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: Enacted
• Most recent activity date: 2025-07-04

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 funding and does not substantively address AI risks. While it mentions AI/autonomy funding for naval applications, it does not discuss AI risk mitigation, safety measures, or governance of AI systems. No risk domains from the MIT taxonomy are meaningfully covered.

Sector coverage

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

• Agriculture, Mining, Construction & Manufacturing
• National Security

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

• Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
• Scientific Research & Development Services
• Educational Services

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

This document primarily governs the Agriculture, Mining, Construction and Manufacturing sector (specifically shipbuilding manufacturing) and the National Security sector through defense appropriations. It also has minimal coverage of Scientific Research and Development Services through funding for autonomous systems development.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a Congressional appropriations act with binding legal force, using mandatory language ('are appropriated') and creating legally enforceable obligations for the Secretary of Defense to use specified funds for designated purposes.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: United States Congress
• Summary: The document is titled as an Act of Congress and uses legislative language indicating Congressional authorship and authority to appropriate federal funds.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor, AI_Developer, AI_Infrastructure_Provider
• Entities: Secretary of Defense; Department of Defense; naval shipbuilding industrial base; shipbuilding contractors
• Summary: The appropriations are directed to the Secretary of Defense for distribution across the naval shipbuilding industrial base, including entities developing AI/autonomy systems, manufacturing infrastructure, and maritime robotic systems.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Secretary of Defense; Department of Defense; Congressional oversight committees; Government Accountability Office
• Summary: The Secretary of Defense has authority to execute the appropriations, while Congressional committees and GAO provide oversight to ensure funds are used as specified by law.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Congressional oversight committees; Government Accountability Office; Department of Defense Inspector General
• Summary: Federal appropriations are subject to Congressional oversight, GAO audits, and DoD internal monitoring to track expenditure and compliance with appropriations law.

AI Lifecycle Stages

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Technical Scope

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