US SB3339: AI Workforce PREPARE Act AI Workforce Projections, Research, and Evaluations to Promote AI Readiness and Employment Act

In one paragraph

The federal S. 3339 (AI Workforce PREPARE Act) would have the Labor and Commerce departments gather data and forecasts on AI's effect on jobs, including an AI Workforce Research Hub, forecasts for at least 15 AI-sensitive occupations, AI questions in federal surveys and a voluntary program for AI developers and deployers to share adoption data. If AI was a substantial factor in a mass layoff, the WARN Act notice would have to say so, for notices issued from 1 year after enactment. Authorizations total $53,500,000 over FY2026-2030. Introduced December 3, 2025 and referred to the Senate HELP Committee; no further action.

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What it means for business

None yet: the bill is pending. Employers giving WARN Act layoff notices would have to disclose when AI was a substantial factor, for notices issued from 1 year after enactment; other data sharing would be voluntary.

Key provisions

1. 1Sec. 101: within 45 days after enactment the Labor Secretary must post a request for comment (60-day comment period) and hold workshops starting within 180 days; Sec. 102 lets the Secretary appoint up to 20 AI experts at once for terms of up to 24 months
2. 2Sec. 103: within 90 days after enactment the Labor Secretary must establish an Artificial Intelligence Workforce Research Hub; Sec. 104 requires Census job-to-job flow data for at least 15 designated occupations, first published within 18 months unless replaced by a report if impracticable
3. 3Sec. 201: the NIST Director must start a prize competition within 270 days for benchmarks on AI's ability to automate or augment tasks and occupations ($7,000,000 authorized)
4. 4Sec. 202: a voluntary program for AI developers, deployers and other private entities to share anonymized AI adoption data, used only for statistical purposes and not for regulatory enforcement or antitrust action
5. 5Sec. 203: within 1 year the Census Director and BLS Commissioner must add or improve AI questions in specified federal surveys
6. 6Sec. 204: if AI was a substantial factor in a mass layoff requiring WARN Act notice, the notice must say so, give the type and use of the AI, a good-faith estimate of the percentage of job loss attributable to AI and upskilling actions; applies to notices issued on or after 1 year after enactment; Labor guidance due within 300 days
7. 7Secs. 301-302: forecasts with prediction intervals for at least 15 occupations and an NSF forecasting prize; Sec. 403: State and local workforce boards shall consider the forecasts when updating in-demand lists
8. 8Introduced December 3, 2025 and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

Latest legislative action

Dec 3, 2025. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.