August 26, 2025
Mr. Lieu (for himself and Mr. Bera) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a grant program to facilitate research regarding the use of generative artificial intelligence in health care, and for other purposes.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Healthcare Enhancement And Learning Through Harnessing Artificial Intelligence Act
or the HEALTH AI Act
.
Sec. 2. Grants to perform research regarding the use of generative artificial intelligence in health care
(a) In general
The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall establish a grant program to award grants to eligible entities to perform research regarding the use of generative artificial intelligence in health care.
(b) Permissible research
Research funded pursuant to a grant under this section may include research regarding the use of generative artificial intelligence 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 Secretary.
(c) Priority
In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities that—
(1)
encourage the adoption and deployment of generative artificial intelligence 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 population.
(d) Definitions
In this section:
(1) Artificial intelligence
The 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).
(2) Eligible entity
The term eligible entity means—
(A)
an institution of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001));
(B)
an organization described 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; and
(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 intelligence
The term generative artificial intelligence means artificial intelligence that, in response to a prompt, uses data to produce text, media, computer code, or other content.
(4) Medically underserved population
The 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)).
(5) Secretary
The term Secretary means the Secretary of Health and Human Services.