Digital Defense Leadership Act
This bill addresses and implements various programs and policies related to artificial intelligence and emerging technologies for national defense, including by requiring the President to transmit to Congress a national strategy relating to the global information domain and requiring the development of new federal and military career positions related to artificial intelligence and software development.
[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4985 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4985
To implement certain recommendations of the National Security
Commission on Artificial Intelligence.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
August 6, 2021
Mr. Vela introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on
Intelligence (Permanent Select), Foreign Affairs, Transportation and
Infrastructure, and Oversight and Reform, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned
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A BILL
To implement certain recommendations of the National Security
Commission on Artificial Intelligence.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Digital Defense
Leadership Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. National strategy relating to the global information domain.
Sec. 3. Artificial intelligence readiness goals.
Sec. 4. Role of intelligence community in steering committee on
emerging technology.
Sec. 5. Resourcing plan for digital ecosystem.
Sec. 6. Integrating digital skill sets and computational thinking into
military junior leader education.
Sec. 7. Integration of material on emerging technologies into
professional military education.
Sec. 8. Short course on emerging technologies for senior personnel of
the Department of Defense.
Sec. 9. Emerging technology-coded billets within the Department of
Defense.
Sec. 10. Agile contracting mechanism for software acquisition.
Sec. 11. Enhanced role of Under Secretary of Defense for Research and
Engineering on the Joint Requirements
Oversight Council.
Sec. 12. Artificial Intelligence Development and Prototyping Fund.
Sec. 13. Enhanced authority to enter into cooperative research and
development agreements with international
partners.
Sec. 14. Role of Director of Science and Technology as Chief Technology
Officer for the intelligence community.
Sec. 15. Establishment of Artificial Intelligence Critical Applications
Fund.
Sec. 16. Artificial intelligence technology roadmap and funding plan
for the intelligence community.
Sec. 17. Digital expertise recruiting offices.
Sec. 18. Occupational series relating to artificial intelligence and
digital career fields.
Sec. 19. Military career fields for software development, data science,
and artificial intelligence.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL STRATEGY RELATING TO THE GLOBAL INFORMATION DOMAIN.
(a) In General.--Not later than 270 days after the date of the
enactment of this section, the President shall transmit to Congress a
national strategy relating to the global information domain to--
(1) address such domain as a component of the national
security of the United States; and
(2) ensure the United States leads in the development of
technologies and tactics applicable to such domain.
(b) Elements.--The strategy required under subsection (a) shall, at
a minimum--
(1) prioritize the global information domain as an area for
international competition with respect to foreign adversaries;
(2) detail how such adversaries, as well as nonstate
actors, are attempting to influence and control such domain to
shape global opinion and achieve strategic advantage;
(3) account for the critical role of artificial
intelligence-enabled malign information in the activities of
such adversaries and nonstate actors referred to in paragraph
(2);
(4) identify and prioritize actions to defend, counter, and
compete in such domain, including recommendations with respect
to--
(A) changing the priorities of the national
security agencies of the United States; and
(B) establishing new national security agencies to
prioritize such actions; and
(5) provide recommendations, including any suggestions for
legislation, with respect to updating--
(A) critical infrastructure designations; and
(B) sector-specific plans to account for emerging
technologies, including artificial intelligence.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Artificial intelligence.--The term ``artificial
intelligence'' has the meaning given such term in section
238(g) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note).
(2) Artificial intelligence-enabled malign information.--
The term ``artificial intelligence-enabled malign information''
refers to a broad range of applications in which artificial
intelligence is used to generate, spread, or target
disinformation, or otherwise control or manipulate the flow and
substance of information in the global information domain.
(3) Critical infrastructure.--The term ``critical
infrastructure'' has the meaning given such term in section
1016(e) of Public Law 107-56 (42 U.S.C. 5195c(e)).
(4) Foreign adversary.--The term ``foreign adversary''
means a foreign government engaged in a long-term pattern or
serious instances of conduct significantly adverse to the
national security of the United States or security and safety
of United States persons.
