H.R. 9372 · In committee · Science, Technology, Communications

Data Infrastructure Energy Measurement and Standards Act

What it does

Direct NIST to develop best practices and technical standards for measuring data center energy and water consumption, including AI model training and processing.
Require NIST to conduct research and testing to improve accuracy and reliability of energy and water use measurements across varied workload types and system configurations.
Establish coordination between NIST and Department of Energy to manage, archive, and publicly share standardized energy and water metrics and forecasting data.
Mandate NIST coordination with international partners to align global data center energy measurement standards.

Official summary

Data Infrastructure Energy Measurement and Standards Act This bill requires the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to carry out a program to inform the development of best practices, technical standards, and other resources for measuring workloads and energy and water use of data centers, including measurements relating to training and processing of artificial intelligence models. Specifically, NIST must develop or identify best practices and other resources for such measurements, taking into account specified factors such as workload type and system configuration; conduct research and testing to improve the accuracy, timeliness, and reliability of such measurements; study data needs for energy and water demand forecasting and other research; and support the development of standardized metrics and data sharing mechanisms to promote improved energy and water demand forecasting. Further, NIST must coordinate with the Department of Energy to ensure applicable metrics and data are managed and archived appropriately and promote open exchange of metrics and data as appropriate. NIST must also coordinate with international partners to maintain global data center…

Latest action

Jun 25, 2026: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 34 - 1.

Committee: House Science, Space, and Technology