S.Amdt. 2109

SA 2109. Mr. ROMNEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 4638, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2025 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. ___. STUDY ON CYBER, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AND DATA
ANALYSIS EXPERIENCE OR KNOWLEDGE OF SENIOR
OFFICERS IN CERTAIN ROLES.

(a) Identification of Relevant Senior Officer Roles.--Not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee
on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed
Services of the House of Representatives a report that
identifies a list of senior officer positions at the

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O-7 level or higher that require significant experience in or
knowledge of cyber, artificial intelligence, and data
analysis.
(b) Study.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
complete a study on the extent of experience in or knowledge
of the cyber, artificial intelligence, and data analysis
fields of the officers occupying the positions identified in
the report required by subsection (a).
(c) Elements of the Study.--The study described in
subsection (b) shall--
(1) assess what, if any, experience in or knowledge of the
cyber, artificial intelligence, or data analysis fields are
required before being eligible for the positions identified
in the report required by subsection (a);
(2) evaluate the relevant training in cyber, artificial
intelligence, and data analysis that each military department
provides to prepare officers for such positions;
(3) assess whether each military department is placing
adequate value on experience in or knowledge of the cyber,
artificial intelligence, or data analysis fields when
evaluating officers for the positions identified in the
report required by subsection (a); and
(4) include recommendations for each Secretary concerned
(as defined in section 101 of title 10, United States Code)
regarding potential additional requirements to increase the
value placed on experience in or knowledge of the cyber,
artificial intelligence, or data analysis fields when
individuals are being considered for the positions identified
in the report required by subsection (a).
(d) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit
to the congressional defense committees a report on the
findings of the Secretary with respect to the study completed
pursuant to subsection (b).
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