,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aggf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #bj1      
#bjba,mr4 ,portman 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,heinrich7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,armed ,services   
,a ,,bill  ,to implement recommendations
 relating to military training on       
emerging technologies4  #a4 ,short title
 ,this ,act may be cited as the         
,artificial ,intelligence for the       
,military ,act of #bjba4  #b4           
,integrating digital skill sets and     
computational thinking into military    
junior leader education ,not later than 
#bgj days after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,chief of   
,staff of the ,army1 the ,chief of      
,naval ,operations1 the ,chief of ,staff
 of the ,air ,force1 and the ,commandant
 of the ,marine ,corps shall expand the 
curriculum for military junior leader   
education to incorporate appropriate    
training material related to problem    

definition and curation1 a conceptual   
understanding of the artificial         
intelligence lifecycle1 data collection 
and management1 probabilistic reasoning 
and data visualization1 and             
data-informed decisionmaking4 ,whenever 
possible1 the new training and education
 should include the use of existing     
artificial intelligence-enabled systems 
and tools4  #c4 ,integration of material
 on emerging technologies into          
professional military education ,not    
later than one year after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,defense1 in consultation 
with the ,joint ,chiefs of ,staff1 shall
 ensure that the curriculum for         
professional military education is      
revised in each of the military services
 to incorporate periodic courses on     
militarily significant emerging         
technologies that increasingly build the
 knowledge base1 vocabulary1 and skills 
necessary to intelligently analyze and  
utilize emerging technologies in the    

tactical1 operational1 and strategic    
levels of warfighting and warfighting   
support4  #d4 ,short course on emerging 
technologies for senior civilian and    
military leaders  7a7 ,in general ,not  
later than one year after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,defense shall establish a
 short course on emerging technologies  
for general and flag officers and senior
 executive-level civilian leaders4 ,the 
short course shall be taught on an      
iterative1 two-year cycle and shall     
address the most recent1 most relevant  
technologies and how these technologies 
may be applied to military and business 
outcomes in the ,department of ,defense4
  7b7 ,throughput objectives ,in        
assessing participation in the short    
course authorized by subsection 7a71 the
 ,secretary of ,defense shall ensure    
that-- 7#a7 in the first year that the  
course is offered1 no fewer than #bj    
percent of general flag officers and    
senior executive-level civilian leaders 

are certified as having passed the short
 course required by subsection 7a72 and 
7#b7 in each subsequent year1 an        
additional #aj percent of general flag  
officers and senior executive-level     
civilian leaders are certified as having
 passed such course1 until such time as 
#hj percent of such officers and leaders
 are so certified4  #e4 ,emerging       
technology-coded billets within the     
,department of ,defense  7a7 ,in general
 ,not later than one year after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 the     
,secretary of ,defense shall ensure that
 the military services-- 7#a7 code      
appropriate billets to be filled by     
emerging technology-qualified officers2 
and  7#b7 develop a process for officers
 to become qualified in emerging        
technologies4  7b7 ,appropriate         
positions ,emerging technology-coded    
positions may include1 as appropriate-- 
7#a7 positions responsible for assisting
 with acquisition of emerging           
technologies2  7#b7 positions           

responsible for helping integrate       
technology into field units2  7#c7      
positions responsible for developing    
organizational and operational concepts2
  7#d7 positions responsible for        
developing training and education plans2
 and  7#e7 leadership positions at the  
operational and tactical levels within  
the military services4  7c7             
,qualification process ,the process for 
qualifying officers for emerging        
technology-coded billets shall be       
modeled on a streamlined version of the 
joint qualification process and may     
include credit for serving in emerging  
technology focused fellowships1 emerging
 technology focused talent exchanges1   
emerging technology focused positions   
within government1 and educational      
courses focused on emerging             
technologies4