Pilot program for data-enabled ground vehicle maintenance

(a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary concerned with respect to a covered Armed Force, in consultation with the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Department of Defense, shall establish in such covered Armed Force a pilot program under which the covered Armed Force shall use commercially available artificial intelligence technologies to improve the maintenance of ground vehicles performed by such covered Armed Force. (b) Objectives Under the pilot program established under subsection (a), the Secretary concerned shall— (1) assess the feasibility and effectiveness of artificial intelligence-driven approaches in improving maintenance regimes for ground vehicles; (2) assess the cost savings resulting from the use of artificial intelligence technology for the maintenance of ground vehicles; and (3) identify and mitigate potential challenges and risks associated with the integration of artificial intelligence technology for modernized maintenance of ground vehicles, including cybersecurity concerns. (c) Report Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, each Secretary concerned with respect to a covered Armed Force shall submit to Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the activities performed under the pilot program established under subsection (a) in such covered Armed Force. (d) Termination The authority to carry out a pilot program under subsection (a) shall terminate on January 1, 2029. (e) Definitions In this section: (1) The term covered Armed Force means the Army, Navy, or Air Force. (2) The term Secretary concerned has the meaning given such term in section 101(a)(9) of title 10, United States Code.