,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dgeh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bd1     
#bjbd,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 carry out a   
pilot program on using artificial       
intelligence-enabled software to        
optimize the workflow and operations of 
depots1 shipyards1 and other            
manufacturing facilities run by the     
,department of ,defense1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,department of ,defense  
pilot program on use of artificial      
intelligence  7a7 ,pilot program        
required ,not later than #fj days after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary of ,defense shall        
commence carrying out a pilot program to
 assess the feasibility and advisability
 of using artificial                    
intelligence-enabled software to        
optimize the workflow and operations    

for-- 7#a7 depots1 shipyards1 or other  
manufacturing facilities run by the     
,department of ,defense2 and  7#b7      
contract administration for the         
,department1 including the adjudication 
and review of contracts managed by the  
,defense ,contract ,management ,agency4 
7b7 ,software ,in carrying out the pilot
 program required by subsection 7a71 the
 ,secretary shall-- 7#a7 use best in    
breed software platforms2  7#b7 consider
 industry best practices in the         
selection of software programs2  7#c7 be
 implemented based on human centered    
design practices to best identify the   
business needs for improvement2 and     
7#d7 demonstrate connection to          
enterprise platforms of record with     
relevant data sources4  7c7 ,minimum    
expenditures ,in carrying out the pilot 
program required by subsection 7a71 the 
,secretary shall expend or obligate not 
less than #ce1jjj1jjj4  7d7             
,consultation ,the ,secretary shall     
carry out the pilot program required by 

subsection 7a77#a7 in consultation with 
the ,under ,secretary of ,defense for   
,acquisition and ,sustainment1 the      
,secretary of the ,army1 ,secretary of  
the ,navy1 and ,secretary of the ,air   
,force4  7e7 ,report ,not later than one
 year after the date of the commencement
 of the pilot program pursuant to       
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall    
submit to the ,committee on ,armed      
,services of the ,senate and the        
,committee on ,armed ,services of the   
,house of ,representatives a report     
containing the following information3   
7#a7 ,an evaluation of each software    
platform used in the pilot program4     
7#b7 ,an analysis of how workflows and  
operations were modified as part of the 
pilot program4  7#c7 ,a quantitative    
assessment of the impact the software   
had at each of the locations in which   
the pilot program was carried out4