James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, Section 9506 ("Cybersecurity recruitment and retention")

• 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 workforce recruitment and retention provision focused on hiring personnel with AI and cybersecurity backgrounds for the Department of State. It does not address AI risks, harms, or safety measures, but rather focuses on human capital management for technology positions.

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 governs Public Administration (excluding National Security) and National Security sectors. It mandates the Department of State to recruit and retain personnel with AI and technology backgrounds, which falls under government administration and diplomatic/foreign affairs functions.

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. It contains mandatory obligations on the Secretary of State with specific appropriations, reporting requirements, and implementation deadlines.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: United States Congress
• Summary: The document is Section 9506 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
• Entities: Department of State; Secretary of State; Bureau of Global Talent Management
• Summary: The document directly targets the Department of State and specifically the Secretary of State, who is required to establish positions, submit reports, and implement recruitment programs. The Bureau of Global Talent Management is the specific organizational unit where positions must be established.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: United States Congress; appropriate congressional committees
• Summary: Congress enforces compliance through its oversight authority, requiring multiple reports and implementation plans to be submitted to appropriate congressional committees, and through control of appropriations.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: United States Congress; appropriate congressional committees
• Summary: Congressional committees monitor implementation through required annual reports for 5 years that include detailed metrics on hiring, attrition, use of authorities, and recommendations for improvement.

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

This document does not govern the AI lifecycle stages of development or deployment. It is a workforce recruitment provision focused on hiring personnel with AI expertise to work at the Department of State. It does not address how AI systems are planned, built, validated, deployed, or monitored.

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 a background qualification for personnel recruitment. It does not define or discuss AI models, AI systems, or any specific types of AI. The focus is entirely on human capital management for technology positions.