(5) Global information domain.--The term ``global
information domain'' means a sphere of strategic competition in
which foreign adversaries and nonstate actors create, obtain,
fuse, analyze, distort, transfer, exchange, or disseminate
information, overtly or covertly, to influence public opinion
for national security, geopolitical, or economic purposes.
SEC. 3. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE READINESS GOALS.
(a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall--
(1) review the potential applications of artificial
intelligence and digital technology to the platforms,
processes, and operations of the Department of Defense; and
(2) establish performance objectives and accompanying
metrics for the incorporation of artificial intelligence and
digital readiness into such platforms, processes, and
operations.
(b) Skills Gaps.--As a part of the review required by subsection
(a), the Secretary shall direct the military departments and other
relevant organizations and elements of the Department of Defense to--
(1) conduct a comprehensive review of skill gaps in the
fields of software development, software engineering, knowledge
management, data science, and artificial intelligence;
(2) assess the number and qualifications of civilian
personnel needed for both management and specialist tracks in
such fields;
(3) assess the number of military personnel (including
officers and enlisted members of the Armed Forces) needed for
both management and specialist tracks in such fields; and
(4) establish recruiting, training, and talent management
goals to achieve and maintain the staffing levels needed to
fill identified gaps and meet the Department's needs for
skilled personnel.
(c) Report to Congress.--Not later than 120 days after the
completion of the review required by subsection (a), the Secretary of
Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the findings of the review
and any actions taken or proposed to be taken by the Secretary to
address such findings.
SEC. 4. ROLE OF INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY IN STEERING COMMITTEE ON
EMERGING TECHNOLOGY.
Section 236 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283), is
amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph
(9); and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following
new paragraph:
``(8) One or more representatives of the intelligence
community (as defined in section 3 of the National Security Act
of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)), which shall include, at a minimum,
the Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence.'';
(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new
subsection:
``(c) Chairpersons.--The Deputy Secretary of Defense, the Vice
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Principal Deputy
Director of National Intelligence shall serve as Co-Chairpersons of the
Steering Committee.''.
SEC. 5. RESOURCING PLAN FOR DIGITAL ECOSYSTEM.
(a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall develop a plan
for the development of a modern digital ecosystem that uses state-of-
the-art tools and modern processes to enable the development, testing,
fielding, and continuous updating of artificial intelligence-powered
applications at speed and scale from headquarters to the tactical edge.
(b) Contents of Plan.--At a minimum, the plan required by
subsection (a) shall include--
(1) an open architecture and an evolving reference design
and guidance for needed technical investments in the proposed
ecosystem that address issues including common interfaces,
authentication, applications, platforms, software, hardware,
and data infrastructure; and
(2) a governance structure, together with associated
policies and guidance, to drive the implementation of the
reference throughout the Department on a federated basis.
SEC. 6. INTEGRATING DIGITAL SKILL SETS AND COMPUTATIONAL THINKING INTO
MILITARY JUNIOR LEADER EDUCATION.
(a) In General.--Not later than 270 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Chiefs of the Armed Forces shall expand the
curriculum for military junior leader education to include the
following:
(1) Problem definition and curation.
(2) A conceptual understanding of the artificial
intelligence lifecycle.
(3) Data collection and management.
(4) Probabilistic reasoning and data visualization.
(5) Data-informed decision making.
(b) Resources.--In carrying out subsection (a), the Chiefs shall
use existing artificial intelligence-enabled systems and tools to the
extent possible.
SEC. 7. INTEGRATION OF MATERIAL ON EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES INTO
PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION.
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Joint Chiefs of
Staff, shall ensure that the curriculum for professional military
education for each Armed Force under the jurisdiction of the Secretary
of a military department includes periodic courses on militarily
significant emerging technologies that expand the knowledge base,
vocabulary, and skills necessary to intelligently analyze and use
emerging technologies in the tactical, operational, and strategic
levels of warfighting and warfighting support.
