National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022, Section 557 ("United States Naval Community College")

• 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

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 an educational establishment statute that mentions AI as a field of study but does not address AI risks, harms, or governance measures. No risk subdomains are substantively covered.

Sector coverage

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

• Educational Services
• National Security

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

This document primarily governs the Educational Services sector by establishing the United States Naval Community College. It also has implications for National Security as it provides education and training for Navy and Marine Corps personnel. The document does not regulate AI use across economic sectors but rather establishes an educational institution that will teach AI-related subjects.

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 2022, establishing legal obligations and institutional structures with the force of law.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: United States Congress
• Summary: The document is Section 557 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: United States Naval Community College; Secretary of the Navy; Department of the Navy; Enlisted members of the Navy and Marine Corps; Officers of the Navy and Marine Corps; Civilian employees of the Department of the Navy
• Summary: The statute establishes the United States Naval Community College and applies to the Secretary of the Navy who must implement its provisions. The educational programs target enlisted members, officers, and civilian employees of the Navy and Marine Corps.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Secretary of the Navy; Secretary of Defense; Secretary of Education; Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives
• Summary: The Secretary of the Navy has primary implementation authority, while the Secretary of Defense handles Congressional notifications. The Secretary of Education provides accreditation oversight, and Congressional Armed Services Committees receive mandatory reports.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives; Secretary of Education; Department of Education's National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity; appropriate civilian academic accrediting agency or organization
• Summary: Congressional Armed Services Committees receive notifications and reports on degree-granting authority. The Secretary of Education and accrediting agencies monitor academic standards and accreditation compliance.

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 lifecycle stages. It establishes an educational institution that will teach AI-related subjects (artificial intelligence, machine learning, data science, software engineering) as part of its curriculum. The document focuses on institutional establishment and educational program administration rather than AI system lifecycle governance.

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 AI-related fields as educational subjects to be taught at the Naval Community College but does not define or govern AI models, systems, or any specific AI technical categories. The references are to academic instruction topics rather than AI governance scope.