[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 119 (Tuesday, July 23, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5255-S5256]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2991. Mr. CORNYN 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 III, add the following:

     SEC. 358. PROCUREMENT OF SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE AND DATA AS A 
                   SERVICE FOR PURPOSES OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 
                   SYSTEMS.

       (a) Use of Funds.--The Secretary of Defense may use amounts 
     made available to the Secretary for operation and maintenance 
     to procure software as a service and data as a service and 
     modify software to include artificial intelligence systems to 
     meet the operational needs of the Department of Defense.
       (b) Revision of Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall revise or develop regulations as necessary to implement 
     this section, which shall include regulations governing the 
     procurement and modification of software, data, and 
     artificial intelligence systems, and the oversight of such 
     procurement and modification.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Software.--The term ``software'' has the meaning given 
     that term under the Federal Acquisition Regulation maintained 
     under section 1303(a)(1) of title 41, United States Code, and 
     includes non-commercial,

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     commercial, and commercial-off-the shelf software.
       (2) Software as a service.--The term ``software as a 
     service'' means a software delivery model in which software 
     is provided on a subscription basis and is accessed remotely 
     over the internet.
       (3) Data as a service.--The term ``data as a service'' 
     means a data delivery model in which data is provided on a 
     subscription basis and is accessed remotely over the 
     internet.
       (4) Artificial intelligence system.--The term ``artificial 
     intelligence system'' means a system that is capable of 
     performing tasks that normally require human-like cognition, 
     including learning, decision-making, and problem-solving.
       (d) Sunset.--This section shall terminate on September 30, 
     2026.
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