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[H.R. 10333 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 10333
To establish a hackathon program in the Department of Defense, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 10, 2024
Mr. Bacon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Armed Services
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A BILL
To establish a hackathon program in the Department of Defense, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Defense Hackathon Act of 2024''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HACKATHON PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence
Officer of the Department of Defense, in coordination with the Chairman
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Chief Information Officer of the
Department of Defense, shall establish a program (to be known as the
``Department of Defense Hackathon Program'') under which the commanders
of combatant commands and the Secretaries of the military departments
shall carry out not fewer than four Hackathons each year.
(b) Program Management.--The Chief Digital and Artificial
Intelligence Officer of the Department of Defense shall develop and
implement standards for carrying out Hackathons, provide supporting
technical infrastructure to the host of each Hackathon, and determine
the hosts each year under subsection (c)(1).
(c) Hosts.--(1)(A) Each year, two commanders of combatant commands
shall each carry out a Hackathon and two Secretaries of military
departments shall each carry out a Hackathon, as determined by the
Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Department of
Defense in accordance with this subsection.
(B) The commanders of combatant commands and the
Secretaries of military departments carrying out
Hackathons pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall change
each year.
(C) Each host of a Hackathon shall--
(i) provide to the participants invited to
participate in such Hackathon a per diem
allowance in accordance with section 5702 of
title 5, United States Code, or section 452 of
title, United States Code, as applicable; and
(ii) not later than 60 days after the
completion of such Hackathon, make available to
the Department of Defense a report on such
Hackathon.
(2) Any commander of a combatant command or Secretary of a military
department may carry out a Hackathon in addition to the Hackathons
required under paragraph (1).
(d) Hackathon Objectives.--(1) The host of each Hackathon shall
establish objectives for the Hackathon that address a critical,
technical challenge of the combatant command or military department of
the host, as applicable, through the use of individuals with
specialized and relevant skills, including data scientists, developers,
software engineers, and other specialists as determined appropriate by
the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Department
of Defense or the host.
(2) In addition to the objectives established by the host of a
Hackathon under paragraph (1), the objectives for each Hackathon shall
include--
(A) fostering innovation across the Department of Defense,
including in military departments and the combatant commands;
and
(B) creating repeatable processes enabling the commanders
of combatant commands and the Secretaries of the military
departments to more rapidly identify and develop solutions to
critical, technical challenges across the Department of
Defense.
(e) Definitions.--In this section--
(1) the term ``Hackathon'' means an event carried out under
the Program at which employees across the Department of Defense
meet to collaboratively attempt to develop functional software
or hardware solutions during the event to solve a critical,
technical challenge determined by the host;
(2) the term ``host'', with respect to a Hackathon, means
the commander of the combatant command or the Secretary of the
military department carrying out the Hackathon;
(3) the term ``military department'' has the meaning given
such term in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code;
and
(4) the term ``Program'' means the program established
under subsection (a).
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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