[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 120 (Thursday, July 13, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S2861]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 748. Mr. ROUNDS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 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 appropriate place in title XVI, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. ___. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BUG BOUNTY PROGRAMS.

       (a) Program for Foundational Artificial Intelligence 
     Products Being Incorporated by Department of Defense.--
       (1) Development required.--Not later than 180 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Data and 
     Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Department of Defense 
     shall develop a bug bounty program for foundational 
     artificial intelligence products being incorporated by the 
     Department of Defense.
       (2) Collaboration.--In developing the program required by 
     paragraph (1), the Chief may collaborate with the heads of 
     other government agencies that have expertise in 
     cybersecurity and artificial intelligence.
       (3) Implementation authorized.--The Chief may carry out the 
     program developed pursuant to subsection (a).
       (4) Contracts.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that 
     whenever the Department of Defense enters into any contract, 
     the contract allows for participation in the bug bounty 
     program developed pursuant to paragraph (1).
       (5) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall 
     be construed to require--
       (A) the use of any foundational artificial intelligence 
     product; or
       (B) the implementation of the program developed pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) in order for the Department to incorporate a 
     foundational artificial intelligence product.
       (b) Briefing.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Chief shall provide the 
     congressional defense committees a briefing on--
       (1) the development and implementation of bug bounty 
     programs the Chief considers relevant to the matters covered 
     by this section; and
       (2) long-term plans of the Chief with respect to such bug 
     bounty programs.
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