AI Grand Challenges Act of 2026

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3809 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3809 To authorize the Director of the National Science Foundation to identify grand challenges and award competitive prizes for artificial intelligence research and development. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 9, 2026 Mr. Booker (for himself, Mr. Rounds, and Mr. Heinrich) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To authorize the Director of the National Science Foundation to identify grand challenges and award competitive prizes for artificial intelligence research and development. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``AI Grand Challenges Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. PRIZE COMPETITIONS FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. (a) Definition.--Except as…