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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · H.R. 6395 (Engrossed in House) — To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military c... · Sec. 242

Sec. 242. Training for human resources personnel in artificial intelligence and related topics

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Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall develop and implement a program to provide covered human resources personnel with training in the fields of software development, data science, and artificial intelligence, as such fields related to the duties of such personnel. The training provided under paragraph
(1)shall include— a generalist’s introduction to— software development and business processes; data management practices related to machine learning; machine learning, deep learning, and artificial intelligence; artificial intelligence workforce roles; and cybersecurity and secure software development; and training in the authorities and procedures that may be used to recruit software developers, data scientists, and artificial intelligence professionals, including direct hiring authorities, excepted service authorities, the Intergovernmental Personnel Act of 1970 ( 42 U.S.C. 4701 et seq.), and authorities for hiring special government employees and highly qualified experts. The Secretary of Defense shall issue a certificate of completion to each individual who successfully completes the training provided under paragraph (1), as determined by the Secretary. The Secretary of Defense shall implement the training program under paragraph
(1)as follows: In the first year in which the training program is carried out, the Secretary shall ensure that not less than 20 percent of covered human resource personnel complete the program. In each year of the training program after the first year, the Secretary shall ensure that not less than an additional 10 percent of covered human resources personnel complete the program until 80 percent of such personnel have completed the program. After achieving the 80 percent completion rate specified in subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall ensure, in each year, that not less than 80 percent of covered human resources personnel have completed the training program. In this section, the term covered human resources personnel means members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense, including human resources professionals, hiring managers, and recruiters, who are responsible for hiring software developers, data scientists, or artificial intelligence professionals for the Department.
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