[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 119 (Tuesday, July 23, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S5315]
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  SA 3043. 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 II, insert the following:

     SEC. __. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-ENABLED WEAPON SYSTEMS 
                   CENTER OF EXCELLENCE.

       (a) Establishment of Center of Excellence.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish a 
     center of excellence to support the development and 
     maturation of artificial intelligence-enabled weapon systems 
     by organizations within the Department of Defense that--
       (A) were in effect on the day before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act; and
       (B) have appropriate core competencies relating to the 
     functions specified in subsection (b).
       (2) Designation.--The center of excellence established 
     pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be known as the ``Artificial 
     Intelligence-Enabled Weapon Systems Center of Excellence'' 
     (in this section referred to as the ``Center'').
       (b) Functions.--The Center shall--
       (1) capture, analyze, assess, and share lessons learned 
     across the Department of Defense regarding the latest 
     advancements in artificial intelligence-enabled weapon 
     systems, countermeasures, tactics, techniques and procedures, 
     and training methodologies;
       (2) facilitate collaboration among the Department of 
     Defense and foreign partners, including Ukraine, to identify 
     and promulgate best practices, standards, and benchmarks;
       (3) facilitate collaboration among the Department, 
     industry, and academia in the United States, including 
     industry with expertise in autonomous weapon systems and 
     other nontraditional weapon systems that utilize artificial 
     intelligence as determined by the Secretary;
       (4) serve as a focal point for digital talent training and 
     upskilling for the Department, and as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate, provide enterprise-level tools and solutions 
     based on these best practices, standards, and benchmarks; and
       (5) carry out such other responsibilities as the Secretary 
     determines appropriate.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall--
       (1) submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     that includes a plan for the establishment of the Center; and
       (2) provide the congressional defense committees a briefing 
     on the plan submitted under paragraph (1).
       (d) Artificial Intelligence-enabled Weapon System 
     Defined.--In this section, the term ``artificial 
     intelligence-enabled weapon system'' includes autonomous 
     weapon systems, as determined by the Secretary of Defense.
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