To provide for citizen engagement on the development and adoption of Federal civilian agency use of artificial intelligence, and for other purposes.

• 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.

• Unfair discrimination and misrepresentation
• Governance failure
• Environmental harm

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

This document has minimal coverage of AI risk domains. It primarily addresses governance mechanisms (6.5) through citizen engagement requirements, with implicit minimal coverage of discrimination concerns (1.1) through inclusion of civil rights organizations. The document focuses on procedural governance rather than substantive risk mitigation.

Sector coverage

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

• Public Administration (excl. National Security)

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

This document governs Public Administration (excluding National Security) as it regulates Federal civilian agency use of AI through mandatory citizen engagement processes. The listening sessions include stakeholders from multiple sectors (agriculture, education, etc.), but these are consulted parties rather than governed entities.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding legislative bill with mandatory obligations on the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct listening sessions and submit annual reports to Congress, using mandatory language throughout.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: United States Congress
• Summary: The document is explicitly identified as a bill enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, making Congress the proposer.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Federal civilian agencies; Secretary of Homeland Security
• Summary: The document targets Federal civilian agency use of artificial intelligence and places obligations on the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct listening sessions and report on public attitudes regarding federal AI adoption.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: United States Congress
• Summary: Congress serves as the enforcement body through its oversight function, receiving annual reports from the Secretary of Homeland Security on compliance with the listening session and reporting requirements.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Secretary of Homeland Security; United States Congress
• Summary: The Secretary of Homeland Security monitors public attitudes through listening sessions and reports findings to Congress annually. Congress monitors implementation through receipt of these reports.

AI Lifecycle Stages

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

• Plan and Design
• Deploy
• Operate and Monitor

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document does not focus on specific AI lifecycle stages but rather on governance processes for citizen engagement regarding federal AI use. It addresses consultation and reporting mechanisms that could inform planning and design decisions, but does not explicitly govern technical development stages.

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 uses the general term 'artificial intelligence' without defining it or specifying particular types of AI systems, models, or technical characteristics. No compute thresholds, model types, or technical specifications are mentioned.