Artificial Intelligence Education and Workforce Readiness Act of 2026

(a) Establishment. There is established a council to be known as the Interagency Council on Artificial Intelligence in Education and the Workforce (in this section referred to as the Council).

(b) Duties. The Council shall—

(1) coordinate Federal activities under—

(A) this Act; and

(B) the amendments made by this Act;

(2) develop a national strategy for artificial intelligence education and workforce readiness;

(3) assist, including through guidance, technical assistance, and interagency coordination, the adoption of the designated risk management framework by—

(A) Federal agencies; and

(B) recipients of grants and cooperative agreements under this Act and the amendments made by this Act; and

(4) facilitate open-access licensing of research outputs, curricular materials, data sets, and software developed using amounts provided under this Act and the amendments made by this Act.

(c) Membership

(1) In general. The Council shall be composed of the following members or their designees:

(A) The Secretary of Education.

(B) The Secretary of Labor.

(C) The Secretary of Commerce.

(D) The Director of the National Science Foundation.

(E) The Director of the Institute of Education Sciences.

(F) The Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

(G) The Administrator of the Small Business Administration.

(H) The Assistant Secretary of Education for Career, Technical, and Adult Education.

(I) The Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employment and Training.

(J) Such other officers of the United States as the President may designate.

(2) Quorum. A majority of the members of the Council shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may hold hearings.

(3) Chairperson. The Secretary of Education shall be the Chairperson of the Council.

(4) Vice chairperson. The Secretary of Labor shall be the Vice Chairperson of the Council.

(5) Subcommittees. The Council may establish such subcommittees of the Council as the members of the Council determine appropriate.

(6) Staff. The Department of Education shall provide staff and administrative and technical support to the Council.

(d) Meetings. The Council shall meet—

(1) not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act; and

(2) not less than once every 90 days thereafter.

(e) Report. Not later than 1 year after the meeting under subsection (d)(1) and annually thereafter, the Council shall submit to the Committee on Education and Workforce and the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies of the Senate a report—

(1) describing the Council’s activities under this section; and

(2) recommending legislative or administrative action to facilitate the implementation of this section.