,,ii #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #dfef ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,june #b1 #bjbf,mrs4 ,gillibrand introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,armed ,services ,a ,,bill ,to provide for secure and accountable use of artificial intelligence by the ,department of ,defense1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,secure and ,accountable ,military ,,ai ,act of #bjbf4 #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,artificial intelligence ,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 #idja74 7#b7 ,autonomous weapon system ,the term autonomous weapon system means a weapon system that1 once activated1 can select and engage targets without further intervention by an operator1 including operator-supervised autonomous weapon systems that1 after activation1 can select and engage targets without further operator input4 7#c7 ,covered contract ,the term covered contract means a contract1 task order1 delivery order1 or other agreement for the development1 training1 fine-tuning1 evaluation1 hosting1 integration1 or provision of an artificial intelligence model or artificial intelligence system for use by the ,department4 7#d7 ,covered contractor ,the term covered contractor means an entity that develops or provides a frontier artificial intelligence model to the ,department under a covered contract4 7#e7 ,covered incident ,the term covered incident means any of the following3 7,a7 ,theft1 unauthorized access1 unauthorized acquisition1 or exfiltration of model weights for an artificial intelligence model1 including-- 7i7 instances in which a model autonomously attempts to exfiltrate such model weights or acquire unauthorized access to systems containing such model weights2 and 7ii7 credible evidence indicating attempts or material vulnerabilities1 relating to any such theft1 access1 acquisition1 or exfiltration4 7,b7 ,attempts by a foreign adversary or individual acting on behalf of a foreign adversary to obtain unauthorized access to1 acquire1 influence1 or exfiltrate sensitive information1 systems1 or intellectual property related to an artificial intelligence model or artificial intelligence system1 including through insider threats1 compromised personnel1 covert affiliations1 or other deceptive means4 7,c7 ,a compromise of the software1 hardware1 cloud1 data1 or other supply chain used to develop1 train1 fine-tune1 evaluate1 secure1 or deploy an artificial intelligence model or artificial intelligence system1 where such compromise could reasonably affect the confidentiality1 integrity1 availability1 reliability1 or security of the model or system provided to the ,department4 7,d7 ,poisoning1 corruption1 manipulation1 or unauthorized alteration of training data1 fine-tuning data1 retrieval corpora1 model checkpoints1 system prompts1 safety filters1 monitoring systems1 evaluation pipelines1 or model-update mechanisms4 7,e7 ,the discovery of a material vulnerability1 exploit1 backdoor1 or failure of access controls that could permit unauthorized modification1 extraction1 degradation1 or misuse of an artificial intelligence model or artificial intelligence system4 7,f7 ,any materially concerning model behavior1 including materially increased capability for cyber offense1 exploitation1 exploitation or evasion of safeguards1 deceptive behavior1 capabilities related to chemical or biological weapons1 automated research and development in national security domains1 automated research and development toward increasingly powerful artificial systems1 unauthorized autonomous action1 or other behavior that poses a significant risk to national security or the operations1 personnel1 or systems of the ,department1 when such behavior was not previously disclosed to the ,department4 7,g7 ,any incident for which the ,secretary determines that timely notice is necessary to protect national security or operations of the ,department4 7#f7 ,department ,the term ,department means the ,department of ,defense4 7#g7 ,frontier artificial intelligence model ,the term frontier artificial intelligence model means a general-purpose model1 foundation model1 or other large-scale model designated by the ,secretary1 in consultation with the ,chief ,digital and ,artificial ,intelligence ,officer and the ,secretary of ,commerce1 as appropriate1 as presenting significant national security relevance due to scale1 capability1 operational use1 or potential for misuse4 7#h7 ,high-consequence artificial intelligence application ,the term high-consequence artificial intelligence application means any use by the ,department of artificial intelligence that the ,secretary designates under section #c as presenting heightened national security1 operational1 safety1 legal1 or civil liberties