James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, Section 10305 ("Modifications to the ocean exploration program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration")

• 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 legislative amendment focused on ocean exploration, mapping, and characterization programs at NOAA. While it mentions 'emerging technologies' including sensors and autonomous vehicles (paragraph 5), it does not address AI-specific risks or harms. The document is primarily concerned with administrative structure, data collection, education, and funding for ocean research programs.

Sector coverage

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

• Scientific Research & Development Services

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

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

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

This document primarily governs the Scientific Research and Development Services sector through NOAA's ocean exploration program. It also has minimal coverage of the Educational Services sector through fellowship and workforce training provisions, and touches on Public Administration through federal agency coordination requirements.

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. It contains mandatory obligations using 'shall' language and amends existing U.S. Code provisions, creating legally enforceable requirements for the NOAA Administrator.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: United States Congress
• Summary: This is Section 10305 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_Governance_Actor
• Entities: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); NOAA Administrator; Federal and State agencies; Tribal Governments; private industry; academia (including secondary schools, community colleges, and universities); nongovernmental organizations
• Summary: The document primarily targets the NOAA Administrator with mandatory obligations ('shall') and establishes requirements for coordination with various stakeholders including federal/state agencies, tribal governments, private industry, academia, and NGOs in ocean exploration activities.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Ocean Policy Committee; National Ocean Mapping, Exploration, and Characterization Council
• Summary: NOAA is the primary implementing agency with the Administrator responsible for executing the program. The Ocean Policy Committee and National Ocean Mapping, Exploration, and Characterization Council provide oversight and consultation functions.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Ocean Exploration Advisory Board; Ocean Policy Committee; National Ocean Mapping, Exploration, and Characterization Council
• Summary: The Ocean Exploration Advisory Board is explicitly established to advise the Administrator and monitor program priorities, market barriers, and best practices. The Ocean Policy Committee and National Ocean Mapping, Exploration, and Characterization Council provide additional oversight through consultation requirements.

AI Lifecycle Stages

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

• Collect and Process Data
• Deploy

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document mentions emerging technologies including autonomous vehicles and sensors for ocean research but does not specifically address AI system lifecycle stages. The reference to 'new and emerging technologies' is minimal and does not detail development, deployment, or monitoring processes for AI systems specifically.

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 AI models, AI systems, or any specific AI technical categories. It refers broadly to 'new and emerging technologies' including 'sensors and autonomous vehicles' but does not provide AI-specific definitions or thresholds.