,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bfjj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ca1 #bjbe ,mr4  
,r\nds introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to require a
 ,def5se ,sci5ce ,bo>d /udy on optimal  
organizational /ructure = digital       
solutions4  #a4  ,def5se ,sci5ce ,bo>d  
/udy on optimal organizational /ructure 
= digital eng9e]+ solutions  7a7  ,/udy 
requir$  ,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all    
direct ! ,def5se ,sci5ce ,bo>d to       
conduct a compreh5sive /udy to evaluate 
& recomm5d ! mo/ optimal organizational 
/ructure )9 ! ,(fice ( ! ,secret>y (    
,def5se to support digital solutions    
eng9e]+ activities across ! ,(fice ( !  
,secret>y ( ,def5se & ! milit>y         
dep>tm5ts4  7b7  ,elem5ts  ,! /udy      
requir$ "u subsection 7a7 %all include !
 foll[+ elem5ts3  7#a7 ,an assessm5t (  
exi/+ organizational /ructures &        
organizations support+ digital solutions
 eng9e]+ across ! ,(fice ( ! ,secret>y (

 ,def5se & ! milit>y dep>tm5ts1         
includ+--  7,a7 curr5t responsibilities1
 requirem5ts1 & deliv]ables (           
s]vice-bas$ s(tw>e deliv]y              
organizations2  7,b7 responsibilities or
 au?orities impos$ by /atutory          
requirem5ts2  7,c7 limitations bas$ on  
curr5t ent]prise data managem5t plat=ms2
  7,d7 effectiv5ess & effici5cy ( curr5t
 approa*es2  7,e7 optimization ( res\rce
 allocation & utilization processes2 &  
7,f7 integration *all5ges &             
opportunities ) ,dep>tm5t-wide digital  
initiatives4  7#b7 ,an evaluation (     
pot5tial organizational c\rses ( action 
= support+ digital solutions eng9e]+ )9 
! ,(fice ( ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se1       
includ+--  7,a7 e/abli%m5t ( a new      
def5se ag5cy or ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se     
field activity2  7,b7 integration into  
an exi/+ def5se ag5cy or ,dep>tm5t (    
,def5se field activity2  7,c7           
consolidation ( digital developm5t      
functions )9 exi/+ ,(fice ( ! ,secret>y 
( ,def5se /aff organizations2  7,d7     

optimization ( curr5t organizational    
/ructures & au?orities2  7,e7 hybrid    
approa*es comb9+ elem5ts ( ! options    
describ$ 9 subp>agraphs 7,a71 7,b71     
7,c71 & 7,d72 &  7,f7 any o!r           
organizational /ructures deem$          
appropriate by ! ,def5se ,sci5ce ,bo>d4 
7#c7 ,recomm5dations on ! selection ( ! 
optimal organizational /ructure1        
includ+--  7,a7 analysis ( ! advantages 
& disadvantages ( ea* c\rse ( action    
evaluat$ "u p>agraph 7#b72  7,b7        
assessm5t ( capability requirem5ts &    
gaps2  7,c7 evaluation (                
co/-effectiv5ess & res\rce implications2
  7,d7 application ( lessons f simil>   
indu/ry or academic entities p]=m+      
simil> "w2  7,e7 consid]ation (         
gov]nance & execution framework         
requirem5ts2  7,f7 assessm5t ( !        
implem5tation ( & execution ( gov]nance 
/ructures1 includ+ artificial           
intellig5ce model managem5t2  7,g7      
coord9ation me*anisms ) exi/+ ,dep>tm5t 
compon5ts & combatant comm&s2  7,h7     

recomm5dations = unique hir+ au?orities 
to support digital solutions eng9e]+    
work=ce requirem5ts2 &  7,i7            
recomm5dations = unique acquisition     
au?orities to support rapid digital     
solutions eng9e]+ & deploym5t4  7#d7    
,transition recomm5dations = implem5t+ !
 select$ organizational /ructure1       
includ+--  7,a7 detail$ implem5tation   
timel9e & mile/ones2  7,b7              
organizational & p]sonnel *anges        
requir$2  7,c7 res\rce requirem5ts &    
fund+ me*anisms2  7,d7 legislative or   
regulatory *anges ne$$2  7,e7 risk      
assessm5t & mitigation /rategies2 &     
7,f7 metrics = evaluat+ implem5tation   
success4  7c7  ,report  7#a7            
,transmittal to ,secret>y  ,n lat] ?an  
,febru>y #a1 #bjbg1 ! ,bo>d %all        
transmit to ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se a f9al
 report on ! /udy conduct$ pursuant to  
subsection 7a74  7#b7  ,transmittal to  
,congress  ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] !  
date on :i* ! ,secret>y receives ! f9al 
report "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y    

%all submit ! report to ! congressional 
def5se committees1 toge!r ) su* comm5ts 
z ! ,secret>y consid]s appropriate4  7d7
  ,def9itions  ,9 ?is section3 7#a7     
,congressional def5se committees ,! t]m 
congressional def5se committees has !   
mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #aja7;a77#af7
 ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7
  ,digital solutions eng9e]+  ,! t]m    
digital solutions eng9e]+ means !       
developm5t1 deploym5t1 & su/a9m5t (     
artificial intellig5ce sy/ems1 s(tw>e   
applications1 data eng9e]+ solutions1   
data analytics plat=ms1 & o!r digital   
te*nologies = op]ational & bus9ess      
purposes )9 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se4  7#c7
  ,s(tw>e deliv]y organizations  ,! t]m 
s(tw>e deliv]y organizations means      
organizational units )9 ! milit>y       
s]vices d$icat$ to ! rapid developm5t1  
deploym5t1 & su/a9m5t ( s(tw>e          
applications & digital solutions4