[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4082 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4082

  To require reports on certain Department of Defense activities with 
      respect to artificial intelligence, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 25, 2020

Mr. Bennet (for himself and Mr. Portman) introduced the following bill; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
  To require reports on certain Department of Defense activities with 
      respect to artificial intelligence, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Artificial Intelligence Standards 
and National Security Act''.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STRATEGY ON ARTIFICIAL 
              INTELLIGENCE STANDARDS.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
Congress a report on the role of the Department of Defense in the 
development of artificial intelligence standards.
    (b) Contents.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include 
an assessment of each of the following:
            (1) The need for the Department of Defense to develop an 
        artificial intelligence standards strategy.
            (2) Any efforts to date on the development of such a 
        strategy.
            (3) The ways in which an artificial intelligence standards 
        strategy will improve the national security.
            (4) How the Secretary intends to collaborate with--
                    (A) the Director of the National Institute of 
                Standards and Technology;
                    (B) the Secretary of Homeland Security;
                    (C) the intelligence community;
                    (D) the Secretary of State;
                    (E) representatives of private industry, 
                specifically representatives of the defense industrial 
                base; and
                    (F) representatives of any other agencies, 
                entities, organizations, or persons the Secretary 
                considers appropriate.

SEC. 3. REPORT ON ASSIGNMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES ON ACTIVE 
              DUTY TO THE JOINT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER OF THE 
              DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

    Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the 
feasibility and the current status of assigning members of the Armed 
Forces on active duty to the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center 
(JAIC) of the Department of Defense. The report shall include an 
assessment of such assignment on each of the following:
            (1) The strengthening of ties between the Joint Artificial 
        Intelligence Center and operational forces for purposes of--
                    (A) identifying tactical and operational use cases 
                for artificial intelligence (AI);
                    (B) improving data collection; and
                    (C) establishing effective liaison between the 
                Center and operational forces for identification and 
                clarification of concerns in the widespread adoption 
                and dissemination of artificial intelligence.
            (2) The creation of opportunities for additional non-
        traditional broadening assignments for members on active duty.
            (3) The career trajectory of active duty members so 
        assigned, including potential negative effects on career 
        trajectory.
            (4) The improvement and enhancement of the capacity of the 
        Center to influence Department-wide policies that affect the 
        adoption of artificial intelligence.
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