,activities  
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 c>ry+ out subsection   
7a71 ! ,director ( ! ,national ,in/itute
 ( ,/&>ds & ,te*nology %all c>ry out !  
foll[+3  7,a7 ,develop & p]iodically    
update an artificial intellig5ce work=ce
 framework1 :i* %all include ! foll[+   
compon5ts3 7i7 ,a common1 consi/5t      
lexicon to describe artificial          
intellig5ce employm5t-relat$ activities 
by "w role1 compet5cy area1 or o!r      
categorization1 z appropriate4  7ii7 ,a 
description ( ! tasks1 k1 or skills t   
are ne$$ to p]=m artificial intellig5ce 
"w4  7,b7 ,support int]op]ability &     
avoid unnecess>y duplication ( ! su*    
compon5ts ( su* framework ) compon5ts 9 
o!r work=ce frameworks1 includ+ !       
,national ,initiative = ,cyb]security   

,education ,cyb]security ,work=ce       
,framework or successor framework4  7,c7
 ,develop guidel9es reg>d+ h[ to use !  
artificial intellig5ce work=ce framework
 "u subp>agraph 7,a7 = diff]5t aspects (
 work=ce developm5t1 education1 & tra9+ 
purposes4  7,d7 ,support ext]nal use (  
su* framework1 includ+ relat+ to !      
foll[+3  7i7 ,! developm5t ( te*nical   
guidel9es & be/ practices relat$ to !   
artificial intellig5ce work=ce1 or      
dissem9ation ( exi/+ relat$ guidel9es1 z
 appropriate4  7ii7 ,outrea* &          
dissem9ation to artificial intellig5ce  
programs at all education levels ( su*  
framework to prep>e & improve a skill$  
artificial intellig5ce work=ce = !      
public & private sectors4  7#b7         
,/akehold] input ,9 c>ry+ out ?is       
subsection1 ! ,director ( ! ,national   
,in/itute ( ,/&>ds & ,te*nology %all    
seek input f ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,f$]al      
dep>tm5ts & ag5cies4  7,b7 ,/ate1 local1
 ,tribal1 & t]ritorial gov]nm5ts4  7,c7 
,indu/ry4  7,d7 ,in/itutions ( high]    

education4  7,e7 ,national              
,laboratories4  7,f7 ,labor             
organizations4  7,g7 ,non-pr(it         
organizations4  7c7 ,support+ ef=ts to  
id5tify & address ,f$]al artificial     
intellig5ce work=ce gaps ,! ,director ( 
! ,national ,in/itute ( ,/&>ds &        
,te*nology %all use ! artificial        
intellig5ce work=ce framework "u        
subsection 7b77#a77;,a7 to provide      
te*nical assi/ance to ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! 
,director ( ! ,national ,sci5ce         
,f\ndation1 9 develop+ crit]ia to       
designate qualifi$ in/itutions ( high]  
education = ! ,f$]al ,,ai               
,s*ol>%ip-=-,s]vice ,program "u section 
#ajcac7;d7 ( ! ,rese>* & ,developm5t1   
,competition1 & ,innovation ,act 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #ahiic7;d774  7#b7 ,!         
,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,p]sonnel        
,managem5t1 to align ! appropriate      
roles1 k1 skills1 abilities1 & tasks    
specifi$ 9 su* framework ) ! activities 
describ$ 9 section #aje ( ! ,,ai 9      
,gov]nm5t ,act 7title ,i ( division ,u (

 ! ,consolidat$ ,appropriations ,act1   
#bjba 7,public ,law #aaf-bfj774  7d7    
,publication ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] !  
developm5t ( ! artificial intellig5ce   
work=ce framework "u subsection         
7b77#a77;,a71 ! ,director ( ! ,national 
,in/itute ( ,/&>ds & ,te*nology %all    
submit to ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1      
,space1 & ,te*nology ( ! ,h\se (        
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation ( !
 ,s5ate su* framework & make su*        
framework publicly available on !       
website ( ! ,national ,in/itute ( ,/&>ds
 & ,te*nology4  7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is  
section3 7#a7 ,artificial intellig5ce   
sy/em ,! t]m artificial intellig5ce     
sy/em means any data sy/em1 s(tw>e1     
h>dw>e1 application1 tool1 s]vice1 or   
utility t op]ates 9 :ole or 9 "p us+    
artificial intellig5ce4  7#b7 ,labor    
organization ,! t]m labor organization  
has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #b7e7
 ( ! ,national ,labor ,relations ,act   
7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #aeb7e771 except t su*   

t]m %all also include ! foll[+3 7,a7    
,any organization compos$ ( labor       
organizations1 su* z a labor union      
f$]ation or a ,/ate or municipal labor  
body4  7,b7 ,any organization :i* w\ld  
be includ$ 9 ! def9ition = su* t]m "u   
su* section1 b = ! fact t ! organization
 repres5ts individuals-- 7i7 employ$ by 
! ,unit$ ,/ates1 any :olly own$         
,gov]nm5t corporation1 any ,f$]al       
,res]ve ,bank1 or any ,/ate or political
 subdivision !re(2  7ii7 employ$ by     
p]sons subject to ! ,railway ,labor ,act
 7#de ,u4,s4,c4 #aea et seq472 or  7iii7
 employ$ z agricultural labor]s4  7#c7  
,non-pr(it organization ,! t]m non-pr(it
 organization means an organization     
describ$ 9 section #eja7;c77#c7 ( !     
,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf & exempt 
f tax "u section #eja7;a7 ( su* ,code4  
7#d7 ,te*nical /&>d ,! t]m te*nical /&>d
 has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section     
#ab7;d77#e7 ( ! ,national ,te*nology    
,transf] & ,advancem5t ,act ( #aiie 7#ae
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bgb note74  7#e7 ,work=ce   

framework ,! t]m work=ce framework means
 a common taxonomy & lexicon = any giv5 
doma9 t includes ! build+ blocks (      
tasks1 k1 or skills t c be /ructur$ to  
=m "w roles or compet5cy areas4  4  7#b7
 ,cl]ical am5dm5ts ,! tables ( cont5ts 9
 section #b7;b7 & title ,,liii (        
division ,e ( ! ,william ,m4 7,mac7     
,?ornb]ry ,national ,def5se             
,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal ,ye> #bjba 
are am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+  
to section #ecjc ! foll[+ new item3     
,sec4 #ecjd4 ,,ni/ activities to        
categorize ! artificial intellig5ce     
work=ce44