risk1 including any use relating to nuclear command1 control1 and communications1 intelligence support to lethal targeting1 cyber operations1 autonomous weapon systems1 military decision support in time-sensitive operations1 homeland-facing surveillance or monitoring1 or mission-critical logistics and sustainment4 7#i7 ,individual ,the term individual means a natural person4 7#aj7 ,local defense ,the term local defense means defense within a specifically defined geographic defensive area 7commonly referred to as point defense7 or of a high-value physical asset 7commonly referred to as platform defense7 and for a specifically defined period of operation approved for the system concerned4 7#aa7 ,materiel target ,the term materiel target -- 7,a7 means a weapon1 munition1 military vehicle1 military vessel1 military aircraft1 unmanned system1 or other military object2 and 7,b7 does not include an individual4 7#ab7 ,pattern-of-life analysis ,the term pattern-of-life analysis means the use of data over time to infer or map the habits1 movements1 associations1 or routines of an individual or a group of individuals4 7#ac7 ,persistent person-centric analytic product ,the term persistent person-centric analytic product means a dossier1 watchlist1 score1 profile1 targeting package1 or other record organized primarily around an identified or identifiable individual4 7#ad7 ,operational deployment ,the term operational deployment means use of an artificial intelligence system in support of1 or as part of1 an operational military mission1 contingency1 or real-world military activity other than testing1 training1 evaluation1 or experimentation conducted in a controlled environment4 7#ae7 ,operator-supervised autonomous weapon system ,the term operator-supervised autonomous weapon system means an autonomous weapon system that is designed to provide operators with the ability to intervene and terminate engagements1 including in the event of a weapon system failure1 before unacceptable levels of damage occur4 7#af7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,defense4 7#ag7 ,semi-autonomous weapon system 7,a7 ,in general ,the term semi-autonomous weapon system means a weapon system that1 once activated1 is intended to only engage single targets or specific target groups that have been selected by an operator4 7,b7 ,inclusions ,the term semi-autonomous weapon system includes weapon systems that employ autonomy for engagement-related functions1 including-- 7i7 acquiring1 tracking1 and identifying potential targets2 7ii7 cuing potential targets to operators2 7iii7 prioritizing selected targets2 7iv7 timing of when to fire2 7v7 providing terminal guidance to home in on selected targets1 provided that operator control is retained over the decision to select single targets and specific target groups for engagement2 and 7vi7 fire and forget or lock-on-after-launch homing munitions that rely on tactics techniques and procedures to maximize the probability that the only targets within the seeker's acquisition basket when the seeker activates are those individual targets or specific target groups that have been selected by an operator4 7#ah7 ,united ,states person ,the term ,united ,states person has the meaning given that term in section #aja of the ,foreign ,intelligence ,surveillance ,act of #aigh 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #ahja74 #c4 ,high-consequence military artificial intelligence oversight 7a7 ,designation of high-,consequence applications 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall establish and maintain a process to designate categories of artificial intelligence applications of the ,department as high-consequence4 7#b7 ,designations ,the following categories shall be designated as high-consequence artificial intelligence applications pursuant to paragraph 7#a73 7,a7 ,artificial intelligence used for the selection of targets for1 or execution of the launch or detonation of1 a nuclear weapon4 7,b7 ,artificial intelligence used in support of lethal targeting decisions1 including intelligence fusion or target recommendation for lethal operations4 7,c7 ,artificial intelligence used in support of cyber operations that are intended or reasonably likely to create effects outside ,department-owned or ,department-controlled information systems4 7,d7 ,autonomous weapon systems and operator-supervised autonomous weapon systems4 7,e7 ,artificial intelligence used for domestic person-based analysis described in section #f7;a77#b74 7,f7 ,any other category designated by the ,secretary as presenting a material risk of death1 serious bodily harm1 unlawful use of force1 strategic surprise1 major mission failure1 or substantial violation of law or policy if the system malfunctions1 is misused1 or is employed