Sec. 211. Clarification of role of senior official with principal responsibility for artificial intelligence and machine learning

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Section 238 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 ( Public Law 115–232 ; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 4061) is amended— by amending subsection

(c)to read as follows: In addition to designating an official under subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense shall assign to appropriate officials within the Department of Defense roles and responsibilities relating to the research, development, prototyping, testing, procurement of, requirements for, and operational use of artificial intelligence technologies. The officials assigned roles and responsibilities under paragraph

(1)shall include— the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering; the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment; one or more officials in each military department; officials of appropriate Defense Agencies; and such other officials as the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate. ; in subsection

(e)in the second sentence, by striking Director of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center and inserting the official designated under subsection

(b); and by striking subsection (h). Section 4092 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— by amending paragraph

(6)of subsection

(a)to read as follows: The official designated under subsection

(b)of section 238 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 ( Public Law 115–232 ) shall carry out a program of personnel management authority provided in subsection

(b)of this section in order to facilitate recruitment of eminent experts in science or engineering to support the activities of such official under such section 238. . in subsection (b)(1)(F)— by striking Joint Artificial Intelligence Center and inserting official designated under subsection

(b)of section 238 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 ( ; and Public Law 115–232 ) by striking in the Center and inserting in support of the activities of such official under such section ; and in subsection (c)(2), by striking the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center and inserting the activities under section 238 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 ( . Public Law 115–232 ) Section 226(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 ( Public Law 117–81 ; 10 U.S.C. 4001 note) is amended— in paragraph (3), by inserting or the official designated under subsection

(b)of section 238 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 ( after Public Law 115–232 ; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 4061) Director of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center . Section 227(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 ( Public Law 117–81 ; 10 U.S.C. 4001 note) is amended by striking Joint Artificial Intelligence Center and inserting the office of the official designated under subsection

(b)of section 238 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 ( . Public Law 115–232 ; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 4061) Section 232 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 ( Public Law 117–81 ; 10 U.S.C. 4001 note) is amended— in the section heading, by striking and inserting Pilot program on data repositories ; Data repositories by amending subsection

(a)to read as follows: The Secretary of Defense, acting through the official designated under subsection

(b)of section 238 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 ( Public Law 115–232 ; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 4061) (and such other officials as the Secretary determines appropriate), shall— establish data repositories containing Department of Defense data sets relevant to the development of artificial intelligence software and technology; and allow appropriate public and private sector organizations to access such data repositories for the purpose of developing improved artificial intelligence and machine learning software capabilities that may, as determined appropriate by the Secretary, be procured by the Department to satisfy Department requirements and technology development goals. ; in subsection (b), by striking If the Secretary of Defense carries out the pilot program under subsection (a), the data repositories established under the program and inserting The data repositories established under subsection

(a); and by amending subsection

(c)to read as follows: Not later than July 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on— the types of information the Secretary determines are feasible and advisable to include in the data repositories established under subsection (a); and the progress of the Secretary in establishing such data repositories. . Section 1531(d)(2)(C) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 ( Public Law 117–81 ; 135 Stat. 2051) is amended by striking The Joint Artificial Intelligence Center

(JAIC)and inserting The office of the official designated under subsection

(b)of section 238 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 ( . Public Law 115–232 ; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 4061) Section 234(b) of the William M.

(Mac)Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 ( Public Law 116–283 ; 10 U.S.C. 113 ) is amended by striking Director of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center and inserting official designated under subsection

(b)of section 238 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 ( . Public Law 115–232 ; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 4061) Section 247(c) of the William M.

(Mac)Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 ( Public Law 116–283 ; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 1580) is amended— in paragraph (1), by striking the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center and inserting the office of the official designated under subsection

(b)of section 238 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 ( ; Public Law 115–232 ; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 4061) by striking paragraph (2); and by redesignating paragraphs

(3)and

(4)as paragraphs

(2)and (3), respectively. Section 808 the William M.

(Mac)Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 ( Public Law 116–283 ; 10 U.S.C. 4001 note) is amended— in the section heading, by striking and inserting the Director of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center ; the senior official with principal responsibility for artificial intelligence and machine learning in subsection (a)— by striking the Director of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center and inserting the official designated under subsection

(b)of section 238 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 ( ; and Public Law 115–232 ; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 4061) (referred to in this section as the Official ) by striking the Center and inserting the office of such official (referred to in this section as the ; Office ) in subsection (b)— in the subsection heading, by striking ; JAIC in paragraph (1)— in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking staff of the Director and inserting staff of the Official ; and by striking the Director of the Center and inserting such Official ; in subparagraph (A), by striking the Center and inserting the Office ; in subparagraph (B), by striking the Center and inserting the Office ; in subparagraph (C), by striking the Center each place it appears and inserting the Office ; and in subparagraph (D), by striking the Center each place it appears and inserting the Office ; in paragraph (2)— by striking the Center and inserting the Office ; and by striking the Director and inserting the Official ; in subsection (c)(1)— by striking the Center and inserting the Office ; and by striking the Director and inserting the Official ; in subsection (d), by striking the Director and inserting the Official ; in subsection (e)— in paragraph (2)— in subparagraph (B), by striking Center missions and inserting the missions of the Office ; and in subparagrpah (D), by striking the Center and inserting the Office ; and in paragraph (3), by striking the Center and inserting the Office ; in subsection (f), by striking the Director and inserting the Official ; and in subsection (g)— by striking paragraphs

(1)and (3); and by redesignating paragraphs

(4)and

(5)as paragraphs

(1)and (2), respectively. Section 260 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 ( Public Law 116–92 ; 133 Stat. 1293) is amended— in the section heading, by striking and inserting Joint Artificial Intelligence Center ; office of the senior official with principal responsibility for artificial intelligence and machine learning in subsection (a)— by striking 2023 and inserting 2026 ; and by striking the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (referred to in this section as the and inserting Center ) the office of the official designated under subsection

(b)of section 238 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 ( ; Public Law 115–232 ; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 4061) (referred to in this section as the Office ) in subsection (b)— by striking Center each place it appears and inserting Office ; in paragraph (2), by striking the National Mission Initiatives, Component Mission Initiatives, and any other initiatives and inserting any initiatives ; and in paragraph (7), by striking the Center’s investments in the National Mission Initiatives and Component Mission Initiatives and inserting the Office’s investments in its initiatives and other activities ; and by striking subsection (c). Section 903(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 ( Public Law 116–92 ; 10 U.S.C. 2223 note) is amended— by striking paragraph (3); and by redesignating paragraph

(4)as paragraph (3). Any reference in any law, regulation, guidance, instruction, or other document of the Federal Government to the Director of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center of the Department of Defense or to the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center shall be deemed to refer to the official designated under section 238(b) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 ( Public Law 115–232 ; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 4061) or the office of such official, as the case may be.

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