National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, Section 856 ("Pilot program to analyze and monitor certain supply chains")

• 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.

• Competitive dynamics
• Lack of capability or robustness

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

This document has minimal coverage of AI risk domains, with limited implicit coverage of approximately 2-3 subdomains. The primary focus is on supply chain analysis for weapons platforms using AI/ML tools, with minimal attention to AI-specific risks. Coverage touches on competitive dynamics (6.4) through defense supply chain vulnerabilities, and potentially system safety (7.3) through the use of AI tools for critical defense applications, though these are not explicitly addressed as risks.

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.

• Agriculture, Mining, Construction & Manufacturing

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

This document primarily governs AI use within the National Security sector, specifically for defense supply chain analysis and weapons platform production. It also has secondary coverage of the Manufacturing sector through its focus on identifying production impediments and supplier vulnerabilities for weapons platforms.

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 Section 856 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: Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment; Department of Defense
• Summary: The document directs the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment to establish and carry out the pilot program, making this office the primary target of the governance instrument.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Congressional defense committees
• Summary: The congressional defense committees serve as the enforcement mechanism through their oversight role, receiving annual reports on program implementation and compliance.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Congressional defense committees; Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment
• Summary: The congressional defense committees monitor implementation through annual reports, while the Under Secretary monitors supply chain vulnerabilities and program effectiveness through the pilot program itself.

AI Lifecycle Stages

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

• Build and Use Model
• Deploy
• Operate and Monitor

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document primarily covers the Deploy and Operate and Monitor stages of the AI lifecycle, as it focuses on using existing AI and machine learning tools for supply chain analysis rather than developing new AI systems. There is minimal coverage of the Build and Use Model stage through the selection and deployment of commercial and DoD AI/ML tools.

Technical Scope

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

• AI Models
• AI Systems

Technical Scope Summary

The document explicitly mentions artificial intelligence and machine learning tools but does not specify particular types of AI systems, models, or technical thresholds. The focus is on using AI/ML as analytical tools rather than governing specific AI technologies.