Sec. 231. Grants to perform research regarding the use of generative artificial intelligence in health care
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The Director of the National Institutes of Health shall establish a grant program to award grants to eligible entities to perform research regarding the use of generative artificial intelligence in health care. Research funded pursuant to a grant under this section may include research regarding the use of generative artificial intelligence to— improve the ability of health care practitioners to record comprehensive notes or ask medically relevant questions during an appointment with a patient; reduce the administrative or documentation burden on clinicians; expedite the health insurance claims process; improve the efficiency and quality of customer service in the health care sector; or otherwise improve health care, as determined appropriate by the Director of the National Institutes of Health.
In awarding grants under this section, the Director of the National Institutes of Health shall give priority to eligible entities that— encourage the adoption and deployment of generative artificial intelligence across the health care sector; invest in workforce development of clinicians and administrators; mitigate burnout in the health care workforce; or improve the availability of patient care for members of a medically underserved population. In this section: The term artificial intelligence has the meaning given such term in section 5002 of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 ( 15 U.S.C. 9401 ).
The term eligible entity means— an institution of higher education (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 )); an organization described in subsection (c)(3) of section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under subsection
(a)of such section; or an agency of— the Federal Government; a State; a unit of local government; or an Indian Tribe. The term generative artificial intelligence means artificial intelligence that, in response to a prompt, uses data to produce text, media, computer code, or other content. The term medically underserved population has the meaning given such term in section 330(b) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254b(b) ).
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Sec. 231
Grants to perform research regarding the use of generative artificial intelligence in health care
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