119-hr5351

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 5351 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 5351

 To support National Science Foundation education and professional 
 development relating to artificial intelligence, and for other 
 purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 September 15, 2025

 Mr. Fong (for himself, Ms. Salinas, and Ms. Pettersen) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, 
 and Technology

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

 To support National Science Foundation education and professional 
 development relating to artificial intelligence, and for other 
 purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``NSF AI Education Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

 Paragraph

    (2) of 

section 540l

    (e) of the National Artificial 
Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 9451

    (e) ; enacted as part 
of title LIV of division E of the William M.

    (Mac) Thornberry National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283)) is 
amended--

    (1) in the heading, by striking ``Faculty''; and

    (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
 ``
            (D) Student scholarships and fellowships in 
 artificial intelligence.--
 ``
            (i) In general.--The Director of the 
 National Science Foundation may support 
 scholarships and fellowships for undergraduate 
 and graduate students by making awards through 
 institutions of higher education, including 
 community colleges, to students who are 
 enrolled in programs of study leading to 
 degrees or concentrations in or related to the 
 design, research, assessment, development, 
 deployment, integration, or application of 
 artificial intelligence.
 ``
            (ii) Considerations.--In carrying out 
 clause
            (i) , the Director of the National 
 Science Foundation may prioritize making awards 
 to students who are enrolled in programs of 
 study leading to degrees or concentrations in 
 or related to any of the following:
 ``
            (I) The teaching of artificial 
 intelligence at elementary schools, 
 secondary schools, career and technical 
 education schools, institutions of 
 higher education, or through other 
 higher education and professional 
 education programs.
 ``
            (II) Artificial intelligence and 
 advanced manufacturing, including the 
 integration of artificial intelligence 
 into advanced manufacturing operations.
 ``
            (III) Artificial intelligence and 
 agriculture, including the integration 
 of artificial intelligence into 
 agricultural operations, prediction, 
 and decision making.
 ``
            (iii) Awards.--Scholarships and 
 fellowships awarded under this subparagraph may 
 be in the form of awards that may cover the 
 cost of tuition, education-related fees, a 
 stipend, and professional development funds for 
 a period of up to five years. Such scholarships 
 and fellowships shall be paid directly to the 
 institution of higher education in which the 
 student is enrolled.
 ``
            (iv) Outreach.--The Director of the 
 National Science Foundation shall conduct 
 outreach and encourage applications from rural-
 located institutions of higher education, 
 rural-serving institutions of higher education, 
 emerging research institutions, Tribal Colleges 
 or Universities, and institutions located in an 
 Established Program to Stimulate Competitive 
 Research

