Sustaining America’s Fisheries for the Future Act of 2024, Title IV, Section 402 ("Expanding and improving electronic technologies.")

• 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.

• Compromise of privacy
• Competitive dynamics
• 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 AI system safety and governance. Coverage is primarily concentrated in subdomain 7.3 (Lack of robustness) with minimal mentions of governance structures (6.5) and competitive dynamics (6.4). The document focuses on fisheries management technology rather than comprehensive AI risk mitigation.

Sector coverage

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

• Agriculture, Mining, Construction & Manufacturing
• 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.

• Information
• Professional & Technical Services
• National Security

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

The document primarily governs the Agriculture, Mining, Construction and Manufacturing sector (specifically commercial fishing operations) and the Scientific Research and Development Services sector (fisheries research and data collection). It also has minimal coverage of Professional and Technical Services through electronic technology providers.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding federal statute enacted by the United States Congress with mandatory language and enforcement mechanisms through federal agencies.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: United States Congress
• Summary: The document is a Congressional Act ('Sustaining America's Fisheries for the Future Act of 2024') proposed and enacted by the United States Congress, as indicated by the title and legislative format.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Developer, AI_Deployer
• Entities: Regional Fishery Management Councils; National Marine Fisheries Service; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; electronic technology developers, operators, or providers; vessels of the United States engaged in fishing
• Summary: The document targets multiple entities: Regional Fishery Management Councils and the Secretary (NOAA/NMFS) who must implement electronic monitoring requirements; electronic technology developers who are subject to prize competitions and advisory panel participation; and fishing vessels that must comply with data collection requirements.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Secretary of Commerce; National Marine Fisheries Service; Regional Fishery Management Councils; Comptroller General of the United States
• Summary: The Secretary (of Commerce, through NOAA/NMFS) has primary enforcement authority to implement information collection programs, conduct reviews, and establish advisory panels. The Comptroller General provides oversight through assessment and reporting to Congress.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Secretary of Commerce; Comptroller General of the United States; Advisory Panel for electronic technologies development and deployment; Congress
• Summary: The Secretary conducts periodic reviews and publishes reports on information collection programs. The Comptroller General monitors NMFS capabilities and reports to Congress. The Advisory Panel monitors developments in electronic technologies and provides annual summaries. Congress receives reports and maintains oversight.

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 covers multiple AI lifecycle stages with primary focus on Deploy and Operate and Monitor stages. It addresses planning through advisory panels and prize competitions, development through innovation incentives, and deployment/monitoring through mandatory electronic technology implementation and periodic reviews.

Technical Scope

Terms relating to technical scope that are mentioned or implicitly referenced in the document

• Task-specific AI

Technical Scope Summary

The document explicitly mentions AI and machine learning applications for fisheries data collection and monitoring. It does not define AI models or systems formally, nor does it mention frontier AI, general purpose AI, foundation models, or compute thresholds. The focus is on applied AI technologies for specific fisheries management tasks.