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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2432 
To require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to Congress on 
the artificial intelligence strategy of the Department of Defense. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 1, 2019 
Mr. DUNN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report 
to Congress on the artificial intelligence strategy of the 
Department of Defense. 
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 ‘‘Future Defense Artifi-
cial Intelligence Technology Assessment Act’’ or the ‘‘Fu-
ture DATA Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REPORT ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense, in consultation with head of the Joint Artificial In-
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telligence Center, shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report on the artificial intelligence 
strategy of the Department of Defense. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) Analysis of the increasing use of artificial 
intelligence technology by the Department of De-
fense and the effects of such technology on the De-
partment. 
(2) Identification of the data necessary for the 
Secretary to properly conduct the analysis under 
paragraph (1), including identification of any gaps 
in the availability of such data. 
(3) The plan of the Secretary to protect sys-
tems that use artificial intelligence from bad actors 
and any attempts by individuals to misrepresent or 
alter information used or provided by artificial intel-
ligence. 
(4) Analysis of the expected benefits of artificial 
intelligence for the operation of the Armed Forces 
over the period of 20 years following the year in 
which the report is submitted. 
(5) Analysis of the potential of artificial intel-
ligence to improve multi-domain operations across 
the Armed Forces. 
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(6) Identification of any ethical guidelines ap-
plicable to the use of artificial intelligence by the 
Department. 
(7) The plan of the Secretary to ensure collabo-
ration among the Department, industry, academia, 
and national laboratories on matters relating to the 
research, development, test, and evaluation, con-
tracting, acquisition, and onboarding of artificial in-
telligence technology. 
(c) COLLABORATION.—In preparing the report under 
subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense may collaborate, 
through a series of meetings, roundtables, or by other 
means, with— 
(1) a broad range of industrial stakeholders in 
the technology, manufacturing, and service sectors, 
including large and small companies, think tanks, 
and industry organizations; and 
(2) the heads of any other Federal agencies the 
Secretary determines to be appropriate. 
(d) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives; 
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(2) the Committee on Science, Space, and 
Technology of the House of Representatives; 
(3) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate; 
(4) the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives; and 
(5) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
Senate. 
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