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Title XV: Cyberspace-related Matters

Sec. 1522Requirement for guidance and prohibition on use of artificial intelligence of certain artificial intelligence companies

TL;DR

Amends existing law relating to requirement for guidance and prohibition on use of artificial intelligence of certain artificial intelligence companies.

Statutory text

Section 1532 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (10 U.S.C. 2224 note) is amended in subsection (a)—(1)by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:

(2) Guidance for Department systems and devices. Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027, the Secretary of Defense shall issue Department of Defense-wide guidance for the identification of covered artificial intelligence companies and processes for the exclusion and removal of artificial intelligence developed by such companies from systems and devices of the Department.; and(2)in paragraph

(3) (B), by striking if and inserting on and after the date that is 90 days after the date on which.