SPEED through Screening Act

• 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
• Unequal performance across groups
• Compromise of privacy
• AI system security vulnerabilities
• Overreliance and unsafe use
• 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 focus on privacy (2.1), security vulnerabilities (2.2), and human-computer interaction (5.1, 5.2). The primary emphasis is on aviation security screening technology deployment rather than comprehensive AI risk management. Coverage is concentrated in privacy concerns related to data collection and potential security implications of screening technologies.

Sector coverage

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

• Trade, Transportation & Utilities
• Public Administration (excl. National Security)

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

• Information
• Scientific Research & Development Services
• Health Care & Social Assistance
• National Security

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

The document primarily governs the Trade, Transportation and Utilities sector, specifically aviation transportation and airport security screening operations. It also has implications for the Information sector through requirements for AI and technology deployment, and the Scientific Research and Development Services sector through mandated research and feasibility studies.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding legislative act from the United States Congress with mandatory requirements, specified enforcement mechanisms through the TSA Administrator, and authorized appropriations of $20 million.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Summary: The document is a Congressional bill enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Summary: The document creates obligations for the TSA Administrator to develop strategies, conduct studies, deploy technologies, and collect statistics related to airport security screening.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Summary: Congressional committees receive mandatory reports and briefings, and the Comptroller General is tasked with reviewing implementation within two years.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Summary: Congressional committees receive annual briefings on statistics and implementation progress, while the Comptroller General conducts a formal review of implementation.

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
• Build and Use Model
• Verify and Validate
• Deploy
• Operate and Monitor

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document primarily addresses the Deploy and Operate and Monitor stages of the AI lifecycle, with some coverage of Plan and Design and Verify and Validate stages. It focuses on deploying advanced screening technologies including AI-based detection algorithms and systems, with requirements for testing, evaluation, and ongoing data collection to monitor performance.

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 AI in the context of screening technologies, specifically referencing 'artificial intelligence' for collecting passenger screening statistics. It focuses on advanced screening technologies including detection algorithms, advanced imaging technology, and detection at range technology, but does not specify AI model types, compute thresholds, or distinguish between different categories of AI systems.