H.R. 2432 – Future DATA Act

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The Future DATA Act requires the Secretary of Defense to deliver a comprehensive report to Congress on the Department of Defense’s artificial intelligence (AI) strategy within one year of the law’s enactment. The report must cover how AI is being used, its benefits, risks, ethical considerations, and plans for protecting AI systems, as well as how the DoD will work with industry, academia, and other agencies. This legislation primarily affects the Department of Defense, congressional oversight committees, and stakeholders in AI research and development.

Key Provisions

The Secretary of Defense must submit the AI strategy report to specified congressional committees no later than one year after the Act becomes law.
The report must analyze the growing use of AI in the DoD, identify needed data and any gaps, and assess the expected benefits of AI over the next 20 years.
It must outline plans to protect AI systems from malicious actors and prevent misinformation or tampering of AI-generated data.
The report should evaluate how AI can improve multi‑domain operations and detail any ethical guidelines governing AI use.
A collaboration plan must be included, describing how the DoD will work with industry, academia, national labs, and other federal agencies on AI research, development, testing, acquisition, and deployment.
The Secretary may gather input through meetings, roundtables, or other means with a broad range of industrial stakeholders and relevant federal agencies.

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Emerging Threats and Capabilities.

Intelligence and Special Operations Subcommittee

May 2, 2019

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Introduced in House

May 1, 2019

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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Armed Services Committee

May 1, 2019

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Emerging Threats and Capabilities.

Intelligence and Special Operations Subcommittee

May 2, 2019

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Introduced in HouseIssued May 1, 2019

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116th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 2432

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 1, 2019

Mr. Dunn introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

A BILL

To require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to Congress on the artificial intelligence strategy of the Department of Defense.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Future Defense Artificial Intelligence Technology Assessment Act or the Future DATA Act.

2.

Report on artificial intelligence

(a)

In general

Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with head of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the artificial intelligence strategy of the Department of Defense.

(b)

Elements

The report under subsection (a) shall include the following:

(1)

Analysis of the increasing use of artificial intelligence technology by the Department of Defense and the effects of such technology on the Department.

(2)

Identification of the data necessary for the Secretary to properly conduct the analysis under paragraph (1), including identification of any gaps in the availability of such data.

(3)

The plan of the Secretary to protect systems that use artificial intelligence from bad actors and any attempts by individuals to misrepresent or alter information used or provided by artificial intelligence.

(4)

Analysis of the expected benefits of artificial intelligence for the operation of the Armed Forces over the period of 20 years following the year in which the report is submitted.

(5)

Analysis of the potential of artificial intelligence to improve multi-domain operations across the Armed Forces.

(6)

Identification of any ethical guidelines applicable to the use of artificial intelligence by the Department.

(7)

The plan of the Secretary to ensure collaboration among the Department, industry, academia, and national laboratories on matters relating to the research, development, test, and evaluation, contracting, acquisition, and onboarding of artificial intelligence technology.

(c)

Collaboration

In preparing the report under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense may collaborate, through a series of meetings, roundtables, or by other means, with—

(1)

a broad range of industrial stakeholders in the technology, manufacturing, and service sectors, including large and small companies, think tanks, and industry organizations; and

(2)

the heads of any other Federal agencies the Secretary determines to be appropriate.

(d)

Appropriate congressional committees defined

In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means—

(1)

the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives;

(2)

the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives;

(3)

the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate;

(4)

the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and

(5)

the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.