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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3807 
To authorize the Secretary of Defense to procure software and data as 
a service to support the development of artificial intelligence systems, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 6, 2025 
Mr. FALLON (for himself and Mr. VINDMAN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of Defense to procure software 
and data as a service to support the development of 
artificial intelligence systems, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Flexible Acquisition 
of Software Technology Act’’ or the ‘‘FAST Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROCUREMENT OF SOFTWARE AND DATA AS A 
SERVICE TO SUPPORT ARTIFICIAL INTEL-
LIGENCE SYSTEMS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—For purposes of supporting 
the development and implementation of artificial intel-
ligence systems to meet the operational needs of the De-
partment of Defense, the Secretary of Defense may— 
(1) procure software as a service or software as 
a product; 
(2) procure data as a service or data as a sup-
ply; 
(3) modify software to support such systems; 
and 
(4) research, develop, test, and evaluate such 
software. 
(b) FUNDING.—The Secretary of Defense may carry 
out subsection (a) using amounts appropriated or other-
wise made available to the Secretary for any purpose. 
(c) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
issue or modify regulations as necessary to implement this 
section, which shall include regulations— 
(1) to govern the procurement and modification 
of software and data for artificial intelligence sys-
tems under subsection (a); and 
(2) to provide for the oversight of such procure-
ments and modifications. 
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(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM.—The 
term ‘‘artificial intelligence system’’ means a system 
that is capable of performing tasks that normally re-
quire human-like cognition, including learning, deci-
sion-making, and problem-solving. 
(2) DATA AS A SERVICE.—The term ‘‘data as a 
service’’ means a data delivery model in which data 
is provided on a subscription basis and is accessed 
remotely over the internet. 
(3) DATA AS A SUPPLY.—The term ‘‘data as a 
supply’’ means a data delivery model in which data 
is acquired on a nonsubscription basis and retained 
locally rather than accessed remotely over the inter-
net. 
(4) SOFTWARE.—The term ‘‘software’’ has the 
meaning given the term ‘‘computer software’’ in part 
2.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (or any 
successor regulation) and includes noncommercial, 
commercial, and commercial off-the-shelf software. 
(5) SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE.—The term ‘‘soft-
ware as a service’’ means a software delivery model 
in which software is provided on a subscription basis 
and is accessed remotely over the internet. 
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