,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #daac  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #ag1    
#bjbf,ms4 ,slotkin introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide for   
limitations on the use of artificial    
intelligence by ,department of ,defense4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,,ai ,guardrails ,act of   
#bjbf4  #b4 ,limitations on use of      
artificial intelligence by ,department  
of ,defense  7a7 ,sense of ,congress ,it
 is the sense of ,congress that1        
consistent with ,america's ,,ai ,action 
,plan dated ,july #bjbe1 the ,united    
,states must aggressively adopt         
artificial intelligence 7,,ai7 within   
its ,armed ,forces if it is to maintain 
its global military preeminence while   
also ensuring that the ,department of   
,defense's use of ,,ai is secure and    
reliable4  7b7 ,limitations ,the        
,department of ,defense is prohibited   

from using artificial intelligence as   
follows3 7#a7 ,for the execution of     
launching or detonating a nuclear       
weapon4  7#b7 ,for the monitoring1      
tracking1 profiling1 or targeting of    
individuals or groups in the ,united    
,states1 without an individualized1     
articulable legal basis1 regardless of  
the origin of the data used4 ,in no     
event may the ,department of ,defense   
use ,,ai solely for the purpose of      
monitoring1 tracking1 profiling1 or     
targeting activities protected by the   
,first ,amendment or the lawful exercise
 of other rights secured by the         
,constitution or laws of the ,united    
,states4  7#c7 ,in the employment of    
lethal force by autonomous weapon       
systems without appropriate levels of   
human judgment and supervision4 ,all    
other uses of artificial intelligence in
 autonomous weapon systems shall be     
consistent with ,department of ,defense 
,directive #cjjj4ji1 ,autonomy in       
,weapon ,systems1 dated ,january #be1   

#bjbc4  7c7 ,waiver for certain         
autonomous weapon systems  7#a7 ,in     
general ,the ,secretary of ,defense1    
without delegation1 may waive the       
prohibitions under subsection 7b77#c7   
with respect to a system for up to one  
year1 or renew such a waiver for up to  
one year1 if the ,secretary certifies1  
in writing1 to the congressional defense
 committees that extraordinary          
circumstances affecting the national    
security of the ,united ,states require 
the waiver and that the probability of  
the system producing a result           
inconsistent with commander intent does 
not exceed the documented error rate of 
trained human operators performing      
equivalent functions under equivalent   
conditions4  7#b7 ,notifications ,for   
each waiver issued under paragraph 7#a7 
with respect to a system1 the ,secretary
 of ,defense shall notify ,congress1    
including submission of the             
certification required under such       
paragraph1 not later than #e days       

after-- 7,a7 the issuance of a waiver   
for formal development of such system2  
7,b7 the issuance of a waiver for       
fielding of such system2 and  7,c7 any  
modification to such system that results
 in the system algorithms1 intended     
missions sets1 intended operational     
environments1 intended target sets1 or  
expected adversarial countermeasures to 
substantially differ from those granted 
for previously waived uses4  7#c7       
,elements ,each notification submitted  
under paragraph 7#a7 shall include the  
following elements3 7,a7 ,the rationale 
for the waiver4  7,b7 ,a description of 
the autonomous weapon system or         
technology covered by the waiver4  7,c7 
,a description of the operational       
parameters and safeguards for the       
system1 including3 7i7 ,assessments of  
system performance1 capability1         
reliability1 effectiveness1 and         
suitability under realistic conditions4 
7ii7 ,a description of the associated   
training1 doctrine1 and tactics1        

techniques1 and procedures4  7iii7 ,the 
timeframe and geographic area of        
intended use4  7iv7 ,a description of   
measures taken to minimize the          
probability and consequences of         
unintended engagements or failures4  7v7
 ,clear procedures for trained operators
 to activate and deactivate system      
functions4  7vi7 ,post-deployment       
continuous monitoring mechanisms4  7vii7
 ,results from the realistic system     
developmental and operational testing   
and evaluation that demonstrate the     
probability of the system misidentifying
 a target1 taking unintended action1 or 
producing a result inconsistent with    
commander intent does not exceed the    
documented error rate of trained human  
operators performing equivalent         
functions under equivalent conditions4  
7,d7 ,the anticipated duration of the   
waiver4  7#d7 ,form ,a notification     
under paragraph 7#a7 shall be submitted 
in unclassified form1 but may include a 
classified annex1 as the ,secretary     

determines necessary4  7d7 ,artificial  
intelligence defined ,in this section1  
the term artificial intelligence has the
 meaning given such term in section     
#ejjb of the ,national ,artificial      
,intelligence ,initiative ,act of #bjbj 
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #idja74