S.Amdt. 3691

SA 3691. Mr. MURPHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 2296, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2026 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 XVI, insert the
following:

SEC. 16__. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES REVIEW OF
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE GOVERNANCE PROCESSES FOR
ADOPTION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOOLS.

(a) Review.--The Comptroller General of the United States
shall conduct a review of the Department of Defense policies
and governance relating to adoption of artificial
intelligence tools for military needs.
(b) Elements.--The review conducted under subsection (a)
shall include the following matters:
(1) An analysis of Department organizational structure for
overseeing, tracking, and responding to risks and
opportunities arising from military uses of artificial
intelligence, including--
(A) the responsibilities, functions, authorities, and
actions of the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence
Office and other relevant Department offices in the
incorporation, implementation, and oversight of artificial
intelligence;
(B) Department processes for development of lessons
learned, adoption of best practices, and information sharing
with other government agencies, industry, academia, and
allies and partners;
(C) the development of metrics, policy guardrails,
oversight mechanisms, and risk mitigation procedures for
Department use of artificial intelligence tools;
(D) steps to ensure all Department engagement with
artificial intelligence companies and industry leaders
incorporate appropriate recusal requirements, safeguards, and
oversight mechanisms to prevent conflicts of interest and
biased decisionmaking processes; and
(E) processes in place to ensure new contracting mechanisms
for artificial intelligence provide for appropriate
safeguards, transparency requirements, and oversight
mechanisms to prevent conflicts of interest and to limit
Department exposure to artificial intelligence risks.

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(2) A full description and assessment of current Department
of Defense policies and practices relating to current and
potential military and civilian applications of artificial
intelligence.
(3) Recommendations for improvements to standards,
processes, procedures, and policy relating to the use of
artificial intelligence in improving Department civilian and
military operations, reducing associated risks, and
increasing reliability, effectiveness, safety, and oversight
of Department activities.
(c) Submission of Report.--Not later than July 1, 2026, the
Comptroller General shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report on the findings of the Comptroller
General with respect to the review conducted pursuant to
subsection (a).
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