House committee advances bill to expand AI workforce data collection in the U.S.

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The House Committee on Education and the Workforce advances H.R. 9381, the AWARE Act, to improve federal AI workforce data collection.
The AWARE Act mandates the Bureau of Labor Statistics to compile statistics on AI adoption, aiming to better inform workforce and education policy decisions.
A 2019 congressional report found policymakers lack consistent or timely data to assess AI's labor market impact, driving the push for new measurement requirements.

Bill targets AI labor market measurement gap

As reported by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, Chairman Tim Walberg introduces H.R. 9381, the AI Workforce Assessment and Research Enhancement, or AWARE, Act, to improve how the federal government tracks artificial intelligence use across workplaces.

The legislation requires the Bureau of Labor Statistics to compile statistics on AI usage in the workforce, with the goal of helping policymakers respond more effectively to technological change and better inform workforce and education policy.

Walberg says artificial intelligence is transforming workplaces across the country faster than any technology in a generation, and argues that more reliable insight is needed into how the technology affects jobs, skills, and workforce needs. He says the bill is intended to provide clarity to support workers, guide training and education efforts, and help keep the U.S. at the forefront of innovation.

Policy implications for workforce and education planning

Congress previously directed the Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 to develop a strategy to better understand how automation, digitization, and AI are changing the employment landscape, and to submit a report on a data collection strategy.

That report finds policymakers lack the data needed to assess how technologies such as AI affect the labor market. Despite broader efforts to gather more information on AI, the text says there is still no consistent or timely method for measuring how employers are using the technology or how it is augmenting or automating worker tasks.

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