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Text of Senate Amendment 6153

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On 2026-06-24, Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6153" in the Senate.

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Text of Senate Amendment 6153

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3342] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6153. Mr. WYDEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 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 subtitle B of title XVI, insert the following: SEC. 16___. FRAMEWORK FOR CONSISTENT DATA MANAGEMENT FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TARGET IDENTIFICATION. (a) In General.--Not later than December 31, 2026, the Secretary of Defense shall develop and implement a framework for artificial intelligence and machine learning for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, defense, and offensive purposes throughout the Department of Defense. (b) Contents.--The framework required by subsection (a) shall include-- (1) criteria for data reviewers to ensure the quality of data-- (A) suitability for training artificial intelligence; and (B) such additional criteria as the Secretary determines necessary; (2) a consistent development process and labeling procedures that adhere to the ethical principals for the use of artificial intelligence adopted by the Department, including the principles of responsibility, equitability, traceability, reliability, and governability; and (3) processes for data input, evaluation, review, feedback, update, and oversight, including of contracted companies throughout the data-labeling supply chain. (c) Briefing.--Not later than February 1, 2027, the Secretary shall brief the appropriate congressional committees on the status of the development and implementation of the framework. (d) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means-- (A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. (2) Quality of data.--The term ``quality of data'' includes-- (A) the accuracy of data labeling; (B) the condition of the data, including completeness; (C) the accuracy of data indexing; (D) the suitability of the data for the intended task; and (E) variance in quality of all training across all data used to train an artificial intelligence system. ______

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Text of Senate Amendment 6153 Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3342] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6153. Mr. WYDEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 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 subtitle B of title XVI, insert the following: SEC. 16___. FRAMEWORK FOR CONSISTENT DATA MANAGEMENT FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TARGET IDENTIFICATION. (a) In General.--Not later than December 31, 2026, the Secretary of Defense shall develop and implement a framework for artificial intelligence and machine learning for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, defense, and offensive purposes throughout the Department of Defense. (b) Contents.--The framework required by subsection (a) shall include-- (1) criteria for data reviewers to ensure the quality of data-- (A) suitability for training artificial intelligence; and (B) such additional criteria as the Secretary determines necessary; (2) a consistent development process and labeling procedures that adhere to the ethical principals for the use of artificial intelligence adopted by the Department, including the principles of responsibility, equitability, traceability, reliability, and governability; and (3) processes for data input, evaluation, review, feedback, update, and oversight, including of contracted companies throughout the data-labeling supply chain. (c) Briefing.--Not later than February 1, 2027, the Secretary shall brief the appropriate congressional committees on the status of the development and implementation of the framework. (d) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means-- (A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. (2) Quality of data.--The term ``quality of data'' includes-- (A) the accuracy of data labeling; (B) the condition of the data, including completeness; (C) the accuracy of data indexing; (D) the suitability of the data for the intended task; and (E) variance in quality of all training across all data used to train an artificial intelligence system. ______