H.R. 5351

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5351 Introduced in House (IH)]

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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.

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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

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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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