James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, Section 6513 ("Lead intelligence community coordinator for countering and neutralizing proliferation of Iran-origin unmanned aircraft systems")

• 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.

• Cyberattacks, weapon development or use

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

This document has minimal coverage of AI risk domains. It primarily addresses national security threats from Iran-origin unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) through intelligence coordination, not AI systems specifically. While UAS may incorporate AI technologies, the document focuses on countering physical weapons proliferation rather than AI-specific risks. The only tangentially relevant subdomain is 4.2 (Cyberattacks, weapon development or use) given the focus on weapons systems, though coverage is minimal as it addresses countering existing weapons rather than AI-enabled weapon development.

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 primarily governs activities within the National Security sector, specifically intelligence community operations focused on countering Iran-origin unmanned aircraft systems. It does not regulate commercial sectors or civilian AI applications.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding statutory provision enacted by the U.S. Congress as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023. It contains mandatory obligations with specific deadlines and reporting requirements enforceable through congressional oversight.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: United States Congress
• Summary: The document is Section 6513 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: Director of National Intelligence; intelligence community elements; Five Eyes Partnership members (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States); Israel
• Summary: The document directs the Director of National Intelligence to designate a coordinator and develop plans. It also encourages collaboration with Five Eyes Partnership members and Israel in countering Iran-origin UAS threats.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Congressional intelligence committees; Committee on Armed Services (Senate); Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate); Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations (Senate); Committee on Armed Services (House); Committee on Foreign Affairs (House); Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations (House)
• Summary: The appropriate committees of Congress are designated to receive briefings and reports, providing oversight and enforcement through congressional authority.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Congressional intelligence committees; Committee on Armed Services (Senate and House); Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate); Committee on Foreign Affairs (House); Appropriations Subcommittees on Defense (Senate and House); Lead intelligence community coordinator
• Summary: The same congressional committees that enforce also monitor through required briefings and reports. The designated Coordinator is responsible for developing and implementing the action plan and tracking progress.

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 AI systems or AI lifecycle stages. It addresses intelligence coordination for countering Iran-origin unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), which are physical weapons platforms that may or may not incorporate AI technologies. The document focuses on intelligence gathering, threat assessment, and international cooperation rather than AI development or deployment.

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 does not explicitly mention or define any AI-specific technical concepts. It focuses on unmanned aircraft systems as physical weapons platforms, defining them by their operational characteristics (autonomous or remotely piloted, lethal payload capability) rather than their AI capabilities.