    (EPSCoR) jurisdiction.
 ``
            (v) Method.--The Director of the National 
 Science Foundation may carry out this 
 subparagraph by making awards through new or 
 existing programs.
 ``
        (E) Artificial intelligence professional 
 development fellowships.--
 ``
            (i) In general.--The Director of the 
 National Science Foundation may support 
 activities to promote the exchange of ideas and 
 encourage collaborations between institutions 
 of higher education and industry partners in 
 the field of artificial intelligence, including 
 through fellowships for students, teachers, 
 faculty, and industry professionals.
 ``
            (ii) Supplementals for students and 
 faculty.--The Director of the National Science 
 Foundation may award fellowships for students 
 and faculty to pursue professional development 
 programs in STEM fields that are administered 
 by or affiliated with institutions of higher 
 education, including community colleges, in 
 order to enable recipients to attain skills, 
 training, or education in partnership with 
 industry members on the design, research, 
 assessment, development, deployment, 
 integration, or application of artificial 
 intelligence.
 ``
            (iii) Fellowships for industry 
 professionals.--The Director of the National 
 Science Foundation may award fellowships to 
 industry professionals to enable recipients to 
 seek short-term appointments to instruct and 
 educate students on the design, research, 
 assessment, development, deployment, 
 integration, or application of artificial 
 intelligence.
 ``
            (iv) Fellowships for school 
 professionals.--The Director of the National 
 Science Foundation may award fellowships to 
 teachers, school counselors, and other school 
 professionals for professional development 
 programs in order to enable recipients to 
 attain skills, training, or education in 
 partnership with industry members on the 
 teaching, use of, or application of artificial 
 intelligence in K-12 settings.
 ``
            (v) Awards.--Awards made under this 
 subparagraph may be in the form of an award 
 that covers the cost of tuition, education-
 related fees, a stipend, and professional 
 development funds for up to one year. Such 
 awards shall be paid directly to the 
 institution of higher education that 
 administers, or is affiliated with, the program 
 in which the fellowship recipient is 
 participating.
 ``
        (F) National science foundation outreach 
 campaign.--The Director of the National Science 
 Foundation may carry out a nationwide outreach campaign 
 to industry as well as students at elementary schools, 
 secondary schools, career and technical education 
 schools, and institutions of higher education, or 
 through other higher education and professional 
 education programs, to increase awareness regarding 
 National Science Foundation-funded artificial 
 intelligence education opportunities.
 ``
        (G) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a 
 scholarship or fellowship under this paragraph, an 
 individual shall satisfy all of the following:
 ``
            (i) Be a citizen, national, or lawful 
 permanent resident of the United States.
 ``
            (ii) Demonstrate a commitment to a career 
 in advancing the field of artificial 
 intelligence.
 ``
            (iii) Accept the terms of a fellowship 
 under this subparagraph.
 ``
        (H) Reports.--
 ``
            (i) In general.--Not later than seven 
 years after the date of the enactment of this 
 subparagraph, the Director of the National 
 Science Foundation shall submit to Congress, 
 and make widely available to the public, a 
 report including any recommendations for 
 legislative action that could optimize the 
 effectiveness of the scholarships and 
 fellowships under this paragraph.
 ``
            (ii) Requirements.--In preparing the 
 reports under clause
            (i) , the Director of the 
 National Science Foundation may, as 
 practicable--
 ``
            (I) include an assessment of the 
 effectiveness of such scholarships and 
 fellowships in expanding 
 apprenticeships, internships, and other 
 applied or experiential learning 
 opportunities offered by employers in 
 conjunction with community colleges or 
 other institutions of higher education;
 ``
            (II) assess the number of 
 students who received such scholarships 
 and fellowship;
 ``
            (III) assess the percentage of 
 such students who successfully complete 
 their education programs and who intend 
 to enter the workforce;
 ``
            (IV) assess the percentage of 
 undergraduate, graduate, and 
 postdoctoral students who enter the 
 workforce in a field relating to such 
 scholarship or fellowship;
 ``
            (V) assess the impact on the 
 number of K-12 teachers, school 
 counselors, and other school 
 professionals who received such 
 scholarships or fellowships; and
 ``
            (VI) include an assessment of the 
 effects such scholarships and 
 fellowships have on related fields.''.

SEC. 3. COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND AREA CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATIONAL 
 SCHOOL CENTERS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE EXCELLENCE.

    (a) In General.--Subparagraph
        (B) of 

section 5401 of the National 
Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 9451

    (e)

    (3) ; 
enacted as part of title LIV of division E of the William M.

    (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 
(Public Law 116-283)) is amended to read as follows:
 ``
        (B) Centers of ai excellence.--
 ``
            (i) === Definitions. ===
-In this subparagraph:
 ``
            (I) Area career and technical 
 education school.--The term `area 
 career and technical education school' 
 has the meaning given such term in 
 

section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career 
 and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 
 U.S.C. 2302).
 ``
            (II) Eligible applicant.--The 
 term `eligible applicant' means a 
 community college, or area career and 
 technical education school, in 
 partnership with one or more of the 
 following:
 ``

    (aa) A Federal, State, 
 local, Tribal, or territorial 
 government entity.
 ``

    (bb) An institution of 
 higher education.
 ``
            (cc) An entity in private 
 industry.
 ``
            (dd) An economic 
 development organization or 
 venture development 
 organization.
 ``

    (ee) A nonprofit 
 organization.
 ``
            (III) Venture development 
 organization.--The term `venture 
 development organization' has the 
 meaning given such term in 

