,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bijc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #cj1
 #bjba,mr4 ,rounds introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,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 leaders1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,emerging
 ,technologies ,professional ,military  
,education ,act of #bjba4  #b4          
,executive education on emerging        
technologies for senior civilian and    
military leaders  7a7 ,establishment of 
course ,not later than two years after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
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 ,defense4  7b7 ,plan for 
participation  7#a7 ,in general ,the    
,secretary of ,defense shall develop a  
plan for participation in executive     
education activities established under  
subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,requirements ,as 
part of such plan1 the ,secretary shall 
ensure that1 not later than five years  
after the date of the establishment of  
the activities under subsection 7a71 all
 appropriate general flag officers and  
senior executive-level civilian leaders 
are-- 7,a7 required to complete the     
executive education activities under    
such subsection2 and  7,b7 certified as 
having successfully completed the       
executive education activities4  7c7    
,report  7#a7 ,in general ,not later    

than the date that is three years after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
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 7a74  7#b7       
,contents ,the report submitted under   
paragraph 7#a7 shall include the        
following3 7,a7 ,a description of the   
new general and flag officers and senior
 executive-level civilian leaders for   
whom the education activities have been 
designated4  7,b7 ,a recommendation with
 respect to continuing or expanding the 
activities required under subsection    
7a74