National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, Section 1521 ("Control and management of Department of Defense data; establishment of Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer Governing Council")

• 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

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

• Governance failure

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

• Unfair discrimination and misrepresentation
• Unequal performance across groups
• Compromise of privacy
• AI system security vulnerabilities
• Overreliance and unsafe use
• Competitive dynamics
• 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 governance structures (6.5) and competitive dynamics (6.4). The document primarily establishes organizational structures and oversight mechanisms rather than directly addressing specific AI risks and harms. Coverage is concentrated in governance and coordination aspects rather than technical safety or societal impact domains.

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 document exclusively governs the National Security sector, establishing AI governance structures and oversight mechanisms within the Department of Defense. It does not extend governance to other economic sectors.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding federal statute enacted by the United States Congress as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, containing mandatory obligations with legal force.

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 federal legislation enacted by the United States Congress.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor, AI_Developer, AI_Deployer
• Entities: Department of Defense; Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer; military departments; defense industry sector
• Summary: The document applies to Department of Defense components, the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer, military departments, and references coordination with the defense industry sector. It governs AI development, deployment, and oversight within DoD operations.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Secretary of Defense; Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer; Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer Governing Council
• Summary: The Secretary of Defense has ultimate authority, with the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer heading the Governing Council that oversees policy compliance and implementation across the Department.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer Governing Council; congressional defense committees
• Summary: The Governing Council is responsible for monitoring AI implementation and providing periodic reports to both the Secretary of Defense and congressional defense committees.

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 Deploy and Operate and Monitor stages. It addresses governance structures spanning from planning through operational oversight, with particular emphasis on deployment oversight, operational monitoring, and ongoing evaluation of AI systems within Department of Defense operations.

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 AI systems, tools, and algorithms but does not specifically reference AI models as a distinct concept. It does not mention frontier AI, general purpose AI, task-specific AI, foundation models, generative AI, predictive AI, open-weight models, or compute thresholds. The focus is on broad AI capabilities and systems within Department of Defense operations.