James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, Section 911 ("Updates to management reform framework")

• 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: 2022-12-23

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 a brief legislative amendment that adds AI tools to a management reform framework without addressing specific AI risks, harms, or safety concerns. 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 exclusively governs the National Security sector, specifically the Department of Defense's internal management and administrative operations. It amends DoD management reform framework to include AI tools for decision-making.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding statutory amendment to Title 10 of the United States Code enacted by Congress, creating legally enforceable obligations for the Department of Defense.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: United States Congress
• Summary: The document is a section of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, which is enacted by the United States Congress as the legislative authority.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor, AI_Deployer
• Entities: Department of Defense; Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense; Director for Administration and Management of the Department of Defense
• Summary: The amendment applies to the Department of Defense and specifically mentions the Chief Information Officer and Director for Administration and Management as entities responsible for implementing the management reform framework that now includes AI tools.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Department of Defense
• Summary: As an amendment to Title 10 USC governing the Department of Defense, enforcement authority implicitly resides with DoD leadership and oversight structures, though no specific enforcement body is named in this brief amendment.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Department of Defense
• Summary: The amendment includes provisions for tracking and assessing reform initiatives, suggesting DoD internal monitoring mechanisms, though no specific monitoring body is explicitly designated in this section.

AI Lifecycle Stages

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

• Deploy
• Operate and Monitor

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document does not address specific AI lifecycle stages in detail. It mentions AI tools for management decision-making in a general context without specifying development, deployment, or operational phases. The focus is on tracking and implementation of AI approaches rather than governing the AI lifecycle itself.

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 makes a single, brief reference to 'artificial intelligence tools' in the context of management decision-making. It does not define AI models, AI systems, or any specific categories of AI. No technical specifications, compute thresholds, or model types are mentioned.