Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, Section 1547 ("Joint partner-sharing network capabilities for Middle East defense integration")

• Authority: United States Congress
• Parent authority: Federal government
• Jurisdiction: United States
• Collections: FY2025 NDAA;NDAA provisions
• Most recent activity: Enacted
• Most recent activity date: 2024-12-23

Risk subdomain coverage

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

• AI system security vulnerabilities
• Competitive dynamics
• Governance failure

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

The document has minimal coverage of risk domains, with limited focus on AI system security (2.2), competitive dynamics (6.4), and governance failure (6.5). The document primarily addresses operational and procedural aspects of AI deployment in military contexts rather than specific AI risks and harms.

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.

• Information
• Scientific Research & Development Services
• Educational Services

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

This document primarily governs the National Security sector, specifically addressing AI use within Department of Defense operations, combatant commands, and military defense integration with Middle Eastern allies and partners. It does not regulate civilian sectors.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding legislative instrument enacted by the United States Congress as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, containing mandatory obligations with specific timelines and reporting requirements.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: United States Congress
• Summary: The document is a section of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, which is enacted by the United States Congress as the legislative authority.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor, AI_Deployer
• Entities: Secretary of Defense; Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Department of Defense; United States Central Command; combatant commands; Defense Innovation Unit
• Summary: The document targets Department of Defense entities and officials who are required to develop policies, submit reports, and establish forums for AI governance in military contexts. These entities are both governance actors (setting policy) and deployers (using AI tools operationally).

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: congressional defense committees; Secretary of Defense; Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer
• Summary: Congressional defense committees enforce compliance through oversight and reporting requirements. The Secretary of Defense and Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer have authority to enforce technology protection protocols and policy compliance.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: congressional defense committees; Secretary of Defense
• Summary: Congressional defense committees monitor implementation through required reports. The Secretary is required to develop metrics for assessing progress and submit reports on implementation.

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 primarily covers the Plan and Design stage through policy development requirements, and the Deploy and Operate and Monitor stages through implementation of AI tools in operational military contexts. It addresses the entire lifecycle implicitly through the establishment of governance frameworks for AI use in combatant commands.

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 tools, methodologies, and techniques multiple times, with focus on commercially available AI tools and emerging technologies. It does not define specific AI model types, compute thresholds, or distinguish between different categories of AI systems.