H.R. 6304

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6304 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6304

To codify a national strategy for artificial intelligence that promotes 
American leadership, removes regulatory barriers, and ensures data are 
free from security risks and ideological bias, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

November 25, 2025

Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in 
addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned

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A BILL

To codify a national strategy for artificial intelligence that promotes 
American leadership, removes regulatory barriers, and ensures data are 
free from security risks and ideological bias, 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 ``AI for America Act''.

SEC. 2. ACTION PLAN RELATING TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; NIST REPORT ON 
SECURITY RISKS RELATING TO, AND IDEOLOGICAL BIAS IN, 
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

(a) Action Plan.--
(1) In general.--Not later than July 31, 2027, the Director 
of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, in coordination 
with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall submit 
to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate an action plan relating to 
artificial intelligence (in this subsection referred to as the 
``Action Plan''). The Action Plan shall include measurable 
milestones relating to the matters described in paragraph (2). 
The Director, in coordination with such heads, shall not less 
often than biennially update the Action Plan and submit to such 
Committees each such update.
(2) Matters described.--The matters described in this 
paragraph are the following:
(A) Artificial intelligence leadership, workforce 
development, public-private partnerships, and measures 
against security risks and ideological bias.
(B) Development and modernization of civilian 
artificial intelligence research infrastructure.
(C) Public-private partnerships relating to 
artificial intelligence, with the following:
(i) The Department of Energy.
(ii) The National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration.
(iii) The National Institute of Standards 
and Technology.
(iv) The National Science Foundation.
(b) Identification of Certain Regulatory Barriers.--Not later than 
one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of 
the Office of Science and Technology Policy, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the 
Secretary of Transportation, and the heads of other relevant Federal 
agencies, shall identify regulatory barriers to the adoption of 
artificial intelligence in the following sectors:
(1) Healthcare.
(2) Scientific research.
(3) Transportation.
(4) Any other sector the Director determines relevant.
(c) NIST Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Director of the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology shall submit to the 
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate a report on measures, including 
internal review protocols, third-party audits, and public 
disclosure requirements, as appropriate, to detect and prevent 
security risks and ideological bias in data, training methods, 
or decision outcomes relating to artificial intelligence. The 
report shall include information relating to the criteria 
utilized in Federal agencies to assess such risks and bias, and 
any corrective measures taken relating thereto.
(2) Means of submission.--The Director of the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology may submit the report 
under paragraph (1) as part of an update to the framework under 
subsection (c) of section 22A of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278h-1) or another 
report the Director is to submit.
(d) Artificial Intelligence Defined.--In this section, the term 
``artificial intelligence'' has the meaning given such term in section 
5002 of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (15 
U.S.C. 9401).
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