Sec. 1062. Reports on approval and deployment of lethal autonomous weapon systems

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On an annual basis in accordance with subsection (c), the President shall submit to the congressional defense committees a comprehensive report on the approval and deployment of lethal autonomous weapon systems by the United States. Each report under subsection

(a)shall include, with respect to the period covered by the report, the following: A comprehensive list of any lethal autonomous weapon systems that have been approved by senior defense officials for use by the United States military under Department of Defense policies in effect as of the date of the report, the dates of such approvals, and a description how such weapons systems have been, are being, or will be deployed and whether they operated as intended. A comprehensive list of any lethal autonomous weapon systems that have received a waiver of the requirement for review by senior defense officials under Department of Defense policies in effect as of the date of the report, the dates such waivers were issued, and a description of how such weapon systems have been, are being, or will be deployed and whether they operated as intended. A comprehensive list of any lethal autonomous weapon systems that are undergoing senior review or waiver request processes as of the date of the report. A comprehensive list of any lethal autonomous weapon systems not approved during a senior review or waiver request process and the reasons for such disapproval. The President shall submit the first report required under subsection

(a)not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. Such report shall include the information described in subsection

(b)for all relevant time periods preceding the date of the report. Following submittal of the initial report under paragraph (1), the President shall submit subsequent reports under subsection

(a)on an annual basis. Each subsequent report shall include the information described in subsection

(b)with respect to the period that elapsed since the date of the immediately preceding report. Each report under subsection

(a)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.