S.Amdt. 3043

SA 3043. 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 II, insert the following:

SEC. __. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-ENABLED WEAPON SYSTEMS
CENTER OF EXCELLENCE.

(a) Establishment of Center of Excellence.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish a
center of excellence to support the development and
maturation of artificial intelligence-enabled weapon systems
by organizations within the Department of Defense that--
(A) were in effect on the day before the date of the
enactment of this Act; and
(B) have appropriate core competencies relating to the
functions specified in subsection (b).
(2) Designation.--The center of excellence established
pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be known as the ``Artificial
Intelligence-Enabled Weapon Systems Center of Excellence''
(in this section referred to as the ``Center'').
(b) Functions.--The Center shall--
(1) capture, analyze, assess, and share lessons learned
across the Department of Defense regarding the latest
advancements in artificial intelligence-enabled weapon
systems, countermeasures, tactics, techniques and procedures,
and training methodologies;
(2) facilitate collaboration among the Department of
Defense and foreign partners, including Ukraine, to identify
and promulgate best practices, standards, and benchmarks;
(3) facilitate collaboration among the Department,
industry, and academia in the United States, including
industry with expertise in autonomous weapon systems and
other nontraditional weapon systems that utilize artificial
intelligence as determined by the Secretary;
(4) serve as a focal point for digital talent training and
upskilling for the Department, and as the Secretary considers
appropriate, provide enterprise-level tools and solutions
based on these best practices, standards, and benchmarks; and
(5) carry out such other responsibilities as the Secretary
determines appropriate.
(c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall--
(1) submit to the congressional defense committees a report
that includes a plan for the establishment of the Center; and
(2) provide the congressional defense committees a briefing
on the plan submitted under paragraph (1).
(d) Artificial Intelligence-enabled Weapon System
Defined.--In this section, the term ``artificial
intelligence-enabled weapon system'' includes autonomous
weapon systems, as determined by the Secretary of Defense.
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