Sec. 1521. USABILITY OF ANTIQUATED AND PROPRIETARY DATA FORMATS FOR MODERN OPERATIONS

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## SEC. 1521 USABILITY OF ANTIQUATED AND PROPRIETARY DATA FORMATS FOR MODERN OPERATIONS ###

(a)Strategy and Roadmap ####

(1)In general Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall develop— #####

(A)a strategy for the Department of Defense, including each of the military departments, to identify, implement, and use modern data formats as the primary method of electronic communication for command and control activities and for weapon systems, including sensors associated with such weapon systems; and #####

(B)an associated five-year roadmap for the Department of Defense, including each of the military departments, to implement modern data formats under the strategy described in subparagraph (A). ####

(2)Elements The strategy and roadmap required under paragraph

(1)shall include the following elements: #####

(A)The activities of the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Department of Defense to increase and synchronize the use of modern data formats and modern data sharing standards across the Department of Defense. #####

(B)Development of standard definitions for modern and antiquated data formats, including a representative catalog of the types of data formats that fall under each category. #####

(C)The activities of the military departments to increase the use of modern data formats and modern data sharing standards for command and control systems, weapon systems, and sensors associated with such weapon systems. #####

(D)An identification of barriers to the use of modern data formats and modern data sharing standards within weapon systems and sensors associated with such weapon systems across the Department of Defense. #####

(E)An identification of barriers to the use of modern data formats and modern data sharing standards within command and control systems across the Department of Defense. #####

(F)An identification of limitations on combined joint all-domain command and control capabilities resulting from the use of antiquated data formats. #####

(G)An identification of policy documents, instructions, or other guidance requiring an update pursuant to such strategy. #####

(H)The sources of funding for each military department with respect to implementation of such strategy. ####

(3)Submission to Congress Upon completion of the strategy and roadmap required under this subsection, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives such strategy. ####

(4)Modern data formats For the purposes of this subsection, the term “modern data formats” includes— #####

(A)the JavaScript Object Notation data format; #####

(B)the Binary JavaScript Object Notation data format; #####

(C)the Protocol Buffers data format; and #####

(D)such other data formats that the Secretary of Defense determines would meet the requirements in this section. ###

(b)Pilot Programs ####

(1)Establishment Not later than 60 days after the completion of the strategy required by subsection (a)— #####

(A)the Secretary of Defense shall establish a pilot program under which the Department of Defense, other than the military departments, shall use modern data formats to improve the usability and functionality of information stored or produced in antiquated data formats, including by the automated conversion of such information to modern data formats; and #####

(B)each Secretary of a military department shall establish a pilot program under which such military department shall use modern data formats as described in subparagraph (A). ####

(2)Briefing Not later than 180 days after the completion of the strategy required by subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the military departments shall each submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the progress of the pilot program established by such Secretary under this subsection, including specific examples of the use of modern data formats under such pilot program to improve the usability and functionality of information stored or produced in antiquated data formats. ####

(3)Sunset Each pilot program established under this subsection shall terminate on the date that is five years after the date of the enactment of this Act. ###

(c)Military Department Defined In this section, the term “military department” has the meaning given such term in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code.