National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, Section 346 ("Pilot program on optimization of aerial refueling and fuel management in contested logistics environments through use of artificial intelligence")

• 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: 2023-12-22

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
• Environmental harm
• Lack of capability or robustness

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 lack of robustness (7.3). The document primarily establishes a pilot program rather than addressing specific AI risks comprehensively.

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.

• Trade, Transportation & Utilities
• Scientific Research & Development Services

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

This document primarily governs AI use within the National Security sector, specifically for Department of Defense aerial refueling and fuel management operations. It also has minimal coverage of Trade, Transportation and Utilities due to the logistics and fuel management aspects of military operations.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding legislative provision enacted by the United States Congress as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, 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 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, which is enacted by the United States Congress as the legislative authority.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Department of Defense; Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Department of Defense; Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment; Chief of Staff of the Air Force
• Summary: The document mandates specific actions by Department of Defense officials, including the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, and Chief of Staff of the Air Force.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate
• Summary: Congressional oversight is exercised through the Armed Services Committees, which receive mandatory reports and monitor compliance with the statutory requirements.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate; Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer
• Summary: The Committees on Armed Services receive reports on the pilot program's design, status, and planned activities. The Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer also has monitoring responsibilities through coordination with military commanders.

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 Plan and Design (designing the pilot program), Verify and Validate (assessing feasibility and effectiveness), Deploy (commencing the pilot program), and Operate and Monitor (evaluating real-time data analysis and addressing integration challenges).

Technical Scope

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

• AI Systems
• Predictive AI
• Task-specific AI

Technical Scope Summary

The document explicitly mentions artificial intelligence and AI-enabled systems multiple times but does not specify particular AI model types, architectures, or compute thresholds. It focuses on AI applications for military logistics optimization rather than defining technical AI categories.