Sec. 332. Pilot program on improving marine corps supply chain and logistics through the integration of artificial intelligence and machine learning software solutions
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Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and subject to the availability of appropriations, the Commandant of the Marine Corps may select a unit within the Marine Corps to carry out a pilot program to improve military supply chain readiness, budget efficiency, and logistics productivity through the integration and use of artificial intelligence ( AI ) and machine learning software solutions. The Commandant of the Marine Corps shall seek to carry out the pilot program under subsection
(a)in partnership with a federally funded research and development center, a University Affiliated Research Center, a center of excellence, a military service laboratory, or 1 or more private-sector entities with experience in machine learning-driven logistics planning and decision support tools in an effort to streamline and modernize the Marine Corps logistics operations and any other partners the commandant deems necessary. The goals of the pilot program are to leverage AI solutions to— optimize logistics operations and inventory management, specifically within the United States Indo-Pacific Command Area of Responsibility; improve military force readiness; streamline materiel distribution and logistics optimization; improve situational awareness by providing predictions driven by a modular, probabilistic simulation of logistics processes in the face of uncertainty; enhance productivity by minimizing and, where possible, automating reporting and inter- actions with data systems; and scale Marine Corps integration of AI-enhanced logistics and supply chain solutions to solve operational challenges. By December 1 of each year in which the pilot program is carried out, the Commandant of the Marine Corps shall provide to the congressional defense committees a report that includes— a description of the logistics and supply chain problem sets that were evaluated by the pilot program; an assessment of the impact of using AI to solve supply chain and logistics challenges, including any changes to readiness, budget efficiency, and productivity of military equipment and materiel; any barriers identified to using AI to solve supply chain and logistics challenges; recommendations regarding how the Department of Defense can better leverage artificial intelligence to address supply chain and logistics challenges in a contested environment; an assessment of the impact of AI software solutions on visibility of materiel at different levels of command within the Marine Corps; and the viability of expanding these software solutions to other units and areas of responsibility. The pilot program under this section shall terminate on the date that is 3 years after the date on which the Marine Corps enters into the first agreement with a qualified entity under subsection (b).