Sponsor
Kevin Kiley
Representative · I-CA
Representative · I-CA
The bill funds and promotes transparent development of safer AI—improving research capacity and oversight—but risks added costs, bureaucratic duplication, and industry influence over standards.
Researchers and tech workers will receive new grant funding to study and build safer AI models, accelerating safety advances and potentially reducing AI-related risks.
The public (including nonprofits and researchers) will gain publicly published guiding principles and ethics developed with industry, government, and academia, increasing transparency and public trust in AI development.
Congress and oversight committees will receive a detailed proposal, budget, and timeline within a year, improving accountability and enabling more informed appropriations and oversight decisions for AI programs.
Industry stakeholders could shape the guiding principles and ethics in ways that favor commercial interests, risking biased standards and weaker protections for the public.
Taxpayers may face increased federal spending if Congress funds the proposed grant program and administrative budget.
Creating a new NAS-administered grant program could duplicate existing federal research efforts and add bureaucracy without clear additional benefit to researchers or the public.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Requires the National Academy of Sciences to design a publicly guided grant program supporting safe and ethical AI research and submit a detailed budgeted proposal to Congress within one year.
Official title: To require the National Academy of Sciences to establish a grant program to develop safe AI models and safe AI research, and for other purposes.
Introduced December 3, 2025 by Kevin Kiley · Last progress December 3, 2025
Creates a National Academy of Sciences (NAS) grant program to support research and development of safe, ethical AI models. Before awarding grants, the NAS Director must publish guiding principles and ethical considerations using a public comment process and must deliver a detailed proposal — including budget, timeline, evaluation, and solicitation plans — to relevant congressional committees within one year.