[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 114 (Wednesday, July 10, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S4419]
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  SA 2181. Mr. WYDEN 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 in subtitle B of title XV, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. 15___. FRAMEWORK FOR CONSISTENT DATA MANAGEMENT FOR 
                   ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TARGET IDENTIFICATION.

       (a) In General.--Not later than December 31, 2025, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall develop and implement a framework 
     for artificial intelligence and machine learning for 
     intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, defense, and 
     offensive purposes throughout the Department of Defense.
       (b) Contents.--The framework required by subsection (a) 
     shall include--
       (1) criteria for data reviewers to ensure data quality--
       (A) suitability for training artificial intelligence; and
       (B) such additional criteria as the Secretary determines 
     necessary;
       (2) a consistent development process and labeling 
     procedures that adhere to the ethical principals for the use 
     of artificial intelligence adopted by the Department, 
     including the principles of responsibility, equitability, 
     traceability, reliability, and governability; and
       (3) processes for data input, evaluation, review, feedback, 
     update, and oversight.
       (c) Briefing.--Not later than February 1, 2026, the 
     Secretary shall brief the appropriate congressional 
     committees on the status of the development and 
     implementation of the framework.
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Permanent 
     Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (2) Data quality.--The term ``data quality'' includes--
       (A) the accuracy of data labeling;
       (B) the condition of the data;
       (C) the accuracy of data indexing;
       (D) the suitability of the data for the intended task; and
       (E) the freedom of the data from unintended bias.
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