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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. 
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 
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 pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Next Generation Mili-
tary Education Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. MODIFICATION TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE EDU-
CATION 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 arti-
ficial 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 mem-
bers of the Armed Forces. 
‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—The courses developed under 
paragraph (1) shall address— 
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‘‘(A) basic artificial intelligence literacy to 
enable members of the Armed Forces to make 
informed decisions about the use of artificial in-
telligence products and services, including— 
‘‘(i) a basic understanding of the 
strengths and limitations of artificial intel-
ligence products and services; 
‘‘(ii) a basic understanding of the cat-
egories of artificial intelligence technologies 
(including classification, prediction, prod-
uct recommendation, autonomous decision 
making, voice dictation and machine trans-
lation, 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 require-
ments; 
‘‘(iv) an awareness of ethical consider-
ations in the use of artificial intelligence 
products and services; 
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‘‘(v) the ability to identify common in-
dicators of artificial intelligence-generated 
content; and 
‘‘(vi) an awareness of common at-
tempts to employ artificial intelligence-gen-
erated content to deceive or defraud con-
sumers; and 
‘‘(B) any other artificial intelligence lit-
eracy skill the Chief Digital and Artificial Intel-
ligence Officer and the Under Secretary of De-
fense for Personnel and Readiness consider ap-
propriate. 
‘‘(3) 
MILITARY
DEPARTMENT
PARTICIPA-
TION.—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. 
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‘‘(4) REPORT.—Not later than 270 days after 
the date of the enactment of this subsection, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congres-
sional 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 De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 
(Public Law 116–283; 15 U.S.C. 9401). 
‘‘(B) The term ‘artificial intelligence lit-
eracy’ 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 
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(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 there-
after 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 sec-
tions 2 and 3, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that 
information on the risks and threats of artificial intel-
ligence is incorporated into the annual cybersecurity train-
ing 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 Wil-
liam M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Author-
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ization 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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