[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 113 (Tuesday, July 9, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S4305]
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SA 2110. 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. ___. CYBER, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AND DATA ANALYSIS
TRAINING FOR CERTAIN SENIOR OFFICER 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 O-7
level or higher that require significant experience in or
knowledge of cyber, artificial intelligence, and data
analysis.
(b) Training Requirements.--Not later than one year after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of each
military department shall issue regulations requiring that
for a senior officer to be eligible for a position identified
in the report required by subsection (a), the officer must
have received training on cyber, artificial intelligence, and
data analysis tools and capabilities.
(c) Elements.--The training requirements issued pursuant to
subsection (b) shall include information relating to--
(1) the cyber, artificial intelligence, and data analysis
capabilities and tools for the military departments and the
Department of Defense;
(2) the potential value of cyber, artificial intelligence,
and data analysis capabilities and tools for the position for
which the officer is eligible for promotion and relevant use
cases; and
(3) resources available to better understand cyber,
artificial intelligence, and data analysis capabilities and
tools.
(d) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report on the requirements
issued pursuant to subsection (b).
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