DOGE 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.

• Fraud, scams, and targeted manipulation

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

The document has minimal coverage of AI risk domains, with only subdomain 4.3 (Fraud, scams, and targeted manipulation) receiving a coverage score of 2. The document primarily focuses on preventing duplicative and fraudulent grant applications, with a feasibility study on using AI for detection purposes. It does not substantively address AI-specific risks or harms.

Sector coverage

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

• Public Administration (excl. National Security)

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

• Scientific Research & Development Services
• Educational Services

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

This document does not govern AI use in specific economic sectors. Instead, it governs federal grant administration processes across all executive agencies, establishing prohibitions and tracking systems for grant applications. The document applies to Public Administration (federal executive agencies) as the regulated entities.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding federal statute enacted by Congress with mandatory prohibitions, enforcement mechanisms through agency heads and Inspectors General, and legally enforceable obligations on executive agencies.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: United States Congress; Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America
• Summary: The document is explicitly enacted by Congress as indicated in the opening clause, making Congress the proposer of this governance instrument.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: executive agencies; heads of executive agencies; Inspectors General; Office of Management and Budget; institutions of higher education (as grant applicants)
• Summary: The Act applies to executive agencies in the federal government, specifically regulating how agency heads and Inspectors General handle grant applications and awards. It also affects institutions of higher education as a specific category of grant applicants.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: heads of executive agencies; Inspectors General of executive agencies; Director of the Office of Management and Budget
• Summary: Agency heads and Inspectors General are explicitly given authority to determine fraudulent or duplicative applications and enforce the prohibition on awarding grants. The OMB Director has authority to establish and maintain the tracking system.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Inspectors General of executive agencies; Director of the Office of Management and Budget; Committee on Oversight and Accountability; Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; Committee on Appropriations of the Senate
• Summary: Inspectors General are explicitly tasked with conducting audits and investigations to identify duplicative or fraudulent applications. The OMB Director monitors through the tracking system. Congressional committees receive reports and provide oversight.

AI Lifecycle Stages

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

No lifecycle stages identified.

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document does not govern AI development or deployment. It focuses on federal grant administration and includes a feasibility study on potentially using AI as a tool for identifying duplicative or fraudulent grant applications. The AI reference is limited to exploring AI as an analytical tool, not regulating AI systems themselves.

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 mentions artificial intelligence only in the context of a feasibility study to explore whether AI could be used as a tool to identify duplicative grant applications and fraud. It does not define AI, regulate AI systems, or address any specific AI technical categories. The reference is exploratory rather than regulatory.