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''.
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 is purely naming and creates no compliance obligations.
(a) 1 The Director of the National Institutes of Health 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 Director.
(c) In awarding grants under this section, the Director of the National Institutes of Health 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) 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 has the meaning given that term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001); (B) a nonprofit organization, as that term is defined 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; or (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 has the meaning given that term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001); (B) a nonprofit organization, as that term is defined 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; or (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 has the meaning given that term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001); (B) a nonprofit organization, as that term is defined 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; or (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)).
Section 2 is the sole operative section of the bill. It directs the NIH Director to create a grant program for research on generative AI in health care. Subsection (a) establishes the grant program mandate. Subsection (b) enumerates permissible research topics — clinical note-taking, administrative burden reduction, insurance claims processing, customer service improvement, and a catch-all for any other health care improvement the Director deems appropriate. Subsection (c) sets priority criteria for grant awards, favoring applicants focused on GenAI adoption, workforce development, burnout mitigation, health disparities reduction, and care for underserved populations. Subsection (d) provides definitions.
This bill is a federal research-funding directive addressed solely to the NIH Director. It does not impose compliance obligations on private parties, AI developers, deployers, or health care entities. There are no regulated entities, no enforcement provisions, and no penalties.