On January 1, 2021, the Senate followed the House in overriding President Trump’s veto of H.R.6395, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2021, rendering the bill law. The FY2021 NDAA includes the National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Initiative Act, which establishes a framework for coordinating AI research and policy across the federal government and a national network of AI research institutes. The network of institutes will be led by NSF, DOE, the Department of Commerce, NASA and DOD with each institute focusing on fundamental AI research related to mission-driven applications.
