S3957-119

In Committee

NSF AI Education Act of 2026

119th Congress Introduced Mar 2, 2026

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, NSF AI Education Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers. The main policy domain is Education, Government Operations, Labor.

Who Benefits and How

schools, students, and education providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, schools, students, and education providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section idb88a8d1f-bc8a-4c43-adc2-ea700fd59e57: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the NSF AI Education Act of 2026.
  • Section id2d04576a-0833-4536-a34b-19f3bcf6d81f: 2. Definitions In this Act: The terms educational service agency, elementary school, high school, local educational agency, secondary school, State educational...
  • Section id6cd50d80-92d1-476f-9e52-c7cb2c5bb080: 3. Undergraduate scholarships for artificial intelligence education Subject to section 15, the Director shall award merit- or need-based scholarships to...
  • Section id80ff279e-c7f0-4c3a-a417-bfdda3d4c335: 4. Graduate scholarships for artificial intelligence education Subject to section 15, the Director shall award merit- or need-based scholarships to graduate...
  • Section idd14a32eb-3494-4ff2-a581-9de1d0c758a5: 5. NSF artificial intelligence professional development fellowships Subject to section 15, the Director shall establish a program to promote the exchange of...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, NSF AI Education Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.

Key Policy Areas

Education, Government Operations, Labor

Primary Purpose

This bill, NSF AI Education Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.

Policy Domains

Education Government Operations Labor

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • schools, students, and education providers
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • schools, students, and education providers
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Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Mar 2, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, …

Mar 2, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Mar 2, 2026

Mr. Moran (for himself and Ms. Cantwell) introduced the following …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Education Government Operations Labor
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_education"
→ Secretary of Education
"secretary_of_agriculture"
→ Secretary of Agriculture

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"rural-serving institution of higher education" §id2d04576a-0833-4536-a34b-19f3bcf6d81f

an institution of higher education that— primarily serves areas that are not classified as urban by the Census Bureau

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