SEC. 8. SHORT COURSE ON EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES FOR SENIOR PERSONNEL OF
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
(a) Establishment.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a short
course on emerging technologies for covered personnel. The short course
shall be taught on an iterative, two-year cycle and shall address how
the most recent and relevant technologies may be applied to military
and business outcomes in the Department of Defense.
(b) Objectives.--In assessing participation in the short course
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that--
(1) in the first year that the course is offered, at least
20 percent of covered personnel pass the short course; and
(2) in each subsequent year, an additional 10 percent of
covered personnel pass the such course, until 80 percent of
covered personnel have passed.
(c) Covered Personnel Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered
personnel'' means--
(1) officers in--
(A) each Armed Force under the jurisdiction of the
Secretary of a military department; and
(B) a grade above O-6; and
(2) civilian employees of the Department of Defense in the
Senior Executive Service.
SEC. 9. EMERGING TECHNOLOGY-CODED BILLETS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE.
(a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that each
Armed Force under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of a military
department--
(1) develop a process to qualify officers on emerging
technology; and
(2) establishes billets for officers qualified under such
process; and
(b) Qualification Process.--The process under subsection (a)(1)
shall be modeled on a streamlined version of the joint qualification
process and may include credit for serving in the following:
(1) Fellowships focused on emerging technology.
(2) Talent exchanges focused on emerging technology.
(3) Federal occupations focused on emerging technology.
(4) Educational courses focused on emerging technologies.
(c) Appropriate Billets.--Billets under subsection (a)(2) may
include the following duties:
(1) Acquisition of emerging technologies.
(2) Integrating technology into field units.
(3) Developing organizational and operational concepts.
(4) Developing training and educational plans.
(5) Operational and tactical leadership.
SEC. 10. AGILE CONTRACTING MECHANISM FOR SOFTWARE ACQUISITION.
(a) In General.--Not later than 270 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish an
agile contracting mechanism to support any software acquisition pathway
developed pursuant to section 800 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (10 U.S.C. 2223a note).
(b) Characteristics.--The agile contracting mechanism established
pursuant to subsection (a) shall authorize processes pursuant to
which--
(1) a contract is awarded on the basis of statements of
qualifications and past performance data submitted by offerors,
supplemented by discussions with two or more offerors
determined to be the most highly qualified offerors, without
regard to price;
(2) the contract terms identify the persons to be engaged
for the work, and substitutions shall not be made during the
base contract period without the advance written consent of the
contracting officer;
(3) the contractor reviews existing software in
consultation with the user community and utilizes user feedback
to define and prioritize software requirements, and to design
and implement new software and software upgrades, as
appropriate;
(4) an independent cost estimate is developed in parallel
with engineering of the software; and
(5) performance metrics based on the value of the software
to be acquired are established to address issues such as
development, delivery, and deployment rates of software and
software updates, and assessment and estimation of the size and
complexity of the life cycle of such software.
SEC. 11. ENHANCED ROLE OF UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR RESEARCH AND
ENGINEERING ON THE JOINT REQUIREMENTS OVERSIGHT COUNCIL.
Section 181 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
inserting ``the Secretary of Defense and'' before ``the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff'';
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (6) as
paragraphs (3) through (7);
(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following
new paragraph:
``(2) leveraging awareness of global technology trends,
threats, and adversary capabilities to address gaps in joint
military capabilities and validate the technical feasibility of
requirements developed by the armed forces;'';
(D) in paragraph (4)(B), as so redesignated, by
inserting ``the Secretary of Defense and'' before ``the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff''; and
(E) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by
inserting ``the Secretary of Defense and'' before ``the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff'';
(2) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking
``Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for
making recommendations about'' and inserting
``Council for'';
(ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (B)
through (F) as subparagraphs (C) through (G),
respectively; and
(iii) by inserting after subparagraph (A)
the following new subparagraph:
``(B) The Under Secretary of Defense for Research
and Engineering, who is the Co-Chair of the Council and
is the chief science advisor to the Council.'';
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``(B), (C), (D),
and (E)'' and inserting ``(C), (D), (E), and (F)''; and
(C) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
``(3) In making any recommendation to the Secretary of
Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff pursuant
to this section, the Co-Chairs of the Council shall provide any
dissenting view of members of the Council with respect to such
recommendation.''; and
(3) in subsection (d)(1)--
(A) by striking subparagraph (D); and
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) through (H)
as paragraphs (D) through (G), respectively.
