On December 7, 2023, leaders from the House and Senate Armed Services committees unveiled the conference report for the fiscal year (FY) 2024 defense authorization bill. The report includes several artificial intelligence (AI) provisions expected to become law, with an upcoming Senate vote. This collaborative effort reconciles differences between House and Senate versions, passed earlier in the summer. The Senate bill (S. 2226) received notable bipartisan support, contrasting with the House’s more partisan passage of its bill (H.R. 2670). We set out in this post key provisions in the compromise version of the defense bill.

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