outside approved constraints4 7b7 ,approval required before operational deployment ,the ,secretary shall require that a high-consequence artificial intelligence application may not be approved for operational deployment unless a senior ,department official designated by the ,secretary1 who may not be below the level of the ,under ,secretary of ,defense or the ,vice ,chairman of the ,joint ,chiefs of ,staff1 determines in writing that the application satisfies the requirements of subsection 7c74 7c7 ,minimum requirements ,before approving a high-consequence artificial intelligence application for operational deployment1 the approving official shall ensure that the ,department has completed1 as appropriate to the application1 the following3 7#a7 ,realistic developmental and operational testing and evaluation sufficient to assess performance1 capability1 reliability1 effectiveness1 suitability1 and resilience under expected operational conditions1 including adversarial conditions where feasible4 7#b7 ,legal and policy review4 7#c7 ,documentation of intended missions1 intended operational environments1 intended target or decision sets1 known limitations1 failure modes1 and assumptions4 7#d7 ,clear procedures for trained operators to activate1 deactivate1 override1 or terminate system functions1 and the circumstances requiring such actions4 7#e7 ,fallback procedures and mission-continuity measures in the event of degradation1 anomalous behavior1 compromise1 or system failure4 7#f7 ,logging1 auditability1 and record-retention mechanisms sufficient to support oversight1 investigation1 and after-action review4 7#g7 ,post-deployment continuous monitoring mechanisms4 7#h7 ,training1 doctrine1 and tactics1 techniques1 and procedures appropriate to the use of the application4 7d7 ,congressional notification 7#a7 ,in general ,except as provided in paragraph 7#c71 not later than #ae days before the initial operational deployment of a category of high-consequence artificial intelligence application1 the ,secretary shall notify the ,committees on ,armed ,services of the ,senate and ,house of ,representatives of such deployment4 7#b7 ,contents ,a notification required by paragraph 7#a7 shall include-- 7,a7 a description of the application2 7,b7 the mission set1 operational environment1 and1 as appropriate1 target or decision set for which the application is intended2 7,c7 a summary of the testing and evaluation conducted2 7,d7 a description of key safeguards1 limitations1 and fallback procedures2 7,e7 an identification of the accountable human decision-makers and operators2 and 7,f7 any other matters the ,secretary determines appropriate4 7#c7 ,exception ,the ,secretary may provide a notification required by paragraph 7#a7 not later than #dh hours after the initial operational deployment if the ,secretary-- 7,a7 determines that there are extraordinary circumstances affecting the national security of the ,united ,states2 and 7,b7 provides1 with the notification1 a statement of such circumstances necessitating delayed notice4 7e7 ,annual briefing ,not later than #a year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 and annually thereafter1 the ,secretary shall brief the ,committees on ,armed ,services of the ,senate and ,house of ,representatives on the implementation of this section4 #d4 ,human accountability for high-consequence military artificial intelligence 7a7 ,policy ,it shall be the policy of the ,department that artificial intelligence may support analysis1 prioritization1 recommendations1 automation1 and other decision-support functions1 but may not substitute for accountable human judgment in decisions involving the use of force1 detention1 domestic person-based analysis1 or other high-consequence artificial intelligence applications designated pursuant to section #c4 7b7 ,accountable human decision-,maker ,for each high-consequence artificial intelligence application approved for operational deployment1 the ,secretary shall ensure that there is a clearly identified accountable human decision-maker or accountable chain of decision-makers with authority commensurate to the operational risk presented by the application4 7c7 ,required elements ,the accountable human decision-maker or chain of decision-makers under subsection 7b7 shall have1 as appropriate to the application-- 7#a7 documented commander intent and mission parameters2 7#b7 sufficient training on the capabilities1 limitations1 and failure modes of the application2 7#c7 access to relevant information necessary to understand the basis for significant system outputs or recommendations1 to the extent technically feasible2 7#d7 authority and practical ability to pause1 override1 deactivate1 or terminate use of the application when required by law1 policy1 or operational