James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, Section 9218 ("Report on changes to the Foreign Service Officer Test")

• 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

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

• Lack of transparency or interpretability

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

This document has minimal risk domain coverage, primarily addressing transparency and governance aspects related to AI use in recruitment. The main focus is on reporting requirements rather than comprehensive risk mitigation.

Sector coverage

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

• Public Administration (excl. National Security)
• National Security

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

This document primarily governs AI use within Public Administration, specifically the Department of State's Foreign Service recruitment process. It does not regulate private sector activities or other economic sectors.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding statutory provision enacted by Congress as part of the National Defense Authorization Act, with mandatory reporting requirements enforceable through congressional oversight mechanisms.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: United States Congress
• Summary: The document is Section 9218 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, which is enacted by the United States Congress.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Secretary of State; Department of State
• Summary: The document explicitly requires the Secretary of State to submit a report on changes to the Foreign Service entry process, including the use of AI.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: United States Congress; appropriate congressional committees
• Summary: Congress enforces compliance through its oversight authority by requiring the Secretary to submit a report to appropriate congressional committees by a specific deadline.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: appropriate congressional committees
• Summary: The appropriate congressional committees will receive and review the report on changes to the Foreign Service entry process, serving as the monitoring body.

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 focuses primarily on the Deploy and Operate and Monitor stages, as it requires reporting on AI systems already implemented in the Foreign Service entry process and their impacts on recruitment. There is minimal coverage of earlier lifecycle stages.

Technical Scope

Terms relating to technical scope that are mentioned or implicitly referenced in the document

• Task-specific AI

Technical Scope Summary

The document explicitly mentions artificial intelligence in the context of the Foreign Service entry process, specifically referencing 'deep textual analysis.' However, it does not define or distinguish between different types of AI systems, models, or technical specifications.