NSF AI Education Act of 2024
Latest action (31 Jul 2024): Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
What this bill does
The NSF AI Education Act of 2024 would direct the National Science Foundation to expand education and workforce-training programs focused on artificial intelligence. As introduced, it would have created NSF scholarship and fellowship programs for undergraduate and graduate students studying AI, quantum computing, AI in agriculture, AI in advanced manufacturing, and AI teaching methods; established professional-development fellowships linking universities and industry; funded AI-in-agriculture grants to land-grant universities; created quantum information science fellowships; launched a nationwide NSF outreach campaign on AI and quantum education; designated at least five "Community College and Vocational School Centers of AI Excellence"; and funded research on AI teaching tools for K-12 students from low-income, rural, or Tribal communities. However, the Senate Commerce Committee's reported version struck this original text, replacing it with an amendment in the nature of a substitute, meaning the enacted content differs from what is described above but was not included in the provided material.
The bill would primarily affect students, faculty, and administrators at colleges, universities, community colleges, and K-12 schools, as well as NSF and, for the agriculture-related provisions, the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Particular emphasis was placed on rural, Tribal, low-income, EPSCoR, and minority-serving institutions, which would receive priority consideration for certain scholarships and center designations.
The bill was introduced by Senator Maria Cantwell on May 22, 2024, referred to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and ordered reported with an amendment on July 31, 2024. It did not receive a floor vote before the end of the 118th Congress, so it did not become law.
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Official summary
This bill was introduced on July 31, 2024, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.
Timeline
31 Jul 2024
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Common questions
- What does S. 4394 do?
- The NSF AI Education Act of 2024 would direct the National Science Foundation to expand education and workforce-training programs focused on artificial intelligence. As introduced, it would have created NSF scholarship and fellowship programs for undergraduate and graduate students studying AI, quantum computing, AI in agriculture, AI in advanced manufacturing, and AI teaching methods; established professional-development fellowships linking universities and industry; funded AI-in-agriculture grants to land-grant universities; created quantum information science fellowships; launched a nationwide NSF outreach campaign on AI and quantum education; designated at least five "Community College and Vocational School Centers of AI Excellence"; and funded research on AI teaching tools for K-12 students from low-income, rural, or Tribal communities. However, the Senate Commerce Committee's reported version struck this original text, replacing it with an amendment in the nature of a substitute, meaning the enacted content differs from what is described above but was not included in the provided material. The bill would primarily affect students, faculty, and administrators at colleges, universities, community colleges, and K-12 schools, as well as NSF and, for the agriculture-related provisions, the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Particular emphasis was placed on rural, Tribal, low-income, EPSCoR, and minority-serving institutions, which would receive priority consideration for certain scholarships and center designations. The bill was introduced by Senator Maria Cantwell on May 22, 2024, referred to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and ordered reported with an amendment on July 31, 2024. It did not receive a floor vote before the end of the 118th Congress, so it did not become law.
- Has S. 4394 become law?
- Not yet. As of 31 Jul 2024, S. 4394 is ordered reported.
- Who sponsored S. 4394?
- S. 4394 was sponsored by Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA] (Democrat-WA), with 2 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on S. 4394?
- Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. (31 Jul 2024).
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