; 10 U.S.C. 2200 note) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) Minimum number of scholarship awards (A) In general The Secretary of Defense shall award not fewer than 1,000 scholarships through the Program in fiscal year 2026 and in each fiscal year thereafter. (B) Waiver The Secretary of Defense may award fewer than the number of scholarships required under subparagraph (A) in a fiscal year if the Secretary determines and notifies the congressional defense committees that fewer scholarships are necessary to address workforce needs. . 1725. Control and management of Department of Defense data and establishment of Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer Governing Council (a) Control and management of Department of Defense data The Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Department of Defense shall maintain the authority, but not the requirement, to access and control, on behalf of the Secretary of Defense, of all data collected, acquired, accessed, or utilized by Department of Defense components consistent with section 1513 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 ( Public Law 117–263 ; 10 U.S.C. 4001 note). (b) Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer Governing Council Paragraph (3) of section 238(d) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 ( Public Law 115–232