Modernizing Retrospective Regulatory Review 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.

• Governance failure

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 for regulatory review using AI technology, with implicit coverage of governance failure (6.5) through its focus on identifying obsolete regulations. The document mentions AI as a tool for regulatory review but does not substantively address AI-specific risks or harms.

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 applies to all federal agencies conducting regulatory reviews. It does not target specific economic sectors but rather establishes processes for government agencies to review regulations across all sectors they regulate.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding federal statute enacted by the United States Congress with mandatory obligations on federal agencies, enforceable through administrative oversight mechanisms.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: United States Congress
• Summary: The document is an Act of Congress, as indicated by the legislative format and structure. Congress is the proposing authority for this federal statute.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Federal agencies; Office of Management and Budget; Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs; Director of the Government Publishing Office; Archivist of the United States; Director of the Federal Register
• Summary: The Act applies to federal agencies and specific government offices responsible for regulatory management. The term 'agency' is defined as having the meaning given in section 3502 of title 44, United States Code, covering federal executive agencies.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Office of Management and Budget; Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs; Committee on Oversight and Accountability of the House of Representatives; Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate
• Summary: The OMB and Administrator have oversight authority to issue guidance and receive agency plans. Congressional committees receive reports and plans, providing legislative oversight and enforcement through their oversight functions.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Office of Management and Budget; Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs; Committee on Oversight and Accountability of the House of Representatives; Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate
• Summary: The same entities that enforce also monitor implementation through required reporting mechanisms. The Administrator receives agency plans and the congressional committees receive both reports and plans for oversight purposes.

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 govern the AI development lifecycle itself, but rather mandates the use of AI and technology as tools for conducting retrospective regulatory reviews. It focuses on the deployment and operational use of AI tools by federal agencies for regulatory analysis purposes.

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 algorithmic tools as technologies to be used for regulatory review. It does not define AI models, systems, or specify particular types of AI. The focus is on AI as a tool for analysis rather than as a subject of regulation.