S4394-118

Reported

To support National Science Foundation education and professional development relating to artificial intelligence.

118th Congress Introduced May 22, 2024

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To support National Science Foundation education and professional development relating to artificial intelligence., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers. The main policy domain is Education, Labor, Government Operations.

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 S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the NSF AI Education Act of 2024.
  • Section id8d69765263c34b6494091053589ace75: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term artificial intelligence or AI has the meaning given such term in section 5002 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National...
  • Section id0bd1a26b2be6435bb7130dd2ed4660fe: 3. Undergraduate scholarships for artificial intelligence education The Director shall award merit- or need-based scholarships to undergraduate students at...
  • Section id02dbaa02357c45ecae9454d54abcd349: 4. Graduate scholarships and fellowships for artificial intelligence education The Director shall award merit- or need-based scholarships to graduate students...
  • Section idcdce55069a814e06b001aecac286dfbd: 5. NSF artificial intelligence professional development fellowships The Director shall establish a program to promote the exchange of ideas and encourage...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To support National Science Foundation education and professional development relating to artificial intelligence., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.

Key Policy Areas

Education, Labor, Government Operations

Primary Purpose

This bill, To support National Science Foundation education and professional development relating to artificial intelligence., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.

Policy Domains

Education Labor Government Operations

Whole bill

Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • schools, students, and education providers
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Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • federal implementing agencies
  • schools, students, and education providers
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: rs

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Legislative Progress

Reported
Introduced Committee Passed
Aug 1, 2024

Reported by Ms. Cantwell, with an amendment

May 22, 2024

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

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Education
23 mentions across 12 clauses
+23 positive

Community colleges and vocational schools, EPSCoR institutions, EPSCoR state institutions

Technology
6 mentions across 6 clauses
+6 positive

Agricultural technology researchers, Industry partners in AI and emerging tech, Private donors and technology companies

Government
4 mentions across 4 clauses
+1 positive -3 negative

NSF, NSF and Department of Education, National STEM Teacher Corps

NSF faces effects in multiple directions

Vocational Training Services
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

Workers seeking AI training

Rural Communities
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

Rural communities

Manufacturing
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

Students studying AI in manufacturing

Professional Development
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

Mid-career STEM and education professionals

Research & Science
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

National Laboratories

18/33
sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

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

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

2 terms
"rural-serving institution of higher education" §id8d69765263c34b6494091053589ace75

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

"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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