[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 115 (Thursday, July 11, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S5138]
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  SA 2915. Mr. HEINRICH (for himself and Mr. Schumer) 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 title X, insert the following:

     SEC. ____. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES REPORT 
                   DESCRIBING AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 
                   COMPETITIVENESS METHODOLOGY FRAMEWORK.

       (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this section, the Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall submit to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Oversight and Accountability of the House of 
     Representatives a report that describes a methodology 
     framework to evaluate competitiveness in the field of 
     artificial intelligence and to assess availability of data 
     across selected Federal Government entities.
       (b) Applicability to Other Technologies.--The Comptroller 
     General shall ensure that the methodology framework described 
     in the report required by subsection (a) can also be applied 
     to other critical and emerging technologies in the near 
     future, such as quantum computing, biotechnology, and 
     hypersonics.
       (c) Considerations.--In preparing the report required by 
     subsection (a), the Comptroller General--
       (1) shall consider relevant technical and other measures 
     that can be historically analyzed but also be projected 
     forward prospectively; and
       (2) may consider the adequacy of existing artificial 
     intelligence definitions currently in use by the United 
     States Government in light of recent technological advances 
     in areas such as machine learning techniques, processor 
     designs, and evolving domestic as well as international 
     regulatory structures.
       (d) Matters Addressed.--The report required by subsection 
     (a) shall address the following matters, in addition to any 
     other lines of inquiry deemed appropriate by the Comptroller 
     General:
       (1) What is known about current and projected artificial 
     intelligence capacity and capabilities of the United States, 
     both within the private and public sectors.
       (2) What is known about the artificial intelligence 
     competitiveness of the United States relative to our peer 
     nations and adversaries, both within the private and public 
     sectors.
       (3) What methodology framework is most appropriate to 
     evaluate relative artificial intelligence competitiveness for 
     both artificial intelligence development and deployment.
       (4) What data and measurements are needed to evaluate 
     artificial intelligence competitiveness using such a 
     methodology.
       (5) What the availability is of quality data across the 
     Federal Government, and other entities, for such 
     measurements.
       (6) What definition of artificial intelligence is most 
     appropriate for characterizing competitiveness.
       (7) What steps, if any, would improve sustained evaluation 
     of United States competitiveness on artificial intelligence, 
     and what impediments exist, if any, to taking these steps.
       (e) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form, and may include a classified 
     annex.
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