Emerging Technologies Professional Military Education Act of 2021
Bill: S.2903 | Sponsor: Sen. Rounds, Mike (R-SD)
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Emerging Technologies Professional Military Education Act of 2021
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to establish executive education activities on emerging technologies for appropriate general and flag officers and senior executive-level civilian leaders that are designed to prepare such persons on how the technologies may be applied to military and business activities in DOD.
Within five years, the executive education activities must be required training for general and flag officers and senior executive-level civilian leaders.

To require the Secretary of Defense to establish executive education 
 activities on emerging technologies for appropriate general and flag 
  officers and senior executive-level civilian leaders, 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 ``Emerging Technologies Professional 
Military Education Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. EXECUTIVE EDUCATION ON EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES FOR SENIOR 
              CIVILIAN AND MILITARY LEADERS.

    (a) Establishment of Course.--Not later than two years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
establish executive education activities on emerging technologies for 
appropriate general and flag officers and senior executive-level 
civilian leaders that are designed specifically to prepare new general 
and flag officers and senior executive-level civilian leaders on 
relevant technologies and how these technologies may be applied to 
military and business activities in the Department of Defense.
    (b) Plan for Participation.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall develop a 
        plan for participation in executive education activities 
        established under subsection (a).
            (2) Requirements.--As part of such plan, the Secretary 
        shall ensure that, not later than five years after the date of 
        the establishment of the activities under subsection (a), all 
        appropriate general flag officers and senior executive-level 
        civilian leaders are--
                    (A) required to complete the executive education 
                activities under such subsection; and
                    (B) certified as having successfully completed the 
                executive education activities.
    (c) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than the date that is three 
        years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
        Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed 
        Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of 
        the House of Representatives a report on the status of the 
        implementation of the activities required by subsection (a).
            (2) Contents.--The report submitted under paragraph (1) 
        shall include the following:
                    (A) A description of the new general and flag 
                officers and senior executive-level civilian leaders 
                for whom the education activities have been designated.
                    (B) A recommendation with respect to continuing or 
                expanding the activities required under subsection (a).
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