This bill directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to create definitions, standards, and guidelines ensuring that biological datasets from federally funded research are formatted and ready for use in artificial intelligence training models. NIST must complete these standards within two years and then update them annually, working with an advisory group that includes federal agencies, academic institutions, private sector biotechnology and AI companies, and academic publishers. The bill affects federal agencies that fund biological research—including the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, Department of Defense, and others—and the researchers who receive that funding, requiring them to generate "AI-ready" datasets while ensuring the standards don't create excessive burden on smaller research institutions. The legislation also requires NIST to establish data management policies for each funding agency, conduct regular testing of the standards, create a public database for sharing these datasets, and submit annual reports to Congress, with the entire program set to expire ten years after enactment. No specific funding amount is allocated in the bill itself.
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