section 27

    (a) of the Stevenson-Wydler 
 Technology Innovation Act of (15 U.S.C. 
 3722

    (a) ).
 ``
            (ii) Establishment of centers of ai 
 excellence.--The Director of the National 
 Science Foundation, in coordination with the 
 Regional Technology Hubs program of the 
 Department of Commerce, subject to the 
 availability of appropriations, shall establish 
 up to eight regionally and geographically 
 diverse eligible applicants to be designated as 
 Community College and Area Career and Technical 
 Education Centers of AI Excellence (referred to 
 in this subparagraph as `Centers of AI 
 Excellence'). Such Centers of AI Excellence 
 shall enhance educational outcomes and drive 
 workforce development by integrating artificial 
 intelligence into teaching, learning, and 
 community engagement.
 ``
            (iii) Application.--An eligible applicant 
 seeking to be designated as a Center of AI 
 Excellence under this subparagraph shall submit 
 to the Director of the National Science 
 Foundation an application at such time, in such 
 manner, and containing such information as the 
 Director may require. Such application shall 
 include the following:
 ``
            (I) A description of the focus 
 area or areas for such proposed Center 
 of AI Excellence and how such area or 
 areas are aligned with regional 
 investments made by industry and the 
 Federal Government.
 ``
            (II) A description of the 
 capacity of the applicant to carry out 
 the purpose of such proposed Center of 
 AI Excellence.
 ``
            (III) A description of 
 demonstrate current and anticipated 
 future workforce demands in occupations 
 directly related to such proposed 
 Center of AI Excellence.
 ``
            (IV) A description of how the 
 eligible applicant will support the 
 collection of information and data for 
 purposes of evaluation of such proposed 
 Center of AI Excellence.
 ``
            (V) An evaluation plan that 
 includes the use of outcome-oriented 
 measures to assess the impact and 
 efficacy of such proposed Center for AI 
 Excellence.
 ``
            (iv) Activities.--A designated Center of 
 AI Excellence shall develop and disseminate 
 information regarding best practices for 
 matters such as the following:
 ``
            (I) Artificial intelligence 
 research and education, and research on 
 the effects of artificial intelligence 
 in education, at community colleges and 
 area career and technical education 
 schools.
 ``
            (II) Methods to scale up 
 successful programs that perform 
 research or provide education on 
 artificial intelligence at community 
 colleges and area career and technical 
 education schools.
 ``
            (III) Providing educators and 
 teachers with actionable strategies and 
 resources to effectively integrate 
 artificial intelligence into 
 curriculums in the classroom.
 ``
            (IV) Providing experiential 
 learning opportunities, including 
 research and industry experiences on 
 artificial intelligence and learning 
 opportunities for students that are 
 enabled through artificial 
 intelligence.
 ``
            (V) Identifying pathways for 
 students to jobs that are enabled by 
 artificial intelligence, such as 
 previously nonexistent jobs with 
 respect to which artificial 
 intelligence use is an integral part, 
 jobs working directly on artificial 
 intelligence, and previously existing 
 jobs with respect to which needed 
 skills have been significantly changed 
 due to working with artificial 
 intelligence.
 ``
            (VI) Facilitating partnerships 
 with employers, employer consortia, or 
 other private sector organizations that 
 offer apprenticeships, internships, 
 cooperative education, or applied 
 learning experiences in the field of 
 artificial intelligence.
 ``
            (v) Partnerships.--The Director of the 
 National Science Foundation shall encourage 
 applicants to consider including or partnering 
 with a nonprofit organization, civil society 
 organizations, industry, or an institution of 
 higher education (or a consortium thereof) that 
 has extensive experience and expertise in 
 artificial intelligence.
 ``
            (vi) Evaluations.--All applications for 
 designation under clause
            (ii) shall include an 
 evaluation plan that includes the use of 
 outcome-oriented measures to assess the impact 
 and efficacy of the proposed Center for AI 
 Excellence.
 ``
            (vii) Accountability and dissemination.--
 ``
            (I) Evaluation required.--The 
 Director of the National Science 
 Foundation shall evaluate the 
 activities under clause
            (iv) . Such 
 evaluation, to the extent practicable, 
 shall integrate the findings of 
 research resulting from such activity 
 or activities as a result of a 
 designation under clause
            (ii) with the 
 findings of other research on 
 artificial intelligence education.
 ``
            (II) Report on evaluations.--Not 
 later than 180 days after the 
 completion of the evaluation under 
 subclause
            (I) , the Director of the 
 National Science Foundation shall 
 submit to Congress and make widely 
 available to the public a report that 
 includes the following:
 ``

    (aa) The results of such 
 evaluation.
 ``

    (bb) Any recommendations 
 for administrative and 
 legislative action that could 
 optimize the effectiveness of 
 the designations made under 
 clause
            (ii) .''.

SEC. 4. AWARDS FOR RESEARCH ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN EDUCATION.

    (a) In General.--

Section 5401 of the National Artificial 
Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 9451; enacted as part of 
title LIV of division E of the William M.

