Sustaining America’s Fisheries for the Future Act of 2024, Title IV, Section 401 ("Data modernization.")

• 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

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

This document has minimal to no coverage of AI risk domains. It is a procedural legislative provision requiring a strategic plan for fisheries data modernization that will align with NOAA's AI Strategy. The document does not address specific AI risks, harms, or mitigation measures from the MIT taxonomy.

Sector coverage

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

• Public Administration (excl. National Security)

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

• Agriculture, Mining, Construction & Manufacturing
• Scientific Research & Development Services

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

This document primarily governs the Public Administration sector (excluding National Security) by imposing requirements on federal agencies (NOAA) to develop fisheries data modernization plans. It also has minimal coverage of Agriculture, Mining, Construction and Manufacturing through its focus on fisheries management, which falls under the agriculture subsector.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding legislative provision from the U.S. Congress that creates mandatory obligations for the Secretary to deliver a strategic plan and annual reports within specified timeframes.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: United States Congress
• Summary: The document is a legislative act passed by the United States Congress, which has the constitutional authority to propose and enact federal legislation.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Secretary (of Commerce); Assistant Administrator for Fisheries; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
• Summary: The legislation targets federal executive branch officials responsible for fisheries management, specifically requiring the Secretary to develop and implement a strategic plan for fisheries data modernization.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: United States Congress
• Summary: Congress enforces compliance through its oversight authority, requiring the Secretary to provide the strategic plan within 180 days and submit annual progress reports.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: United States Congress
• Summary: Congress monitors implementation through mandatory annual reporting requirements that track progress on the fisheries data modernization initiative.

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
• Deploy
• Operate and Monitor

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document addresses the planning and design stage by requiring a strategic plan for fisheries data modernization. It implicitly covers deployment and operation through requirements to align with NOAA's AI Strategy and develop user-centric systems. The focus is on strategic planning rather than technical implementation details.

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 does not explicitly define or discuss specific AI technical concepts. It references alignment with NOAA's 'Artificial Intelligence Strategy' but does not elaborate on AI models, systems, or technical specifications. The focus is on data management infrastructure rather than AI technical architecture.