Next Generation Military Education 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.

• Compromise of privacy
• AI system security vulnerabilities
• False or misleading information
• Pollution of information ecosystem
• Disinformation, surveillance, and influence at scale
• Cyberattacks, weapon development or use
• Fraud, scams, and targeted manipulation
• Overreliance and unsafe use
• AI pursuing its own goals
• Lack of capability or robustness
• Lack of transparency or interpretability

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 security (2.2), misinformation risks (3.1, 3.2), and AI system safety failures (7.3, 7.4). The primary emphasis is on education and training rather than comprehensive risk mitigation. Coverage is concentrated in awareness-building around security vulnerabilities, deceptive AI content, and basic AI literacy to address capability limitations.

Sector coverage

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

• National Security

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

• Educational Services

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

This legislation exclusively governs the National Security sector, specifically requiring the Department of Defense and Armed Forces to develop and implement AI education and training programs for military personnel and civilian defense employees.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding legislative act from the United States Congress with mandatory requirements, specified timelines, and enforcement through federal authority over the Department of Defense.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Summary: The document is a Congressional bill enacted by the legislative branch of the United States government, as indicated by the standard legislative enactment clause.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor, AI_User
• Summary: The legislation applies to the Department of Defense and its personnel, requiring them to develop and complete AI education courses. Military personnel and civilian employees are the end users who must access training.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Summary: The Secretary of Defense and subordinate officials have authority to implement and ensure compliance with the requirements. Congressional committees exercise oversight through mandatory reporting requirements.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Summary: Congressional committees monitor implementation through mandatory reports at 270 days and annually through 2029. The Secretary of Defense monitors and reports on progress of program expansion and promotion.

AI Lifecycle Stages

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

• Deploy
• Operate and Monitor

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document does not focus on the technical AI lifecycle stages of development, but rather on education and training about AI use. It addresses the Deploy and Operate and Monitor stages implicitly through requirements for training on AI product use and ongoing cybersecurity training incorporation.

Technical Scope

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

• Generative AI
• Predictive AI

Technical Scope Summary

The document explicitly mentions artificial intelligence and machine learning, with focus on AI products and services, AI-generated content, and AI technologies. It does not mention frontier AI, general purpose AI, foundation models, or specific compute thresholds. The scope is broad AI literacy rather than technical AI system specifications.