Sec. 260. BIANNUAL REPORT ON THE OFFICE OF THE SENIOR OFFICIAL WITH PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING
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## SEC. 260 BIANNUAL REPORT ON THE OFFICE OF THE SENIOR OFFICIAL WITH PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING ###
(a)Reports Required Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and biannually thereafter through the end of 2026, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on 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”). ###
(b)Elements Each report under subsection
(a)shall include the following: ####
(1)Information relating to the mission and objectives of the Office. ####
(2)A description of any initiatives of the Office, including a description of— #####
(A)the activities carried out under the initiatives; #####
(B)any investments made or contracts entered into under the initiatives; and #####
(C)the progress of the initiatives. ####
(3)A description of how the Office has sought to leverage lessons learned, share best practices, avoid duplication of efforts, and transition artificial intelligence research efforts into operational capabilities by— #####
(A)collaborating with other organizations and elements of the Department of Defense, including the Defense Agencies and the military departments; and #####
(B)deconflicting the activities of the Office with the activities of other organizations and elements of the Department. ####
(4)A description of any collaboration between— #####
(A)the Office and the private sector, national laboratories, and academia; and #####
(B)the Office and international allies and partners. ####
(5)The total number of military, contractor, and civilian personnel who are employed by the Office, assigned to the Office, and performing functions in support of the Office. ####
(6)A description of the organizational structure and staffing of the Office. ####
(7)A detailed description of the frameworks, metrics, and capabilities established to measure the effectiveness of the Office and the Office’s investments in its initiatives and other activities. ####
(8)A description of any new policies, standards, or guidance relating to artificial intelligence that have been issued by the Chief Information Officer of the Department. ####
(9)Identification of any ethical guidelines applicable to the use of artificial intelligence by the Department. ####
(10)A description of any steps taken by the Office to protect systems that use artificial intelligence from any attempts to misrepresent or alter information used or provided by artificial intelligence. ####
(11)The results of an assessment, conducted biannually, on the efforts of the Office and the Department of Defense to develop or contribute to the development of standards for artificial intelligence, including— #####
(A)a description of such efforts; #####
(B)an evaluation of the need to incorporate standards for artificial intelligence into the strategies and doctrine of the Department and a description of any efforts undertaken to further the development and adoption of such standards; #####
(C)an explanation of any collaboration on artificial intelligence standards development with— ######
(i)other organizations and elements of the Department of Defense (including the Defense Agencies and the military departments); ######
(ii)agencies of the Federal Government; ######
(iii)the intelligence community; ######
(iv)representatives of the defense industrial base and other sectors of private industry; and ######
(v)any other agencies, entities, organizations, or persons the Secretary considers appropriate; and #####
(D)an explanation of any participation by the Office and the Department of Defense in international or other multi-stakeholder standard-setting bodies. ####
(12)For each member of the Armed Forces who concluded a formal assignment supporting the Office in the period of six months preceding the date of the report, a position description of the billet that the member transitioned into, as provided to the Office by the Armed Force of the member within 30 days of reassignment. ####
(13)An annual update, developed in consultation with the Armed Forces, on the status of active duty members of the Armed Forces assigned to the Office. This update shall include the following: #####
(A)An assessment of the effectiveness of such assignments in strengthening the ties between the Office and the Armed Forces for the purposes of— ######
(i)identifying tactical and operational use cases for artificial intelligence; ######
(ii)improving data collection relating to artificial intelligence; and ######
(iii)establishing effective lines of communication between the Office and the Armed Forces to identify and address concerns from the Armed Forces relating to the widespread adoption and dissemination of artificial intelligence. #####
(B)A description of any efforts undertaken to create opportunities for additional nontraditional broadening assignments at the Office for members of the Armed Forces on active duty. #####
(C)An analysis of the career trajectories of active duty members of the Armed Forces assigned to the Office, including any potential negative effects of such assignment on the career trajectories of such members. **[**Section 261 was repealed by section 275 of Public Law 116–283.**]**
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Sec. 260
BIANNUAL REPORT ON THE OFFICE OF THE SENIOR OFFICIAL WITH PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING
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