SEC. 12. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPING FUND.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish a fund to
be known as the ``Artificial Intelligence Development and Prototyping
Fund'' to support operational prototyping and speed the transition of
artificial intelligence-enabled applications into both service-specific
and joint mission capabilities, with priority given to joint mission
capabilities for combatant commanders. The Fund shall be managed by the
Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, in
consultation with the Director of the Joint Artificial Intelligence
Center, the head of the Joint Staff, and the Chief of each Armed Force.
(b) Transfer Authority.--Amounts available in the Fund may be
transferred to the Secretary of a military department for the purpose
of carrying out a development or prototyping program selected by the
Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering for the
purposes described in subsection (a). Any amount so transferred shall
be credited to the account to which it is transferred. The transfer
authority provided in this subsection is in addition to any other
transfer authority available to the Department of Defense.
(c) Notice to Congress.--The Under Secretary of Defense for
Research and Development shall notify the congressional defense
committees (as defined in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States
Code) of all transfers under subsection (b). Each notification shall
specify the amount transferred, the purpose of the transfer, and the
total projected cost and estimated cost to complete the acquisition
program to which the funds were transferred.
SEC. 13. ENHANCED AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS WITH INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS.
(a) Authority of Secretary of Defense.--Section 2350a of title 10,
United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the
following:
``(F) Any business, academic institution, research
institution, or other nongovernmental entity organized pursuant
to the laws of a country referred to in subparagraphs (C), (D),
and (E), subject to the consent of the country involved.'';
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``a country
referred to in subparagraph (E) of paragraph (2),'' and
inserting ``a country referred to in subparagraph (E)
of paragraph (2) or a nongovernmental entity referred
to in subparagraph (F) of such paragraph,''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(4) The Secretary may delegate the authority to enter memoranda
of understanding pursuant to this section to the secretary of a
military department, the Director of the Joint Artificial Intelligence
Center, and the Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects
Agency, subject to such terms and conditions as may be necessary to
ensure that any agreements entered are consistent with the foreign
policy and defense policy of the United States.'';
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``will improve,
through the application of emerging technology,'' and inserting
``is likely to improve, through the application or enhancement
of emerging technology,''; and
(3) in subsection (c)(3), by inserting at the end the
following: ``If a foreign partner is expected to contribute
significantly to the development of a new or novel capability,
full consideration shall be given to nonmonetary contributions,
including the value of research and development capabilities
and the strategic partnerships.''.
(b) Authority of the President.--Section 2767 of title 22, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following:
``If a foreign partner is expected to contribute significantly
to the development of a new or novel capability, full
consideration shall be given to non-monetary contributions,
including the value of research and development capabilities
and the strategic partnerships.'';
(2) in subsection (f)(4), by inserting ``(and a description
of any nonmonetary contributions made by such participants)''
before the semicolon; and
(3) in subsection (j)--
(A) by amending the subsection heading to read as
follows: ``Cooperative Project Agreements With Friendly
Foreign Countries Not Members of NATO and With
Nongovernmental Organizations in NATO and in Friendly
Non-NATO Countries''; and
(B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
``(2) The President may enter into a cooperative project
agreement with any business, academic institution, research
institution, or other nongovernmental entity organized pursuant
to the laws of a NATO member or a friendly foreign country that
is not a member of NATO, subject to the consent of the country
involved.''.
SEC. 14. ROLE OF DIRECTOR OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AS CHIEF TECHNOLOGY
OFFICER FOR THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.
