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S. 2502 118th Congress Senate

Artificial Intelligence Bug Bounty Act of 2023

Official title: A bill to require the Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Department of Defense to develop a bug bounty program relating to dual-use foundational artificial intelligence models.

Introduced: July 27, 2023 Introduced by: Mike Rounds Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security
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Jul 26, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Jul 26, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action July 26, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Artificial Intelligence Bug Bounty Act of 2023

This bill requires the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) within the Department of Defense (DOD) to develop a bug bounty program for foundational artificial intelligence products being incorporated by DOD. Generally, a bug bounty program provides incentives to individuals to discover and report on vulnerabilities in an organization's software or systems.

Not later than one year after the enactment of this bill, CDAO must brief Congress on the development of bug bounty programs and long-term plans with respect to such programs.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 2670 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
  • S 2226 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
  • S 3050 Artificial Intelligence Advancement Act of 2023
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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Jul 27, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2502: Artificial Intelligence Bug Bounty Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2502/
MLA
"S. 2502: Artificial Intelligence Bug Bounty Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2502/.
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S. 2502, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2502/.
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