circumstances2 and 7#e7 procedures for elevating uncertainty1 anomalous outputs1 or significant incidents for further human review4 #e4 ,reporting of security incidents and concerning model behaviors by certain frontier artificial intelligence contractors 7a7 ,requirement for contract clause ,the ,secretary shall require-- 7#a7 in any covered contract entered into on or after the date that is #cj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 a clause requiring a covered contractor to report to the ,secretary any covered incident relating to an artificial intelligence model or artificial intelligence system developed1 trained1 fine-tuned1 hosted1 or provided by the contractor2 and 7#b7 in any covered contract entered into prior to the date that is #cj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 such a clause to be added not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7b7 ,implementation guidance and clarity 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall issue guidance to covered contractors regarding the implementation of this section in order to promote clear1 predictable1 and consistent reporting expectations and support good-faith compliance4 7#b7 ,elements ,the guidance required by paragraph 7#a7 shall include-- 7,a7 illustrative examples of covered incidents1 factors relevant to determining whether an incident is material or reportable2 7,b7 reporting procedures and timelines2 and 7,c7 other information the ,secretary determines appropriate to promote consistent implementation and reduce uncertainty for covered contractors4 7#c7 ,updates to guidance ,the ,secretary shall update such guidance as appropriate to reflect changes in artificial intelligence capabilities1 deployment practices1 threat environments1 and reporting needs of the ,department4 7#d7 ,consultation ,in issuing and updating such guidance1 the ,secretary shall consult with the ,chief ,digital and ,artificial ,intelligence ,officer1 the ,director of the ,artificial ,intelligence ,security ,center of the ,national ,security ,agency1 and the heads of any other ,federal agencies or ,departments the ,secretary deems appropriate4 7c7 ,reporting timeline for covered contractors 7#a7 ,in general ,a covered contractor shall submit to the ,under ,secretary for ,research and ,engineering-- 7,a7 an initial report regarding a covered incident described in subparagraph 7,a71 7,b71 7,c71 or 7,d7 of section #b7e7 not later than #gb hours after the discovery of such covered incident2 and 7,b7 an initial report regarding a covered incident described in subparagraph 7,e7 or 7,f7 of section #b7e7 not later than #g days after the contractor discovers a behavior specified by the implementation guidance issued pursuant to subsection 7b7 or that a reasonable person would deem likely to be material4 7#b7 ,supplemental updates ,a covered contractor shall submit to the ,secretary supplemental updates with respect to any covered incident as material new information becomes available4 7d7 ,contents of contractor report ,each report submitted by a covered contractor in accordance with this section shall include1 to the extent known at the time of submission-- 7#a7 a description of the covered incident2 7#b7 the date or approximate period of occurrence and discovery2 7#c7 the artificial intelligence model1 artificial intelligence system1 or relevant training1 fine-tuning1 evaluation1 or deployment environment affected2 7#d7 the actual or suspected means of compromise1 exfiltration1 manipulation1 degradation1 or misuse2 7#e7 whether model weights1 training data1 system prompts1 source code1 evaluation data1 safety systems1 or software dependencies were accessed1 altered1 degraded1 poisoned1 exfiltrated1 or otherwise compromised2 7#f7 an assessment of actual or potential impact on missions1 users1 systems1 operations1 or decision-making of the ,department2 7#g7 any actions taken to contain1 mitigate1 remediate1 or investigate the covered incident2 7#h7 whether the covered incident has been reported to any other ,federal department or agency2 and 7#i7 such other information as the ,secretary determines appropriate4 7e7 ,recipients within the ,department ,a report submitted to the ,secretary under this section shall be transmitted by the ,secretary to-- 7#a7 the contracting officer for the covered contract2 7#b7 the ,chief ,digital and ,artificial ,intelligence ,office2 7#c7 the ,chief ,information ,officer of the ,department of ,defense2 7#d7 the ,under ,secretary of ,defense for ,acquisition and ,sustainment2 7#e7 the ,artificial ,intelligence ,security ,center of the ,national ,security ,agency2 7#f7 the ,commander of the ,united ,states ,cyber ,command2 and 7#g7 the heads of such other components of the ,department and other ,federal departments or