Artificial Intelligence-Ready Data Act
Sponsored By: Senator Ted Budd
Introduced
Summary
Make federal open data AI-ready so public and private developers can use consistent, high-quality government data for training and testing AI models. It would task the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to write and update standards through a public notice-and-comment process.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Weather data ready for AI
If enacted, the bill would require NOAA to make its forecasting data assets AI-ready after the new federal standards are adopted. Covered data would include model analyses, forecasts and reanalyses; in‑situ and conventional observations; satellite datasets; and other environmental observations critical for forecasting. NOAA would brief two congressional committees within 1 year after adoption and then once a year for 5 years on implementation progress.
New federal AI-ready data rules
If enacted, the bill would direct NIST to write standards so federal open data can be used for artificial intelligence. The standards would aim to improve data availability, quality, metadata, documentation, and ways to manage intellectual property when federal data is mixed with private data. NIST would publish proposed standards for at least 60 days of public comment and must publish initial standards within 1 year after enactment. After NIST sends the standards to the President, the bill would require the President to direct agencies to adopt them and keep agency systems interoperable and include the rules in major IT and high-performance computing purchases.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Ted Budd
NC • R
Cosponsors
Andy Kim
NJ • D
Sponsored 3/16/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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