# 119-hr-9506: To amend the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 to require the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to establish a prize competition program relating to artificial intelligence, and for other purposes.

119-hr-9506, To amend the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 to require the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to establish a prize competition program relating to artificial intelligence, and for other purposes., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Begich, Nicholas J. [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9506
- Congress: 119
- Title: To amend the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 to require the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to establish a prize competition program relating to artificial intelligence, and for other purposes.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-06-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Begich, Nicholas J. [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-10

## Summary

**Creates a federal prize competition program to accelerate AI research and commercialization.** It would set annual, public grand challenges across priorities like microelectronics, AI safety and interpretability, cybersecurity, advanced manufacturing, energy-efficient models, and federal software modernization.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23] (R-CA), 2026-06-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Federal AI prize and challenge program: mixed, medium. This bill would require the OSTP Director to set up a federal AI prize competition program within one year of enactment. Each prize would need a posted problem statement, targets, success metrics, validation tests, and the award on Challenge.gov. Agency heads would notify Congress of winners within…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-9506 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9506)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9506 (as of 2026-07-10).