    (Mac) Thornberry National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283)) is 
amended--

    (1) by redesignating subsection

    (g) as subsection
            (i) ; and

    (2) by inserting after subsection

    (f) the following new 
 subsections:
 ``

    (g) Awards for Research on Artificial Intelligence in 
Education.--
 ``

    (1) Eligible entity defined.--In this subsection, the 
 term `eligible entity' means any of the following:
 ``
        (A) An institution of higher education.
 ``
        (B) A nonprofit organization.
 ``
            (C) A consortium of one or more institutions of 
 higher education or nonprofit organizations and one or 
 more private sector entities.
 ``

    (2) Awards.--
 ``
        (A) In general.--The Director of the National 
 Science Foundation may make awards, on a competitive, 
 merit-reviewed basis, to eligible entities, to enable 
 such eligible entities to promote research regarding 
 teaching models, tools, and materials for artificial 
 intelligence, its integration into the classroom, 
 teaching, and learning for pre-kindergarten through 
 grade 12 students, and its impacts on educational and 
 learning outcomes.
 ``
        (B) Method.--The Director of the National Science 
 Foundation may carry out subparagraph
        (A) by making 
 awards through new or existing programs.
 ``

    (3) Application.--
 ``
        (A) In general.--An eligible entity that desires 
 to receive an award under this subsection shall submit 
 to the Director of the National Science Foundation an 
 application at such time, in such manner, and 
 containing such information as the Director may 
 require.
 ``
        (B) Contents.--An application under subparagraph
        (A) may include the following:
 ``
            (i) A description of any regional 
 partnerships the eligible entity plans to 
 utilize to carry out the award.
 ``
            (ii) With respect to an application that 
 concerns the use or integration of artificial 
 intelligence, a description of potential 
 ethical concerns and implications of teacher, 
 faculty, and student interactions with 
 artificial intelligence.
 ``
            (iii) A description of how proposed 
 research on teaching models, tools, and 
 materials were developed in consultation with 
 other educators, academia, industry, government 
 entities, or civil society organizations.
 ``
            (iv) Such other information as the 
 Director may require.
 ``

    (4) Use of award funds.--Awards described in paragraph

    (2)
        (A) shall be used by the recipient to carry out the 
 following:
 ``
        (A) Emphasize preparing incoming K-12 teachers to 
 integrate artificial intelligence into their classrooms 
 in beneficial and innovative ways.
 ``
        (B) Support research to develop, pilot, fully 
 implement, or test topics, such as the following:
 ``
            (i) Instructional materials and high-
 quality learning opportunities for teaching 
 artificial intelligence.
 ``
            (ii) Models for the preparation of new 
 teachers who will teach artificial 
 intelligence.
 ``
            (iii) Scalable models of professional 
 development and ongoing support for teachers.
 ``
            (iv) Tools and models for teaching and 
 learning aimed at supporting student success.
 ``
            (v) Evaluations of the effect of 
 different approaches to teaching artificial 
 intelligence on students' educational and 
 learning outcomes.
 ``

    (5) Partnerships.--In making awards under this 
 subsection, the Director of the National Science Foundation 
 shall carry out the following:
 ``
        (A) Encourage applicants which, for the purpose 
 of the proposed activity or activities funded through 
 such award, include or partner with a nonprofit 
 organization or an institution of higher education (or 
 a consortium thereof) that has extensive experience and 
 expertise in integrating artificial intelligence into 
 K-12 classrooms.
 ``
        (B) Encourage applicants which, for the purpose 
 of such proposed activity or activities funded through 
 such award, include or partner with a consortium of 
 schools, institutions of higher education, school 
 districts, non-profit organizations, or other State and 
 local government entities.
 ``
            (C) Encourage applicants which, for the purpose 
 of such proposed activity or activities funded through 
 such award, include commitments from school principals, 
 other school leaders, or administrators to make a 
 priority reforms and activities proposed by the 
 applicant.
 ``

    (h) Artificial Intelligence Collaborative.--
 ``

    (1) In general.--The Director of the National Science 
 Foundation may establish a pilot program of regional cohorts 
 that will provide peer support, mentoring, and hands-on 
 research experiences for educators, principals, and other 
 school leaders of students in kindergarten through grade 12, in 
 order to build a network allowing educators, principals, other 
 school leaders to carry out the following:
 ``
        (A) Engage with one another on educational 
 efforts related to teaching and using artificial 
 intelligence and evaluating its effects on students' 
 educational and learning outcomes.
 ``
        (B) Interact with researchers, academia, and 
 local industry involved in artificial intelligence.
 ``

    (2) Method.--The Director of the National Science 
 Foundation may carry out this subsection by making awards 
 through new or existing programs, including the pilot program 
 authorized under 

section 10511

    (a)

    (2)
        (B) of the Research and 
 Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 19172; 
 enacted as part of title V of division B of Public Law 117-
 167).''.
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