(D) offering recruitment and referral bo-
nuses; and 
(E) partnering with human resource teams 
in the elements of the Department to use di-
rect-hire authorities to accelerate hiring. 
(3) RESOURCES.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall ensure that the chief digital recruiting officer 
is provided with personnel and resources sufficient 
to maintain an office and to carry out the duties set 
forth in paragraph (2). 
(b) DIGITAL EXPERTISE RECRUITING FOR THE IN-
TELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 270 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Di-
rector of National Intelligence shall designate a chief 
digital recruiting officer to oversee a digital recruit-
ing office to carry out the responsibilities set forth 
in paragraph (2). 
(2) DUTIES.—The chief digital recruiting offi-
cer shall be responsible for— 
(A) identifying needs within the intel-
ligence community for specific types of digital 
expertise; 
(B) recruiting technologists, in partnership 
with the heads of the elements of the intel-
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ligence community, including by attending con-
ferences and career fairs, and actively recruit-
ing on university campuses and from the pri-
vate sector; 
(C) integrating Federal scholarship for 
service programs into intelligence community 
recruiting; 
(D) offering recruitment and referral bo-
nuses; and 
(E) partnering with human resource teams 
in the elements of the intelligence community to 
use direct-hire authorities to accelerate hiring. 
(3) RESOURCES.—The Director of National In-
telligence shall ensure that the chief digital recruit-
ing officer is provided with personnel and resources 
sufficient to maintain an office and to carry out the 
duties set forth in paragraph (2). 
(4) INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY DEFINED.—In 
this subsection, the term ‘‘intelligence community’’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the 
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003). 
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SEC. 18. OCCUPATIONAL SERIES RELATING TO ARTIFICIAL 
INTELLIGENCE 
AND 
DIGITAL 
CAREER 
FIELDS. 
(a) DIGITAL CAREER FIELDS.—Not later than 270 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Direc-
tor of the Office of Personnel Management shall exercise 
the authority of the Director under section 5105 of title 
5, United States Code, to establish one or more new occu-
pational series and associated policies covering Federal 
Government positions in the fields of software develop-
ment, software engineering, data science, and knowledge 
management. 
(b) ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FIELDS.—Not later 
than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall 
exercise the authority of the Director under section 5105 
of title 5, United States Code, to establish a new occupa-
tional series and associated policies covering Federal Gov-
ernment positions in the field of artificial intelligence. 
SEC. 19. MILITARY CAREER FIELDS FOR SOFTWARE DEVEL-
OPMENT, DATA SCIENCE, AND ARTIFICIAL IN-
TELLIGENCE. 
Section 230 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 
501 note prec.) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
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‘‘(d) CAREER FIELDS.—Not later than 270 days 
after the date of the enactment of the Digital Defense 
Leadership Act, each Chief of an Armed Force shall estab-
lish new military career fields— 
‘‘(1) for software development, data science, 
and artificial intelligence for members and officers 
under the jurisdiction of such Chief; and 
‘‘(2) that are designated competitive categories 
for promotion under subchapter VI of chapter 36 of 
title 10, United States Code.’’. 
Æ 
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