One Big Beautiful Bill Act 2025, Section 20002 ("Enhancement of Department of Defense resources for shipbuilding")

• Authority: United States Congress
• Parent authority: Federal government
• Jurisdiction: United States
• Collections: U.S. federal laws
• Most recent activity: Proposed
• Most recent activity date: 2025-05-20

Risk subdomain coverage

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

This document is a defense appropriations bill focused on shipbuilding and naval capabilities. It does not address AI risks, harms, or safety concerns. While it appropriates funds for AI and autonomy in naval shipbuilding, it does not discuss governance of AI risks, ethical considerations, safety measures, or potential harms. The document is purely a funding allocation instrument.

Sector coverage

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

• Agriculture, Mining, Construction & Manufacturing
• Scientific Research & Development Services
• National Security

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

• Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
• Educational Services

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

This document primarily governs the National Security sector through Department of Defense appropriations for naval shipbuilding. It also has significant coverage of the Agriculture, Mining, Construction and Manufacturing sector due to extensive funding for shipbuilding industrial base, manufacturing capacity, and production facilities.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a Congressional appropriations bill that legally authorizes and mandates the allocation of specific federal funds to the Department of Defense. It uses binding legislative language ('there are appropriated') and creates legal obligations for fund disbursement.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: United States Congress
• Summary: The document is titled as an Act of Congress ('One Big Beautiful Bill Act 2025') and uses legislative language indicating Congressional authority to appropriate federal funds.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Secretary of Defense; Department of Defense
• Summary: The appropriations are explicitly directed to the Secretary of Defense for Department of Defense programs and activities related to naval shipbuilding and maritime systems.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Department of Defense; Congressional oversight committees; Government Accountability Office
• Summary: As a Congressional appropriations bill, enforcement occurs through standard federal budget execution oversight by the Department of Defense (as the receiving agency), Congressional committees, and the GAO.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Congressional oversight committees; Government Accountability Office; Department of Defense Inspector General
• Summary: Federal appropriations are monitored through standard Congressional oversight mechanisms, GAO audits, and internal DoD oversight, though these entities are not explicitly named in this section.

AI Lifecycle Stages

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

• Build and Use Model
• Verify and Validate
• Deploy

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document appropriates funds for AI and autonomy applications in naval shipbuilding but does not specify governance measures across AI lifecycle stages. The funding covers development, testing, production, and integration activities, implying coverage of Build and Use Model, Verify and Validate, and Deploy stages, though without explicit governance requirements.

Technical Scope

Terms relating to technical scope that are mentioned or implicitly referenced in the document

• AI Systems

Technical Scope Summary

The document explicitly mentions artificial intelligence and autonomy in the context of naval shipbuilding and maritime robotic systems. It does not define AI models, AI systems, or specify technical characteristics such as compute thresholds, model types, or architectural approaches.