National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022, Section 216 ("Improvements relating to steering committee on emerging technology and national security threats")

• 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: 2021-12-27

Risk subdomain coverage

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

• Competitive dynamics

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

This document has minimal to no coverage of AI risk domains. It is a procedural amendment to governance structures for emerging technology oversight, focusing on committee composition and leadership rather than specific AI risks or harms. No risk subdomains receive substantive coverage.

Sector coverage

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

• National Security

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

This document governs the National Security sector exclusively, as it amends the structure and responsibilities of a Department of Defense and intelligence community steering committee focused on emerging technology and national security threats. It does not regulate private sector activities or other government functions.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding statutory amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act, enacted by the United States Congress with mandatory legal force. It uses mandatory language throughout and amends existing law with legally enforceable requirements.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: United States Congress
• Summary: This is Section 216 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022, which is enacted by the United States Congress as the legislative authority.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Department of Defense; Intelligence Community; Deputy Secretary of Defense; Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence; Director of National Intelligence
• Summary: The document amends the structure and responsibilities of a steering committee composed of Department of Defense and intelligence community officials, making these entities the targets of the governance changes.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Secretary of Defense; Director of National Intelligence
• Summary: The Secretary of Defense and Director of National Intelligence are given joint authority to determine committee membership, develop strategies, and implement the steering committee's functions.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Steering Committee on Emerging Technology and National Security Threats; Deputy Secretary of Defense; Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence
• Summary: The Steering Committee itself serves as the monitoring body for emerging technology and national security threats, with joint leadership from senior defense and intelligence officials.

AI Lifecycle Stages

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

• Plan and Design
• Operate and Monitor

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document does not explicitly address specific AI lifecycle stages. It focuses on governance structures for emerging technology oversight rather than technical development or deployment processes. The steering committee's strategic responsibilities may implicitly relate to planning and monitoring, but without detailed coverage.

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 as one type of emerging technology but does not define or distinguish between different AI types, models, or systems. No technical specifications, compute thresholds, or model architectures are discussed.