Sec. 523. Requirements and report on workforce needs of intelligence community relating to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, and related areas
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It is the sense of Congress that— increasing the talent diversity, density, and expertise for critical fields in the intelligence community is essential to accelerating the incorporation, integration, and maintenance of emerging technologies into the workflows and business practices of the intelligence community; Congress is concerned that the intelligence community has not yet conducted a baseline assessment of what talent currently exists within the intelligence community, and where gaps prevent the intelligence community from meeting the technology demands in the next decade;
Congress is aware that the Director of National Intelligence is starting the process to lead a needs assessment across the intelligence community and encourages all elements of the intelligence community to work expeditiously with the Director to develop that detailed assessment; and this type of needs assessment should be institutionalized and built into the future human capital strategy for the next generation of intelligence officers and officials. The Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the Chief Technology Officer and the Chief Human Capital Officer of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, shall— develop an organizational management plan for the adoption and maintenance of artificial intelligence across the intelligence community; and require that each head of an element of the intelligence community, with respect to such element— develop a plan for the recruitment of personnel to positions the primary duties of which involve the integration, maintenance, or use of artificial intelligence (and the retention and training of personnel serving in such positions); develop a plan for— the review and evaluation, on a continuous basis, of the expertise necessary to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence and other emerging technology solutions; and the update of efforts to recruit and retain personnel with such expertise; and coordinate and share information and best practices relating to such recruitment and retention within the element and across the intelligence community.
Not later than January 1, 2024, the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the Chief Technology Officer and the Chief Human Capital Officer of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report on the workforce needs of the intelligence community relating to artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and other science, technology, engineering, and mathematics areas. The report under paragraph
(1)shall include the following: A detailed description of the organizational management plan under subsection (b)(1). With respect to each element of the intelligence community, the following: A detailed breakdown of the personnel of the element serving in positions the primary duties of which involve the integration, maintenance, or use of artificial intelligence, including (for each such position) the title of the position, the office under which the position is organized, and the approximate percent of time personnel serving in the position spend carrying out such duties under the position, as compared to carrying out other duties under the position. A detailed description of the plan of the head of the element under subsection (b)(2)(A), including an identification of any official responsible for coordinating recruitment, retention, and training for the element under such plan. A detailed description of the plan of the head of the element under subsection (b)(2)(B). A detailed description of the methods by which the head coordinates and shares information and best practices under subsection (b)(2)(C), including an identification of any official responsible for such coordination and sharing for the element. Such other matters as the Director of National Intelligence may determine appropriate. An assessment of any gaps in the organizational management plan specified in subsection (b)(1), including, for each element of the intelligence community, an identification of any additional roles, positions, expertise, or authorities necessary for the adoption and maintenance of artificial intelligence by that element. An assessment of the quality and sustainability of the talent pipeline of the intelligence community with respect to talent in cybersecurity and other science, technology, engineering, and mathematics areas. Such assessment shall include the following: An assessment of the priorities of the intelligence community with respect to cybersecurity and other science, technology, engineering, and mathematics areas, and the personnel necessary to address such priorities. A summary of the education, recruitment, and retention programs (including skills-based training and career and technical educational programs) available to personnel of the intelligence community, regardless of whether such programs are administered by the head of an element of the intelligence community or the head of another Federal department or agency, and an analysis of how such programs support the quality and sustainability of such talent pipeline. A description of the relevant authorities available to the heads of the elements of the intelligence community to support the quality and sustainability of such talent pipeline. An assessment of any gaps in authorities, resources, recruitment or retention incentives, skills-based training, or educational programs, that may negatively affect the quality or sustainability of such talent pipeline. The heads of the elements of the intelligence community shall furnish to the Chief Technology Officer and the Chief Human Capital Officer of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence such information as may be necessary for the development of the report under subsection (c).