William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, Division A, Title II, Section 513 ("Grants to support STEM education in the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps")

• Authority: United States Congress
• Parent authority: Federal government
• Jurisdiction: United States
• Collections: NDAA provisions;U.S. federal laws
• Most recent activity: Enacted
• Most recent activity date: 2021-01-01

Risk subdomain coverage

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

This document has no meaningful coverage of AI risk domains. It is a grant authorization statute for STEM education in Junior ROTC programs. While it mentions AI and machine learning as subjects that may be taught, it does not address any AI risks, harms, or governance challenges.

Sector coverage

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

• Educational Services

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

• National Security

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

This document primarily governs Educational Services by establishing grant funding for STEM education in Junior ROTC programs. It also has minimal coverage of National Security as it operates through the Department of Defense and JROTC programs.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding federal statute enacted by the U.S. Congress as part of the National Defense Authorization Act. It creates legal authority for the Secretary of Defense to establish a grant program with specific requirements and procedures.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: United States Congress
• Summary: This is a section of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, which is federal legislation enacted by the U.S. Congress.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Secretary of Defense; Secretary of Education; local education agencies that host Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps units
• Summary: The statute applies to the Secretary of Defense who administers the grant program, and to local education agencies (schools) that host JROTC units and are eligible to receive grants for STEM education.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Secretary of Defense; Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives
• Summary: The Secretary of Defense has authority to implement and oversee the grant program. Congressional Armed Services Committees exercise oversight through mandatory reporting requirements.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Secretary of Defense; Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives
• Summary: The Secretary must establish evaluation metrics and conduct assessments. Congressional committees monitor implementation through required reports.

AI Lifecycle Stages

Lifecycle stages covered by the documents, as defined in the OECD Framework for the Classification of AI Systems

No lifecycle stages identified.

AI Lifecycle Summary

This document does not govern AI development or deployment. It authorizes grants for STEM education including AI as a subject to be taught to students. It does not address any AI lifecycle stages.

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 mentions artificial intelligence and machine learning only as educational subjects to be taught to students in JROTC programs. It does not define or govern AI models, systems, or any technical AI concepts.