Section 103E(c) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
3030(c)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (5) as
paragraphs (5) through (8), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new
paragraphs:
``(2) serve as the Chief Technology Officer for the
intelligence community;
``(3) establish policies for the intelligence community on
research and engineering, technology development, technology
transition, prototyping activities, experimentation, and
developmental testing, and oversee the implementation of such
policies;
``(4) establish common technical standards and policies
necessary to rapidly scale artificial intelligence-enabled
applications across the intelligence community;''.
SEC. 15. ESTABLISHMENT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CRITICAL APPLICATIONS
FUND.
(a) Establishment.--The Director of National Intelligence shall
establish in the Treasury a fund, to be known as the ``Artificial
Intelligence Critical Applications Fund'', for the purposes of
supporting the development and acquisition of applications enabled by
artificial intelligence for use by the intelligence community.
(b) Management.--The Director of Science and Technology appointed
under section 103E of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
3030), in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence
Science and Technology Committee specified in such section, shall be
responsible for the management of the Artificial Intelligence Critical
Applications Fund.
(c) Authority To Transfer Amounts.--
(1) Transfer authority.--The Director of National
Intelligence may transfer amounts from the Artificial
Intelligence Critical Applications Fund to the head of any
element of the intelligence community, to be merged with
amounts otherwise available under the account to which
transferred, for the purpose of carrying out a program selected
by the Director of Science and Technology for the purposes
described in subsection (a). Any amount so transferred shall be
credited to the account to which it was transferred.
(2) Additional transfer authority.--The transfer authority
in paragraph (1) is in addition to any other transfer authority
provided to the Director of National Intelligence or the head
of any element of the intelligence community.
(d) Congressional Notification.--Upon making a transfer pursuant to
subsection (c), the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to
the appropriate congressional committees a notification of the
transfer. Each notification shall include an identification of the
following:
(1) The amount transferred.
(2) The purpose of the transfer.
(3) The total projected cost and estimated cost to complete
the program for which the transferred amounts will be used.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(A) the congressional intelligence committees; and
(B) the Committees on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives and the Senate.
(2) The term ``artificial intelligence'' has the meaning
given such term in section 238 of the John S. McCain National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (10 U.S.C. 2358
note).
(3) The terms ``congressional intelligence committees'' and
``intelligence community'' have the meaning given those term in
section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
3003).
SEC. 16. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGY ROADMAP AND FUNDING PLAN
FOR THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in
consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall develop a technology
annex to the National Intelligence Strategy and a 10-year plan to
provide long-term, predictable funding of up to $1,000,000,000 to
implement the steps identified in such annex.
(b) Contents of Technology Annex.--The technology annex under
subsection (a) shall provide a technology roadmap for the adoption of
artificial intelligence-enabled applications to solve operational
intelligence requirements, including--
(1) a description of challenges faced in the efforts of the
intelligence community to analyze the global environment and
monitor technological advancements, adversarial capability
development, and emerging threats;
(2) identification of technical capabilities, including
artificial intelligence capabilities, needed to enable steps to
address each challenge;
(3) a prioritized, time-phased plan for developing or
acquiring such technical capabilities, that takes into account
research and development timelines, a strategy for public
private partnerships, and a strategy for connecting researchers
to end users for early prototyping, experimentation, and
iteration;
(4) any additional or revised acquisition policies and
workforce training requirements that may be needed to enable
personnel of the intelligence community to identify, procure,
integrate, and operate the technologies identified in the
annex;
(5) identification of infrastructure requirements for
developing and deploying technical capabilities, including--
(A) data, compute, storage, and network needs;
(B) a resourced and prioritized plan for
establishing such infrastructure; and
(C) an analysis of the testing, evaluation,
verification, and validation requirements to support
prototyping and experimentation and a resourced plan to
implement them, including standards, testbeds, and red-
teams for testing artificial intelligence systems
against digital ``denial and deception'' attacks;
(6) consideration of human factor elements associated with
priority technical capabilities, including innovative human-
centric approaches to user interface, human-machine teaming,
and workflow integration;
(7) consideration of interoperability with allies and
partners of the United States, including areas for sharing of
data, tools, and intelligence products; and
(8) flexibility to adapt and iterate annex implementation
at the speed of technological advancement.
