S.Amdt. 295

SA 295. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2024 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 agency.--The term ``covered 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).
(2) 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 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 agency;
and
(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 agency.
(b) Appointment or Designation.--The head of each covered
agency that is substantially engaged in the development,
application, or oversight of emerging technologies shall
appoint or designate a covered individual as an emerging
technology lead to--
(1) advise the covered agency on the responsible use of
emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence;
(2) provide expertise on responsible policies and
practices;
(3) collaborate with interagency coordinating bodies; and
(4) provide input for procurement policies.
(c) Informing Congress.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the President shall--
(1) inform Congress of each covered agency for which a
covered individual has been appointed or designated as an
emerging technology lead under subsection (b); and
(2) provide to Congress a description of the authorities
and responsibilities of the covered individuals described in
paragraph (1).
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