,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #djhb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #be1     
#bjbj,mr4 ,bennet 7for himself and ,mr4 
,portman7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a  
,,bill  ,to require reports on certain  
,department of ,defense activities with 
respect to artificial intelligence1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,artificial ,intelligence ,standards and
 ,national ,security ,act4  #b4 ,report 
on ,department of ,defense strategy on  
artificial intelligence standards  7a7  
,report required ,not later than #ahj   
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,defense   
shall submit to ,congress a report on   
the role of the ,department of ,defense 
in the development of artificial        
intelligence standards4  7b7 ,contents  
,the report required by subsection 7a7  
shall include an assessment of each of  

the following3 7#a7 ,the need for the   
,department of ,defense to develop an   
artificial intelligence standards       
strategy4  7#b7 ,any efforts to date on 
the development of such a strategy4     
7#c7 ,the ways in which an artificial   
intelligence standards strategy will    
improve the national security4  7#d7    
,how the ,secretary intends to          
collaborate with-- 7,a7 the ,director of
 the ,national ,institute of ,standards 
and ,technology2  7,b7 the ,secretary of
 ,homeland ,security2  7,c7 the         
intelligence community2  7,d7 the       
,secretary of ,state2  7,e7             
representatives of private industry1    
specifically representatives of the     
defense industrial base2 and  7,f7      
representatives of any other agencies1  
entities1 organizations1 or persons the 
,secretary considers appropriate4  #c4  
,report on assignment of members of the 
,armed ,forces on active duty to the    
,joint ,artificial ,intelligence ,center
 of the ,department of ,defense ,not    

later than #ij days after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,defense shall submit to  
the ,committees on ,armed ,services of  
the ,senate and the ,house of           
,representatives a report on the        
feasibility and the current status of   
assigning members of the ,armed ,forces 
on active duty to the ,joint ,artificial
 ,intelligence ,center 7,,jaic7 of the  
,department of ,defense4 ,the report    
shall include an assessment of such     
assignment on each of the following3    
7#a7 ,the strengthening of ties between 
the ,joint ,artificial ,intelligence    
,center and operational forces for      
purposes of-- 7,a7 identifying tactical 
and operational use cases for artificial
 intelligence 7,,ai72  7,b7 improving   
data collection2 and  7,c7 establishing 
effective liaison between the ,center   
and operational forces for              
identification and clarification of     
concerns in the widespread adoption and 
dissemination of artificial             

intelligence4  7#b7 ,the creation of    
opportunities for additional            
non-traditional broadening assignments  
for members on active duty4  7#c7 ,the  
career trajectory of active duty members
 so assigned1 including potential       
negative effects on career trajectory4  
7#d7 ,the improvement and enhancement of
 the capacity of the ,center to         
influence ,department-wide policies that
 affect the adoption of artificial      
intelligence4