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Code · BILL · 117th Congress · S. 2792 (Reported in Senate) — To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military c... · Sec. 214

Sec. 214. Artificial intelligence metrics

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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall— review the potential applications of artificial intelligence and digital technology to Department of Defense platforms, processes, and operations; and establish performance objectives and accompanying metrics for the incorporation of artificial intelligence and digital readiness into such platforms, processes, and operations. In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall require each secretary of a military department and the head of each component of the Department shall— conduct a comprehensive review of skill gaps in the fields of software development, software engineering, knowledge management, data science, and artificial intelligence; assess the number and qualifications of civilian personnel needed for both management and specialist tracks in such fields; assess the number of military personnel (officer and enlisted) needed for both management and specialist tracks in such fields; and establish recruiting, training, and talent management performance objectives and accompanying metrics for achieving and maintaining staffing levels needed to fill identified gaps and meet the needs of the Department for skilled personnel.
In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall— assess investment by the Department in artificial intelligence innovation, science and technology, and research and development; assess investment by the Department in test and evaluation of artificial intelligence capabilities; and establish performance objectives and accompanying metrics for artificial intelligence modernization activities of the Department. To assist the Secretary in carrying out subsection (a), the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall— assess the integration of artificial intelligence into war-games, exercises, and experimentation; and develop performance objectives and accompanying metrics for such integration.
In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall require the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment— to assess the application of artificial intelligence in logistics and sustainment systems; and to establish performance objectives and accompanying metrics for integration of artificial intelligence in the Department of Defense logistics and sustainment enterprise. In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall— assess the integration of artificial intelligence for administrative functions that can be performed with robotic process automation and artificial intelligence-enabled analysis; and establish performance objectives and accompanying metrics for the integration of artificial intelligence in priority business process areas of the Department, including the following:
Human resources. Budget and finance, including audit. Retail. Real estate. Health care. Logistics. Such other business processes as the Secretary considers appropriate. Not later than 120 days after the completion of the review required by subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on— the findings of the Secretary with respect to the review and any action taken or proposed to be taken by the Secretary to address such findings; and the performance objectives and accompanying metrics established under subsections (a)(2) and (b).
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