(a) Establishment
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall establish a pilot program to collect, store, and analyze covered data generated during rotations of members of the Armed Forces at combat training centers.
(b) Purposes
The purposes of the pilot program under subsection (a) shall be to improve the realism of training for members of the Armed Forces, enhance unit readiness, collect observational data for application to efforts of the Department relating to agentic artificial intelligence, and support the development of secure systems and analytic tools that enable the responsible deployment and interoperability of the sensors specified in subsection (c)(2)(A).
(c) Activities
In carrying out the pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Army shall—
designate not fewer than one rotation at a combat training center for the conduct of the pilot program;
identify and evaluate technologies and processes for the collection, storage, and analysis of covered data from multiple sources during such rotation, including—
soldier-borne artificial intelligence small arms weapon sensors and related networked systems; and
unmanned systems;
collect, store, and analyze covered data during such rotation using such technologies and processes;
analyze how data generated by the sensors specified in paragraph (2)(A) may contribute to improved lethality, survivability, and situational awareness in multi-domain operations; and
evaluate the cost, feasibility, and operational benefits of permanently establishing a program for the collection, storage, and analysis of covered data generated during rotations of members of the Armed Forces across combat training centers.
(d) Briefing
Not later than 180 days after the completion of the pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Army shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the activities, findings, and recommendations resulting from such pilot program, including the following:
An assessment of the effectiveness and security of incorporating data derived from sensors specified in subsection (c)(2)(A) into training and readiness analyses.
Recommendations regarding the potential expansion or permanent establishment of a program for the collection, storage, and analysis of covered data generated during rotations of members of the Armed Forces across combat training centers and across the Armed Forces.
(e) Termination
Not later than three years after the date of enactment of this Act, the pilot program under subsection (a) shall terminate.
(f) Covered data defined
In this section, the term covered data means data relating to the tactical performance and decision-making of, and training effectiveness for, members of the Armed Forces (at the individual, team, and unit levels).