Department of Peacebuilding Act of 2023, Sec. 107 ("Office of Technology for Peace")

• Authority: United States Congress
• Parent authority: Federal government
• Jurisdiction: United States
• Collections: U.S. federal laws
• Most recent activity: Defunct
• Most recent activity date: 2025-01-03

Risk subdomain coverage

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

• Cyberattacks, weapon development or use
• Environmental harm

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

The document has minimal coverage of risk domains, with brief mentions of environmental harm (6.6) through its focus on resource conservation and sustainability. The document primarily focuses on positive applications of technology for peace rather than addressing specific AI risks.

Sector coverage

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

• Scientific Research & Development Services

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

• Agriculture, Mining, Construction & Manufacturing
• Trade, Transportation & Utilities
• Information
• Health Care & Social Assistance
• National Security

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

The document governs AI and technology development across multiple sectors through its grant-making authority. Primary sectors include Scientific Research and Development Services, Agriculture, Trade/Transportation/Utilities (energy), Health Care (medicine), and Information (communications). The governance focuses on promoting nonviolent, sustainable technologies across these industries.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a legislative act establishing a government office with specific statutory authority to make grants and carry out designated functions. It uses mandatory language ('shall') and creates binding legal obligations.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: United States Congress
• Summary: The document is identified as being from the United States Congress, which is the legislative body that proposed and enacted this legislation.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Developer, AI_Infrastructure_Provider
• Summary: The document targets entities engaged in research and development of technologies including AI, mobile technologies, social media, drones, and data science. Grant recipients would be developers and researchers working on nonviolent technologies.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Office of Technology for Peace; Assistant Secretary for Technology for Peace; Department of Peacebuilding
• Summary: The Office of Technology for Peace, headed by the Assistant Secretary for Technology for Peace within the Department of Peacebuilding, is established to carry out the functions and make grants according to the specified criteria.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Office of Technology for Peace; Assistant Secretary for Technology for Peace; Department of State
• Summary: The Assistant Secretary for Technology for Peace is responsible for studying and disseminating policies and research in consultation with the Department of State, indicating a monitoring and oversight role.

AI Lifecycle Stages

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

• Plan and Design
• Build and Use Model

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document primarily addresses the Plan and Design stage by establishing an office to study technologies and their ethical implications. It also covers Build and Use Model through grant-making for technology research and development. The focus is on early-stage governance and research funding rather than deployment or operational monitoring.

Technical Scope

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

No technical scope terms identified.

Technical Scope Summary

The document explicitly mentions artificial intelligence as one of several technologies covered. It does not define AI models or systems, nor does it distinguish between frontier AI, general purpose AI, or task-specific AI. There is no mention of compute thresholds, foundation models, generative AI, predictive AI, or open-weight models.