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AI Scholarship-for-Service Act

USA116th CongressS-3901| Senate 
| Updated: 6/4/2020
Gary C. Peters

Gary C. Peters

Democratic Senator

Michigan

Cosponsors (1)
Cory Gardner (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AI Scholarship-for-Service Act This bill establishes a federal artificial intelligence (AI) scholarship-for-service program to recruit and train AI professionals to lead and support AI in federal, state, local, and tribal governments. Specifically, the National Science Foundation must establish criteria to designate qualified institutions of higher education (IHEs) as eligible to participate in the program. Such criteria must include (1) measures of an IHE's demonstrated excellence in the education of students in AI; and (2) measures of an IHE's ability to attract and retain a diverse and nontraditional student population in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Further, the program must (1) provide scholarships through qualified IHEs to students who are enrolled in programs of study related to AI, (2) provide scholarship recipients with internship opportunities, (3) prioritize the employment placement of scholarship recipients in executive agencies, (4) identify opportunities to promote multidisciplinary programs of study that integrate basic or advanced AI training with other fields of study, and (5) support education research programs to train AI researchers and practitioners. Additionally, the post-award employment obligations of a scholarship recipient must include three years of work for an executive agency; Congress; an interstate agency; a state, local, or tribal government; or a government-affiliated nonprofit that is considered to be critical infrastructure. A scholarship recipient who completes less than the required three years of service must repay the scholarship, or the scholarship must be treated as a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan that is subject to repayment.
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Timeline
Jun 4, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Jun 4, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • June 4, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 4, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Education

Advanced technology and technological innovationsComputers and information technologyCongressional oversightEducation programs fundingEmployee hiringEmployment and training programsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHigher educationPerformance measurementResearch administration and fundingScience and engineering educationStudent aid and college costsTemporary and part-time employment

AI Scholarship-for-Service Act

USA116th CongressS-3901| Senate 
| Updated: 6/4/2020
AI Scholarship-for-Service Act This bill establishes a federal artificial intelligence (AI) scholarship-for-service program to recruit and train AI professionals to lead and support AI in federal, state, local, and tribal governments. Specifically, the National Science Foundation must establish criteria to designate qualified institutions of higher education (IHEs) as eligible to participate in the program. Such criteria must include (1) measures of an IHE's demonstrated excellence in the education of students in AI; and (2) measures of an IHE's ability to attract and retain a diverse and nontraditional student population in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Further, the program must (1) provide scholarships through qualified IHEs to students who are enrolled in programs of study related to AI, (2) provide scholarship recipients with internship opportunities, (3) prioritize the employment placement of scholarship recipients in executive agencies, (4) identify opportunities to promote multidisciplinary programs of study that integrate basic or advanced AI training with other fields of study, and (5) support education research programs to train AI researchers and practitioners. Additionally, the post-award employment obligations of a scholarship recipient must include three years of work for an executive agency; Congress; an interstate agency; a state, local, or tribal government; or a government-affiliated nonprofit that is considered to be critical infrastructure. A scholarship recipient who completes less than the required three years of service must repay the scholarship, or the scholarship must be treated as a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan that is subject to repayment.
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Timeline
Jun 4, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Jun 4, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • June 4, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 4, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Gary C. Peters

Gary C. Peters

Democratic Senator

Michigan

Cosponsors (1)
Cory Gardner (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Education

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Advanced technology and technological innovationsComputers and information technologyCongressional oversightEducation programs fundingEmployee hiringEmployment and training programsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHigher educationPerformance measurementResearch administration and fundingScience and engineering educationStudent aid and college costsTemporary and part-time employment