[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 115 (Thursday, July 11, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S4997]
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  SA 2697. Mr. THUNE 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 end of subtitle F of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1067. REPORTING ON APPLICATION OF LETHAL FORCE BY 
                   AUTONOMOUS WEAPON SYSTEMS UNDER WAR POWERS 
                   RESOLUTION.

       (a) War Powers Resolution.--Section 4(a) of the War Powers 
     Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1543(a)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); 
     and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new 
     subparagraph (C):
       ``(C) a description of any application of lethal force by 
     an autonomous weapon system (as defined in Department of 
     Defense Directive 3000.09 (relating to Autonomy in Weapons 
     Systems), effective January 25, 2023) that occurred during or 
     since such introduction; and''.
       (b) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2024.--Section 1230(b) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (50 U.S.C. 1543a(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new 
     paragraph (5):
       ``(5) a description of any application of lethal force by 
     an autonomous weapon system (as defined in Department of 
     Defense Directive 3000.09 (relating to Autonomy in Weapons 
     Systems), effective January 25, 2023) that occurred during or 
     since the incident; and''.
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