H.R. 9334 · In committee · Science, Technology, Communications

Workforce for AI Trust Act

What it does

Authorizes NIST to support education and workforce development activities to expand careers in the AI workforce.
Requires NIST to develop a common framework for describing and classifying AI-related tasks, knowledge, and skills that can be used for job descriptions and competency areas.
Empowers NSF to award grants to higher education institutions for graduate and postdoctoral research fellowships related to trustworthy AI across multiple disciplines.
Directs NSF to support institutional workshops and training programs to advance development of trustworthy AI systems and encourage AI application across NSF-funded research fields.

Official summary

Workforce for AI Trust Act This bill provides for various workforce development and research programs related to artificial intelligence (AI). For example, the bill authorizes the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to support education and workforce development activities to expand careers in the AI workforce. Further, the bill requires NIST to develop a common system for describing and classifying AI-related tasks, knowledge, and skills that can be used to develop job descriptions or competency areas (an AI workforce framework ). NIST must develop guidelines for using the framework and take other steps to support external use (e.g., through outreach and dissemination to AI education programs). Separately, the National Science Foundation (NSF) may make awards through eligible institutions of higher education to support graduate and postdoctoral research fellowships across disciplines (including in social science and humanities) related to trustworthy AI. NSF may also make awards to support institutional workshops to advance the development and training of trustworthy AI systems. NSF must encourage the use of AI to accelerate work across NSF-supported fields…

Latest action

Jun 25, 2026: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 35 - 0.

Committee: House Science, Space, and Technology