[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 113 (Tuesday, July 9, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4304-S4305]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2109. Mr. ROMNEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 4638, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2025 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, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. STUDY ON CYBER, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AND DATA 
                   ANALYSIS EXPERIENCE OR KNOWLEDGE OF SENIOR 
                   OFFICERS IN CERTAIN ROLES.

       (a) Identification of Relevant Senior Officer Roles.--Not 
     later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee 
     on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the House of Representatives a report that 
     identifies a list of senior officer positions at the

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     O-7 level or higher that require significant experience in or 
     knowledge of cyber, artificial intelligence, and data 
     analysis.
       (b) Study.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     complete a study on the extent of experience in or knowledge 
     of the cyber, artificial intelligence, and data analysis 
     fields of the officers occupying the positions identified in 
     the report required by subsection (a).
       (c) Elements of the Study.--The study described in 
     subsection (b) shall--
       (1) assess what, if any, experience in or knowledge of the 
     cyber, artificial intelligence, or data analysis fields are 
     required before being eligible for the positions identified 
     in the report required by subsection (a);
       (2) evaluate the relevant training in cyber, artificial 
     intelligence, and data analysis that each military department 
     provides to prepare officers for such positions;
       (3) assess whether each military department is placing 
     adequate value on experience in or knowledge of the cyber, 
     artificial intelligence, or data analysis fields when 
     evaluating officers for the positions identified in the 
     report required by subsection (a); and
       (4) include recommendations for each Secretary concerned 
     (as defined in section 101 of title 10, United States Code) 
     regarding potential additional requirements to increase the 
     value placed on experience in or knowledge of the cyber, 
     artificial intelligence, or data analysis fields when 
     individuals are being considered for the positions identified 
     in the report required by subsection (a).
       (d) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to the congressional defense committees a report on the 
     findings of the Secretary with respect to the study completed 
     pursuant to subsection (b).
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