Governing for the People Act, Title IV "Awards for artificial intelligence literacy programs."

• Authority: United States Congress
• Parent authority: Federal government
• Jurisdiction: United States
• Collections: U.S. federal laws
• Most recent activity: Proposed
• Most recent activity date: 2026-02-04

Risk subdomain coverage

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

This document does not substantially address specific AI risk domains from the MIT taxonomy. It focuses on AI literacy education and workforce development rather than technical AI safety, security, or harm mitigation. The document is primarily an educational funding and reporting mechanism rather than a risk-focused governance instrument.

Sector coverage

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

• Educational Services

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

• Professional & Technical Services
• Management, Administrative & Support Services
• Public Administration (excl. National Security)
• National Security

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

This document primarily governs Educational Services through AI literacy program grants and reporting requirements. It also has secondary coverage of workforce development (Management, Administrative, and Support Services) and small business support (Professional and Technical Services). The governance is cross-sectoral in application but focused on education and training delivery rather than AI deployment in specific industries.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a federal statute enacted by the United States Congress with binding legal obligations on federal agencies to submit reports and on the NSF Director to administer grant programs. It uses mandatory language ('shall submit', 'shall assess', 'shall evaluate') for governmental obligations.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: United States Congress
• Summary: The document is Title IV of the 'Governing for the People Act' which is federal legislation enacted by the United States Congress, as indicated by the formal structure ('TITLE IV SEC. 401') and Congressional authority over federal agencies.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor, Affected_Stakeholder
• Entities: Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF); Secretary of Labor; Secretary of Commerce; Administrator of the Small Business Administration; Secretary of Education; Eligible entities (nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, consortiums); Marginalized communities (communities of color, low-income populations, rural areas, senior citizens, people with disabilities)
• Summary: The Act targets federal agency heads with mandatory reporting obligations and the NSF Director with grant-making authority. It also targets eligible entities that can receive grants, and ultimately the beneficiaries are marginalized communities receiving AI literacy education.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: United States Congress; Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF)
• Summary: Congress enforces compliance through its oversight authority over federal agencies' mandatory reporting requirements. The NSF Director enforces grant recipient reporting obligations through the award administration process.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: United States Congress; Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF); Secretary of Labor; Secretary of Commerce; Administrator of the Small Business Administration; Secretary of Education
• Summary: Federal agencies monitor and report on AI literacy integration opportunities within their jurisdictions. The NSF Director monitors grant recipient activities through annual reporting. Congress monitors overall implementation through agency reports.

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 specific AI system lifecycle stages. It focuses on AI literacy education programs rather than the development, deployment, or operation of AI systems themselves. The document's scope is educational and workforce development, not technical AI system governance.

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 basic definition of artificial intelligence but does not distinguish between AI models and AI systems, or address technical categories like frontier AI, general purpose AI, foundation models, or compute thresholds. The focus is on AI literacy education rather than technical AI specifications.