S.Amdt. 4026

SA 4026. Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. Sasse) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr.
Reed and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2022 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 appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. EMERGING TECHNOLOGY LEADS.

(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Covered individual.--The term ``covered individual''
means--
(A) an individual serving in a Senior Executive Service
position, as that term is defined in section 3132(a) of title
5, United States Code;
(B) an individual who--
(i) is serving in a position to which section 5376 of title
5, United States Code, applies; and
(ii) has a significant amount of seniority and experience,
as determined by the head of the applicable covered Federal
agency; or
(C) another individual who is the equivalent of an
individual described in subparagraph (A) or (B), as
determined by the head of the applicable covered Federal
agency.
(2) Covered federal agency.--The term ``covered Federal
agency'' means--
(A) an agency listed in section 901(b) of title 31, United
States Code; or
(B) an element of the intelligence community, as defined in
section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
3003).
(b) Appointment or Designation.--Each covered Federal
agency that is also substantially engaged in the development,
application, or oversight of emerging technologies shall
consider appointing or designating a

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covered individual as an emerging technology lead to advise
the agency on the responsible use of emerging technologies,
including artificial intelligence, provide expertise on
responsible policies and practices, collaborate with
interagency coordinating bodies, and provide input for
procurement policies.
(c) Informing Congress.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall inform
Congress of each covered Federal agency in which a covered
individual has been appointed or designated as an emerging
technology lead under subsection (b) and provide Congress
with a description of the authorities and responsibilities of
the covered individuals so appointed.
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