,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hahc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #h1       
#bjbj,mr4 ,brown of ,maryland introduced
 the following bill2 which was referred 
to the ,committee on ,armed ,services   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #aj1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to enhance public-private
 talent exchange programs in the        
,department of ,defense4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,advancing ,development of ,,ai         
,processes and ,talent ,act or the      
,,adapt ,act4  #b4 ,enhancement of      
public-private talent exchange programs 
in the ,department of ,defense  7a7     
,public-,private talent exchange        
,section #aeii;g of title #aj1 ,united  
,states ,code is amended-- 7#a7 in      
subsection 7b77#a71 by amending         
subparagraph 7,c7 to read as follows3   
7,c7 shall contain language ensuring    
that such employee of the ,department   
does not improperly use information that
 such employee knows relates to a       

,department acquisition1 or procurement 
for the benefit or advantage of the     
private-sector organization4  2 and     
7#b7 in subsection 7f7-- 7,a7 in        
paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 by striking is     
deemed to be an employee of the         
,department of ,defense for the purposes
 of and inserting is subject to2  7ii7  
by striking subparagraph 7,d72 and      
7iii7 by redesignating subparagraphs    
7,e7 and 7,f7 as subparagraphs 7,d7 and 
7,e71 respectively2  7,b7 by striking   
paragraph 7#d72  7,c7 by redesignating  
paragraph 7#e7 as paragraph 7#d72 and   
7,d7 by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph3  7#e7 shall be required  
to file a ,public ,financial ,disclosure
 ,report 7,,oge ,form #bgh7 and the     
,public ,financial ,disclosure ,report  
for a such a person and a description of
 any waivers provided to such person    
shall be made available on a publicly   
accessible website of the ,department of
 ,defense4  4  7b7 ,application of      
exchange authority to artificial        

intelligence ,not later than #ij days   
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary of ,defense shall  
take steps to ensure that the authority 
for the ,department of ,defense to      
operate a public-private talent exchange
 program pursuant to section #aeii;g of 
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
used to exchange personnel with private 
sector entities working on artificial   
intelligence applications4 ,such        
application of the authority of section 
#aeii;g shall be in addition to1 not in 
lieu of1 any other application of such  
authority by the ,department of         
,defense4  7c7 ,goals for program       
participation ,in carrying out the      
requirement of subsection 7b71 the      
,secretary shall seek to achieve the    
following objectives3 7#a7 ,in the      
,secretary of ,defense ,executive       
,fellows program1 the nomination of an  
additional five uniformed service       
members and three government civilians  
by each service and by the ,office of   

the ,secretary of ,defense1 for         
sponsorship by private sector entities  
working on artificial intelligence      
applications4  7#b7 ,for the            
public-private talent exchange program  
of the ,under ,secretary of ,defense for
 ,acquisition and ,sustainment-- 7,a7 an
 additional #aj government employees to 
work with private sector entities       
working on artificial intelligence      
applications2 and  7,b7 an additional   
#aj employees of private sector entities
 working on artificial intelligence     
applications to work in the ,department4
  7#c7 ,the establishment of the        
following new public-private talent     
exchange programs in the ,office of the 
,secretary of ,defense1 comparable to   
the program referred to in paragraph    
7#b7-- 7,a7 in the office of the        
,undersecretary of ,defense for         
,research and ,engineering1 a program   
with #bj participants1 focused on       
exchanges with private sector entities  
working on artificial intelligence      

applications2 and  7,b7 in the office of
 the ,chief ,information ,officer of the
 ,department of ,defense1 a program with
 #bj participants1 focused on exchanges 
with private sector entities working on 
artificial intelligence applications4   
7#d7 ,in the ,army1 ,navy1 and ,marine  
,corps1 the establishment of new        
public-private exchange programs1       
comparable to the ,air ,force ,education
 with ,industry ,program1 each with #bj 
program participants1 focused on private
 sector entities working on artificial  
intelligence applications4  7d7         
,treatment of program participants  7#a7
 ,the ,army1 ,navy1 and ,marine ,corps  
shall take steps to ensure that         
participation by a service member in a  
program described in subsection 7c77#d7 
is treated1 for purposes of promotion   
boards and subsequent assignments1 as   
equivalent to attending resident        
professional military education4  7#b7  
,the ,secretary of ,defense shall       
establish a public-private exchange     

program billet office to temporarily    
hold billets for civilian employees who 
participate in programs described in    
subsection 7b71 to ensure that          
participating ,department of ,defense   
offices are able to retain their        
staffing levels during the period of    
participation4  7e7 ,briefing on        
expansion of existing exchange programs 
,not later than #ahj days after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 and     
annually thereafter1 the ,secretary of  
,defense shall provide to the           
,committees on ,armed ,services of the  
,senate and the ,house of               
,representatives a briefing on the      
efforts undertaken to expand existing   
public-private exchange programs of the 
,department of ,defense and to ensure   
that such programs seek opportunities   
for exchanges with private sector       
entities working on artificial          
intelligence applications1 in accordance
 with the requirements of this section4