NSF artificial intelligence research and education; NIST artificial intelligence governance workforce

(a) Definition Section 5002 of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 9401; 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 by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (12) National laboratory The term National Laboratory has the meaning given such term in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801).. (b) Fellowships Subsection (e) of section 5401 of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 9451) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)— (A) in the heading, by striking faculty; and (B) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (D) Interdisciplinary artificial intelligence fellowships (i) In general The Director of the National Science Foundation may support graduate and postdoctoral research fellowships for students and postdoctoral researchers from across disciplines, including social science disciplines and the humanities, by making awards through eligible institutions of higher education for research and related activities related to the trustworthy design, development, training, deployment, evaluation, and understanding of artificial intelligence. (ii) Use of awards An institution of higher education that receives an award under clause (i) to support graduate and postdoctoral research fellowships for students and postdoctoral researchers described in such clause shall use such award for any of the following, as the case may be: (I) For graduate fellowships, tuition, education-related fees, and stipends for up to three academic years. (II) For postdoctoral fellowships, salaries, benefits, relocation costs, related conference travels, and research expenses for up to three years. (III) Such other expenses as the Director of the National Science Foundation determines appropriate. (iii) Eligibility To be eligible to receive an award under clause (i) to support graduate and postdoctoral research fellowships for students and postdoctoral researchers described in such clause, an institution of higher education applying for such an award shall ensure such students and postdoctoral researchers satisfy the following: (I) Are citizens, nationals, or lawful permanent residents of the United States. (II) Demonstrate a commitment to a career in research into fields and research areas that will contribute to the development and deployment of trustworthy artificial intelligence systems, including in areas of security, safety, reliability, or other aspects of artificial intelligence trustworthiness as established by the National Institute of Standards and Technology pursuant to section 22A of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278h-1). (III) For graduate fellowships, are— (aa) full-time students in an eligible program at the institution of higher education, as determined by the Director of the National Science Foundation; or (bb) students pursuing a degree on a less than full-time basis, but not less than half-time basis, in an eligible program at the institution of higher education, as determined by the Director. (IV) For postdoctoral fellowships, have a doctoral degree in an eligible program, as determined by the Director, have received such degree not earlier than five years before the date that such fellowship begins, and have a postdoctoral appointment at a host institution. (iv) Application An institution of higher education that seeks an award under clause (i) 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. At a minimum, the Director shall require such an application to include a description of the following: (I) How the proposed research and activities are designed to contribute to the development and deployment of trustworthy artificial intelligence systems, including ways to design, train, evaluate, and understand such systems. (II) How the students and postdoctoral researchers described in clause (i) who are the subject of such application will be integrated with artificial intelligence researchers at such institution in a role consistent with being a member of an interdisciplinary or transdisciplinary team. (III) How such institution plans to disseminate to the broader artificial intelligence systems research community any research findings, learned best practices, or technical solutions that are the outcome of such an award. (vi) Administrative agreements Fellowships supported by an award under clause (i) may include temporary artificial intelligence-related positions at Federal or State agencies, National Laboratories, private sector entities, institutions of higher education, the Institute, or other artificial intelligence relevant entities, as determined appropriate by the Director of the National Science Foundation.; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) Artificial intelligence skills-based training across the National Science Foundation The Director of the National Science Foundation shall seek to encourage the application of artificial intelligence systems to accelerate scientific discovery and technology development across all fields of STEM supported by the Foundation, including by supporting the following: (A) Training for undergraduate and graduate students and postdoctoral researchers through existing technical and skills-based training or certification programs, and, as appropriate, by providing for additional experiential learning experiences. (B) Development and hosting of intra or inter-institutional workshops on the application of trustworthy artificial intelligence systems to new uses in research, development, demonstration, testing, dissemination, and evaluation. (C) Administrative and award supplements to existing research awards to support professional development experiences for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers who receive a substantial portion of the support of such students and researchers in connection with such research awards to learn how to apply artificial intelligence systems to the research of such students and researchers, as determined by the Director.. (c) Workshops Subsection (d) of section 5401 of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 9451) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) Workshops The Director of the National Science Foundation may make awards for the development and hosting of intra- or inter-institutional workshops to facilitate the growth of multidisciplinary teams that can advance the development and training of trustworthy artificial intelligence systems.. (d) Peer review panels Section 5401 of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 9451) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new subsection: (g) Peer review panels As practicable and appropriate, the Director of the National Science Foundation shall ensure any merit review panel convened to evaluate a proposal related to artificial intelligence systems research and related activities integrates perspectives from multiple and diverse research disciplines, including researchers from social science, technology ethics, normative ethics, legal, and linguistic disciplines..