S.Amdt. 604

SA 604. Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. Portman) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1790, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle C of title II, add the following:

SEC. ___. COMPARATIVE CAPABILITIES OF ADVERSARIES IN
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

(a) Expansion of Duties of Official With Principal
Responsibility for Coordination of Activities Relating to
Development and Demonstration of Artificial Intelligence.--
Section 238(c)(2)(I) of the John S. McCain National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232)
is amended--
(1) in clause (i), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a
semicolon;
(2) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new clause:
``(iii) that appropriate entities in the Department are
reviewing all open sources publications from both the United
States and outside the United States that contribute, impact,
or advance artificial intelligence research and
development.''.
(b) Analysis of Comparative Capabilities of China in
Artificial Intelligence.--The Secretary of Defense shall
provide the congressional defense committees with an analysis
and briefing that includes the following:
(1) A comprehensive and national-level--
(A) comparison of public and private investment
differentiated by sector and industry;

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(B) review of current trends in ability to set and
determine global standards and norms for artificial
intelligence technology in national security, including
efforts in international standard setting bodies;
(C) assessment of access to artificial intelligence
technology in national security; and
(D) assessment of areas and activities in which the Unites
States should invest in order to provide the United States
with technical superiority over China in relevant areas of
artificial intelligence.
(2) A comprehensive assessment of relative technical
quality of activities in the United States and China.
(3) A comprehensive assessment of the likelihood that
developments in artificial intelligence will successfully
transition into military systems of China.
(4) Predicted effects on United States national security if
current trends in China and the United States continue.
(5) Predicted effects of current trends on digital and
technology export relationships of both countries with
existing and new trading partners.
(6) Assessment of the relationships that are critical and
in need of development in both private and public sector to
ensure investment in artificial intelligence to keep pace
with current global trends.
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