James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, Section 11225 ("Establishment of unmanned system program and autonomous control and computer vision technology project")

• 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
• Lack of capability or robustness

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

The document has minimal coverage of AI risk domains, with limited focus on AI system security (2.2) and lack of robustness (7.3) through its requirements for testing and evaluation of autonomous systems. The document primarily addresses operational implementation of unmanned systems rather than comprehensive AI risk mitigation.

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.

• Public Administration (excl. National Security)

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

The document primarily governs the National Security sector through requirements for the U.S. Coast Guard to implement unmanned systems with autonomous control and computer vision technology. It also has minimal coverage of Public Administration as it relates to Coast Guard operational capabilities.

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 the Coast Guard enforced through legislative authority.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: United States Congress
• Summary: The document is Section 11225 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_Deployer, AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: United States Coast Guard; Secretary (of Homeland Security); Commandant (of the Coast Guard)
• Summary: The document applies to the Coast Guard, requiring it to establish unmanned system programs and conduct autonomous technology projects. The Secretary and Commandant are specifically tasked with implementation.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; United States Congress
• Summary: Congressional committees are designated to receive briefings and submissions, providing oversight and enforcement through their legislative and appropriations authority.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; Commandant of the Coast Guard
• Summary: The Commandant is required to collect and evaluate operational data, and Congressional committees receive briefings and reports to monitor implementation and effectiveness.

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
• Deploy
• Operate and Monitor

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document covers multiple AI lifecycle stages with primary focus on Plan and Design (establishing program strategy), Build and Use Model (retrofitting with autonomous control and computer vision technology), Deploy (implementing unmanned systems across mission areas), and Operate and Monitor (collecting and evaluating field operational data). It does not substantially address data collection/processing or verification/validation 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 autonomous control and computer vision technology as specific AI capabilities to be deployed in unmanned systems. It does not use terms like AI models, AI systems, frontier AI, GPAI, or foundation models, but focuses on specific autonomous technologies for operational Coast Guard missions.