agencies as the ,secretary determines appropriate4 7f7 ,congressional notification by ,department 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #g days after receipt of an initial report under subsection 7b7 regarding a covered incident1 or the discovery of a covered incident by the ,department1 the ,secretary shall submit to the ,committees on ,armed ,services of the ,senate and ,house of ,representatives notice of such covered incident4 7#b7 ,contents ,a notice required by paragraph 7#a7 shall include1 to the extent known at the time of submission-- 7,a7 a summary description of the covered incident2 7,b7 the date or approximate period of occurrence and discovery2 7,c7 the artificial intelligence model1 artificial intelligence system1 or relevant training1 fine-tuning1 evaluation1 or deployment environment affected2 7,d7 the actual or suspected means of compromise1 exfiltration1 manipulation1 degradation1 or misuse2 7,e7 an initial assessment of actual or potential impact on missions1 users1 systems1 or operations of the ,department2 and 7,f7 any actions taken or planned to contain1 mitigate1 remediate1 or investigate the covered incident4 7#c7 ,additional updates ,the ,secretary shall provide to the ,committees on ,armed ,services of the ,senate and ,house of ,representatives additional briefings or updates on a covered incident as material information becomes available4 7g7 ,protection of reported information ,the ,secretary shall establish procedures for the handling of reports under this section1 including procedures to protect classified information1 proprietary information1 trade secrets1 security-sensitive information1 and information regarding vulnerabilities that1 if disclosed publicly1 could reasonably be expected to harm national security4 7h7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this section shall be construed-- 7#a7 to require the disclosure of information in a manner inconsistent with the protection of classified information1 sensitive compartmented information1 or other information protected by law2 7#b7 to waive any applicable privilege or legal protection2 or 7#c7 to limit any other reporting obligation imposed by law1 regulation1 or contract4 #f4 ,limitations on certain uses of artificial intelligence by the ,department 7a7 ,in general ,the ,department may not-- 7#a7 use artificial intelligence for the selection of targets for the use of a nuclear weapon or for the execution of launching or detonating a nuclear weapon2 7#b7 except as provided in subparagraph 7b71 use artificial intelligence to acquire1 collect1 ingest1 retain1 query1 correlate1 analyze1 or disseminate information concerning a ,united ,states person located in the ,united ,states for the purpose of-- 7,a7 identifying or resolving the identity of such person across datasets2 7,b7 tracking or conducting pattern-of-life analysis of such person2 7,c7 conducting link analysis regarding the associations1 contacts1 activities1 or movements of such person2 7,d7 assigning a risk score1 threat score1 or other predictive assessment to such person2 7,e7 creating or maintaining a watchlist1 dossier1 targeting package1 or other persistent person-centric analytic product regarding such person2 or 7,f7 selecting such person for investigative1 operational1 or law enforcement attention1 unless such activity is expressly authorized by ,federal law and supported by a lawful and documented predicate2 or 7#c7 develop1 procure1 field1 or employ an autonomous weapon system1 except as provided in subsection 7d74 7b7 ,rule of construction ,subsection 7a7 shall not be construed to prohibit the use of artificial intelligence-- 7#a7 for cybersecurity1 information assurance1 threat detection1 vulnerability management1 malware analysis1 incident response1 or defensive cyberspace operations undertaken to protect the ,department of ,defense ,information ,network1 information systems1 weapons systems1 military networks1 or defense critical infrastructure of the ,department from malicious cyber activity2 7#b7 for force protection or counterintelligence purposes to identify1 assess1 or warn of a specific1 credible1 and articulable threat to personnel1 installations1 facilities1 operations1 activities1 or covered assets of the ,department2 or 7#c7 with the informed consent of the person concerned4 7c7 ,additional limitations on domestic uses ,the ,department may not use artificial intelligence-- 7#a7 solely on the basis of activity protected by the ,first ,amendment of the ,constitution of the ,united ,states or the lawful exercise of any other right secured by the ,constitution of the ,united ,states or the laws of the ,united ,states2 or 7#b7 to acquire1 correlate1 or analyze publicly available information1 commercially available information1 or hacked1 