S.Amdt. 2915

SA 2915. Mr. HEINRICH (for himself and Mr. Schumer) 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 in title X, insert the following:

SEC. ____. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES REPORT
DESCRIBING AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
COMPETITIVENESS METHODOLOGY FRAMEWORK.

(a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this section, the Comptroller General of the
United States shall submit to the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the
Committee on Oversight and Accountability of the House of
Representatives a report that describes a methodology
framework to evaluate competitiveness in the field of
artificial intelligence and to assess availability of data
across selected Federal Government entities.
(b) Applicability to Other Technologies.--The Comptroller
General shall ensure that the methodology framework described
in the report required by subsection (a) can also be applied
to other critical and emerging technologies in the near
future, such as quantum computing, biotechnology, and
hypersonics.
(c) Considerations.--In preparing the report required by
subsection (a), the Comptroller General--
(1) shall consider relevant technical and other measures
that can be historically analyzed but also be projected
forward prospectively; and
(2) may consider the adequacy of existing artificial
intelligence definitions currently in use by the United
States Government in light of recent technological advances
in areas such as machine learning techniques, processor
designs, and evolving domestic as well as international
regulatory structures.
(d) Matters Addressed.--The report required by subsection
(a) shall address the following matters, in addition to any
other lines of inquiry deemed appropriate by the Comptroller
General:
(1) What is known about current and projected artificial
intelligence capacity and capabilities of the United States,
both within the private and public sectors.
(2) What is known about the artificial intelligence
competitiveness of the United States relative to our peer
nations and adversaries, both within the private and public
sectors.
(3) What methodology framework is most appropriate to
evaluate relative artificial intelligence competitiveness for
both artificial intelligence development and deployment.
(4) What data and measurements are needed to evaluate
artificial intelligence competitiveness using such a
methodology.
(5) What the availability is of quality data across the
Federal Government, and other entities, for such
measurements.
(6) What definition of artificial intelligence is most
appropriate for characterizing competitiveness.
(7) What steps, if any, would improve sustained evaluation
of United States competitiveness on artificial intelligence,
and what impediments exist, if any, to taking these steps.
(e) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be
submitted in unclassified form, and may include a classified
annex.
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