(c) Intelligence Community Defined.--In this section, the term
``intelligence community'' has the meaning given that term in section 3
of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).
SEC. 17. DIGITAL EXPERTISE RECRUITING OFFICES.
(a) Digital Expertise Recruiting for the Department of Defense.--
(1) Establishment.--Not later than 270 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
designate a chief digital recruiting officer within the office
of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
to oversee a digital recruiting office to carry out the
responsibilities set forth in paragraph (2).
(2) Duties.--The chief digital recruiting officer shall be
responsible for--
(A) identifying needs within the Department of
Defense for specific types of digital expertise;
(B) recruiting technologists in partnership with
the heads of elements of the Department, including by
attending conferences and career fairs, and actively
recruiting on university campuses and from the private
sector;
(C) integrating Federal scholarship for service
programs into civilian recruiting;
(D) offering recruitment and referral bonuses; and
(E) partnering with human resource teams in the
elements of the Department to use direct-hire
authorities to accelerate hiring.
(3) Resources.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that
the chief digital recruiting officer is provided with personnel
and resources sufficient to maintain an office and to carry out
the duties set forth in paragraph (2).
(b) Digital Expertise Recruiting for the Intelligence Community.--
(1) Establishment.--Not later than 270 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National
Intelligence shall designate a chief digital recruiting officer
to oversee a digital recruiting office to carry out the
responsibilities set forth in paragraph (2).
(2) Duties.--The chief digital recruiting officer shall be
responsible for--
(A) identifying needs within the intelligence
community for specific types of digital expertise;
(B) recruiting technologists, in partnership with
the heads of the elements of the intelligence
community, including by attending conferences and
career fairs, and actively recruiting on university
campuses and from the private sector;
(C) integrating Federal scholarship for service
programs into intelligence community recruiting;
(D) offering recruitment and referral bonuses; and
(E) partnering with human resource teams in the
elements of the intelligence community to use direct-
hire authorities to accelerate hiring.
(3) Resources.--The Director of National Intelligence shall
ensure that the chief digital recruiting officer is provided
with personnel and resources sufficient to maintain an office
and to carry out the duties set forth in paragraph (2).
(4) Intelligence community defined.--In this subsection,
the term ``intelligence community'' has the meaning given that
term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50
U.S.C. 3003).
SEC. 18. OCCUPATIONAL SERIES RELATING TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND
DIGITAL CAREER FIELDS.
(a) Digital Career Fields.--Not later than 270 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Personnel
Management shall exercise the authority of the Director under section
5105 of title 5, United States Code, to establish one or more new
occupational series and associated policies covering Federal Government
positions in the fields of software development, software engineering,
data science, and knowledge management.
(b) Artificial Intelligence Fields.--Not later than 270 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of
Personnel Management shall exercise the authority of the Director under
section 5105 of title 5, United States Code, to establish a new
occupational series and associated policies covering Federal Government
positions in the field of artificial intelligence.
SEC. 19. MILITARY CAREER FIELDS FOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT, DATA SCIENCE,
AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
Section 230 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 501 note prec.) is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(d) Career Fields.--Not later than 270 days after the date of the
enactment of the Digital Defense Leadership Act, each Chief of an Armed
Force shall establish new military career fields--
``(1) for software development, data science, and
artificial intelligence for members and officers under the
jurisdiction of such Chief; and
``(2) that are designated competitive categories for
promotion under subchapter VI of chapter 36 of title 10, United
States Code.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), Foreign Affairs, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), Foreign Affairs, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), Foreign Affairs, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), Foreign Affairs, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), Foreign Affairs, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.