[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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