NSF AI Education Act of 2024

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9402 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9402 To support National Science Foundation education and professional development relating to artificial intelligence, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 23, 2024 Mr. Fong (for himself and Ms. Salinas) 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 2024''. SEC. 2. SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. Paragraph (2) of section 5401(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