Promoting United States Leadership in Standards Act of 2025

This legislation aims to keep the U.S. in the lead on technical standards for artificial intelligence and other fast‑moving technologies. It tells the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the State Department to help U.S. industry and federal agencies join and shape international standards work, and to report when federal agencies take part in these activities using a shared reporting system built with the Office of Management and Budget . It also requires a public web portal that lists ongoing standards efforts, how to get involved, and where to find draft and final standards; the portal can be built with outside partners if needed .

It creates a five‑year pilot program to bring more standards meetings to the United States. NIST can award grants to qualified groups to host these meetings here, covering up to half of meeting costs, with a set maximum per grant. The program must start within 180 days of the law taking effect; agencies will set guidance, brief Congress starting in year three, and may recommend making the program permanent within two years. The bill allows $5 million in funding for fiscal years 2024–2028 .

• Who is affected: U.S. industry and federal agencies working on AI and other critical and emerging technologies, plus organizations that develop or host technical standards meetings .
• What changes: A public web portal for standards work; a federal reporting system for agency participation; grants to host standards meetings in the U.S. (up to 50% of costs), with clear guidance and reviews .
• When: A detailed briefing to Congress within one year of enactment; the pilot program starts within 180 days, runs for five years, and could be proposed as permanent within two years; funding covers FY 2024–2028 .