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[H.R. 9903 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9903
To provide personnel of the Department of Defense with increased access
to training and education in artificial intelligence and machine
learning, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 1, 2024
Mr. Larsen of Washington introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Armed Services
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A BILL
To provide personnel of the Department of Defense with increased access
to training and education in artificial intelligence and machine
learning, 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 ``Next Generation Military Education
Act''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE EDUCATION STRATEGY.
Section 256 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1290) is amended by adding at
the end the following new subsection:
``(d) Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Education
Platforms.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this subsection, the Chief Digital and
Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Department of Defense,
in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for
Personnel and Readiness, shall--
``(A) develop a set of distance education courses
on--
``(i) the foundational concepts of
artificial intelligence and machine learning;
and
``(ii) the responsible and ethical use of
artificial intelligence and machine learning
applications; and
``(B) make such courses available to members of the
Armed Forces.
``(2) Elements.--The courses developed under paragraph (1)
shall address--
``(A) basic artificial intelligence literacy to
enable members of the Armed Forces to make informed
decisions about the use of artificial intelligence
products and services, including--
``(i) a basic understanding of the
strengths and limitations of artificial
intelligence products and services;
``(ii) a basic understanding of the
categories of artificial intelligence
technologies (including classification,
prediction, product recommendation, autonomous
decision making, voice dictation and machine
translation, and the generation of content such
as text, image, video, and speech) and the
manner in which such categories relate to
different capabilities, benefits, and risks;
``(iii) an awareness of best practices for
the protection of personal data and personal
identifying information based upon privacy and
classification requirements;
``(iv) an awareness of ethical
considerations in the use of artificial
intelligence products and services;
``(v) the ability to identify common
indicators of artificial intelligence-generated
content; and
``(vi) an awareness of common attempts to
employ artificial intelligence-generated
content to deceive or defraud consumers; and
``(B) any other artificial intelligence literacy
skill the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence
Officer and the Under Secretary of Defense for
Personnel and Readiness consider appropriate.
``(3) Military department participation.--Not later than
180 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection,
each Secretary of a military department shall--
``(A) ensure that members of the Armed Forces under
the jurisdiction of such Secretary have the ability to
access the distance education courses made available
under paragraph (1);
``(B) notify members of the availability of such
courses and provide a description of the course
content; and
``(C) provide members with instructions for
accessing such courses.
``(4) Report.--Not later than 270 days after the date of
the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary of Defense
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report
on the status of the activities required under this section.
``(5) Definitions.--In this subsection:
``(A) The term `artificial intelligence' has the
meaning given that term in section 5002 of the William
M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 15 U.S.C.
9401).
``(B) The term `artificial intelligence literacy'
means the ability to make informed use of products and
services that employ artificial intelligence.''.
SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF PARTICIPATION IN THE DIGITAL ON-DEMAND PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall take such steps as
may be necessary--
(1) to expand participation in the Digital On-Demand
Program to--
(A) all organizations and elements of the
Department of Defense; and
(B) all members of the Armed Forces and civilian
employees of the Department; and
(2) to actively promote the Program throughout the
Department.
(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and on an annual basis thereafter through 2029,
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the
progress of the Secretary in expanding and promoting the Digital On-
Demand Program as described in subsection (a).
SEC. 4. INCORPORATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MATTERS INTO ANNUAL
CYBERSECURITY TRAINING.
In conjunction with the activities required under sections 2 and 3,
the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that information on the risks and
threats of artificial intelligence is incorporated into the annual
cybersecurity training courses required to be completed by members of
the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense.
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) The term ``artificial intelligence'' has the meaning
given that term in section 5002 of the William M. (Mac)
Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2021 (Public Law 116-283; 15 U.S.C. 9401).
(2) The term ``Digital On-Demand Program'' means the
program overseen by the Chief Digital and Artificial
Intelligence Officer of the Department of Defense pursuant to
which educational resources on artificial intelligence,
emerging technologies, data literacy, and related topics are
made available to personnel of the Department of Defense
through a digital platform on an on-demand basis.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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