How Is This Bill Enforced
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This Act may be cited as the ''Healthcare Enhancement And Learning Through Harnessing Artificial IntelligenceArtificial intelligenceThe term "artificial intelligence" has the meaning given such term in section 5002 of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 9401).Section 2(d)(1) Act'' or the ''HEALTH AI Act''.
Section 1 establishes the short title of the Act as the "Healthcare Enhancement And Learning Through Harnessing Artificial Intelligence Act" or the "HEALTH AI Act." This section creates no compliance obligations.
(a) 1 The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall establish a grant program to award grants to eligible entities to perform research regarding the use of generative artificial intelligenceGenerative artificial intelligenceThe term "generative artificial intelligence" means artificial intelligence that, in response to a prompt, uses data to produce text, media, computer code, or other content.Section 2(d)(3) in health care.
(b) Research funded pursuant to a grant under this section may include research regarding the use of generative artificial intelligenceGenerative artificial intelligenceThe term "generative artificial intelligence" means artificial intelligence that, in response to a prompt, uses data to produce text, media, computer code, or other content.Section 2(d)(3) to— (1) improve the ability of health care practitioners to record comprehensive notes or ask medically relevant questions during an appointment with a patient; (2) reduce the administrative or documentation burden on clinicians; (3) expedite the health insurance claims process; (4) improve the efficiency and quality of customer service in the health care sector; or (5) otherwise improve health care, as determined appropriate by the SecretarySecretaryThe term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Health and Human Services.Section 2(d)(5).
(c) In awarding grants under this section, the SecretarySecretaryThe term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Health and Human Services.Section 2(d)(5) shall give priority to eligible entities that— (1) encourage the adoption and deployment of generative artificial intelligenceGenerative artificial intelligenceThe term "generative artificial intelligence" means artificial intelligence that, in response to a prompt, uses data to produce text, media, computer code, or other content.Section 2(d)(3) across the health care sector; (2) invest in workforce development of clinicians and administrators; (3) mitigate burnout in the health care workforce; (4) reduce gender, racial, and ethnic disparities in health outcomes; or (5) improve the availability of patient care for members of a medically underserved populationMedically underserved populationThe term "medically underserved population" has the meaning given such term in section 330(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b(b)).Section 2(d)(4).
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: (1) ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCEArtificial intelligenceThe term "artificial intelligence" has the meaning given such term in section 5002 of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 9401).Section 2(d)(1).—The term ''artificial intelligenceArtificial intelligenceThe term "artificial intelligence" has the meaning given such term in section 5002 of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 9401).Section 2(d)(1)'' has the meaning given such term in section 5002 of the National Artificial IntelligenceArtificial intelligenceThe term "artificial intelligence" has the meaning given such term in section 5002 of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 9401).Section 2(d)(1) Initiative Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 9401). (2) ELIGIBLE ENTITYEligible entityThe term "eligible entity" means— (A) an institution of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)); (B) an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3)) and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code; and (C) an agency of— (i) the Federal Government; (ii) a State; (iii) a unit of local government; or (iv) an Indian Tribe.Section 2(d)(2).—The term ''eligible entityEligible entityThe term "eligible entity" means— (A) an institution of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)); (B) an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3)) and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code; and (C) an agency of— (i) the Federal Government; (ii) a State; (iii) a unit of local government; or (iv) an Indian Tribe.Section 2(d)(2)'' means— (A) an institution of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)); (B) an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3)) and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code; and (C) an agency of— (i) the Federal Government; (ii) a State; (iii) a unit of local government; or (iv) an Indian Tribe. (3) GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCEGenerative artificial intelligenceThe term "generative artificial intelligence" means artificial intelligence that, in response to a prompt, uses data to produce text, media, computer code, or other content.Section 2(d)(3).—The term ''generative artificial intelligenceGenerative artificial intelligenceThe term "generative artificial intelligence" means artificial intelligence that, in response to a prompt, uses data to produce text, media, computer code, or other content.Section 2(d)(3)'' means artificial intelligenceArtificial intelligenceThe term "artificial intelligence" has the meaning given such term in section 5002 of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 9401).Section 2(d)(1) that, in response to a prompt, uses data to produce text, media, computer code, or other content. (4) MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED POPULATIONMedically underserved populationThe term "medically underserved population" has the meaning given such term in section 330(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b(b)).Section 2(d)(4).—The term ''medically underserved populationMedically underserved populationThe term "medically underserved population" has the meaning given such term in section 330(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b(b)).Section 2(d)(4)'' has the meaning given such term in section 330(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b(b)). (5) SECRETARYSecretaryThe term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Health and Human Services.Section 2(d)(5).—The term ''SecretarySecretaryThe term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Health and Human Services.Section 2(d)(5)'' means the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Section 2 is the operative heart of the bill. It directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a grant program for eligible entities — institutions of higher education, 501(c)(3) nonprofits, and government agencies — to perform research on the use of generative AI in health care. The bill specifies permissible research topics including clinical documentation, administrative burden reduction, insurance claims processing, and customer service quality improvement.
Subsection (c) establishes priority criteria for grant awards, favoring applicants whose research would encourage GenAI adoption across health care, invest in workforce development, mitigate clinician burnout, reduce health disparities, or improve care access for medically underserved populations. Notably, the bill imposes no compliance obligations on private-sector entities — it is a research-funding authorization directed at the Secretary, with no enforcement mechanism, penalties, or regulatory requirements for AI developers or deployers.