To promote United States leadership in technical standards by directing the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Department of State to take certain actions to encourage and enable United States participation in developing standards and specifications for artificial intelligence and other critical and emerging technologies, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · June 15, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
This bill directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology to increase U.S. involvement in developing international technical standards for artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies. The bill requires NIST to provide Congress with a briefing within one year identifying opportunities for government support of industry-led standards development efforts, establish a publicly accessible web portal to help U.S. companies and federal agencies find and participate in international standards activities, and launch a five-year pilot program to award grants covering up to 50 percent of the costs for hosting standards meetings in the United States. The legislation aims to strengthen America's competitive position globally by ensuring U.S. participation in shaping technical standards that will govern critical technologies, with particular emphasis on bringing international standards meetings onto U.S. soil. The pilot program requires annual reporting to Congress starting in the third year, and NIST must submit recommendations by year two on whether to make the program permanent.
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