[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10315 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                               H. R. 10315

 To direct the Secretary of Education to carry out a grant program to 
  support the establishment and expansion of curricula in artificial 
    intelligence in elementary and secondary schools, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 8, 2026

Mr. Gottheimer (for himself and Mr. Obernolte) introduced the following 
  bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Secretary of Education to carry out a grant program to 
  support the establishment and expansion of curricula in artificial 
    intelligence in elementary and secondary schools, 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 ``AI Learning, Advancement, and 
Building Skills Act'' or the ``AI LABS Act''.

SEC. 2. GRANTS TO STATES TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN ARTIFICIAL 
              INTELLIGENCE.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Education (referred to in this 
section as the ``Secretary'') shall carry out a program under which the 
Secretary makes grants to States, on a competitive basis, to support 
the establishment and expansion of educational programs on artificial 
intelligence in elementary and secondary schools as described in 
subsection (c).
    (b) Applications.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this 
section, a State shall submit an application to the Secretary at such 
time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary 
may require.
    (c) Use of Funds.--A State that receives a grant under this section 
shall use such grant to establish or expand educational programs on 
artificial intelligence in elementary and secondary schools, through--
            (1) the development of dedicated curricula to teach 
        students how use and understand artificial intelligence; and
            (2) professional education for teachers to help teachers 
        better understand artificial intelligence and incorporate it 
        into teaching workflows.
    (d) Study and Report.--
            (1) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study on the 
        grant program under this section. As part of the Study, the 
        Secretary shall--
                    (A) identify the States receiving funds under the 
                program;
                    (B) analyze how States are using such funds; and
                    (C) based on such analysis, develop recommendations 
                for future programs to support the training of students 
                and teachers in artificial intelligence to ensure the 
                United States remains a world leader in artificial 
                intelligence education.
            (2) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
        Committee on Education and Workforce of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
        and Pensions of the Senate a report on the results of the study 
        conducted under paragraph (1).
    (e) Definitions.--In this Act:
            (1) Artificial intelligence.--The term ``artificial 
        intelligence'' has the meaning given that term in section 5002 
        of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 
        (division E of Public Law 116-283; 15 U.S.C. 9401).
            (2) ESEA terms.--The terms ``elementary school'', 
        ``secondary school'', and ``State'' have the meanings given 
        those terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
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