[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4758 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4758

  To require the Secretary of Defense to carry out a pilot program on 
using artificial intelligence-enabled software to optimize the workflow 
and operations of depots, shipyards, and other manufacturing facilities 
       run by the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 24, 2024

  Mr. Rounds introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
  To require the Secretary of Defense to carry out a pilot program on 
using artificial intelligence-enabled software to optimize the workflow 
and operations of depots, shipyards, and other manufacturing facilities 
       run by the Department of Defense, 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. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PILOT PROGRAM ON USE OF ARTIFICIAL 
              INTELLIGENCE.

    (a) Pilot Program Required.--Not later than 60 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall commence 
carrying out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability 
of using artificial intelligence-enabled software to optimize the 
workflow and operations for--
            (1) depots, shipyards, or other manufacturing facilities 
        run by the Department of Defense; and
            (2) contract administration for the Department, including 
        the adjudication and review of contracts managed by the Defense 
        Contract Management Agency.
    (b) Software.--In carrying out the pilot program required by 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
            (1) use best in breed software platforms;
            (2) consider industry best practices in the selection of 
        software programs;
            (3) be implemented based on human centered design practices 
        to best identify the business needs for improvement; and
            (4) demonstrate connection to enterprise platforms of 
        record with relevant data sources.
    (c) Minimum Expenditures.--In carrying out the pilot program 
required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall expend or obligate not 
less than $35,000,000.
    (d) Consultation.--The Secretary shall carry out the pilot program 
required by subsection (a)(1) in consultation with the Under Secretary 
of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, the Secretary of the Army, 
Secretary of the Navy, and Secretary of the Air Force.
    (e) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
commencement of the pilot program pursuant to subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a 
report containing the following information:
            (1) An evaluation of each software platform used in the 
        pilot program.
            (2) An analysis of how workflows and operations were 
        modified as part of the pilot program.
            (3) A quantitative assessment of the impact the software 
        had at each of the locations in which the pilot program was 
        carried out.
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