Artificial Intelligence Literacy and Inclusion Act

• Authority: United States Congress
• Parent authority: Federal government
• Jurisdiction: United States
• Collections: U.S. federal laws
• Most recent activity: Proposed
• Most recent activity date: 2025-05-06

Risk subdomain coverage

Minimal coverage — Brief mention but no specific mitigations, recommendations or governance measures relating to the risk subdomain are described.

• Overreliance and unsafe use
• Loss of human agency and autonomy
• Power centralization and unfair distribution
• Increased inequality and decline in employment
• Competitive dynamics

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

This document primarily addresses AI literacy and education rather than specific AI risk domains. It has minimal coverage of human-computer interaction risks (5.1, 5.2) and socioeconomic concerns (6.2, 6.4) through its focus on democratizing AI understanding and workforce preparation. The document does not substantively address technical safety risks, discrimination, privacy, security, or misinformation domains.

Sector coverage

Good coverage — Comprehensive governance measures or mitigations with clear procedures relating to the sector are explicitly described.

• Educational Services
• Public Administration (excl. National Security)

Minimal coverage — Brief mention but no specific mitigations, recommendations or governance measures relating to the sector are described.

• Professional & Technical Services
• National Security

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

This legislation primarily governs AI literacy initiatives across Educational Services, Public Administration (excluding National Security aspects of agency operations), and has significant implications for Professional and Technical Services through workforce development. It also touches on small business support and economic competitiveness across sectors.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a Congressional bill that, if enacted, would create legally binding obligations on federal agencies to submit reports and on the NSF to establish an awards program. The document uses mandatory language ('shall submit') for agency reporting requirements and establishes a statutory framework with congressional oversight.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: United States Congress; Senate and House of Representatives
• Summary: The document is explicitly identified as Congressional legislation proposed by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor, Affected_Stakeholder
• Entities: National Science Foundation (NSF); Department of Labor; Department of Commerce; Small Business Administration; Department of Education; Nonprofit organizations; Educational institutions; Marginalized communities (communities of color, low-income populations, rural areas, senior citizens, people with disabilities); Small and medium-sized enterprises
• Summary: The legislation directs the NSF to establish an awards program and requires multiple federal agencies to submit reports. Eligible entities include nonprofits and educational institutions. The ultimate beneficiaries are marginalized communities and various stakeholder groups.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: United States Congress; National Science Foundation
• Summary: Congress maintains oversight through reporting requirements, and the NSF Director has authority to administer the awards program and receive compliance reports from recipients.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: United States Congress; National Science Foundation
• Summary: Congress monitors implementation through required agency reports, and the NSF monitors award recipients through annual reporting requirements. Reports must be made publicly available for broader monitoring.

AI Lifecycle Stages

Lifecycle stages covered by the documents, as defined in the OECD Framework for the Classification of AI Systems

No lifecycle stages identified.

AI Lifecycle Summary

This document does not govern AI system development lifecycle stages. It focuses on AI literacy education programs rather than regulating the design, development, deployment, or operation of AI systems themselves. The document is about teaching people about AI rather than governing how AI is built or used.

Technical Scope

Terms relating to technical scope that are mentioned or implicitly referenced in the document

• AI Systems

Technical Scope Summary

The document provides a general definition of artificial intelligence but does not specify coverage of particular AI model types, system architectures, or technical categories such as frontier AI, general purpose AI, foundation models, or compute thresholds. The focus is on broad AI literacy rather than technical AI governance.