Pilot program on modernization of drug testing using voice-based risk assessment

(a) Pilot program The Secretary of Defense may carry out a pilot program to evaluate the use of automated, voice-based risk assessment technology to support targeted drug testing of members of the Armed Forces to determine if such technology can improve the efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and operational readiness of the drug testing programs of the Department of Defense by enabling risk-informed testing in place of universal urinalysis. (b) Elements If the Secretary of Defense carries out the pilot program under subsection (a), such pilot program shall— (1) make use of automated, voice-based risk assessment technology; (2) be executed as part of the Drug Demand Reduction Program of the Department of Defense; (3) be conducted consistent with the goals of the drug testing program, including deterrence and to assess the security, military fitness, readiness, good order, and discipline of commands; (4) be conducted in a manner that allows the results to be used for punitive or other appropriate actions; and (5) be conducted in a manner that protects individual privacy and complies with applicable law and Department policy. (c) Report If the Secretary of Defense carries out the pilot program under subsection (a), not later than one year after the date on which the Secretary of Defense establishes such pilot, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees an assessment of such pilot program, including the impact of the use of automated, voice-based risk assessment technology as described in subsection (a) on testing volume, cost savings, personnel time, and operational readiness. (d) Termination If the Secretary of Defense carries out the pilot program under subsection (a), such pilot program shall terminate on the date that is three years after the date on which such pilot program is established.