Further Continuing Appropriations and Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act 2025 (Title V "Promoting Resilient Supply Chains")

• 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.

• AI system security vulnerabilities
• Cyberattacks, weapon development or use
• Increased inequality and decline in employment
• Competitive dynamics
• Lack of capability or robustness

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

This document focuses primarily on supply chain resilience and emerging technologies (including AI) from a national security and economic security perspective. It has minimal direct coverage of AI-specific risks, with limited mentions related to competitive dynamics (6.4) around AI development races, and governance structures (though not governance failures per se). The document does not substantively address discrimination, privacy, misinformation, malicious use of AI, human-computer interaction risks, or AI system safety failures.

Sector coverage

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

• Agriculture, Mining, Construction & Manufacturing
• Trade, Transportation & Utilities
• Information
• 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
• Health Care & Social Assistance
• Public Administration (excl. National Security)

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

This legislation governs supply chain resilience across multiple critical sectors of the U.S. economy. The Act establishes broad authority for the Assistant Secretary of Commerce to assess and strengthen supply chains for critical goods and emerging technologies (including AI) across manufacturing, agriculture, mining, energy utilities, transportation, defense, healthcare, and information/telecommunications sectors. The document explicitly references multiple federal agencies and their respective sectors through the Working Group membership requirements.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding federal statute enacted by the United States Congress establishing mandatory legal obligations with specific enforcement mechanisms, timelines, and required actions for federal agencies.

AI Lifecycle Stages

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

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AI Lifecycle Summary

This document focuses on supply chain resilience and emerging technologies, including AI, but does not address specific AI lifecycle stages. It establishes responsibilities for assessing and promoting resilient supply chains for critical and emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, but does not cover AI-specific development, deployment, or monitoring processes. The document treats AI as one of many emerging technologies requiring supply chain support rather than addressing AI system lifecycle management.

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 as one of many emerging technologies requiring supply chain support. It does not define or discuss AI models, AI systems, or any specific AI technical categories. AI is listed alongside other technologies like quantum computing, robotics, and semiconductors without technical elaboration.