National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022, Section 1531 ("Digital development infrastructure plan and working group")

• Authority: United States Congress
• Parent authority: Federal government
• Jurisdiction: United States
• Collections: NDAA provisions;U.S. federal laws
• Most recent activity: Enacted
• Most recent activity date: 2021-12-27

Risk subdomain coverage

Minimal coverage — Brief mention but no specific mitigations, recommendations or governance measures relating to the risk subdomain are described.

• Governance failure

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

This document has minimal risk domain coverage, focusing primarily on infrastructure planning and governance structures rather than AI risks. The only subdomain with minimal coverage is 6.5 Governance Failure, as the document addresses the need for governance structures to support AI development infrastructure, though it does not explicitly discuss governance failures or risks.

Sector coverage

Good coverage — Comprehensive governance measures or mitigations with clear procedures relating to the sector are explicitly described.

• National Security

Minimal coverage — Brief mention but no specific mitigations, recommendations or governance measures relating to the sector are described.

• Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
• Scientific Research & Development Services
• Health Care & Social Assistance
• Public Administration (excl. National Security)

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

This document primarily governs AI infrastructure development within the National Security sector, as it is directed at the Department of Defense and military services. It also has minimal coverage of Public Administration through its governance and data infrastructure requirements.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding legislative provision enacted by the United States Congress as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022, containing mandatory obligations on the Secretary of Defense with specific timelines and reporting requirements.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: United States Congress
• Summary: The document is Section 1531 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022, which is enacted by the United States Congress as the legislative authority.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Secretary of Defense; Department of Defense; Office of Chief Data Officer (CDO); Component Offices of Chief Information Officer and Chief Digital Officer; Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC); Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research & Engineering (OUSD (R&E)); Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition & Sustainment (OUSD (A&S)); Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence & Security (OUSD (I&S)); Service Acquisition Executives; Office of the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E); Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); Digital development infrastructure programs
• Summary: The document applies to the Secretary of Defense and various Department of Defense entities, requiring them to develop infrastructure plans and participate in a working group for AI development infrastructure.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: United States Congress; congressional defense committees
• Summary: Congress enforces compliance through its oversight authority, with the Secretary of Defense required to submit reports to congressional defense committees.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: congressional defense committees; Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense
• Summary: Congressional defense committees monitor implementation through required reporting, while the Chief Information Officer chairs the working group responsible for developing and implementing the plan.

AI Lifecycle Stages

Lifecycle stages covered by the documents, as defined in the OECD Framework for the Classification of AI Systems

• Plan and Design
• Collect and Process Data
• Build and Use Model
• Verify and Validate
• Deploy
• Operate and Monitor

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document primarily covers the Plan and Design stage by requiring development of a technical plan and governance structure for AI infrastructure. It also addresses Build and Use Model through infrastructure for development and testing, and Deploy through infrastructure for fielding AI capabilities. The Operate and Monitor stage is covered through requirements for continuous updating of AI capabilities.

Technical Scope

Terms relating to technical scope that are mentioned or implicitly referenced in the document

• AI Systems

Technical Scope Summary

The document explicitly mentions 'artificial intelligence-capabilities' and 'artificial intelligence' multiple times, focusing on infrastructure to support AI development. It does not use specific technical terms like frontier AI, general purpose AI, foundation models, or compute thresholds, but addresses AI systems broadly through infrastructure requirements.