,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #igbi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #af1 #bjbf,mr4 
,beyer 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,barrett1 ,ms4
 ,jacobs1 and ,mrs4 ,foushee7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was referred 
to the ,committee on ,armed ,services   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #aj1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to direct the ,secretary 
of ,defense to ensure that the use of   
autonomous weapons systems and          
artificial intelligence-enabled systems 
by the ,armed ,forces is subject to     
appropriate levels of human command     
responsibility1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,human ,authority over          
,autonomous ,weapons ,act of #bjbf4  #b4
 ,requirement for human oversight of use
 of autonomous and artificial           
intelligence-enabled weapon systems  7a7
 ,in general ,chapter #c of title #aj1  
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
inserting after section #acj;f the      
following new section3  #acj;g4 ,human  

oversight of use of autonomous and      
artificial intelligence-enabled weapons 
systems  7a7 ,requirement ,except as    
provided by subsection 7b71 the         
,secretary shall require that any use of
 force by the ,armed ,forces involving  
an autonomous weapons system or         
artificial intelligence-enabled system  
is subject to human command             
responsibility4 ,the ,secretary shall   
establish procedures to-- 7#a7 identify 
each human commander or operator        
responsible for authorizing1            
supervising1 and terminating any such   
use of force2  7#b7 ensure human        
oversight1 approval1 or a               
human-in-the-loop for any decision to   
use such a system for an intentionally  
lethal purpose2 and  7#c7 for any such  
use of force during the five-year period
 beginning on the date of the enactment 
of this section1 ensure that a commander
 or operator using such a system        
verifies any target of such system using
 a secondary source or data that is not 

exclusively generated by artificial     
intelligence4  7b7 ,limitation ,the     
requirement and procedures under        
subsection 7a7 shall not apply with     
respect to-- 7#a7 a ,united ,states     
missile defense system2 or  7#b7 any    
other defense system designed to        
intercept1 deflect1 or engage missiles1 
munitions1 or other weapons when such   
weapons are used against the ,united    
,states or the ,armed ,forces of the    
,united ,states4  7c7 ,rule of          
construction ,the requirement and       
procedures under subsection 7a7 are in  
addition to1 and shall not be construed 
to replace1 the guidance established    
pursuant to ,department of ,defense     
,directive #cjjj4ji titled #8,autonomy  
in ,weapon ,systems' 7or any successor  
regulation74  7d7 ,definitions ,in this 
section3  7#a7 ,the term artificial     
intelligence has the meaning given that 
term in section #ejjb of the ,national  
,artificial ,intelligence ,initiative   
,act of #bjbj 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #idja2     

,public ,law #aaf-bhc74  7#b7 ,the term 
autonomous weapon system--  7,a7 means a
 weapon system that1 once activated1 can
 select and engage targets without      
further intervention by an operator2 and
  7,b7 includes any operator-supervised 
autonomous weapon system that is        
designed to allow operators to override 
operation of the weapon system1 but can 
select and engage targets without       
further operator input after activation4
  4  7b7 ,report ,not later than one    
year after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,defense   
shall submit to the ,committees on      
,armed ,services of the ,senate and     
,house of ,representatives a report on  
the implementation of section #acj;g of 
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 as    
added by subsection 7a74 ,such report   
shall include-- 7#a7 the procedures     
established by the ,secretary pursuant  
to subsection 7a7 of such section2 and  
7#b7 a description of the extent to     
which the use of force by the ,armed    

,forces has been prevented or delayed by
 reason of such procedures or the       
requirements of such section4