leaked1 or breached data that is posted online or made available for sale for the primary purpose of circumventing otherwise applicable constitutional1 statutory1 or regulatory protections governing collection1 retention1 querying1 or dissemination of information by the ,federal ,government concerning ,united ,states persons4 7d7 ,exceptions for autonomous weapon systems ,subsection 7a77#c7 shall not apply to the following1 provided that any such system satisfies the conditions of subsection 7e73 7#a7 ,semi-autonomous weapon systems used to apply lethal or non-lethal1 kinetic or non-kinetic force1 so long as such semi-autonomous weapon systems do not include any mode of operation in which the semi-autonomous weapon system is intended to function as an autonomous weapon system4 7#b7 ,operator-supervised autonomous weapon systems used to select and engage materiel targets for local defense to intercept attempted time-critical or saturation attacks for-- 7,a7 static defense of installations with personnel1 including networked defense in which the autonomous weapon system is not co-located with the installation2 or 7,b7 onboard or networked defense of platforms with onboard personnel4 7#c7 ,interception of surface-to-air missiles4 7#d7 ,autonomous weapon systems used to apply non-lethal1 non-kinetic force against materiel targets in accordance with ,department of ,defense ,directive #cjjj4jc;,e4 7e7 ,conditions on excepted systems ,a system described in subsection 7d7 may be developed1 procured1 fielded1 or employed only if the ,secretary certifies that such system-- 7#a7 has undergone legal review for consistency with the law of war1 applicable treaties1 weapon system safety rules1 and applicable rules of engagement2 7#b7 has completed rigorous verification and validation and realistic developmental and operational testing and evaluation under conditions that reflect the intended operational environment and reasonably anticipated adversary countermeasures2 7#c7 is designed and fielded to permit commanders and operators to exercise appropriate levels of human judgment over the use of force2 7#d7 includes human-machine interfaces and controls that-- 7,a7 are readily understandable to trained operators2 7,b7 provide transparent feedback on system status2 7,c7 provide clear procedures for activation and deactivation of system functions2 and 7,d7 for operator-supervised autonomous weapon systems1 permit operators to intervene and terminate engagements before unacceptable levels of damage occur1 including in the event of weapon system failure2 7#e7 is approved for use only within defined temporal1 geographic1 environmental1 and operational constraints1 and1 if unable to complete an engagement consistent with such constraints1 is designed to terminate the engagement or obtain additional operator input before continuing2 and 7#f7 uses technologies and data sources that are1 to the maximum extent practicable consistent with military necessity1 transparent to1 auditable by1 and explainable to relevant personnel4 7f7 ,certification and notification 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #cj days before fielding a system pursuant to subsection 7d71 the ,secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a written certification that the system falls within one of the exceptions under subsection 7d7 and satisfies the conditions of subsection 7e74 7#b7 ,contents ,a certification under paragraph 7#a7 shall include-- 7,a7 the exception under subsection 7d7 on which the ,department relies2 7,b7 a summary of the legal review conducted under subsection 7e77#a72 7,c7 the intended mission set1 target class1 and operational concept for the system2 7,d7 the temporal1 geographic1 environmental1 and operational constraints approved for the system2 7,e7 a description of the operator supervision concept1 including procedures for intervention1 termination1 activation1 and deactivation2 7,f7 a summary of testing1 verification1 and validation conducted for the system2 and 7,g7 any substantial modification to the system's algorithms1 intended mission set1 intended operational environment1 intended target set1 or expected adversarial countermeasures since any prior certification submitted under this subsection4 #g4 ,implementation 7a7 ,regulations ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall revise the ,defense ,federal ,acquisition ,regulation ,supplement and issue such regulations1 guidance1 and instructions as are necessary to implement this ,act4 7b7 ,initial implementation briefing ,not later than #bdj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall brief the ,committees on ,armed ,services of the ,senate and ,house of ,representatives on the implementation plan for this ,act1 including-- 7#a7 planned regulatory