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H.R. 9372: Data Infrastructure Energy Measurement and Standards Act

119th Congress · introduced 2026-06-18 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 34 - 1.

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Data Infrastructure Energy Measurement and Standards Act

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Data Infrastructure Energy Measurement and Standards Act This bill requires the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to carry out a program to inform the development of best practices, technical standards, and other resources for measuring workloads and energy and water use of data centers, including measurements relating to training and processing of artificial intelligence models. Specifically, NIST must develop or identify best practices and other resources for such measurements, taking into account specified factors such as workload type and system configuration; conduct research and testing to improve the accuracy, timeliness, and reliability of such measurements; study data needs for energy and water demand forecasting and other research; and support the development of standardized metrics and data sharing mechanisms to promote improved energy and water demand forecasting. Further, NIST must coordinate with the Department of Energy to ensure applicable metrics and data are managed and archived appropriately and promote open exchange of metrics and data as appropriate. NIST must also coordinate with international partners to maintain global data center energy measurement standards. Finally, NIST must periodically brief Congress on the program.

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Data Infrastructure Energy Measurement and Standards Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Record fed-us-cong119-hr9372 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills