[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 117 (Thursday, June 25, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S3460]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1977. Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. Portman) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4049, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle D of title IX, add the following:

     SEC. ___. BRIEFING 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, with appropriate 
     representatives of the Armed Forces, shall brief the 
     Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives 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 briefing 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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