changes2 7#b7 directive and instruction updates2 and 7#c7 any resource or organizational issues likely to affect implementation4 #h4 ,authorization for specialized autonomous weapon systems 7a7 ,petition for authorization ,the ,secretary may submit to the ,house and ,senate ,armed ,services ,committees a formal request for authorization to develop1 procure1 or field a specific autonomous weapon system or category of systems that does not meet the exceptions under section #f7;d74 7b7 ,required elements of request ,any request submitted under subsection 7a7 shall include a classified annex containing the following3 7#a7 ,military necessity statement ,a detailed justification of why the mission cannot be accomplished through semi-autonomous weapon systems or existing human-in-the-loop capabilities4 7#b7 ,operational constraints ,the specific operational1 geographic1 temporal1 and target-class constraints under which the system will operate4 7#c7 ,law of armed conflict compliance certification ,a written legal opinion from the ,general ,counsel of the ,department certifying that the system's intended use complies with the ,law of ,armed ,conflict1 specifically addressing how the system will satisfy the principles of distinction and proportionality4 7#d7 ,risk mitigation plan ,a description of the technical safeguards designed to prevent unauthorized autonomous action1 flash wars1 or unintended escalation4 7#e7 ,human judgment framework ,a description of the appropriate levels of human judgment that will be exercised1 even if the system operates autonomously during the engagement phase4 7c7 ,congressional action 7#a7 ,joint resolution of approval ,a system requested under subsection 7a7 may only be fielded if ,congress enacts a joint resolution of approval specifically naming the system and the authorized mission set4 7#b7 ,expedited procedures ,for the purposes of this section1 the term joint resolution means only a joint resolution that is introduced within the #cj-;day period beginning on the date in which the ,secretary submits a request under subsection 7a71 and the matter after the resolving clause is as follows3 ,that ,congress approves the operational deployment of the autonomous weapon system described in the request submitted by the ,secretary of ,defense on 41 with the blank space being filled with the date the request was submitted to ,congress under subsection 7a74 7#c7 ,referral ,a joint resolution introduced in the ,senate shall be referred to the ,committee on ,armed ,services4 ,a joint resolution in the ,house of ,representatives shall be referred to the ,committee on ,armed ,services4 7#d7 ,discharge of committee ,if the committee to which is referred a joint resolution has not reported such joint resolution 7or an identical resolution7 at the end of the #bj calendar days after the introduction of such joint resolution1 such committee shall be deemed to be discharged from further consideration of such resolution1 and such joint resolution shall be placed on the appropriate calendar of the chamber involved4 7#e7 ,privileged motion in the ,senate 7,a7 ,motion to proceed ,notwithstanding ,rule ,,xxii of the ,standing ,rules of the ,senate1 it is in order at any time after the ,committee on ,armed ,services has reported or has been discharged from consideration of a joint resolution to move to proceed on the consideration of the joint resolution4 ,the motion is privileged and is not debatable4 ,the motion to proceed is not subject to a motion to postpone4 ,a motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in order4 7,b7 ,limits on debate ,debate on the joint resolution1 and on all debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith1 shall be limited to not more than #aj hours1 which shall be divided equally between those favoring and those opposing the join resolution4 ,a motion further to limit debate is in order and not debatable4 7,c7 ,no amendments ,an amendment to the joint resolution1 or a motion to postpone1 or a motion to proceed to the consideration of other business1 or a motion to recommit the joint resolution is not in order4 7#f7 ,vote on final passage ,immediately following the conclusion of the debate on a joint resolution1 and a single quorum call at the conclusion of the debate if requested in accordance with the rules of the appropriate chamber1 the vote on final passage of the joint resolution shall occur4 7d7 ,duration and renewal ,any authorization granted under this section shall expire #c years after the date of enactment of the joint resolution of approval1 but the ,secretary may submit a renewed request under subsection 7a7 for expedited consideration under subsection 7c74 ,the ,secretary must certify in such request that system has operated within the approved parameters4