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[H.R. 6425 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6425
To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a working group to
develop and coordinate an artificial intelligence initiative among the
Five Eyes countries, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 15, 2023
Mr. Gallagher (for himself and Mr. Khanna) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in
addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Intelligence
(Permanent Select), 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 direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a working group to
develop and coordinate an artificial intelligence initiative among the
Five Eyes countries, 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. ESTABLISHMENT OF WORKING GROUP FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
INITIATIVE AMONG FIVE EYES COUNTRIES.
(a) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with
the Director of National Intelligence, shall establish a working group
to be known as the ``Five AIs Strategic Artificial Intelligence Working
Group'' (in this section referred to as the ``Working Group'').
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of the Working Group shall be to develop
and coordinate an artificial intelligence initiative among the Five
Eyes countries.
(c) Organization.--
(1) Designation of head.--The Secretary of Defense, in
coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, shall
designate a senior civilian officer of the Department of
Defense or senior military officer with experience leading
relevant efforts, as determined by the Secretary, to serve as
the head of the Working Group.
(2) Participation by other member countries.--The Secretary
of Defense, in coordination with the Director of National
Intelligence, shall encourage participation in the Working
Group by the members of the Five Eyes Intelligence Oversight
and Review Council.
(d) Responsibilities.--The responsibilities of the Working Group
shall be to develop and coordinate efforts to implement an artificial
intelligence initiative between the Department of Defense, the Office
of the Intelligence Community Inspector General of the United States,
and the other members of the Five Eyes Intelligence Oversight and
Review Council to--
(1) compare--
(A) the various artificial intelligence systems and
the elements thereof (including machine learning and
generative artificial intelligence such as large
language models) used for covered operational uses by
such members; and
(B) the respective practices associated with the
employment of such systems for covered operational uses
by such members;
(2) identify (including by experimenting, testing, and
evaluating) potential solutions to advance and accelerate the
interoperability of artificial intelligence systems used for
intelligence sharing, battlespace awareness, and other covered
operational uses;
(3) test and evaluate the effects of artificial
intelligence model redundancy, including the risks and safety
measures associated with operating multiple artificial
intelligence systems, including in tandem with one another;
(4) develop a shared strategy for the research,
development, test, evaluation, and employment of artificial
intelligence systems for covered operational uses carried out
jointly by the Five Eyes countries;
(5) develop a shared strategy for--
(A) managing data-informed artificial intelligence
systems; and
(B) testing and evaluating artificial intelligence
systems with combined data sets at the unclassified and
classified levels;
(6) test and evaluate the capabilities of the defense
industrial base of the Five Eyes countries to incorporate
artificial intelligence systems into systems used for covered
operational uses;
(7) compare and use ethical frameworks to accelerate
technological advancements with respect to artificial
intelligence systems;
(8) expand innovation efforts by the Five Eyes countries
and share among such countries best practices for the
accelerated procurement and adoption of artificial intelligence
technologies for covered operational uses;
(9) leverage commercially available artificial intelligence
technologies to advance near-term jointness between the armed
forces and intelligence components of the Five Eyes countries;
(10) jointly identify and source artificial intelligence
systems, as practicable, and advise Five Eyes countries with
respect to export controls applicable to such systems;
(11) share, to the extent practicable and as agreed upon by
the Working Group, the results, opportunities, and frameworks
assessed or otherwise identified by the Working Group for the
informed use of artificial intelligence with allies and
partners of the United States other than Five Eyes countries;
and
(12) carry out such other activities as the Secretary of
Defense, in consultation with the Director of National
Intelligence and any members of the Five Eyes Intelligence
Oversight and Review Council participating in the Working
Group, determines to be relevant to such responsibilities.
(e) Control of Knowledge and Technical Data.--The Secretary of
Defense shall seek to ensure that any knowledge or technical data
produced by a Five Eyes country under any cooperative project carried
out by the Working Group shall be controlled by that country under the
export control laws and regulations of that country and shall not be
subject to the jurisdiction or control of any other Five Eyes country.
(f) Plan and Reports.--
(1) Plan.--
(A) Submission.--Not later than 60 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Defense, in coordination with the Director of National
Intelligence, shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a plan for the establishment
and activities of the Working Group.
(B) Elements.--The plan under subparagraph (A)
shall include--
(i) a plan for the establishment of the
Working Group, including for efforts to engage
with the members of the Five Eyes Intelligence
Oversight and Review Council with respect to
such establishment;
(ii) a description of any funding
requirements or administrative support
necessary to carry out this section;
(iii) a description of any additional
statutory authorities necessary to carry out
this section;
(iv) a plan for the fulfilment of
responsibilities under subsection (c) by the
Working Group;
(v) an evaluation of existing joint efforts
by the Five Eyes countries to fulfill similar
responsibilities;
(vi) a plan for the integration of the
artificial intelligence initiative developed
and coordinated by the Working Group with other
programs and initiatives of the elements of the
Department of Defense or the Office of Director
of National Intelligence with responsibilities
relating to mutual security and artificial
intelligence efforts among the Five Eyes
countries;
(vii) performance indicators by which the
activities of the Working Group will be
assessed; and
(viii) a description of how efforts of the
commanders of the combatant commands relating
to military interoperability and test and
evaluation of artificial intelligence systems
will be tasked and executed by and through the
Working Group.
(2) Biannual report.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, and on a biannual basis
thereafter until the date of termination under subsection (f),
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report on the activities and
milestones of the Working Group. Each such report shall
include, with respect to the period covered by the report--
(A) an assessment of the activities of the Working
Group based on the performance indicators set forth in
the plan under paragraph (1)(B)(vii); and
(B) a description of any efforts of the commanders
of the combatant commands taken in support of the
responsibilities of the Working Group.
(g) Termination.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
Working Group shall terminate on September 30, 2028.
(2) Authority to extend.--The Secretary of Defense may
extend the termination date under paragraph (1) if the
Secretary determines such extension to be in the national
security interests of the United States.
(h) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(A) the congressional defense committees, as such
term is defined in section 101 of title 10, United
States Code; and
(B) the congressional intelligence committees, as
such term is defined in section 3 of the National
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).
(2) The term ``battlespace awareness'' has the meaning
given that term in the Joint Publication 1-02 of the Department
of Defense, titled ``Department of Defense Dictionary of
Military and Associated Terms'', or successor publication.
(3) The term ``covered operational use'' means use by a
government for operations in a defense or intelligence context.
(4) The term ``Five Eyes countries'' means the following:
(A) Australia.
(B) Canada.
(C) New Zealand.
(D) The United Kingdom.
(E) The United States.
(5) The term ``Five Eyes Intelligence Oversight and Review
Council'' means the council established pursuant to the
agreement entered into between the Inspector General of the
Intelligence Community of the United States and the relevant
foreign counterparts of the governments of the Five Eyes
countries, titled ``Charter of the Five Eyes Intelligence
Oversight and Review Council'', done on October 2, 2017.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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 Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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 Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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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