James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, Section 862 ("Key advanced system development industry days")

• 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.

• AI system security vulnerabilities
• Cyberattacks, weapon development or use
• Competitive dynamics
• AI possessing dangerous capabilities

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

This document has minimal risk domain coverage, primarily addressing competitive dynamics (6.4) through its focus on military-private sector collaboration in autonomous systems development. There is implicit coverage of AI system security (2.2) and dangerous capabilities (7.2) through the focus on military autonomous systems, though these risks are not explicitly discussed. The document is procedural in nature, establishing industry engagement requirements rather than addressing AI risks directly.

Sector coverage

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

• National Security

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

• Information
• Scientific Research & Development Services

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

This document primarily governs the National Security sector through requirements for military departments to engage with the private sector on autonomous systems development. It also has secondary coverage of Scientific Research and Development Services and Information sectors through its focus on collaboration with private sector entities developing autonomous technologies.

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 2023, with mandatory obligations on military departments enforced through the chain of command and federal appropriations authority.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: United States Congress
• Summary: The document is Section 862 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, which is federal legislation enacted by the United States Congress.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Developer, AI_Deployer
• Entities: Department of the Navy; Department of the Air Force; Department of the Army; private sector entities developing autonomous systems
• Summary: The document targets military departments that must conduct outreach events and collaborate with private sector entities on autonomous systems development. The private sector entities developing autonomous systems (unmanned vessels, aircraft) are both developers and potential deployers of these AI systems.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Secretary of Defense; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Secretary of the Army; Secretary of the Navy; Secretary of the Air Force
• Summary: The Secretaries of military departments are responsible for ensuring compliance with the outreach event requirements. The Secretary of Defense and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff have oversight authority to review and consolidate implementation.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Secretary of Defense; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; service acquisition executives
• Summary: Service acquisition executives must disseminate written reviews of each event within the Department of Defense and make them publicly available. The Secretary of Defense and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff jointly review and consolidate these reviews to identify trends and enhance efficiency.

AI Lifecycle Stages

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

• Plan and Design
• Build and Use Model
• Verify and Validate

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document primarily covers the Plan and Design stage through identification of capability needs and requirements for autonomous systems. It also addresses early aspects of Build and Use Model through collaboration on material solutions and acquisition strategies. The focus is on pre-development planning and industry engagement rather than deployment or operational monitoring.

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 focuses on autonomous systems in military applications, specifically unmanned and autonomous vehicles across air, surface, and underwater domains. It does not use AI terminology like 'AI models' or 'AI systems' but clearly addresses autonomous systems which are AI-enabled technologies. No compute thresholds, foundation models, or distinctions between generative/predictive AI are mentioned.