Veterans Online Information and Cybersecurity Empowerment Act of 2024

• 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

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

• False or misleading information
• Pollution of information ecosystem
• Disinformation, surveillance, and influence at scale
• Fraud, scams, and targeted manipulation

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

• Compromise of privacy
• AI system security vulnerabilities
• Overreliance and unsafe use
• Loss of human agency and autonomy

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

The document has good coverage of approximately 5-6 subdomains, with strong focus on malicious actors (4.1, 4.3), misinformation (3.1, 3.2), and human-computer interaction (5.1). Coverage is concentrated in information security, foreign influence operations, fraud prevention, and digital literacy domains.

Sector coverage

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

• Educational Services
• Public Administration (excl. National Security)

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

• Health Care & Social Assistance
• National Security

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

This document does not govern AI use within specific economic sectors. Instead, it establishes a grant program administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide digital literacy and cybersecurity education to veterans across all sectors. The governance applies to the educational services provided to veterans, not to AI deployment in any particular industry.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding federal statute enacted by the United States Congress with mandatory obligations, appropriations authority, and reporting requirements enforceable through federal administrative law.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: United States Congress
• Summary: The document is a Congressional Act proposed and enacted by the United States Congress, as indicated by the legislative format and authority structure.

Target

• Entity Types: Affected_Stakeholder
• Entities: veterans; members of the Armed Forces; families of veterans and service members; eligible entities (civil society organizations, congressionally chartered veterans service organizations)
• Summary: The Act targets veterans and their families as the primary beneficiaries of digital literacy and cybersecurity education programs. Eligible entities that receive grants are also targets as they must comply with program requirements.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Secretary of Veterans Affairs; Department of Veterans Affairs
• Summary: The Secretary of Veterans Affairs is designated as the primary enforcer responsible for establishing the grant program, reviewing applications, awarding grants, and ensuring compliance with reporting requirements.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Secretary of Veterans Affairs; Congress
• Summary: The Secretary of Veterans Affairs monitors grant recipients through mandatory reporting requirements. Congress monitors the overall program effectiveness through reports submitted by the Secretary.

AI Lifecycle Stages

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

No lifecycle stages identified.

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document does not explicitly address AI system development lifecycle stages. It focuses on digital literacy and cybersecurity education for veterans to protect against online threats including AI-enabled disinformation and fraud, but does not govern AI system design, development, deployment, or 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 does not explicitly mention AI models, AI systems, or any specific AI technical categories. It addresses the impacts of digital technologies and online platforms used for disinformation and fraud, but does not define or regulate AI technical specifications.