A bill to ensure that new advances in artificial intelligence are ethically adopted to improve the health of all individuals, and for other purposes.

S 4862 directs the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop ethical AI tools and resources for health research, with $400 million allocated for fiscal year 2025. It requires hospitals to obtain patient consent before sharing electronic health records for research, starting one year after enactment, and mandates the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology to establish data-sharing standards using existing health information frameworks. The National Library of Medicine will receive $200 million to create central data-sharing facilities and a data science program to support diverse health research. These provisions aim to ethically integrate AI into health care while prioritizing patient privacy and community health needs. The bill directly affects NIH, health data systems, hospitals, and patients through new consent and data-sharing requirements.