[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2432 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2432

 To require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to Congress on 
   the artificial intelligence strategy of the Department of Defense.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 1, 2019

   Mr. Dunn introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to Congress on 
   the artificial intelligence strategy of the Department of Defense.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Future Defense Artificial 
Intelligence Technology Assessment Act'' or the ``Future DATA Act''.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

    (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with 
head of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report on the artificial 
intelligence strategy of the Department of Defense.
    (b) Elements.--The report under subsection (a) shall include the 
following:
            (1) Analysis of the increasing use of artificial 
        intelligence technology by the Department of Defense and the 
        effects of such technology on the Department.
            (2) Identification of the data necessary for the Secretary 
        to properly conduct the analysis under paragraph (1), including 
        identification of any gaps in the availability of such data.
            (3) The plan of the Secretary to protect systems that use 
        artificial intelligence from bad actors and any attempts by 
        individuals to misrepresent or alter information used or 
        provided by artificial intelligence.
            (4) Analysis of the expected benefits of artificial 
        intelligence for the operation of the Armed Forces over the 
        period of 20 years following the year in which the report is 
        submitted.
            (5) Analysis of the potential of artificial intelligence to 
        improve multi-domain operations across the Armed Forces.
            (6) Identification of any ethical guidelines applicable to 
        the use of artificial intelligence by the Department.
            (7) The plan of the Secretary to ensure collaboration among 
        the Department, industry, academia, and national laboratories 
        on matters relating to the research, development, test, and 
        evaluation, contracting, acquisition, and onboarding of 
        artificial intelligence technology.
    (c) Collaboration.--In preparing the report under subsection (a), 
the Secretary of Defense may collaborate, through a series of meetings, 
roundtables, or by other means, with--
            (1) a broad range of industrial stakeholders in the 
        technology, manufacturing, and service sectors, including large 
        and small companies, think tanks, and industry organizations; 
        and
            (2) the heads of any other Federal agencies the Secretary 
        determines to be appropriate.
    (d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
            (1) the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
        House of Representatives;
            (2) the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the 
        House of Representatives;
            (3) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
        of the Senate;
            (4) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
        House of Representatives; and
            (5) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
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