,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cjjd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #c1   
#bjbc,mr4 ,manchin 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,rounds7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a  
,,bill  ,to specify control and         
management of ,department of ,defense   
data and to establish the ,chief        
,digital and ,artificial ,intelligence  
,officer ,governing ,council1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,control and       
management of ,department of ,defense   
data and establishment of ,chief        
,digital and ,artificial ,intelligence  
,officer ,governing ,council  7a7       
,control and management of ,department  
of ,defense data ,the ,chief ,digital   
and ,artificial ,intelligence ,officer  
of the ,department of ,defense shall    
maintain the authority1 but not the     
requirement1 to access and control1 on  
behalf of the ,secretary of ,defense1 of
 all data collected1 acquired1 accessed1

 or utilized by ,department of ,defense 
components consistent with section #aeac
 of the ,james ,m4 ,inhofe ,national    
,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal
 ,year #bjbc 7,public ,law #aag-bfc2 #aj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #djja note74  7b7 ,chief     
,digital and ,artificial ,intelligence  
,officer ,governing ,council ,section   
#bch7;d7 of the ,john ,s4 ,mc,cain      
,national ,defense ,authorization ,act  
for ,fiscal ,year #bjai 7,public ,law   
#aae-bcb2 #aj ,u4,s4,c4 note prec4      
#djfa7 is amended by striking paragraph 
7#c7 and inserting the following new    
paragraph 7#c73  7#c7 ,chief ,digital   
and ,artificial ,intelligence ,officer  
,governing ,council  7,a7 ,establishment
  7i7 ,the ,secretary shall establish a 
council to provide policy oversight to  
ensure the responsible1 coordinated1 and
 ethical employment of data and         
artificial intelligence capabilities    
across ,department of ,defense missions 
and operations4  7ii7 ,the council      
established pursuant to clause 7i7 shall

 be known as the ,chief ,digital and    
,artificial ,intelligence ,officer      
,governing ,council 7in this paragraph  
the ,council74  7,b7 ,membership ,the   
,council shall be composed of the       
following3 7i7 ,joint ,staff ,j-#f4     
7ii7 ,the ,under ,secretary of ,defense 
for ,acquisition and ,sustainment4      
7iii7 ,the ,under ,secretary of ,defense
 for ,research and ,engineering4  7iv7  
,the ,under ,secretary of ,defense for  
,intelligence and ,security4  7v7 ,the  
,under ,secretary of ,defense for       
,policy4  7vi7 ,the ,director of ,cost  
,analysis and ,program ,evaluation4     
7vii7 ,the ,chief ,information ,officer 
of the ,department4  7viii7 ,the        
,director of ,administration and        
,management4  7ix7 ,the service         
acquisition executives of each of the   
military departments4  7,c7 ,head of    
,council ,the ,council shall be headed  
by the ,chief ,digital and ,artificial  
,intelligence ,officer of the           
,department4  7,d7 ,meetings ,the       

,council shall meet not less frequently 
than twice each fiscal year4  7,e7      
,duties of ,council ,the duties of the  
,council are as follows3 7i7 ,to        
streamline the organizational structure 
of the ,department as it relates to     
artificial intelligence development1    
implementation1 and oversight4  7ii7 ,to
 improve coordination on artificial     
intelligence governance with the defense
 industry sector4  7iii7 ,to establish  
and oversee artificial intelligence     
guidance on ethical requirements and    
protections for usage of artificial     
intelligence supported by ,department   
funding and reduces or mitigates        
instances of unintended bias in         
artificial intelligence algorithms4     
7iv7 ,to identify1 monitor1 and         
periodically update appropriate         
recommendations for operational usage of
 artificial intelligence4  7v7 ,to      
review1 as the head of the ,council     
considers necessary1 artificial         
intelligence program funding to ensure  

that any ,department investment in an   
artificial intelligence tool1 system1 or
 algorithm adheres to all ,department   
established policy related to artificial
 intelligence4  7vi7 ,to provide        
periodic status updates on the efforts  
of the ,department to develop and       
implement artificial intelligence into  
existing ,department programs and       
processes4  7vii7 ,to provide guidance  
on access and distribution restrictions 
relating to data1 models1 tool sets1 or 
testing or validation infrastructure4   
7viii7 to implement and oversee a data  
and artificial intelligence educational 
program for the purpose of familiarizing
 the ,department at all levels on the   
applications of artificial intelligence 
in their operations4  7ix7 ,to implement
 and oversee a data decree scorecard4   
7x7 ,such other duties as the ,council  
determines appropriate4  7,f7 ,periodic 
reports ,not later than #ahj days after 
the date of the enactment of this       
paragraph and not less frequently than  

once every #ah months thereafter1 the   
,council shall submit to the ,secretary 
and the congressional defense committees
 a report on the activities of the      
,council during the period covered by   
the report4  4