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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9903 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9903

To provide personnel of the Department of Defense with increased access 
   to training and education in artificial intelligence and machine 
                   learning, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 1, 2024

   Mr. Larsen of Washington introduced the following bill; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL

 
To provide personnel of the Department of Defense with increased access 
   to training and education in artificial intelligence and machine 
                   learning, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Next Generation Military Education 
Act''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATION TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE EDUCATION STRATEGY.

    Section 256 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1290) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsection:
    ``(d) Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Education 
Platforms.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
        of the enactment of this subsection, the Chief Digital and 
        Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Department of Defense, 
        in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for 
        Personnel and Readiness, shall--
                    ``(A) develop a set of distance education courses 
                on--
                            ``(i) the foundational concepts of 
                        artificial intelligence and machine learning; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) the responsible and ethical use of 
                        artificial intelligence and machine learning 
                        applications; and
                    ``(B) make such courses available to members of the 
                Armed Forces.
            ``(2) Elements.--The courses developed under paragraph (1) 
        shall address--
                    ``(A) basic artificial intelligence literacy to 
                enable members of the Armed Forces to make informed 
                decisions about the use of artificial intelligence 
                products and services, including--
                            ``(i) a basic understanding of the 
                        strengths and limitations of artificial 
                        intelligence products and services;
                            ``(ii) a basic understanding of the 
                        categories of artificial intelligence 
                        technologies (including classification, 
                        prediction, product recommendation, autonomous 
                        decision making, voice dictation and machine 
                        translation, and the generation of content such 
                        as text, image, video, and speech) and the 
                        manner in which such categories relate to 
                        different capabilities, benefits, and risks;
                            ``(iii) an awareness of best practices for 
                        the protection of personal data and personal 
                        identifying information based upon privacy and 
                        classification requirements;
                            ``(iv) an awareness of ethical 
                        considerations in the use of artificial 
                        intelligence products and services;
                            ``(v) the ability to identify common 
                        indicators of artificial intelligence-generated 
                        content; and
                            ``(vi) an awareness of common attempts to 
                        employ artificial intelligence-generated 
                        content to deceive or defraud consumers; and
                    ``(B) any other artificial intelligence literacy 
                skill the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence 
                Officer and the Under Secretary of Defense for 
                Personnel and Readiness consider appropriate.
            ``(3) Military department participation.--Not later than 
        180 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection, 
        each Secretary of a military department shall--
                    ``(A) ensure that members of the Armed Forces under 
                the jurisdiction of such Secretary have the ability to 
                access the distance education courses made available 
                under paragraph (1);
                    ``(B) notify members of the availability of such 
                courses and provide a description of the course 
                content; and
                    ``(C) provide members with instructions for 
                accessing such courses.
            ``(4) Report.--Not later than 270 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary of Defense 
        shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
        on the status of the activities required under this section.
            ``(5) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    ``(A) The term `artificial intelligence' has the 
                meaning given that term in section 5002 of the William 
                M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act 
                for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 15 U.S.C. 
                9401).
                    ``(B) The term `artificial intelligence literacy' 
                means the ability to make informed use of products and 
                services that employ artificial intelligence.''.

SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF PARTICIPATION IN THE DIGITAL ON-DEMAND PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall take such steps as 
may be necessary--
            (1) to expand participation in the Digital On-Demand 
        Program to--
                    (A) all organizations and elements of the 
                Department of Defense; and
                    (B) all members of the Armed Forces and civilian 
                employees of the Department; and
            (2) to actively promote the Program throughout the 
        Department.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and on an annual basis thereafter through 2029, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the 
progress of the Secretary in expanding and promoting the Digital On-
Demand Program as described in subsection (a).

SEC. 4. INCORPORATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MATTERS INTO ANNUAL 
              CYBERSECURITY TRAINING.

    In conjunction with the activities required under sections 2 and 3, 
the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that information on the risks and 
threats of artificial intelligence is incorporated into the annual 
cybersecurity training courses required to be completed by members of 
the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense.

SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) The term ``artificial intelligence'' has the meaning 
        given that term in section 5002 of the William M. (Mac) 
        Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
        2021 (Public Law 116-283; 15 U.S.C. 9401).
            (2) The term ``Digital On-Demand Program'' means the 
        program overseen by the Chief Digital and Artificial 
        Intelligence Officer of the Department of Defense pursuant to 
        which educational resources on artificial intelligence, 
        emerging technologies, data literacy, and related topics are 
        made available to personnel of the Department of Defense 
        through a digital platform on an on-demand basis.
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