AI Training Extension Act of 2025
The AI Training Extension Act of 2025 amends the existing Artificial Intelligence Training for the Acquisition Workforce Act to expand AI training across the executive branch, not just for the acquisition workforce but to a broader set of federal employees. The bill broadens who must receive AI training (adding data/tech positions, managers, supervisors, and other acquisition-related roles) and updates the training content to cover what AI is, how data feeds AI, the benefits and risks of AI, and the governance practices agencies should follow. It also increases coordination requirements among agencies (notably the Administrator of General Services and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget) and directs integration of AI training into other federal training programs where appropriate. In addition to expanding scope, the bill updates terminology and short titles, clarifying that references to the AI training act should be read as referring to the AI Training Act. It emphasizes incorporating participant feedback, aligning content with guidance from the OMB and related AI governance acts, and ensuring training programs can be integrated with existing federal training authorities under the Civil Service framework. The sponsor listed is Ms. Mace (with Ms. Brown), and the bill has been referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Key Points
- 1Expands the universe of federal employees subject to AI training to include acquisition positions, data/technology positions, management officials, supervisors, and other relevant staff within executive agencies.
- 2Redefines terms and reorganizes definitions to align with current federal human resources structures (OPM occupational groups, 5 U.S.C. definitions for management officials and supervisors) and to ensure consistent coverage across agencies.
- 3Updates the training content to cover what AI is, capabilities and risks, potential benefits to the Federal Government, data’s role in AI, and required governance practices and best practices guided by the Administrator and the Director of the OMB, including references to the AI in Government Act of 2020 and the Advancing American AI Act.
- 4Allows the Administrator to incorporate the AI training program into other relevant training programs (including those under 5 U.S.C. 4103) and to incorporate participant feedback into ongoing program updates.
- 5Renames the underlying act’s short title to the Artificial Intelligence Training Act, while the overall statute’s short title for the extension remains the AI Training Extension Act of 2025, and clarifies cross-references to refer to the AI Training Act.