James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, Section 6723 ("Requirements and report on workforce needs of intelligence community relating to science, technology, engineering, and math, and related areas")

• 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: 2022-12-23

Risk subdomain coverage

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

This document has minimal risk domain coverage, focusing primarily on workforce development and human capital management for AI integration in the intelligence community. It does not directly address AI risks or harms, but rather addresses organizational capacity to work with AI systems. No risk subdomains receive substantive coverage.

Sector coverage

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

• National Security

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

This document exclusively governs the National Security sector, specifically addressing workforce development and AI integration within the U.S. intelligence community. It does not apply to private sector organizations or other government sectors.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding statutory provision enacted by the U.S. Congress as part of the National Defense Authorization Act, containing mandatory obligations with specific deadlines and reporting requirements.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: United States Congress
• Summary: This section is part of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, which was proposed and enacted by the United States Congress.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Director of National Intelligence; intelligence community elements; heads of human capital from each element of the intelligence community
• Summary: The document explicitly targets the Director of National Intelligence and heads of human capital across intelligence community elements, requiring them to develop workforce plans and submit reports on AI-related personnel needs.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: congressional intelligence committees; Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
• Summary: Congressional committees are designated as the oversight bodies receiving mandatory reports, providing enforcement through congressional oversight mechanisms and appropriations authority.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: congressional intelligence committees; Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
• Summary: The same congressional committees that enforce compliance also monitor implementation through the required reporting mechanism, which includes assessments of workforce needs, talent pipeline quality, and program effectiveness.

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
• Deploy
• Operate and Monitor

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document does not directly govern specific AI lifecycle stages but rather addresses the organizational capacity and workforce development needed to support AI integration across all lifecycle stages. It focuses on human capital requirements for personnel who will integrate, maintain, or use AI systems, which implicitly spans multiple lifecycle stages.

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 and emerging technologies but does not define specific AI types, models, or technical thresholds. The focus is on workforce capabilities rather than technical AI specifications.