§3334o — Title 50 War and National Defense | U.S. Code

Summary

The Director of National Intelligence must work with the human resources heads from each part of the intelligence community to make plans to hire, train, and keep people whose main jobs involve creating, maintaining, or using artificial intelligence. The plans must follow the rules in section 6732(b). The Director must also set up a continuous review to see what skills are needed to speed up use of AI and other new technologies. The agencies must share information and best practices inside their own parts and across the whole intelligence community. By January 1, 2024, the Director and those human resources heads must send one report to Congress — to the congressional intelligence committees and the Defense Subcommittees of the Senate and House Appropriations Committees — about workforce needs for emerging technologies, focusing on AI. The report must say how many and what kinds of AI staff each part has, include the plans above, and assess the strength and future of the talent pipeline. That assessment must describe education, hiring, and retention programs (including skills training and career and technical education), explain what authorities leaders have to support the workforce, and point out any gaps in authority, resources, incentives, training, or programs. The report can be classified or unclassified as appropriate. Agency heads must give the Director any information needed to make the report.

Title 50, §3334o

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(a)The Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the heads of human capital from each element of the intelligence community, shall—

(1)develop a plan for the recruitment and retention of personnel to positions the primary duties of which involve the integration, maintenance, or use of artificial intelligence (and the retention and training of personnel serving in such positions), including with respect to the authorities and requirements under section 6732(b); 11 See References in Text note below.

(2)develop a plan for the review and evaluation, on a continuous basis, of the expertise necessary to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence and other emerging technology solutions; and

(3)coordinate and share information and best practices relating to such recruitment and retention within the element and across the intelligence community.

(b)(1)Not later than January 1, 2024, the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with heads of human capital from each element of the intelligence community, shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a single report on the workforce needs of each element of the intelligence community relating to emerging technologies, with a specific focus on artificial intelligence.

(2)The report under paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to each element of the intelligence community, the following:

(A)A description of the number and types of personnel in work roles whose primary official duties include artificial intelligence responsibilities.

(B)A detailed description of the plans for each element developed pursuant to subsection (a).

(3)The report under paragraph (1) shall also include an assessment of the quality and sustainability of the talent pipeline of the intelligence community with respect to talent in emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence. Such assessment shall include the following:

(A)A description of the education, recruitment, and retention programs (including skills-based training and career and technical educational programs) available to personnel of the intelligence community, regardless of whether such programs are administered by the head of an element of the intelligence community or the head of another Federal department or agency, and an analysis of how such programs support the quality and sustainability of such talent pipeline.

(B)A description of the relevant authorities available to the heads of the elements of the intelligence community to promote the quality and sustainability of such talent pipeline.

(C)An assessment of any gaps in authorities, resources, recruitment or retention incentives, skills-based training, or educational programs, that may negatively affect the quality or sustainability of such talent pipeline.

(4)The report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in classified or unclassified form, as appropriate.

(c)The heads of the elements of the intelligence community shall furnish to the Director of National Intelligence such information as may be necessary for the development of the report under subsection (b).

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

section 6732(b), referred to in subsec. (a)(1), means section 6732(b) of Pub. L. 117–263, which is set out in a note under section 3024 of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Definitions For definitions of “intelligence community” and “congressional intelligence committees” as used in this section, see section 6002 of Pub. L. 117–263, set out as a note under section 3003 of this title. For definitions of “artificial intelligence” and “emerging technology” as used in this section, see section 6701 of Pub. L. 117–263, set out as a note under section 3024 of this title.

§3334o Requirements and Report on Workforce Needs of Intelligence Community Relating to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math, and Related Areas