Science Committee Passes Nine Bills to Support the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence – September 11, 2024, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology passed nine bipartisan bills to ensure U.S. leadership in artificial intelligence (AI). The bills encompass a range of initiatives, including increased support for AI research and development and the promotion of AI education and workforce training programs.Legislation Passed:

• H.R. 9197, the Small Business Artificial Intelligence Advancement Act, requires the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to develop guidance resources for small businesses in utilizing artificial intelligence.
• H.R. 9194, the Nucleic Acid Screening for Biosecurity Act, amends the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to support nucleic acid screening.
• H.R. 9211, the LIFT AI Act, improves educational efforts related to artificial intelligence literacy at the K through 12 level.
• H.R. 9215, the Workforce for AI Trust Act, facilitates a workforce of trained experts to build trustworthy AI systems.
• H.R. 9402, the NSF AI Education Act of 2024, supports National Science Foundation education and professional development relating to artificial intelligence.
• H.R. 9403, the Expanding AI Voices Act, supports a broad and diverse interdisciplinary research community for the advancement of artificial intelligence and AI-powered innovation through partnerships and capacity building at certain institutions of higher education to expand AI capacity in populations historically underrepresented in STEM.
• H.R. 5077, the CREATE AI Act (ANS), establishes the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource.
• H.R. 9497, the AI Advancement and Reliability Act, amends the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 to establish a center and consortium on artificial intelligence to ensure continued United States leadership in research, development, and evaluation of the robustness, resilience, and safety of artificial intelligence systems.
• H.R. 9466, the AI Development Practices Act, directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology to catalog and evaluate emerging practices and norms for communicating certain characteristics of artificial intelligence systems, including relating to transparency, robustness, resilience, security, safety, and usability.