FY2026 NDAA, Section 1061 ("Notification of waivers under Department of Defense Directive 3000.09")

Proposed 2025-03-14 | Enacted 2025-12-18 | Official source

Summary

Amends Chapter 3 of title 10, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Defense to notify congressional defense committees of waivers related to autonomy in weapon systems, including rationale, description, and duration, within 30 days. Allows a classified annex.

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SEC. 1061. NOTIFICATION OF WAIVERS UNDER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DIRECTIVE 3000.09. (a) In General.--Chapter 3 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 130f the following new section: ``Sec. 130g. Notification requirements for waivers issued under Department of Defense guidance related to autonomy in weapon systems ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees written notification of any waiver under Department of Defense Directive 3000.09 (relating to autonomy in weapon systems), or any successor directive, by not later than 30 days after the date on which the waiver is issued. ``(b) Elements.--Each notification submitted under subsection (a) shall include the following: ``(1) The rationale for the waiver. ``(2) A description of the autonomous weapon system or technology covered by the waiver. ``(3) The anticipated duration of the waiver.

``(c) Form.--A notification under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex, as the Secretary determines necessary.''. (b) Reports on Approval and Deployment of Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems.--Section 1066(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 2065 ) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, or any legal review,'' after ``officials''; (2) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``, including any legal review,'' after ``review''; and (3) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``, including any legal review,'' after ``review''.