International Artificial Intelligence Research Partnership 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

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

• AI system security vulnerabilities
• Cyberattacks, weapon development or use
• Competitive dynamics

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

The document has minimal coverage of risk domains, with limited focus on competitive dynamics (6.4) and governance failure (6.5). The primary emphasis is on establishing international AI research partnerships rather than addressing specific AI risks or harms. Most risk subdomains are not mentioned.

Sector coverage

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

• Scientific Research & Development Services
• Public Administration (excl. National Security)

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

• Educational Services
• National Security

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

This document primarily governs activities in the Scientific Research and Development Services sector through its establishment of AI research partnerships. It also has implications for Public Administration (excluding National Security) through the role of the Secretary of State and coordination with federal agencies. The document explicitly excludes national security applications.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a proposed federal statute (bill) from the United States Congress that, if enacted, would create binding legal obligations with appropriated funding, reporting requirements, and specific authorities granted to the Secretary of State.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: United States Congress; Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America
• Summary: The document is a bill proposed by the United States Congress, as indicated by the opening legislative language and the structure of the document as federal legislation.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor, AI_Developer
• Entities: United States cities; foreign cities; nonprofits and academic institutions; National Science Foundation; external partners
• Summary: The document targets U.S. cities establishing AI research partnerships with international counterparts, as well as nonprofits and academic institutions that may facilitate these partnerships. It also involves coordination with the National Science Foundation.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Secretary of State; Secretary of Defense; Director of National Intelligence
• Summary: The Secretary of State has primary authority to implement and oversee the partnerships, with consultation from the Secretary of Defense and Director of National Intelligence for eligibility determinations and national security considerations.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Secretary of State; Committee on Foreign Affairs; Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; Committee on Foreign Relations; Committee on Appropriations of the Senate
• Summary: The Secretary of State is required to submit annual reports to multiple Congressional committees, which will monitor implementation and effectiveness of the partnerships.

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 focuses primarily on the Plan and Design stage of AI research partnerships, with some coverage of Build and Use Model through research activities. It does not substantially address data collection, verification/validation, deployment, or operational monitoring of AI systems themselves, but rather the establishment and management of research partnerships.

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 and artificial intelligence research partnerships. It references the National AI Research Resource and discusses translational AI research. However, it does not specifically mention AI models, AI systems, frontier AI, general purpose AI, foundation models, generative AI, predictive AI, open-weight models, or compute thresholds.