,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ajccc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(         
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #aj1         
#bjbd,mr4 ,bacon introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a
 hacka?on program 9 ! ,dep>tm5t (       
,def5se1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,def5se 
,hacka?on ,act ( #bjbd4  #b4 ,e/abli%m5t
 ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se ,hacka?on      
,program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj 
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,*ief ,digital & ,artificial    
,intellig5ce ,(fic] ( ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,def5se1 9 coord9ation ) ! ,*airman ( ! 
,jo9t ,*iefs ( ,/aff & ! ,*ief          
,in=mation ,(fic] ( ! ,dep>tm5t (       
,def5se1 %all e/abli% a program 7to be  
kn[n z ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se ,hacka?on  
,program7 "u :i* ! comm&]s ( combatant  
comm&s & ! ,secret>ies ( ! milit>y      
dep>tm5ts %all c>ry out n few] ?an f\r  
,hacka?ons ea* ye>4  7b7 ,program       
managem5t ,! ,*ief ,digital &           

,artificial ,intellig5ce ,(fic] ( !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se %all develop &      
implem5t /&>ds = c>ry+ out ,hacka?ons1  
provide support+ te*nical infra/ructure 
to ! ho/ ( ea* ,hacka?on1 & det]m9e !   
ho/s ea* ye> "u subsection 7c77#a74  7c7
 ,ho/s  7#a7 7,a7 ,ea* ye>1 two comm&]s 
( combatant comm&s %all ea* c>ry out a  
,hacka?on & two ,secret>ies ( milit>y   
dep>tm5ts %all ea* c>ry out a ,hacka?on1
 z det]m9$ by ! ,*ief ,digital &        
,artificial ,intellig5ce ,(fic] ( !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se 9 accordance ) ?is  
subsection4  7,b7 ,! comm&]s ( combatant
 comm&s & ! ,secret>ies ( milit>y       
dep>tm5ts c>ry+ out ,hacka?ons pursuant 
to subp>agraph 7,a7 %all *ange ea* ye>4 
7,c7 ,ea* ho/ ( a ,hacka?on %all-- 7i7  
provide to ! p>ticipants invit$ to      
p>ticipate 9 su* ,hacka?on a p] diem    
all[ance 9 accordance ) section #egjb ( 
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 or       
section #deb ( title1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code1 z applicable2 &  7ii7 n lat] ?an 
#fj days aft] ! completion ( su*        

,hacka?on1 make available to ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,def5se a report on su* ,hacka?on4   
7#b7 ,any comm&] ( a combatant comm& or 
,secret>y ( a milit>y dep>tm5t may c>ry 
out a ,hacka?on 9 addition to !         
,hacka?ons requir$ "u p>agraph 7#a74    
7d7 ,hacka?on objectives  7#a7 ,! ho/ ( 
ea* ,hacka?on %all e/abli% objectives = 
! ,hacka?on t address a critical1       
te*nical *all5ge ( ! combatant comm& or 
milit>y dep>tm5t ( ! ho/1 z applicable1 
?r\gh ! use ( individuals ) specializ$ &
 relevant skills1 includ+ data sci5ti/s1
 develop]s1 s(tw>e eng9e]s1 & o!r       
speciali/s z det]m9$ appropriate by !   
,*ief ,digital & ,artificial            
,intellig5ce ,(fic] ( ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,def5se or ! ho/4  7#b7 ,9 addition to !
 objectives e/abli%$ by ! ho/ ( a       
,hacka?on "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! objectives
 = ea* ,hacka?on %all include-- 7,a7    
fo/]+ innovation across ! ,dep>tm5t (   
,def5se1 includ+ 9 milit>y dep>tm5ts & !
 combatant comm&s2 &  7,b7 creat+       
repeatable processes enabl+ ! comm&]s ( 

combatant comm&s & ! ,secret>ies ( !    
milit>y dep>tm5ts to m rapidly id5tify &
 develop solutions to critical1 te*nical
 *all5ges across ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se4 
7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section-- 7#a7 ! 
t]m ,hacka?on means an ev5t c>ri$ out "u
 ! ,program at :i* employees across !   
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se meet to             
collaboratively attempt to develop      
functional s(tw>e or h>dw>e solutions   
dur+ ! ev5t to solve a critical1        
te*nical *all5ge det]m9$ by ! ho/2  7#b7
 ! t]m ho/1 ) respect to a ,hacka?on1   
means ! comm&] ( ! combatant comm& or ! 
,secret>y ( ! milit>y dep>tm5t c>ry+ out
 ! ,hacka?on2  7#c7 ! t]m milit>y       
dep>tm5t has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9     
section #aja7;a7 ( title #aj1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code2 &  7#d7 ! t]m ,program    
means ! program e/abli%$ "u subsection  
7a74