A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to carry out a pilot program on using artificial intelligence-enabled software to optimize the workflow and operations of depots, shipyards, and other manufacturing facilities run by the Department of Defense…

• 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.

• Governance failure
• Lack of capability or robustness

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

The document has minimal coverage of AI risk domains, with limited implicit references to system safety (7.3) and governance (6.5). The focus is on establishing a pilot program rather than addressing specific AI risks. Most risk domains are not mentioned.

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.

• Agriculture, Mining, Construction & Manufacturing
• Management, Administrative & Support Services
• Public Administration (excl. National Security)

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

This bill primarily governs AI use in National Security (military operations and defense facilities) and Public Administration (government contract management). It also has implications for Manufacturing through DoD-operated production facilities.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding legislative bill from the U.S. Congress that uses mandatory language throughout and creates legally enforceable obligations on the Secretary of Defense, including specific expenditure requirements and reporting deadlines.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: United States Congress
• Summary: The document is a congressional bill as indicated by the header 'Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled', making Congress the proposer of this governance instrument.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor, AI_Deployer
• Entities: Secretary of Defense; Department of Defense; Defense Contract Management Agency; Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment; Secretary of the Army; Secretary of the Navy; Secretary of the Air Force
• Summary: The bill directly targets the Secretary of Defense and various Department of Defense entities who must implement the AI pilot program. These entities are both governance actors (government agencies) and AI deployers (implementing AI-enabled software in their operations).

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives
• Summary: The congressional Armed Services Committees serve as the enforcement bodies through their oversight authority, receiving mandatory reports and having the power to conduct oversight of the pilot program's implementation.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives; Secretary of Defense
• Summary: The Armed Services Committees monitor through mandatory reporting requirements. The Secretary of Defense also has monitoring responsibilities through the evaluation and assessment requirements built into the pilot program.

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
• Verify and Validate
• Deploy
• Operate and Monitor

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document primarily covers the Deploy and Operate and Monitor lifecycle stages, with some coverage of Plan and Design through requirements for human-centered design practices and industry best practices. The focus is on implementing and evaluating AI-enabled software in operational DoD facilities.

Technical Scope

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

• AI Systems
• Task-specific AI

Technical Scope Summary

The document explicitly mentions 'artificial intelligence-enabled software' but does not provide detailed definitions or distinguish between different types of AI systems, models, or technical specifications. No compute thresholds, foundation models, or specific AI architectures are mentioned.