Sec. 10360. STUDY OF AI RESEARCH CAPACITY

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## SEC. 10360 STUDY OF AI RESEARCH CAPACITY ###

(a)In General The Director shall conduct a study or support the development of a study by a qualified independent organization as determined by the Director, on artificial intelligence research capacity at United States institutions of higher education. ###

(b)Study Contents The Director shall ensure that, at a minimum, the study under subsection

(a)addresses the following topics: ####

(1)Which universities are putting out significant peer-reviewed artificial intelligence research, including based on quantity and number of citations. ####

(2)For each of the universities described in paragraph (1), what specific factors enable their AI research, including computing power, data set availability, specialized curriculum, faculty and graduate students, sources of Federal and non-Federal research funding, and industry and other partnerships. ####

(3)Promising practices at universities described in paragraph

(1)for advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in AI research programs. ####

(4)Geographic diversity across the country of universities with the factors identified in paragraph (2). ####

(5)How universities not included in paragraph

(1)could implement the factors in paragraph

(2)to produce AI research, as well as case studies that universities can look to as examples and potential pilot programs that the Federal Government could develop or support to help universities produce AI research. ###

(c)Workshops The Director may support workshops to help inform the study required under this subsection. ###

(d)Publication The Director shall ensure that the study carried out under this subsection is made publicly available not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act. ###

(e)Avoid Duplication The Director shall ensure that the activities carried out under this section are not duplicative of activities supported by other parts of the Foundation or other relevant Federal agencies, including but not limited to the activities of the National AI Research Resource Task Force.